I saw this tweet recently that said Newton, MA was the only city to have an African-American Mayor, Governor AND President. We are making history!

And I think they are all Firsts!

First Black President: Barack Obama

image from Barack Obama Biography

First Black Governor of Massachusetts: Deval Patrick.

The first African-American Governor was Douglas Wilder of Virginia in 1990.

 image from DC Clothesline

First Black Mayor of Newton, MA: Setti Warren

The first African-American mayor was Pierre Caliste Landry of  Donaldsonville, Louisiana in 1868.

image from Talking Points.

AND, the three of them together making history!

image from Wicked Local

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