The video has inflamed already tense relations in a city awash in scandals, where city leaders have faced mounting criticism for weeks. To many residents, it has also affirmed suspicions that nothing will be done to address a persistent undercurrent of casual racism.
“Anyone associated with the ongoing racist comments or statements need to go,” said Gerly Adrien, a former city councilor who in 2019 became the first Black woman elected to the board. “If this was any other city, they would have been gone by now.” https://www.bostonglobe.com/2022/05/13/metro/inaction-racist-language-roils-everett/?s_campaign=breakingnews:newsletter
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