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RACIALLY INSENSITIVE?
MORE LIKE BOORISH AND DISGUSTING
EVERETT, Mass. —
An embattled city councilor and the communications director for the mayor of Everett, Massachusetts, have both resigned over new accusations of racially-insensitive remarks. https://www.wcvb.com/article/everett-city-official-resignations-massachusetts/40082887
City Councilor Anthony DiPierro announced his resignation at 12:25 p.m. Monday via Facebook, which came more than two months after he used memes containing "a vile and derogatory word" in text messages.
On May 13, the Boston Globe reported that a leaked recording captured DiPierro and the mayor's spokesperson, Deanna Deveney, joking about recruiting Black people to public events in order to shield themselves from racism accusations.
"My actions have clearly hurt a city that I love, and am proud to call home," DiPierro wrote on Facebook. "My resignation as Ward 3 Councilor will allow our community to continue its path of growth, without distraction.
"I take full responsibility for my actions and encourage others who participated in this hurtful, insensitive banter, to also do the right thing and step down from their positions in city government.
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