The book was the inaugural pick for the StreetsBooksMASS book club.ĭuring the conversation, Dr. Crockett joined StreetsblogMASS earlier this month to discuss her book, People Before Highways, a chronicle of anti-highway activist movements in the Boston region in the 1960s. “I am confident that with her leadership, together we will combat systemic racism and inequities in every single way that city government touches people’s lives.”ĭr.
“Karilyn is one of the most intelligent people I know, and I am so honored to welcome her back to city government to take the helm of this new role,” said the Mayor. Crockett’s appointment at a press event on Monday. The new office is being described as a cross-departmental effort “to embed equity into all city work” and dismantle racism by “supporting communities of color and marginalized groups across all departments, and building equitable governmental structures to sustain this work,” according to a city press release.
Crockett will lead a new cabinet-level office, which Mayor Marty Walsh announced last week after a contentious budget debate.
Karilyn Crockett, a Lecturer in Public Policy & Urban Planning at MIT and author of People Before Highways, will lead the City of Boston’s efforts to promote equity and racial justice in city government as Mayor Walsh’s new Chief of Equity.ĭr.
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