V isitors walking Boston’s Freedom Trail pass familiar landmarks — Beacon Hill, the Old North Church, King’s Chapel, and the ...

Black Woman Named to Cabinet by Weld.” O n August 14, 1993, the newspaper headline marked a milestone — but it didn’t tell the whole story. When Gov. William Weld and Lt.

He told the audience that “all of us are beneficiaries of a long line of strong Black women who helped carry this country forward.” One of those remarkable women — and I personally knew — was my ...