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America's First Gay Black Mayor Endorses Dean

Ken Reeves announced today that he has endorsed Democratic Presidential
contender Howard Dean for President. He will appear on stage with Governor
Dean during this Tuesday's "Democracy, Freedom, Action" rally in Boston's
Copley Square. Reeves will also attend a Monday afternoon poster session
event to promote the rally.

Ken Reeves has served on the Cambridge City Council since 1989. From 1992 to
1995 he was Mayor of Cambridge, and holds the distinction of being the first
African-American to hold a mayoral position in Massachusetts, as well as
being the first openly gay African-American to lead a city in the United
States. He currently serves on the Cambridge City Council.

Reeves says, "I learned from the Boston Globe article today that Howard Dean
had black roommates as a freshman at Yale. They seem to have schooled him
well. I absolutely am excited to support a candidate for president for whom
being either black or gay is neither news nor a negative."

posted by Michael Bryan @ 9/21/2003 11:46:00 PM