[To read more stories on race from The New York Times, sign up here for our Race/Related newsletter.] BOSTON — Sometimes the guard changes slowly. That is what is happening in the city of Boston, which has been led by white men since its incorporation in 1822. With the nomination of Mayor Martin J. Walsh as President-elect Joseph R. Biden Jr.’s labor secretary, the 2021 mayoral race is suddenly wide open, and the front-runners are all women of color. The two declared challengers in the race are also, for Boston, nontraditional.

Source: New York Times January 09, 2021 20:40 UTC