Andrea Campbell
Cognoscenti contributor
Andrea Campbell represents Boston’s fourth district on the City Council, and is the first African-American woman to serve as the president of the Boston City Council. She grew up in Roxbury and the South End in the 1990s. Today, she lives with her husband and two sons in Mattapan.
Recently published
We Can't Make Sweeping Structural Change If Our Leaders Don't Understand Racial Equity
If our leaders can’t sit through an uncomfortable conversation on race and racism, and educate themselves on how to show up differently and in pursuit of justice, writes Boston City...
What The Pandemic Is Doing To My Boston Neighborhood
Andrea Campbell represents Boston's fourth district, which is reporting some of the highest rates of COVID-19 in the city. The people behind these statistics are my friends, neighbors and constituents,...
Is Boston's Booming Economy Making Our City Better Or Destroying It? The Truth Lies Somewhere In Between
Andrea Campbell grew up in the South End and Roxbury in the 1990s, where she saw gentrification happen first hand. Now, she writes, Boston must work hard to preserve the...