Nicole Roberts made history on Tuesday night as the first African American woman to serve as mayor of Pennsauken Township. Roberts, a Democrat, previously served as deputy mayor and on the Township Committee, breaking barriers along the way. She hopes to inspire young women to consider careers in politics and public service.
Pennsauken swears in first African American woman as mayorThe first African American woman to serve as mayor was sworn in on Tuesday night in Pennsauken Township.
The town of Pennsauken, which is racially diverse, has had an African American mayor and a woman mayor, but never an African American woman.Roberts, who's been on the township committee for four years, may have felt ready because she's already made history in the township before. In 2020, she became the first Black woman to serve on the Township Committee.Roberts never sought to be a first.
She hopes to be an example for others who never thought of themselves as having careers in politics or public service.
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