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Rachael Rollins Becomes 1st Black Woman Appointed As United States Attorney For Massachusetts

After securing a nomination for the role by President Joe Biden last summer, Suffolk District Attorney Rachael Rollins rose in the ranks today to officially become U.S. attorney for Massachusetts and the first Black women to ever occupy the title.

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