Politics
Karen Freeman-Wilson sworn in as Gary’s first African-American Mayor
Monday, January 2, 2012
Gary, Indiana Mayor Karen Freeman-Wilson PHOTO/Courtesy Karen for Gary
On Saturday, Karen Freeman-Wilson, 51, will become mayor of Gary, her hometown, where she was elected in November after two earlier bids.
She is Indiana’s first African-American female mayor, and previously served as the state’s attorney general. “In many ways, I feel like Dorothy from Oz – there’s no place like home,” she says.
Freeman-Wilson, who holds undergraduate and law degrees from Harvard University, will be officially inaugurated at a ceremony on Jan. 7. She sees an opportunity to help a city plagued by a high crime rate, burgeoning poverty and low property values.
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