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Councilor Gerly Adrien said she has no intention of stepping down from her position
Several city councilors in Everett, one of the Massachusetts cities hit hardest by the coronavirus, told their only Black colleague last week that if she is not willing to attend council meetings in person, she should resign.

Councilor Gerly Adrien has been participating in council meetings via Zoom because she is concerned about exposing a vulnerable family member to the virus. But at last Monday night’s meeting, she initially couldn’t be heard in the council chamber due to problems with the city’s equipment. Some of her colleagues, frustrated, demanded that she attend in person like they do, according to Adrien and local news reports.

Adrien, who became the first Black woman ever elected in Everett when she topped the ticket of at-large councilors last November, said she has no intention of resigning and attributed the request to “prejudice and microaggression.”

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