Brian Colbert was officially sworn in at Tuesday’s Marin County Board of Supervisors meeting as the county’s first Black board member in its 175-year history.
The oath was administered by his teenage daughter Leila Colbert. The event was marked with a trio of songs performed by a gospel quartet, including a performance of “A Change is Gonna Come” by Sam Cooke and “Oh Happy Day” by Edwin Hawkins.
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