Brockton's first Cape Verdean mayor inspiration for minority community
Published on: Tuesday 16 July 2019
BROCKTON — Moises Rodrigues is now the mayor of Brockton. But for many Cape Verdeans and other minorities in the city, Rodrigues was already seen as a mentor, role model and inspiration. “He was like a fatherly figure,” said Jeff Gomes, 25, who was a teenager when he was mentored by Rodrigues, a long active community leader at St. Edith Stein Parish and the Cape Verdean Association of Brockton. “With all the violence going on around the city, he tried to keep me
News source: https://www.southcoasttoday.com/news/20190716/brocktons-first-cape-verdean-mayor-inspiration-for-minority-community
