Black History Month: That time of year where we honor important black figures in American history. You know, like Boston Celtics Coach Red Auerbach…a white guy.
“In honor of #BlackHistoryMonth, we pay tribute to @celtics legend #RedAuerbach for being the 1st @NBA coach to draft a black player in 1950, field an all African-American starting five in 1964 and hire the league’s 1st African-American head coach (Bill Russell) in 1966,” said a now-deleted tweet released Sunday by the Boston Police Department.
Boston Mayor Marty Walsh sent a statement Monday morning calling the post “completely inappropriate and a gross misrepresentation of how we are honoring Black History Month in Boston.”
Police Commissioner William B. Evans: “On behalf of the Boston Police Department, I offer my sincerest apologies for last night’s social media post on Black History Month,” the statement said.
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