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First Black woman to be sworn in as postmaster for Allentown

May 31, 2022

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Byrenda Hatcher-Wilson will become the first Black woman to be postmaster in Allentown when she takes the job in a ceremony June 10.

The ceremony, which will take place at 9 a.m. at the Allentown Post Office, 1000 Postal Road, will make Hatcher-Wilson the city’s 37th postmaster, according to a news release.

She will manage 258 employees.

“It’s still a very, very surreal feeling,” Hatcher-Wilson said. “I still can’t believe it.”

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