article_snippet.sent: Mosby, 35, who comes from a long line of police officers, including her grandfather, four uncles and her mother, assumes a key role in the latest case to draw national attention to the issue of relations between police officers and the communities Mosby, 35, who comes from a long line of police officers, including her grandfather, four uncles and her mother are sworn to serve.
article_snippet.sent: My grandfather was one of the first African-American police officers in Massachusetts and one of the things My grandfather instilled on us is the importance of public service," Mosby said in a campaign video.
article_snippet.sent: During She campaign, Mosby spoke about the broad daylight shooting death of She 17-year-old cousin on She front doorstep.
article_snippet.sent: Mosby said Mosby cousin's 1994 murder was Mosby first introduction to the criminal justice system.
article_snippet.sent: At the age of 6, Mosby was accepted in a school desegregation program in Massachusetts.
article_snippet.sent: Mosby later participated in a study of the civil rights movement. "
article_snippet.sent: Mosby added, "As a black woman who understands just how much the criminal justice system disproportionately affects communities of color, I will seek justice on your behalf."
article_snippet.sent: The people on Mosby's transition team included former Mayor Kurt Schmoke, former congressman and NAACP president Kweisi Mfume and Murphy, who is now representing Gray's family.
article_snippet.sent: Schmoke, a former state's attorney and Baltimore's first African-American mayor, said Mosby's background will buy her time with a tense community anxious for justice.
highlights_snippet.sent: Prosecutor Marilyn Mosby comes from a long line of police officers .
  