Question: Facts: - title: member president of the boston city council of the boston city council from district 4 - caption: charles , 1980s yancey with children at franklin park , boston - term: 2001 - successor: michael f. flaherty - predecessor: district created james kelly - birth date: 28 december 1948 - term start: 1984 - name: charles yancey - nationality: american - image: file : charles yancey of boston usa 10086143926.jpg - birth place: boston - alma mater: tufts university harvard university Based on these bullet points, write a short biography describing the life of charles yancey .
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charles calvin yancey -lrb- born december 28 , 1948 , boston -rrb- is a member of the boston city council in boston , massachusetts .he represents mattapan and parts of dorchester .he served as city council president in 2001 .he was also the second african american to hold this position .first elected in 1983 , he is currently the longest sitting member of the boston city council .