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Police hair test case advances
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Fed judges call for new trial on test’s discriminatory impact By JULE PATTISON-GORDON PHOTO: DON WEST
Dancers participate in the First Night parade, which made its way from Copley Square to the Boston Common for the annual celebration.
Developers looking to build 1,100 units in Rox. Residents question affordability of new housing By YAWU MILLER
In downtown Boston, cranes and rapidly rising elevator towers herald the arrival of new luxury apartment buildings with rents and condo prices that seem to match the soaring heights of the new structures. In Roxbury, there are no cranes and no tall buildings — yet — but several projects recently approved by the Boston Planning and Development Agency promise big changes:
n Tremont Crossing, which will combine retail and office space with more than 700 units of housing and a new National Center for Afro American Artists museum. The project, opposite Boston Police Department headquarters on Tremont Street, is the largest approved by the BPDA and promises 103 units of affordable housing. n Whittier Choice — a project made possible with a $30 million HUD grant — will replace the existing Whittier Street public housing development with 210
new affordable housing units and 260 mixed-income units both on the site and nearby land parcels. n The Cruz Development Corporation’s 280-290 Warren Street project will include 95 units of moderately affordable housing, along with retail and office space for Cruz Development’s 45 employees, near the Washington Park Mall. The project will include 44 elder units and 102 on-site parking spaces. n The Urban Edge community
See ROXBURY, page 6
Plaintiffs alleging that the Boston Police Department’s hairbased drug test is racially discriminatory took a step forward last week, when a federal court of appeals ruled that the lower court should not have dismissed the case. Former police officers of color have spent a dozen years locked in legal battles with the BPD over this drug test. Meanwhile, the city has spent nearly $1.6 million defending it, according Oren Sellstrom, litigation director for the Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights and Economic Justice. The Lawyers’ Committee is representing the plaintiffs, with pro bono counsel from WilmerHale Last year, plaintiffs won a separate, related lawsuit when the state Civil Service Commission ruled that hair tests are not sufficiently accurate to be used as the basis for termination and ordered officers reinstated with back pay. The Supreme Judicial Court upheld that ruling. In an opinion paper published last week, thet U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals for the First Circuit
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http://media.ca1.uscourts.gov/ pdf.opinions/15-2015P-01A.pdf disagreed with the lower court’s view that plaintiffs had presented insufficient evidence to make their case, ruling that the matter should return to trial. The appeals court asserted instead that a reasonable fact finder could use the available information to reach the plaintiffs’ conclusion: that BPD could have used and refused to use an alternative method to the hair test that would have produced less of a disparate impact. “There is no reason why the city should continue to refuse to adopt what is clearly a less discriminatory alternative that furthers the underlying goals of the test. Particularly when continuing to fight for the current regime costs taxpayers millions of dollars and results in a less diverse police force,” Sellstrom told the Banner. Plaintiffs long have argued that a readily available alternative method is to combine hair tests with a follow-up
See HAIR TEST, page 12
City loosens performance licensing Small businesses can skip process for small shows By JULE PATTISON-GORDON
Local musicians, actors and businesses are expected to see a boost in activity as the city rolls out its Acoustic on Main program. Implemented Jan. 1, the initiative removes the administrative and fee burden to many businesses seeking to host musical acts — a two-in-one offering intended to provide artists with more performance space and bring stores greater foot traffic.
Tested in three short pilot runs in 2015, the program allows small businesses operating in designated business districts to host live entertainment with up to five performers, limited to one microphone, between 10 a.m. and 10 p.m. without having to obtain an entertainment license. Performances are not limited to music, and may include anything from improvisation to slam poetry. “We hear a lot about how there are so many amazing artists in Boston that don’t have enough
venues for performance,” City Councilor Michelle Wu, sponsor of the new bill, told the Banner. “Our small businesses are the anchors of our neighborhoods. It seemed like a great way to open up more opportunities for everyone.”
Burden lifted
Formerly, the complicated and lengthy process for securing an entertainment license — which includes a hearing and at least one trip to city hall — deterred
See ACOUSTIC, page 9
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Music groups King Mas of Bantu Movement, Jahrisse of Jah and I Roots Movement and Papahanne of The Humble Brothers played at Suya Joint in Dudley Square during an event celebrating the city’s Acoustic Live Entertainment ordinance. The new policy makes it easier for small businesses to host performances.
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Celebrating past, looking to the future: United South End Settlements turns 125 Organization changed with neighbors’ needs; Serving whole family, all incomes remain key By JULE PATTISON-GORDON
The United South End Settlements is celebrating 125 years of “neighbors helping neighbors.” The organization focuses on lifting low-income residents of Lower Roxbury and the South End up through education, workforce training, health and other support programs, as well as knitting residents into a tighter community. Over the past century-plus, USES’s offerings have shifted to better meet new needs and its leadership currently is crafting a strategic plan to guide future work. Through all the changes, USES has kept constant its focus on holistic family support and efforts to promote volunteerism and a united neighborhood fabric, said USES President and CEO Maicharia Weir Lytle in a phone interview. “As the neighborhood has shifted and changed, the organization also has evolved,” she said.
Then to now
United South End Settlements was the name given to five Boston settlement homes upon their merging in 1960. The organization’s leadership counts USES’s start as 1892, the date
that the earliest of these homes, Andover House, opened to the community. At the time, it was the first settlement home in Massachusetts and the fourth in the nation. The push to establish Andover House — later renamed South End House — came from a group of well-off individuals who sought to collaborate with South End residents to tackle social justice issues and economic struggles in the area. Harriet Tubman House, one of USES’s settlement houses, was founded in the early 1900s by a handful of African American women with the purpose of assisting the acclimation of black women who had migrated to Boston from the south, Weir Lytle said. Arriving women were given housing, job training and a support network as they adjusted to the new environments. New immigrants to the city made English language training another important focus of work in the 1900s, Weir Lytle said. ESL classes continue to be provided today, and the Children’s Art Centre, originally founded as a museum, now hosts art classes as well. The organization has adjusted its programming and focus to meet new needs over the ages. In the
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Avenue, Boston WHEN: Jan. 28, 2017 2 p.m. to 4 p.m. RSVP: www.uses.org/birthday 1960s and 70s, housing and small business development took particular focus, and housing supports, including minor home repair services to seniors, comprise significant efforts today, she said. Computer skills also have been added into the job training programs. As gentrification pressures become an increasing force in the neighborhood, USES’s team is assessing what focal points and roles the organization will need to have in the future. “USES is reaching its 125th anniversary at a critical inflection point, as the demographics of the South End/Lower Roxbury are shifting rapidly,” a USES press release states. “To evolve the organization’s service model to meet the changing landscape, the Board of Directors and leadership team are currently engaging in a strategic planning process.” Weir Lytle said she expects to unveil in early 2017 the organization’s plans to guide it through the next decades.
Family focus
Even as the organization has evolved and changed, several core elements carry through,
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United South End Settlements’ Harriet Tubman House was founded in the early 1900s. Weir Lytle said. Among these: a holistic approach to serving families, with offerings for children, parents and grandparents. This includes early education and after-school programs for children and youth, matched with workforce training for adults and wellness support to seniors, such as free or low-cost lunch. In many cases, the seniors USES serves now were once program participants as children, Weir Lytle said. “We’ve served generations of families,” she said. “I’ll meet someone on the street who’ll say, ‘When I was a little girl, I was at the Children’s Art Centre and my parents were involved.’”
One community
Throughout its history, USES has relied on, and emphasized as part of its mission, engaging members of the neighborhood as volunteers to contribute to their
programs. This serves in part to create sense of community and brings together residents from diverse backgrounds, Weir Lytle said. The organization is examining new models offering further opportunities for engagement. Another key aspect of USES is that while the organization seeks to support low-income families, its programs welcome higher-income residents as well in order to make a truly unified community, not one divided by income levels, Weir Lytle said. “One unique thing is we engage people from different economic levels,” she said. “While we are focused on uplifting the most vulnerable, we believe integrating them with people with more resources is really important to the entire community to make sure we have an integrated community and to break down those silos and barriers that exist across other communities.”
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PROJECT DESCRIPTION: In partnership with the community, PLAN: JP/ROX has been a visioning and planning process for the area between Washington Street, Columbus Avenue, and Amory Streets in Jamaica Plain and Roxbury. Since July of 2015, we have explored topics such as land use, development, getting around, affordable housing, and jobs. The initial draft PLAN: JP/ROX document was released on July 15, 2016 and an update was released on October 18, 2016. Since then, we have continued to receive your feedback on the PLAN. On January 18th, join your neighbors, the City, and the BPDA at an event that will review the updates and proposed changes to the PLAN. The event will be an opportunity to: learn about the planning process; review the framework and recommendations of the PLAN; and have conversations with staff from City agencies and the BPDA.
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State minimum wage rises to $11, activists keep sights set on $15 Raise Up Massachusetts plans to file legislation for gradual boost: A single parent needs $27/hour to scrape by in city without aid By JULE PATTISON-GORDON
On Sunday, the state minimum wage rose to $11 per hour, completing the last phase of 2014 legislation that lifted the lowest pay levels. But while marking it a victory, activists are far from satisfied. Before the month is up they plan to file a bill to pick up where this past legislation left off, gradually increasing the minimum wage to $15 per hour, after which it would be indexed to inflation. “[Minimum wage] goes up to $11, which will be amazing,” Calvin Feliciano, deputy political director with SEIU 509, told the Banner in a phone interview. But, he added the movement cannot stop there. “For the people who are going to make $11 in few weeks, it [is a matter of ], ‘Don’t make us wait two years to show you how broke we are and how little we can survive.’” According to a 2014 Massachusetts Budget and Policy Center report, approximately 20 percent of wage earners statewide will experience a pay boost this January. That figure includes nearly 500,000 minimum wage workers, as well as another group of 132,700 workers currently earning slightly above minimum wage.
MassBudget expects employers will increase the latter group’s pay in response to the rising minimum. But “minimum wage” and “living wage” are two different things. In Boston, the amount one would have to earn to afford just the basic necessities — that’s the “living wage” — is $26.74 per hour for a single adult with one child, assuming she or he works full time year-round, according to research by Amy Glasmeier, MIT professor of economic geography and regional planning. For two working adults with one child, each adult would have to earn $19.64 per hour to survive in Boston without relying on public support programs.
Continuing on to $15
Raise Up Massachusetts is the coalition that advocated for the 2014 minimum wage legislation and remains active in calling for increasing it to $15. The group plans to introduce legislation this January that would raise the minimum by $1 per year, until it hits $15. In addition, one of the bill’s provisions would increase the sub-minimum wage paid to tipped workers, Feliciano said. Feliciano and Harris Gruman, director of the SEIU State Council, spoke separately to the Banner.
Both stated that there are multiple willing candidates to act as the bill’s lead sponsor in both House and Senate, and that activists are deliberating over the most strategic choices. Despite this backing, they consider it unlikely that a $15 minimum wage bill can secure sufficient legislative votes to prevent a veto. That almost certainly will be Governor Charlie Baker’s response, Feliciano said, citing the governor’s lack of support for the 2014 bill. “If we pass something, I’m sure [Baker] vetoes it. He was against the minimum wage we have now,” Feliciano said. Meanwhile, Sen. Jamie Eldridge, who will co-sponsor upcoming $15 minimum wage bill, said he is “cautiously optimistic” that it will pass next session. Eldridge noted that many senators view it favorably, and that House Speaker Robert DeLeo said he would debate the measure in the new session. “I see very strong support amongst my colleagues and I’m hoping we can pass the bill this coming session,” Eldridge told the Banner. “Although we’re in many ways a progressive state, we are also sadly, disgracefully leading the country in income inequality — the gap between the richest and the rest of us.”
The governor’s stance, however, remains unclear, Eldridge said, noting that Baker has not been a vocal advocate of raising wages. Bill proponents will use coming months to broaden public consciousness of the measure and make their case to legislators via measures such as hearings, letters and calls to elected officials and actions at the State House, Feliciano said. Should the bill not pass next session, advocates will move to take it to statewide ballot, where many say they expect it to pass. The measure has more support with the public than among politicians, Feliciano said. Another possibility is that the state Legislature will follow the precedent set by the 2014 measure: passing a bill only when the initiative gathers enough signatures to qualify for placement on the ballot, Gruman said.
Counterarguments
Gruman said a $15 minimum is very feasible for Massachusetts, and noted that California and New York will phase in such a measure. “If they can go to $15, we can go to $15 even more easily because we’re a much wealthier state than they are, per capita. If Massachusetts were a nation, we’d still be the fourth richest state in the world,” Gruman said. While opponents have raised concerns that increasing the minimum wage will cause some people on the edge of eligibility to lose access to public benefits they rely on — thus netting them a loss — Gruman says this argument is a red herring. He believes the best way to
address concerns over loss of benefits is to revise eligibility criteria for public support programs so they more realistically reflect the current income levels of those who need them. He also says that disruptions in eligibility should be a gradual, not sudden, process. It is a problem that will not be solved by keeping minimum wage insufficient to support people, he said, adding that public program eligibility is a problem that affects even those who make above $15. “I’ve been working for 20 years on both issues, and they throw it in my face only when I ask to raise wages,” Gruman said. Increases on the price of goods and services — another fear often expressed — also have not occurred outside of normal economic expectations, Feliciano said. Meanwhile, the financial burden on Boston workers continues to grow, with rents skyrocketing, he said. Without subsidies, a household of two people making $11 per hour cannot afford to rent in any Boston neighborhood, he stated. Others have argued that increasing the minimum wage will spur companies to absorb the added costs by cutting jobs. These fears also seem disproven, Gruman said, noting that unemployment rates actually have decreased over the past five years. Feliciano said that while in some cases companies have automated jobs, this shift would be expected regardless of minimum wage changes. “It’s not about saving a buck to [those companies.] If they can eliminate a job and do it with a computer, they’ll do it,” Feliciano said. “It’s not about $1, or even $5.”
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A winning attitude During 2016, the spirit of entrepreneurship seemed to blossom in Boston’s black community. The Bay State Banner helped to fertilize this growth with publication of a business magazine entitled Banner Biz. The year before, the Banner sponsored two “Pitch in the City” events to induce young entrepreneurs to develop the ability to present their ideas in an effective manner. Even many of those with no plans to start a business are now aware of the importance of the development of wealth by blacks. Last fall the Banner sponsored a financial literacy conference at Roxbury Community College. Its title was “Money Talk: Building Black Wealth.” This program extended beyond providing information and guidance to entrepreneurs. The Banner supports the notion that every citizen has to learn how to manage his or her paycheck efficiently. Living paycheck to paycheck is financially perilous. Seminars taught how to maintain credit, how to save and how to invest with reasonable risk. Successful entrepreneurs develop personal practices that should also be adopted by those interested in social change. One attribute is self-discipline. In any major project there always seems to be too much to be done. It is necessary to organize one’s time to be efficient. That also means to be on time for meetings and appointments. And just as an athlete must be fit and ready to compete in the game, so must an entrepreneur be ready for competition. Those working for the benefit of the community must be equally avid. Another attribute is that
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By EARL OFARI HUTCHINSON Put this in the category of be careful what you wish for. The instant that Trump won the White House, the chatter about impeaching him has been nonstop. The reasons many legal scholars, ethics experts and political analysts give boil down to this. He has business dealings with foreign governments, most notably Russia, his family management arrangement still presents business conflicts, his possible violation of the Emoluments Clause, which prohibits presidents from buying influence with federal officials or receiving special treatment, and influence peddling and gift taking from foreign governments. These are all sticky points that Trump hasn’t done much to address. But even if he doesn’t, the move to impeach is a congressional call, and the chance of a GOP-controlled House and Senate making that call is virtually nil at this point. However, Trump’s business entanglements could continue to run afoul of federal law about money, gifts and influence with foreign entities. This could plop Trump on the congressional hot seat. But it’s a seat that would be disastrous. Because with Trump out, you get Vice President Mike Pence. Trump is bumptious, obnoxious and clownish. Pence is the prototypical ultra conservative in the gray flannel suit. He is business-like, efficient and knows how to run a political office. Trump will lean on him hard to do the behind the scenes, in the trenches work with Congress to get his initiatives through. This will present no problem for Pence. He knows Congress, and the GOP establishment is comfortable with him. But Pence has his own agenda. It’s an agenda that’s been honed over time as an arch-conservative Indiana governor and congressperson. Civil liberties, civil rights, and education and environmental groups know him, too. They consistently gave him straight Fs on their report cards for elected officials. He got straight As on every conservative and ultra-conservative report card, including, unsurprisingly, the report card of the National Rifle Association. The checklist of Pence positions on the issues reads like a what’s what of the Heritage Foundation and ultra-conservative think tank positions. His stance on abortion and same sex marriage is well-known. He’s rabidly against both, and every time he’s had the chance to vote on the issues or propose initiatives when he was Indiana governor, such as defunding Planned Parenthood and forcing most of its clinics to close or signing the most abortion-restrictive regulation in the nation, banning abortion even in cases where the fetus has a “genetic abnormality to do away with both, he’s done it with gusto. His fondest wish lies in his words, “I long for the day that Roe v. Wade is sent to the ash heap of history.” While Trump talks about building a wall on the border, Pence would figure out a way to get the money and the congressional support to do it. He’s been at the anti-immigrant bash game a lot longer than Trump. In 2006 he was calling for guest workers to self-deport, and slammed the door on the relocation of Muslim refugees in his state from Syria and other war torn countries. Public schools would be almost a thing of the past if Pence had his way. He cut millions from Indiana public schools and poured the money into vouchers, religious schools and charter schools. He even tried to scrap the Common Core requirement as governor and as a congressperson joined a handful of rabidly conservative GOP congresspersons in opposing George W. Bush’s “No Child Left Behind” initiative. The one area of education that conservative GOP presidents, presidential candidates and most GOP congresspersons tout is more funding for Historically Black Colleges. Not Pence. As a congressperson, he said “no” to a measure that would have earmarked nearly $100 million in funding to HBC and Hispanic colleges. A Pence-run White House would be one that denies climate change, demands that God be put in every aspect of American life, waters down hate crime laws enforcement, wipes out public schools, builds walls at the border, pumps massive spending into the Pentagon, tosses out all regulations on Wall Street, slashes corporate taxes to nothing, knocks out abortion, backs unrestricted expansion of the Patriot Act, packs the Supreme Court and the federal judiciary with Antonin Scalia-clone judges, and puts guns in just about anyone’s hands. Trump is lambasted for the nightmarish America he’d usher in. Pence, though, as Indiana governor and in Congress, didn’t just talk about this kind of America. He worked hard to bring it about. In the White House, he could finish the job. Impeach Trump, and he’d get that chance.
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responsive,” Tena said. “Cities around the world are realizing that there are huge benefits to engaging young people meaningfully in local government.” Youth Lead the Change has gone through three voting phases and funded 17 projects totaling $2.8 million. Projects funded include providing laptops in schools, park renovations, adding trash cans and recycling bins and installing wifi in schools and community centers. Since the program began, delegations from countries around the world have visited Boston to learn from its approach to youth engagement. The Guangzhou Award recognizes innovation in improving social, economic and environmental sustainability in cities and regions that advance the prosperity and quality of life of their citizens. Presented biannually, the award encourages and recognizes outstanding innova-
tive projects and practices in the public sector. “The Guangzhou International Award for Urban Innovation has made a very positive impact,” said Parks Tau, president of United Cities and Local Governments, a co-organizer of the event.
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FRANCESCO TENA The City of Boston was awarded the top prize at The Guangzhou Institute for Urban Innovation’s international convening held in Guangzhou, China. Boston’s youth participatory budgeting process, “Youth Lead the Change,” was selected from 301 innovation projects submitted by 171 cities to receive the Guangzhou International Award for Urban Innovation. Boston is the first city in the United States to receive this award. Francesco Tena, Manager of the Mayor’s Youth Council, accepted the award on behalf of the city. The Mayor’s Youth Council, a key initiative of Boston Centers for Youth & Families Division of Youth Engagement & Employment, has facilitated Youth Lead the Change since 2014. “Boston is providing a platform for young people to lead today while also making government more accessible and
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continued from page 1 development corporation is planning 49 units in its Walker Park development at 67 and 80 Walnut Park. The units will be affordable to people earning less than 60 percent of the area median income (less than $41,250 for a single earner), with 15 percent reserved for those making less than 30 percent of AMI. n Westminster House, being developed by a team of nonprofit professionals who include Elizabeth Stone House chief operating officer Maryann Chaisson, will feature 27 affordable transitional and permanent housing units at 3012 Washington Street, near the corner of Westminster Avenue. In addition to the more than 1,100 units those projects will bring to Roxbury, dozens of smaller projects — including 17 moderately affordable one- and two-family homes underway by Crosswinds Enterprises on Waumbeck, Harold and Crawford streets — will further add to the neighborhood’s housing stock. The projects planned for Roxbury pose challenges and opportunities for the neighborhood, said Jorge Martinez, a member of the Roxbury Strategic Master Plan Oversight Committee. “It’s a mixed bag,” he said. “Unless we build more real affordable units, people will struggle to pay $2,000 in rent.” City Councilor Tito Jackson noted that while fewer than half of the units currently in the pipeline will be designated affordable, many of those that are may continue to be unaffordable to current Roxbury residents.
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Renderings show the Cruz Development Corporation’s 280-290 Warren Street development, which will include residential units, office and retail space.
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It’s a mixed bag. Unless we build more real affordable units, people will struggle to pay $2,000 in rent.”
— Jorge Martinez, Roxbury Strategic Master Plan Oversight Committee
“Seventy-five percent of Roxbury residents make less than $50,000 a year. Just because a unit is called affordable doesn’t mean it is affordable.”
— City Councilor Tito Jackson
“Seventy-five percent of Roxbury residents make less than $50,000 a year,” he said. “Just because a unit is called affordable doesn’t mean it is affordable.” Jackson, who has led efforts to stop displacement of longtime neighborhood residents through his group Reclaim Roxbury, argues that market-rate developments offering two-bedroom units for as much as $3,000 a month are
exerting an upward pressure on Roxbury rents, forcing existing residents out of Roxbury. “We have to assess whether we’re using public land to displace people who currently live in the neighborhood,” he said. Fort Hill resident Rodney Singleton argues for a balance between affordable, moderately affordable and market-rate housing. While many Roxbury residents earn more
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than 60 percent of the Boston area median income of $68,700, they can’t afford to buy or rent at the city’s market-rate prices. “These folks are being displaced because they’re making more than 60 percent of the market rate,” he said. Singleton advocates a housing mix that is one-third affordable, one-third moderately affordable and one-third market rate.
Yet many of the smaller projects planned for Fort Hill, and many of the major ones planned for the rest of Roxbury, are pegged at market rate. For example Kensington Investment Company is planning 300 market-rate units for the site of the shuttered Jewish Memorial Hospital on Townsend Street. In Dudley Square, a development team led by Ken Guscott is planning a 25-story market-rate development that will have an affordable component, in addition to retail and office space. Jackson, who supports the Guscott project, says the most important thing is that Roxbury residents determine what they want to happen in the neighborhood. “Roxbury has to get together to determine what we want to see, who will control public land and what types of development occur,” he said.
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‘Birth of a Movement’ sheds light on Boston protest By YAWU MILLER
When D.W. Griffith released “The Clansman,” the 1915 film later known as “Birth of a Nation,” which glorified the rise of the Ku Klux Klan in the South, it led to a resurgence that saw the struggling hate group reach its highest-ever membership. Now, a documentary, “Birth of a Movement: The Battle Against America’s First Blockbuster,” recounts the story of how the film galvanized the modern Civil Rights Movement with its dual strategies of protest and legislative change. At the center of the movement’s strategies and the tumultuous protest over the original film’s screening in Boston was newspaper publisher William Monroe Trotter, whose Guardian newspaper was a precursor to the Bay State Banner. The new documentary, set to air on PBS Feb. 6, will premier at a special screening at the Somerville Theatre on Jan. 30 at 6:30 p.m. The event will feature a panel of experts from the film in a discussion following the screening. Henry Louis Gates Jr. and Vincent Brown of Harvard, Dolita Cathcart of Wheaton College and Robert Bellinger of Suffolk University — all of whom are featured in the documentary — will be on the panel. Barbara Lewis, director of the William Monroe Trotter Institute at UMass Boston, will moderate the discussion. The documentary draws on film experts, historians and academics,
including Spike Lee as well as Gates, and features outgoing NAACP Boston Branch President Michael Curry reenacting Trotter as he appeared in the area. “Birth of a Movement” situates the film’s release in the historical context of the segregationist laws enacted in the post-Plessy v. Ferguson era, including the re-segregation of federal jobs during the administration of President Woodrow Wilson. It also details Trotter’s collaboration with W.E.B. DuBois, with whom he attended Harvard College. Lauded to this day by film critics for its then-groundbreaking techniques, the film opened as “The Clansman” to acclaim in Los Angeles in February of 1915. The film generated controversy, portraying the Klan as a savior of the nation in restoring the racial hierarchy in the South after Reconstruction. Soon after, filmmaker D.W. Griffith prevailed upon then-President Woodrow Wilson, himself a segregationist, to screen the film at the White House. “The Clansman” was the first motion picture ever to be shown at the White House. The screening, and Wilson’s approval of the film, helped Griffith overcome the controversy surrounding the film. By the time the film came to Boston, then showing as “Birth of a Nation,” Trotter and other black activists sought to stop the run, appealing to then-Mayor James Michael Curley to censor the film. After Curley refused, Trotter and members of the Boston Branch of the NAACP organized a march on
the State House that turned out several thousand protesters. At the same time, the black activists prevailed upon the Massachusetts Legislature to re-constitute the city’s Censorship Board. While none of their efforts succeeded in stopping “Birth of a Nation” from completing its run in Boston, the tactics Trotter advocated and helped execute
— pairing direct action with a legislative strategy — lived on in the DNA of the Civil Rights Movement. Michael Curry says Trotter’s fight should inform the way activists react to current civil rights challenges. “It’s critically important for every American, especially African Americans in Boston, to know the
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many smaller businesses, especially those not planning to host shows on a regular basis, Wu said. Joyce Stanley, executive director of Dudley Main Streets, said that the time away from their businesses to handle paperwork or trek to city hall has been a significant obstacle to small stores that may have only two or three people operating them, The licensing process also carries a $100 fee. Restaurants and bars primarily have been the businesses securing licenses, but simplifying the procedure allows for greater flexibility in the types of performance spaces used, said Abby Furey, the city’s Neighborhood Business Manager. “Ideally I’d love to see little storefronts having poetry readings, or guitars in a local supermarket,” Furey said in a Banner phone interview. “There are all kinds of ways of looking at this. My hope would be that it leads to performances at venues beyond what have been traditional venues in the area.” Businesses surveyed said the wintertime pilot helped them recoup profits lost to harsh snows, and the summer trial days boosted what is typically a slow season. What are normally low-traffic days such as Mondays and Tuesdays became as active as Thursdays, Friday and Saturdays, Wu said. Based on feedback from restaurateurs, the program rolling out this month goes beyond the pilot’s 4 p.m. to 9 p.m. window to offer earlier and longer performance opportunities. This version also
— Kelley Chunn
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Mayor Martin Walsh signs the Acoustic Live Entertainment Ordinance during a celebration at Roxbury’s Suya Joint. City Councilor Michelle Wu sponsored the bill. allows any commercial district, not just designated Main Streets, to participate, Wu said. The program will be up for renewal in 2017, in order to allow for adjusting policies based on response, such as altering the hours to better suit residents’ noise level requests.
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Where there is a will — and more — there’s peace of mind What’s the state of your estate? Robert Fishbein, a vice president and corporate counsel in Prudential Financial’s Tax Department, says now’s a good time to find out. Changes in federal estate tax law have significantly increased the amount at which federal estate tax is triggered, says Fishbein. The individual exemption is $5.49 million (2017 amount, indexed for inflation) so a couple can accumulate almost $11 million dollars of assets without federal estate tax depleting the value. The $5.49 million will increase over time. As a result, most individuals no longer need an estate plan to minimize federal estate tax. That said, Fishbein adds, there are compelling reasons for having an estate plan, and three core documents you’ll need to create one: a power of attorney, a living will or health care proxy, and a will. In this article, Fishbein describes these core documents and how you can use them. n Power of attorney: A power of attorney is the document designating someone to make financial decisions for you, whether you’re out of the country for a long period, have a physical injury preventing you from conducting business in person, or are mentally incapacitated. A power of attorney can be “springing” — going into effect upon your incapacity — or “durable,” meaning it goes into effect immediately. The challenge with a springing power of attorney is it can be subject to disagreement and dispute between the holder of the power and another family member. One solution is to require the incapacity be certified by a physician, although even those findings can be disputed. With the durable power of attorney, there’s no basis for contesting whether the holder of the power can act. The risk is the holder has the immediate right and ability to access and take action with respect to the financial assets subject to the power. One possible strategy? Limit the power to specific assets. This won’t help if the grantor of the power is totally incapacitated and the holder may need access to all of the grantor’s assets. A durable power of attorney is arguably less problematic, provided you are comfortable with the person you’re choosing. The holder of the power has a legal obligation, as a fiduciary of the grantor, to act in the best interests of the grantor and not in his or her interests. It makes sense to have a power of attorney so you know your financial affairs will be attended to. The alternative could be a costly judicial process and court appointment of someone to manage your assets while you are living and unable to do so yourself. n Living will and health care proxy: A “living will” ensures your health care wishes are acted upon if you are unable to make such decisions. It lets you describe the types of treatment you do or don’t want under specific circumstances. For example, if you have a terminal illness, you may not want extraordinary measures taken to save your life. The challenge is it’s almost impossible to anticipate all possible scenarios to indicate what health care treatment you’ll want. An alternative to a pure living will is a “living will and health care proxy,” See BIZ BITS, page 11
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A new insurance agency has opened on Roxbury’s Blue Hill Avenue, serving clients in both English and Spanish and offering vehicle, home and business coverage plans. A ribbon cutting for Maryleny Insurance was held in December, attended by Mayor Martin J. Walsh, to celebrate the new bilingual business founded and managed by Dedham resident Maryleny Abreu, a woman of color and community organizer. After 23 years of working in the insurance industry, Abreu wanted to create a brand of her own, she said, to help as many people as she could. “I don’t focus on just selling more to get more money. I want to help others understand what they need coverage for, what they’re liable for, what plans are suited for their needs,” she said. Born and raised in the Dominican Republic, Abreu moved to Boston with her mother in 1987, at age 14. “My mother raised me as a single parent, and I came here with no English at all. It was hard for us,” she said. “But I think if you focus and do the right thing, you can get there.” After graduating from South Boston High, Abreu attended Suffolk University and studied computer science. “It wasn’t my thing. I like to work with people and talk to them,” said Abreu. While in college, she got a part
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With over 50 clients so far, Abreu hopes that Maryleny Insurance is something her daughter Stephanie can build upon. Currently studying at Bunker Hill Community College, Stephanie is Abreu’s only other employee so far, helping greet guests, coordinate appointments and answer phones at the front desk. Another legacy Abreu hopes to pass down to the next generation: the community youth group Eddie Squad and everything it stands for.
“It’s a basketball tournament in memory of my son, Edward Diaz Abreu,” she said. On July 8, 2015, Edward passed away at 19 years old due to drug overdose. “My son told me, ‘I only smoke marijuana, that doesn’t kill.’” said Abreu. “Well, he was smoking and somebody else put something in it, so it did kill.” She added, “I looked for programs, I took my son to court, I reached out to people. And it didn’t work out.” But Abreu hopes that by reaching out to other teenagers, she can help prevent another tragedy. At the first Eddie Squad tournament last April, Abreu invited other members of the community — “members from church, people who have recovered from drug
addictions, former convicts and people from the city of Boston who offer other teen programs” — to talk to the young men who participated. “My job is to let parents and kids know that there are things they can do and I’m here to help,” Abreu said. “I see a teenager outside, I see my son.” The first Eddie Squad tournament was in Dedham, where Edward went to school. Abreu plans to organize the next one in Boston. When the mayor paid a visit to her new Grove Hall office, Abreu was amazed that he knew about her agency and her work with Eddie Squad. “He said he was proud that I turned something negative into something positive for the rest of the community,” she said. Ed Gaskin, Executive Director of Greater Grove Hall Main Streets, expressed a hearty welcome for the new business. “We are pleased to have Maryleny start her business in the Grove Hall community, especially given the program she started for youth in honor of her son,” he said. “We welcome people who give back and contribute to the community as well as serve their customers with excellence.” Thanks to support from family and friends and more than two decades of building strong relationships with customers, the Maryleny Insurance office has its doors and arms open, said Abreu. “I like to get to know the people I insure, and they become part of the family.”
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can hold up the entire estate plan. But agreement by the parents is important and avoids the possibility of someone else being court-appointed who may or may not share your child-rearing views. With the increase of the federal estate tax exemption and an individual’s ability to use the exemption of a deceased spouse, trusts for federal estate tax planning have been made largely irrelevant for most individuals. However, if you have minor children who could take property if both you and your spouse die, or grandchildren who could take property if a child of yours dies and leaves children, you’ll probably need trusts to hold property for those beneficiaries. Such trusts will enable you to determine who’ll invest the trust property, how it’ll be used for the child’s benefit and at what age the beneficiary will receive the remaining property. Think you don’t have a large enough estate to warrant setting up trusts for your beneficiaries? Consider even the most basic estate when you own a house, have retirement assets and maybe additional investments or property. Given the total value of these assets, you’d probably want to hold them in trust for minor heirs. If there’s life insurance, a trust for younger beneficiaries will almost certainly make sense. Although federal estate tax is no longer a significant consideration for most individuals, you may want to consider the cost of state estate tax. The state exemption is sometimes less than the federal exemption, and state estate tax can take a meaningful bite out of what you expect to leave to your beneficiaries. — Brandpoint
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Helping Boston’s homeowners By MAYOR MARTIN J. WALSH
When I ran for mayor, I knew I wanted to make Boston a city where every resident can afford to live, work and raise a family. Since I’ve been elected, Boston has grown — fast. Our population is expanding rapidly and we’re expected to reach over 700,000 residents by 2030. Our tech sector is booming, and the construction of our commercial and residential buildings are reaching new heights. While I’m excited about our economic growth, increasing investment and the new jobs arriving in our neighborhoods, we also need to make sure we are meeting the needs of every family in Boston. Over the last three years, I’ve listened to the concerns of families and residents who work and live in Boston, but struggle to cope with the high cost of living. I want to help our middle class homeowners maintain an affordable quality of life in this city. As mayor of a diverse, thriving city, it’s my responsibility to make sure all families are represented. Economic diversity and a strong middle class help make Boston a city where everyone can live. In an effort to ease the financial burden on our middle class and family homeowners, the City Council and I have created tax cuts for Boston homeowners. This proposal increases
Boston’s residential property tax exemption for the first time since 2000, and will reduce average property tax bills for single family, owner-occupied residences by $299 per year. In an effort to provide substantial tax relief, it will also increase the residential tax exemption for taxpayers who occupy their homes as their principal residences to 35 percent. Though this cut was specifically designed to benefit middle- to lower-inPHOTO: MAYOR’S OFFICE PHOTO BY DON HARNEY come earners, the Mayor Martin J. Walsh residential exemptions will impact all homeowners lower-income homeowners. This tax cut will provide who live in the city. Overall, the vast majority of Bostonians’ tax needed tax relief to Boston’s resident-owner households. It will bills will decrease. This residential tax exemption level the playing field in favor of will exceed $2,000 for the first Boston’s middle class, and bring time, representing an increase us closer to achieving a better of $472 over last year’s amount. balance between growth and Each qualifying homeowner will affordability. I’d like to thank the City Counsave $2,435 on their property tax cil and state Legislature for passbill by taking the exemption. Right now Boston is enjoy- ing this proposal, and to all resing the benefits of a strong local idents who have voiced their economy and real estate climate, opinions and concerns on this as well as record tax revenue issue. We will continue to work growth. This is the right time, and together towards a more equitathe smart time, to provide prop- ble, economically diverse and aferty tax relief for our middle- and fordable Boston.
continued from page 1 urinalysis to confirm positive readings. The hair test defense, and litigation in other diversity-related cases, have cost the city about $2 million, Sellstrom said. “The mayor pays lip service to wanting a diverse police service, but at the same time, he spends millions of dollars fighting diversity efforts,” Sellstrom said. “Despite state court findings of unreliability, despite federal court findings of disparate impact on officers of color, the city has consistently defended the test and refused to consider alternatives.”
Discrimination argument
The plaintiffs are ten officers who were dismissed or suffered employment-related consequences after the BPD’s hair test suggested they had used illicit substances. These were false positives, the officers say. The crux of plaintiffs’ argument is that the texture of African American hair makes it more prone to trap cocaine particles present in the air — something to which those engaged in police work or present in city environments commonly are exposed. The test fails to account for this, and does not accurately distinguish between substances present due to voluntary ingestion and those present due to environmental contamination, they say. In order to successfully prove their case that the test is racially biased, the plaintiffs must establish both that the test has a disparate impact and that there is a viable alternative that would meet business needs while producing less of
a disparity in its impact Plaintiffs succeeded on the first point in 2005, when the appeals court acknowledged a statistically significant difference in results across races. Advancing the latter point, the First Circuit on Dec. 28, 2016 opined that there was enough information presented that jurors could reasonably come to the conclusion that using the proposed hair test plus urinalysis follow-up would be less disparate. By not taking up this method following plaintiffs’ suggestion in 2003, the BPD could be considered as having refused to adopt it, the court ruled. “A reasonable fact finder could nevertheless conclude that the [Boston Police] Department refused to adopt an available alternative to the challenged hair testing program that would have met the Department’s legitimate needs while having less of a disparate impact,” the ruling states. To support that logic, the federal judges noted that BPD currently trusts and implements urinalysis in some cases. For instance, an officer seeking reinstatement after suspension for a positive hair test result may choose among options that include submitting to three years of random, frequent urinalysis, and supervisors who suspect officers of substance use may order urinalysis screening. Likewise, neither party disputes that urinalysis is not more likely to produce a false positive for blacks than it is for whites, he said. The appeals court stopped short, however, of saying that this was the only reasonable conclusion at which a fact finder may arrive. A new trial has been ordered, with no date yet set.
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REDUCING SOCIAL, ECONOMIC BARRIERS TO HEALTH EQUITY IN THE LOCAL COMMUNITY Poverty, past experience with trauma and even lack of proximity to a supermarket can all impede a person’s health. To help our local community overcome these obstacles, Brigham and Women’s Hospital (BWH) Center for Community Health and Health Equity (CCHHE) recently awarded grants to 14 nonprofits working to improve the health and wellness of children, adults and seniors in Dorchester, Jamaica Plain, Mattapan, Mission Hill and Roxbury. The center will distribute $640,000 annually to grant recipients for the next three years — totaling more than $1.9 million in funding — with individual organizations receiving grants ranging from $20,000 to $100,000. A second round of grant recipients will be selected in 2019. Although the CCHHE has supported community organizations over the years, this marks the first time it has opened up funding opportunities more broadly through a competitive grant process. A committee comprised of representatives from BWH, the Boston Public Health Commission and the Massachusetts Department of Public Health selected 14 projects from a pool of 86 proposals received. The 14 organizations cover a wide range of services. They include Mothers for Justice and Equality, located in Roxbury, which helps mothers and young people affected by violence and supports their development as leaders in their
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In addition to learning how to cook healthy foods, they get to know their neighbors. That’s our mission — to bring people together.”
— Candice Gartley, executive director, All Dorchester Sports League
communities. The Mattapan Food and Fitness Coalition works to make healthy food and fitness opportunities accessible and affordable. Sociedad Latina supports Latino youth from Mission Hill and Roxbury by providing education and workforce development programs. Despite differing missions, the organizations share a common trait. They all take a holistic approach to health equity, said Wanda McClain, vice president of Community Health and Health Equity at BWH. “Eighty percent of what makes us healthy can be attributed to factors outside of the health care system, such as whether we live in a safe neighborhood, have access to high-quality education or have access to healthy, affordable foods,” McClain said. “These 14 organizations are working closely with their communities to address the social factors that contribute to poor
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health outcomes. We see these funds as an opportunity to expand what is often thought as the traditional scope of health care to promote prevention and wellness at the community level.” One of the organizations, All Dorchester Sports League — which offers youth sports, tutoring and fitness classes — will use the BWH grant to expand its Fit Kitchen program, a weekly free cooking class for children and families. It plans to provide stipends for instructors, including multilingual nutrition
experts to support Dorchester’s growing Latino and Vietnamese populations. Started in the 1990s as nutrition lectures for teenagers, the program has since evolved into interactive cooking demos for families, with a focus on easy, healthy and affordable meals. Now, classes are packed each week and serve as community-building events. “By the end of the two hours, everyone is hugging, laughing and exchanging phone numbers,” said Candice Gartley, executive director
of All Dorchester Sports League. “In addition to learning how to cook healthy foods, they get to know their neighbors. That’s our mission — to bring people together.” Over the next three years, the CCHHE will also collaborate with the UMass Donahue Institute, which will measure the impact of projects that received funding to inform future efforts on Health Equity. “We have the opportunity to really make an impact in our community and in a very broad way,” McClain said.
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anuary is the final month to see Maurizio Cannavacciuolo’s temporary, site-specific installation, “A Lecture on Martian History,” at the Gardner Museum. As the museum’s current artist-in-residence, Cannavacciuolo’s work is the centerpiece of the Gardner’s current contemporary exhibitions. The artist uses bold colors and cultural influences from his travels to depict a futuristic world taken over by Martians. When he began the project, the often-racy Cannavacciuolo was warned to keep the work “PG” for the school-heavy Fenway area. He formed the Martian storyline as a subtle, kid-friendly vehicle for a discussion about race relations. Here the alien group is the “other,” marked by their green skin and foreign mannerisms. But the piece reveals, on further investigation, that the Martians may be more like us than originally thought.
BLURRING BOUNDARIES The image on the outside of the museum shows a green, multi-armed man facing the viewer and pointing to several boxes that depict different chapters of the story. The background includes two dramatically different designs inspired by Edo textiles from Japan and Cuban tiles from Old Havana. The effect is visually complex. The use of prints likely is a nod to Mrs. Gardner’s affinity for textiles and patterns. This melding of inspirations from around the world also cites an increasingly global society, where borders between countries and cultures are blurred. In one of the story chapters, the Martians come across a television and are fascinated with its noise and flickering lights. For the remainder of the saga, the television becomes a cult
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Maurizio Cannavacciuolo’s installation on the side of the Gardner Museum. PHOTO: CELINA COLBY
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‘Hidden Figures’ sheds light on NASA’s ‘human computers’ didn’t get to go to graduate school because she had to support her family, get a job, support herself. I think there’s a lot to be learned from people who did grow up during the Depression and WWII and were just like ‘You know what? This is the circumstance. We’re just going to have figure out the best way forward.’ And that was really the kind of attitude. ‘I’m just doing my job,’ and that was it.
By COLETTE GREENSTEIN
In reading the book, I was struck by the sacrifices that these women made, especially Dorothy Vaughan. She left her family in 1943 and took a risk to give them a better life. I know you interviewed her children. Were they able to convey what her feelings were during that period in her life?
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(l-r) Janelle Monáe, Taraji P. Henson and Octavia Spencer star in “Hidden Figures.” engineering. Her father was a scientist at Langley Research Center and her mother was an English professor. Five of her father’s seven siblings were engineers or technicians, while her father’s best friend was an aeronautical engineer, and one of her neighbors was a physics professor.
Shetterly was in Boston last month hosting screenings of the film at MIT and Harvard, and she sat down with the Banner to talk about Dorothy Vaughan and the legacy of these pioneering women.
These women led incredible lives and they seemed so matter of fact about
what they could do and accomplish. Did you find that to be true in doing your research and talking to their families? Margot Lee Shetterly: Absolutely. First, a lot of these women started during the Depression, went to school during the Depression. Dorothy Vaughan
MLS: Honestly, I spent a lot of time with her kids. One of her sons went to school with my mom, and went to school with Katherine Johnson’s kids. It’s like this whole cohort of people in Hampton, an interlocking sort of community ties. Her daughter Ann, who is a lovely, lovely person, was like, ‘You know what? She was not afraid of anyone or anything. She was fearless.’ She was like this diminutive 5’1” tiny, little woman. I just remember and I put this in the book because it was such an interesting thing. Whenever she started tapping her finger
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Jubilee: Handel & Haydn collaboration welcomes 2017 fiercely, joyously By CELINA COLBY
The Handel & Haydn Society rang in the New Year with “Jubilee,” a joint performance with the Museum of African American History. The Boston Public Library’s Rabb Hall overflowed with eager listeners. The space rapidly reached capacity, causing dozens of patrons to stand outside the doors in hopes of catching some of the music. A dynamic blend of old and new, the combined effect of music and spoken word takes the rhythmic chanting that laid the basis for many slave songs and transforms it into an ever-relevant symbol of hope and strength. Conductor Scott Allen Jarrett led Handel & Haydn musicians in traditional hymns of worship and freedom. Of course, the score also included Handel works, namely “O liberty! Thou choicest treasure,” but also interspersed a good deal of Mendelssohn and peaked at James Weldon Johnson’s “Lift Ev’ry Voice and Sing,” printed in the program so everyone could sing along. The music was enhanced by a moving rendition of the Emancipation Proclamation, delivered by former National Poetry Slam Champion, Regie Gibson. Gibson’s slam style has a clear musical influence and brings a powerful,
Gardner
continued from page 14 in Martian life, much as it is for humans. This is a subtle reminder that those who look different from us might be very similar, after all. Mrs. Gardner was known for her travels and also for her progressive (then seen as “eccentric”) behaviors. Not only would this dialogue likely have interested her, she might very well have invited any invading green Martians in for tea.
modern-day punch to the traditional hymns. In his 2016 TEDx performance, Gibson enacted a piece about the importance of music in coming together and getting back to your roots. In it, he says, “This is why music and poetry calls to blood, since we came from blood.” This primal connection to sounds and music was evident not only in Gibson’s presentation but in the ecstatic engagement of the crowd. Marita Rivero, the MAAH’s executive director, gave a short speech. Only a year into her leadership, Rivero’s success already is evident by the growth of the Jubilee. The annual concert is typically held in the African American Meeting House for a much smaller, though no less enthusiastic, crowd. This time, the crowd was more than doubled. For those who were unable to attend, H&H and MAAH will be hosting another performance in celebration of Martin Luther King, Jr. on Monday, Jan. 16, at 1 p.m. in Faneuil Hall. The Boston Youth Symphony Orchestra will also be featured, led by conductor Marta Zarud. Historically, the music of Baroque giants Handel and Haydn was performed to the white upper classes of the 18th and 19th centuries. The “Jubilee” collaboration liberates the music from aristocratic parlors and brings it to contemporary people — all contemporary people. One of the wonderful things about a work like this is its ability to appeal to a broad spectrum of people on both basic and complex levels. It is as visually engaging as it is meaningful, allowing its impact to sink in, whether seen only as blocks of colors from a distance, or up-close via careful analysis of the story. In the diverse Fenway neighborhood, where doctors and students bump elbows with artists and entrepreneurs, “A Lecture on Martian History” provides everyone with a reason to stop and think.
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continued from page 15 on the table like this [Shetterly taps the table], you just knew to back down. That meant that you had reached the breaking point, if Mrs. Vaughan started doing that. It just seems that she was so smart, so confident in her abilities, very humble, never sought the spotlight. Always willing to sacrifice for her family; fiercely loyal to the women who worked for her. Very much the teacher; always like, ‘Listen girls, you gotta do better here, because times are tough. We’re going to have to take it to the next level.’ I could not be more delighted that Octavia Spencer plays her. I think she is this sort of calm, confident, competent, the whole thing, right? I love all these women but there’s something close to my heart about Dorothy Vaughan and her getting this ball rolling and having fostered so many careers and never having gotten the credit herself.
In the book, you write about how she hit a ceiling in her own career and decided to advance other women. Do you know from her children if she ever felt angry or frustrated or was she okay about how her career evolved? MLS: The thing that happened, and this is one of the bittersweet parts of the book and the career of Dorothy Vaughan, is that she had this career as a supervisor. She was a good
mathematician but she was also a very good manager. She ran the West Computing Unit until the NACA [National Advisory Committee on Aeronautics] became NASA and they disbanded it. NASA started with no segregated work group, which is great, which is the way it should be. At the same time, that was the end of Dorothy’s career as a manager. She kind of left her job with, I don’t know if bitterness is too strong a word, but certainly disappointment, and the feeling that there was more that she wanted out of her career and it wasn’t for her. It was for the other women: for Katherine, and for Mary, and for Christine Darden, who I write about but who is not in the movie, and the many other women. They were the ones. It was for her to give her shoulders, but it wasn’t her destiny to end up where she, perhaps, thought that she was going to be. I have this very, very profound, deep love for her and for what she did, and her career.
How does it feel to have your very first book picked up for a movie? It just seems that it was destined for this story to come out in different media. Do you feel that way? MLS: It has felt that way. At every turn, this story has been opening doors and people respond to it. I have met so many amazing people. The people in Hampton, Virginia, are, just as you can imagine, going all kinds of crazy. The people at NASA
have been very supportive. They have been amazing. It’s just great. The thing about this story, and I hope that I accomplished this in the book, is to present the hard parts of the history. You got to look at the hard parts. This is the way it was. There was segregation; they were a segregated place. All of these things are true; it’s just a part of the history. But there’s also this triumphant part of it and this idealistic and optimistic part of it. America is this crazy place. We are this land of contradictions. We are pious and we are profane, and we are pragmatic and we are idealistic. It’s all kinds of contradictions but it’s always been that way. I think that there’s so much about these women, and about their view on life and about the story that is optimistic; that is all about curiosity and progress and imagination triumphing over fear. I think the story has a come at a time when I think a lot of people want that, regardless of their background. When you look at the election, you’re like, ‘Okay, the populace is divided.’ Well yeah, that is very true but I think everybody is looking for a way to figure out how can we tamp down the fear and imagine things are better. Imagine an America that is living up to its highest ideals and virtues. If you can imagine that a black woman can do the math to put humans into space and on the moon, what else is possible?
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Apple-Raisin Breakfast Quinoa n 1 cup quinoa, rinsed n ½ teaspoon ground cinnamon n 2 cups low-fat or fat-free milk n ½ cup water n 3 tablespoons brown sugar n 1 tart-sweet apple, chopped n ½ cup raisins n ¹⁄³ cup chopped toasted walnuts Toast quinoa and cinnamon in medium saucepan over medium heat, stirring often, about 2 minutes. Add milk, water and brown sugar; bring to a simmer and cover. Reduce heat to medium-low and cook until liquid is absorbed, 20 to 25 minutes. Fold in chopped apple, raisins, and walnuts and let stand a few minutes, covered, to heat through. Serve with additional milk. — Family Features
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Harvest Wheat Berry Salad n 2 cups uncooked wheat berries n 1 cup pumpkin seed kernels n 1 cup chopped apples n ½ cup chopped dried apricots n ½ cup dried cranberries n 1 cup finely chopped parsley n ½ cup ginger ale n 3 tablespoons apple cider vinegar n ½ teaspoon salt n ½ teaspoon black pepper n ½ teaspoon ground nutmeg n ½ teaspoon ground cinnamon n 2 tablespoons olive oil n 2 tablespoons lemon juice Put wheat berries into a large bowl, cover with at least 2 inches of water,
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The purpose of this public information meeting is to provide PURPOSE: the public with the opportunity to become fully acquainted with proposed Roadway Improvements along Route 203 from West Selden Street to Gallivan Boulevard in Boston, MA. All views and comments made at the public information meeting will be reviewed and considered to the maximum extent possible. PROPOSAL: The proposed project consists of improving the safety and efficiency of Route 203 between West Selden Street and Gallivan Boulevard in the City of Boston. A new traffic signal will be introduced at the Morton Street and Gallivan Boulevard intersection along with minor curb-line modifications. Exclusive left turn lanes and protected turning phase will be provided along Route 203 at the West Selden intersection. Traffic signal interconnect will be implemented between Norfolk Street and Gallivan Boulevard. ADA/AAB compliant sidewalks and driveways will be constructed on both sides of Route 203, and designated bicycle lanes will be included within the project limits. A secure right-of-way is necessary for this project. Acquisitions in fee and permanent or temporary easements may be required. The Commonwealth of Massachusetts is responsible for acquiring all needed rights in private or public lands. MassDOT’s policy concerning land acquisitions will be discussed at this meeting. Written views received by MassDOT subsequent to the date of this notice and up to five (5) days prior to the date of the meeting shall be displayed for public inspection and copying at the time and date listed above. Plans will be on display one-half hour before the meeting begins, with an engineer in attendance to answer questions regarding this project. A project handout will be made available on the MassDOT website listed below. Written statements and other exhibits in place of, or in addition to, oral statements made at the Public Meeting regarding the proposed undertaking are to be submitted to Patricia A. Leavenworth, P.E., Chief Engineer, MassDOT, 10 Park Plaza, Boston, MA 02116, Attention: Roadway Project Management Project File No. 606318. Such submissions will also be accepted at the meeting. Mailed statements and exhibits intended for inclusion in the public hearing transcript must be postmarked within ten (10) business days of this Public Meeting. Project inquiries may be emailed to dot.feedback.highway@ state.ma.us This location is accessible to people with disabilities. MassDOT provides reasonable accommodations and/or language assistance free of charge upon request (including but not limited to interpreters in American Sign Language and languages other than English, open or closed captioning for videos, assistive listening devices and alternate material formats, such as audio tapes, Braille and large print), as available. For accommodation or language assistance, please contact MassDOT’s Chief Diversity and Civil Rights Officer by phone (857-368-8580), fax (857-368-0602), TTD/TTY (857-368-0603) or by email (MassDOT.CivilRights@dot.state.ma.us). Requests should be made as soon as possible prior to the meeting, and for more difficult to arrange services including sign-language, CART or language translation or interpretation, requests should be made at least ten (10) business days before the meeting. In case of inclement weather, meeting cancellation announcements will be posted on the internet at http://www.massdot.state.ma.us/Highway/ THOMAS J. TINLIN HIGHWAY ADMINISTRATOR
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The work includes REMOVAL OF UNSOUND NORTH AND EAST FAÇADE CONCRETE AND ASSOCIATED REINFORCING METAL, REPLACEMENT OF THE SAME. APPLICATION OF ELASTOMERIC COATING ON CONCRETE AT NORTH AND EAST FAÇADES. PAINTING OF EXTERIOR STEEL AT NORTH AND EAST FACADES. REPAIR OF EIFS AT WEST FAÇADE. Bid documents will be made available beginning THURSDAY, JANUARY 5, 2017. Bid Documents in electronic format may be obtained free of charge at the Authority’s Capital Programs Department Office, together with any addenda or amendments, which the Authority may issue and a printed copy of the Proposal form. In order to be eligible and responsible to bid on this contract General Bidders must submit with their bid a current Certificate of Eligibility issued by the Division of Capital Asset Management & Maintenance and an Update Statement. The General Bidder must be certified in the category of GENERAL BUILDING CONSTRUCTION. The estimated contract cost is $ 2,195,000. In order to be eligible and responsible to bid on this contract, filed Subbidders must submit with their bid a current Sub-bidder Certificate of Eligibility issued by the Division of Capital Asset Management & Maintenance and a Sub-bidder Update Statement. The filed Sub-bidder must be certified in the sub-bid category of work for which the Sub-bidder is submitting a bid proposal.
The Selectmen’s Meeting Room is accessible for the mobility impaired. If you require other assistance in obtaining access to the hearing, or to the materials to be presented, please contact the Arlington Commission on Disabilities office at (781) 316-3431 during business hours. Diane M. Mahon, Chair Board of Selectmen
Adam Chapdelaine Town Manager
CLASSIFIED LEGAL ADVERTISEMENT COMMONWEALTH OF MASSACHUSETTS EXECUTIVE OFFICE FOR ADMINISTRATION AND FINANCE DIVISION OF CAPITAL ASSET MANGEMENT & MAINTENANCE
A proposal guaranty shall be submitted with each General Bid consisting of a bid deposit for five (5) percent of the value of the bid; when sub bids are required, each must be accompanied by a deposit equal to five (5) percent of the sub bid amount, in the form of a bid bond, or cash, or a certified check, or a treasurer’s or a cashier’s check issued by a responsible bank or trust company, payable to the Massachusetts Port Authority in the name of which the Contract for the work is to be executed. The bid deposit shall be (a) in a form satisfactory to the Authority, (b) with a surety company qualified to do business in the Commonwealth and satisfactory to the Authority, and (c) conditioned upon the faithful performance by the principal of the agreements contained in the bid.
Request for Qualifications for Construction Management at Risk Services Massachusetts State Project No. POL1303 DC1 Massachusetts State Police Lower Basin Barracks Modernization and Expansion, Boston, Massachusetts
The successful Bidder will be required to furnish a performance bond and a labor and materials payment bond, each in an amount equal to 100% of the Contract price. The surety shall be a surety company or securities satisfactory to the Authority. Attention is called to the minimum rate of wages to be paid on the work as determined under the provisions of Chapter 149, Massachusetts General Laws, Section 26 to 27G, inclusive, as amended. The Contractor will be required to pay minimum wages in accordance with the schedules listed in Division II, Special Provisions of the Specifications, which wage rates have been predetermined by the U. S. Secretary of Labor and / or the Commissioner of Labor and Industries of Massachusetts, whichever is greater. The successful Bidder will be required to purchase and maintain Bodily Injury Liability Insurance and Property Damage Liability Insurance for a combined single limit of $1,000,000. Said policy shall be on an occurrence basis and the Authority shall be included as an Additional Insured. See the insurance sections of Division I, General Requirements and Division II, Special Provisions for complete details. Filed sub bids will be required and taken on the following classes of work: WATERPROOFING, DAMP PROOFING, AND CAULKING PAINTING (Estimate $648,000)
(Estimate $28,200)
The Authority reserves the right to reject any sub bid of any sub trade where permitted by Section 44E of the above referenced General Laws. The right is also reserved to waive any informality in or to reject any or all proposals and General Bids. This contract is subject to a Minority/Women Owned Business Enterprise participation provision requiring that not less than NUMBER PERCENT (XX%) of the Contract be performed by minority and women owned business enterprise contractors. With respect to this provision, bidders are urged to familiarize themselves thoroughly with the Bidding Documents. Strict compliance with the pertinent procedures will be required for a bidder to be deemed responsive and eligible. This Contract is also subject to Affirmative Action requirements of the Massachusetts Port Authority contained in the Non Discrimination and Affirmative Action article of Division I, General Requirements and Covenants, and to the Secretary of Labor’s Requirement for Affirmative Action to Ensure Equal Opportunity and the Standard Federal Equal Opportunity Construction Contract Specifications (Executive Order 11246).
The Commonwealth of Massachusetts, through its Division of Capital Asset Management & Maintenance (DCAMM), requests that qualified and experienced firms submit a Statement of Qualifications and required information to the DCAMM Bid Room no later than 2:00 PM, Thursday, February 2, 2017. Firms interested in providing Public Construction Manager at Risk Services (“CM” or “CM at Risk”) for the Massachusetts State Police Lower Basin Barracks are invited to submit a Statement of Qualifications (“SOQ”) to the Division of Capital Asset Management & Maintenance (“DCAMM”). This CM at Risk procurement is conducted pursuant to M.G.L. 149A, contained in Chapter 193 of the Acts of 2004. This Request for Qualifications (“RFQ”) is the first phase of a two-phase procurement process as set forth in M.G.L. 149A. DCAMM is prequalifying firms interested in providing public CM at Risk services for the project through the RFQ process. DCAMM will evaluate submitted SOQs based upon the identified evaluation criteria as set forth in the RFQ and will select those respondents it deems qualified. Only those respondents deemed qualified will be invited to submit a proposal in response to a detailed Request for Proposals (“RFP”), which will be issued in the second phase of the procurement process. The project delivery method for construction will be public CM at Risk with a Guaranteed Maximum Price (“GMP”) under M.G.L. 149A. In addition, firms interested in being prequalified must demonstrate that they have had prior experience as a Construction Manager on at least three CM-at-Risk projects and have completed at least one project of a similar cost, complexity, type and size as this project as it is described further below and in the RFQ. The prior CM-at-Risk projects must have been completed within the last ten (10) years. At the time a CM firm submits the Qualifications Statement, it must have a DCAMM Certification in the Contractor Category, “General Building Construction”, with a single limit greater than the Estimated Total Project cost of $15,300,000. See www.mass.gov/dcam/certification for certification forms and the required Update Form. The project involves building renovation (14,000 sq ft), main entrance addition (4,000 sq ft) and demolition of adjacent existing garage. The Request for Qualifications may be downloaded from http://www.com mbuys.com or copies may be obtained by contacting the DCAMM Bid Room, One Ashburton Place, Boston, MA 02108, 617-727-4003, bidroom.dcamm@ state.ma.us on or after Wednesday, January 4, 2017 Commonwealth of Massachusetts Division of Capital Asset Management & Maintenance Carol W. Gladstone, Commissioner Commonwealth of Massachusetts The Trial Court Probate and Family Court Department
The General Contractor is required to submit a Certification of Non Segregated Facilities prior to award of the Contract, and to notify prospective subcontractors of the requirement for such certification where the subcontract exceeds $10,000. Complete information and authorization to view the site may be obtained from the Capital Programs Department Office at the Massachusetts Port Authority. The right is reserved to waive any informality in or reject any or all proposals. MASSACHUSETTS PORT AUTHORITY THOMAS P. GLYNN CEO & EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR LEGAL NOTICE TOWN OF ARLINGTON
Boston, Massachusetts MASSACHUSETTS PORT AUTHORITY NOTICE TO CONTRACTORS
COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT BLOCK GRANT PROGRAM (CDBG)
Sealed General Bids for MPA Contract No. MPA CONTRACT NO. M574-C1, BLACK FALCON CRUISE TERMINAL FAÇADE REPAIRS & COATING, SOUTH BOSTON, MASSACHUSETTS, will be received by the Massachusetts Port Authority at the Capital Programs Department Office, Suite 209S - Logan Office Center, One Harborside Drive, East Boston, Massachusetts 021282909, until 11:00 A.M. local time on WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 8, 2017 immediately after which, in a designated room, the bids will be opened and read publicly.
PUBLIC HEARING
NOTE: PRE BID CONFERENCE WILL BE HELD AT THE CAPITAL PROGRAMS DEPARTMENT (ABOVE ADDRESS) AT 11:00 AM LOCAL TIME ON THURSDAY, JANUARY 12, 2017.
Proposals for the use of funds must be submitted using the Town’s standard CDBG application which can be accessed at www.arlingtonma.gov/cdbg or by contacting the Planning Department at 781-316-3090. Applications must be received by the Department of Planning and Community Development no later than noon on Monday, January 30, 2017.
Bidding procedures and award of the contract and sub contracts shall be in accordance with the provisions of Sections 44A through 44H inclusive, Chapter 149 of the General Laws of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts.
PATRICIA A. LEAVENWORTH, P.E. CHIEF ENGINEER
Sealed filed sub bids for the same contract will be received at the same office until 11:00 A.M. local time on WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 25, 2017, immediately after which, in a designated room, the filed sub bids will be opened and read publicly.
and Urban Development for CDBG Program Year 43. There is a HUD requirement that all funded programs must principally benefit persons of low and moderate income; aid in the prevention of slums and blight; or meet other urgent community development needs that pose a threat to the health or welfare of the community. For further information and technical assistance in determining eligibility of proposed programs and in preparing proposals for funding, please contact the Department of Planning and Community Development, 730 Massachusetts Avenue, Arlington, Massachusetts 02476, at (781) 316-3094.
Pursuant to Title I of the Housing and Community Development Act of 1974, as amended, and the regulations formulated thereunder, notice is hereby given that the Town of Arlington, acting through the Town Manager and the Board of Selectmen, will hold a Public Hearing on the Community Development Block Grant Program. The purpose of this hearing is to receive proposals for funds for our CDBG Program Year 43 (July 1, 2017 - June 30, 2018). Said hearing will be held at 7:15 P.M., MONDAY, February 6, 2017 IN THE SELECTMEN’S MEETING ROOM ON THE SECOND FLOOR OF THE ROBBINS MEMORIAL TOWN HALL, 730 MASSACHUSETTS AVENUE, ARLINGTON, MASSACHUSETTS. The Town expects to receive approximately $1,000,000 in Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) funds from the U.S. Department of Housing
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Citation on Petition for Formal Adjudication Estate of Leon Johnson Date of Death: 08/11/2016 To all interested persons: A Petition for Formal Probate of Will with Appointment of Personal Representative has been filed by Lula Mae Johnson of Mattapan, MA requesting that the Court enter a formal Decree and Order and for such other relief as requested in the Petition. The Petitioner requests that Lula Mae Johnson of Mattapan, MA be appointed as Personal Representative(s) of said estate to serve Without Surety on the bond in an unsupervised administration. IMPORTANT NOTICE You have the right to obtain a copy of the Petition from the Petitioner or at the Court. You have a right to object to this proceeding. To do so, you or your attorney must file a written appearance and objection at this Court before 10:00 a.m. on the return day of 01/26/2017. This is NOT a hearing date, but a deadline by which you must file a written appearance and objection if you object to this proceeding. If you fail to file a timely written appearance and objection followed by an Affidavit of Objections within thirty (30) days of the return day, action may be taken without further notice to you. UNSUPERVISED ADMINISTRATION UNDER THE MASSACHUSETTS UNIFORM PROBATE CODE (MUPC) A Personal Representative appointed under the MUPC in an unsupervised administration is not required to file an inventory or annual accounts with the Court. Persons interested in the estate are entitled to notice regarding the administration directly from the Personal Representative and may petition the Court in any matter relating to the estate, including distribution of assets and expenses of administration. WITNESS, HON. Joan P. Armstrong, First Justice of this Court. Date: December 21, 2016 Felix D. Arroyo Register of Probate
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Tara Reardon of Boston, MA has been informally appointed as the Personal Representative of the estate to serve without surety on the bond. The estate is being administered under informal procedure by the Personal Representative under the Massachusetts Uniform Probate Code without supervision by the Court. Inventory and accounts are not required to be filed with the Court, but interested parties are entitled to notice regarding the administration from the Personal Representative and can petition the Court in any matter relating to the estate, including distribution of assets and expenses of administration. Interested parties are entitled to petition the Court to institute formal proceedings and to obtain orders terminating or restricting the powers of Personal Representatives appointed under informal procedure. A copy of the Petition and Will, if any, can be obtained from the Petitioner.
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