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Health centers receive much-needed funding to educate uninsured Martin Desmarais

The 150th anniversary of the first black Union regiment’s attack on Fort Wagner in South Carolina was celebrated at the State House in Boston July 18. Among the speakers was Governor Deval Patrick, who laid a wreath in front of the Robert Gould Shaw Monument, dedicated to the memory of the 54th Regiment. Seated center is Winifred Monroe, the only living granddaughter of Henry Monroe, who was a 13-year-old drummer boy on that fateful day. (Don West photo)

54th Regiment remembered: Courage, honor and glory Brian Wright O’Connor The 54th Massachusetts Volunteer Regiment, conceived in controversy, earned its laurels as the most storied black unit of the Civil War during a daring assault on a heavily fortified Confederate battery 150 years ago.

The attack was suicidal, the battle brief. When it was over, one half of the regiment lay dead in the sands of Morris Island or on the ramparts of Fort Wagner. The commander, 26-year-old Col. Robert Gould Shaw, fell with his men, shot through the chest atop the earthen wall.

The engagement in the early evening of July 18, 1863, left no doubt about the ability of black soldiers to defend the Union cause. As a result,

over 180,000 African Americans eventually fought on the side of the Stars and Stripes and turned the tide toward freedom.

The sesquicentennial celebration of the battle took place on the State House steps last week with the decision of the Trayvon Martin case casting a shadow over the meaning of justice and freedom in America — the same clouds that darkened the landscape of the nation during the war that pitted brother against brother.

A black governor, Deval S. Patrick, presided over the ceremony, suggesting the distance the country has come since African Americans were allowed to fight but denied the right to command.

Progress, as the storied black unit proved, comes step by bloody step, the

result of steely determination and will.

At the time of the 54th’s formation, Union forces were faltering on the battlefield. The swift victory predicted by those confident of the North’s superior industrial capacity and manpower advantage had failed to materialize. Enlistments were down. A draft, with deferments available to those who could afford to pay their way out of uniform, stirred popular discontent.

As always during the war, racial tensions hovered over every development.

President Abraham Lincoln’s Emancipation Proclamation took effect on January 1, 1863, freeing not every slave, but only those in the states of rebellion.

But for the war to be won, more 54th, continued to page 11

The Affordable Care Act was created to open the doors to health coverage for those who do not have it and now the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services has doled out $150 million to help health centers around the country enroll the uninsured in the new programs.

Massachusetts centers have grabbed $3.4 million in grant money, with many of Boston’s prominent health centers benefiting greatly. “ We w i l l use this money to continue to raise awareness of insurance options,” said Frederica Williams, president and chief executive officer of the Whittier Street Health Center i n R o x b u r y, which received $117,157. “It is huge for us and it is huge for the community. We should give the Obama administration credit under the health care reform to provide the resources.

“This really gives the assistance and we will be able to reach thousands of people in the community,” she added.

All told 35 health centers in Massachusetts received grant money from Health and Human Services. According to the department these centers operate 293 sites to enroll the uninsured in new health coverage options made available by the Affordable Care Act. With the funds, the centers

will hire 62 additional workers, who will assist over 100,000 Massachusetts residents.

Last year, more than 600,000 patients were served at Massachusetts health centers, 20 percent of whom were uninsured.

Across the United States, the $150 million in grant money reaches 1,159 health centers.

In addition to Whittier Street Health Center’s award, the Codman Square Health Center in Dorchester received $97,049 and Mattapan Community Health Center in Mattapan received $78,261.

The other health centers that received money are Boston Health Care for the Homeless Program ($91,153), D i m o c k Community Health Center ($90,933), Dorchester House Multi-Service Center ($89,470), East Boston Neighborhood Health Center ($253,028), Fenway Community Health Center ($96,422), Harbor Health Services ($119,467), Massa League of Community Health ($73,784), North End Community Health Center ($75, 214), South Boston Community Health Center ($78,580) and South Cove Community Health Center ($105,794).

According to Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius, the grant money, which was issued by the Health

“We will use this money to continue to raise awareness of insurance options.”

— Frederica Williams

Health, continued to page 2

BUILD promotes teen entrepreneurship Sandra Larson Anthony Nin of Roslindale and Angel Soto of Dorchester have good reason to feel confident as they reflect on the first year of their startup business, called ReVamp’D. Their team, including partners Luis Galan and Yesenia Pilet, designed a product and made prototypes. They researched the market, created a logo, calculated costs and wrote a detailed business plan. Nin, Soto and Galan presented their facts and figures to an audience of 300

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and a panel of judges and won first prize in a business plan competition.

And this fall, in a downtown Boston office space, they’ll work to refine and market their product — custom shoelace tips for sneakers — and maybe see a profit.

This would be mighty exciting for any entrepreneurs. But for this team it is even more heady, given that all this occurred during freshman year of high school.

These entrepreneurs attend the Community Academy of Science BUILD, continued to page 3

The 95th birthday of Nelson Mandela, former President of South Africa, was celebrated at the Old South Church on Nelson Mandela International Day. In attendance were hundreds of Bostonians with Governor Deval Patrick and Boston Mayor Thomas Menino as featured speakers. The celebration ended with a candle lighting ceremony attended by local activists who made major contributions to the Anti-Apartheid movement. (Don West photo)

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Frederica Williams, president and CEO of Whittier Street Health Center in Roxbury, praises the $117,157 in grant money her center recently received. (Photo courtesy of Whittier Street Health Center)

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Resources and Services Administration, complements other federal efforts, such as the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services-funded Navigator program.

In Massachusetts, the education efforts will focus on the state’s new Health Insurance Marketplace — Health Connector — as well as helping determine an individual’s eligibility for Medicaid and the Children’s Health Insurance Program, the amount of financial help they can get and the best way to enroll in new affordable health coverage options.

Sebelius also stated that the grant money is part of a larger effort to make applying for health coverage as easy as possible. This includes the new HealthCare.gov website and the 24-hour-a-day consumer call center meant to help Massachusetts residents.

Open enrollment in the new Health Insurance Marketplace begins October 1.

The grant money will allow the Whittier Street Health Center to hire a full-time financial counselor and a part-time community health worker. According to Whittier Street CEO Williams, the community health worker will bolster their existing staff of such employees, but the full-time financial counselor is an entirely new and critical position in the quest to get people enrolled in affordable care.

While the Whittier Street Health Center has people on staff who can handle questions about health insurance, the new financial counselor will go out into the community to do outreach and education.

“This person will be there and they have already been trained on how to navigate the system,” said Williams. “They will also work with people on benefits assistance.”

Williams says it is critical to have someone with accounting and business knowledge who can walk people through what the best health insurance options are and weigh the influence of factors such as income and household size. The plan is for this financial counselor to be out in the community during education outreach with a laptop right in front of them and the ability to get people enrolled on the spot.

“This is a really good resource

to have,” Williams added. “Having someone who is trained to help you navigate enrollment in the insurance process is helpful for them.”

Williams said this kind of assistance has been “the missing piece” when it comes to the health insurance assistance offered by community health centers such as Whittier Street.

She was also very encouraged about the amount of grant money that was awarded. According to her, the total was determined by a formula used during the application process, but she said Whittier Street received the maximum amount it could with $117,157.

She believes that this shows the government is committed to helping the Affordable Care Act be successful.

However, she admitted one issue will be the continuation of such services once the one-year grant is up. “The challenge that happens with this funding is that it is only one year and we need to make sure we use the funding wisely to make sure we expand it beyond that,” said Williams. She said if the grant money helps the center continue to grow and increase the number of people that use it the increased revenue can help sustain the insurance-education efforts.

“It is a good investment and good timing for us. We moved to our new building last year and we are ramping up,” Williams said. “People are still very confused about what they are eligible for. Being able to help with that will have a big impact and is huge for community.”

Boston Health Grants The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services awarded $3.4 million in grant money to Massachusetts health centers to help enroll the uninsured in new programs that are part of the Affordable Care Act. Most of the health centers in Boston received significant funding.

Per Center Funding Boston Health Care for the Homeless Program............... $91,153 Codman Square Health Center......................................... $97,049 Dimock Community Health Center................................... $90,933 Dorchester House Multi-Service Center.......................... $89,470 East Boston Neighborhood Health Center....................... $253,028 Fenway Community Health Center................................... $96,422 Harbor Health Services..................................................... $119,467 Massa League of Community Health............................... $73,784 Mattapan Community Health Center................................ $78,261 North End Community Health Center............................... $75, 214 South Boston Community Health Center......................... $78,580 South Cove Community Health Center............................. $105,794 Whittier Street Health Center........................................... $117,157

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of marketing and sales, has moved on to other pursuits.)

Soon, ReVamp’d will join other youth-run companies that have their own offices within this BUILD “incubator.” Nin and Soto are still on a high after the competition victory and excited about coming to the incubator this fall.

“This is one of those ‘stepping up’ times in life — something you can say you did and you earned,”

of the market research — and how confident he’d be up in front of 300 people.”

ReVamp’D’s presentation convinced the judges the product could be successful, said Aaron Hankowski, a Boston-based marketing strategist and one of the volunteer mentors for the team. Hankowski helped the teens with everything from business plan development to public speaking skills to team building.

“What’s unique about this team is they all had a real respect for each other.”

— Aaron Hankowski (L-R) Youth entrepreneurs Anthony Nin and Angel Soto discuss their company, ReVamp’D, at the Boston office of BUILD. ReVamp’D won BUILD’s Business Youth Business Plan Competition. (Sandra Larson photo)

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and Health (CASH) in Dorchester.

CASH is one of four Boston high schools partnering with BUILD, a national nonprofit that aims to hook teens on the excitement of entrepreneurship and mentor them for both business and college success.

BUILD started in 1999 in the San Francisco Bay Area and launched its Boston site in 2011.

The Boston program served 170 students this past year at CASH, Charlestown High School, Jeremiah E. Burke High School and Another Course to College.

Ninth-graders in the program

attend an in-school entrepreneurship class and a weekly after-school session with volunteer mentors from the business and professional community. The students take on business roles and titles, like chief executive officer or vice president of marketing, based on their interests and strengths.

“I picked CEO because I know the product like the back of my hand,” explained Nin. “It was my idea, and it’s because of my interest in footwear. I also chose [Chief Financial Officer] because I’m really good at math, and very good at managing money, keeping track of loss and gain.” Teammate Galan, who likes to draw, became vice president of manufacturing and design, Nin said.

The first year ends with the BUILD Youth Business Plan Competition. The ReVamp’D team won it this year, rising to the top in an allday competition that started with 21 teams from the four Boston schools.

In their sophomore year, BUILD participants move on to product manufacturing and sales.

Each year also brings greater emphasis on academic coaching, including tutoring, SAT prep and help with goal setting, college selection and financial aid applications.

On a steamy July afternoon, Nin and Soto, who is the team’s chief operating officer, were at BUILD’s Beacon Street office to speak with the Banner about their first year. (Galan was out of town, and Pilet, who was vice president

said Nin. “I’m just a high school kid.

How many kids get to have this experience, working downtown, near the State House?”

Soto said he started with BUILD reluctantly last fall, not thrilled about the required extra time after school. But Nin’s sneaker-themed product idea interested him. He recalls a specific turnaround moment, watching as Nin and Galan spoke on stage without him in a mid-year “showcase” presentation.

“When I heard them on stage,” Soto said, “I thought, ‘Wow, they have more passion than I do — I have to step up my game ASAP.’” Evidently, he did. At the Business Plan Competition on June 1, Soto impressed and surprised BUILD staff members, though he recalls feeling extremely nervous.

“He was amazing!” said BUILD Boston Site Director Ryan Oliver.

“Nobody knew Angel had this passion for shoes and knew so much

“What’s unique about this team is they all had a real respect for each other,” he said. “At any one point, some had more passion than others, but they kept passing it to each other. They all shared responsibility for keeping the torch.”

Indeed, BUILD seems to foster a healthy respect among students. For instance, both Nin and Soto stressed the value of Pilet’s female perspective in creating a marketing strategy to reach both sexes. And at the end of the competition, the CEO of the 2012 winning team approached Nin. “He shook my hand,” Nin recalled, “and he said, ‘Good job, congrats, I remember this from last year.’ Even though it wasn’t necessary, it seemed like it had to happen.

It was just — welcoming.”

For more information on BUILD, on becoming a volunteer mentor, or on the “First Annual Entrepreneurs Olympics” on Aug. 1, see www.buildinboston.org.

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Toward an honest assessment of the governor’s performance Deval Patrick boldly confronts the state’s major problems. In his first term as governor he vowed to change the way business is done on Beacon Hill. He established more rigorous ethics laws and he reformed the pension system to eliminate excesses.

As might be expected, some of the old guard vigorously opposed Patrick’s reforms.

He expanded the definition of lobbying and restricted government employees from accepting corporate gifts. Potential pensioners could no longer resort to accounting sleight of hand to inflate their payments.

Surprisingly, some of the press seemed to oppose the reform. However, the administration’s commitment to a higher level of public probity and its intense effort to improve the quality of public education earned Patrick a re-election victory.

A major agenda for Patrick in this term is to generate sufficient funds to finance public transportation and improve the quality of public education. He proposed a bill that would raise taxes on gas, cigarettes and computer software services. Republicans opposed any tax increases, but Democrats voted for an $800 million transportation bill that Patrick vetoed because “this good bill is not good enough” to do what needs to be accomplished.

During debate on this bill between the administration and legislative leaders, media criticism of the governor became harsh and personal. Patrick was cited as being liable for problems in government agencies even though political pundits know that the governor is never directly involved in the administration of those agencies.

Two issues have emerged that provide the press with administrative flaws to denounce.

The first is at the state’s Department of Children and Families (DCF). They permitted

a 3-month-old child to be returned to his troubled home even after the DCF had earlier placed his 3-year-old brother in foster care, and the infant was killed allegedly by his mother’s boyfriend.

The other matter, fortunately, does not involve the loss of life. A state audit disclosed that the Department of Transitional Assistance (DTA) was sending payments to dead recipients and to guardians of dead people.

It was also found that the Electronic Benefits Transfer (EBT) accounts of some recipients contained excessive amounts. The state makes twice-a-month payments into the EBT accounts of recipients with the expectation that they will spend the funds for their support.

Patrick has taken the appropriate steps to resolve both problems. He has ordered the state’s Office of the Child Advocate to investigate the death to evaluate the effectiveness of the policies and procedures of the DCF. And the DTA has closed recipients’ accounts with large balances and is investigating payments to dead recipients. It should be pointed out that these deficiencies were not discovered by prior audits until the election of Suzanne Bump as auditor in 2012.

Indeed, it is the responsibility of the press to publicize such flaws in government. However, it is also important for the public to understand whether or not the governor is directly involved with management of the agencies, lest his competence be unfairly impugned.

Patrick will continue to find support for his transportation proposal and an attentive public will be able to evaluate its merits.

There will be more to come as the governor works to implement his vision for the state.

The controversy must be accurately covered by the media in order for the public to express informed opinions.

Lettersto the Editor

The Trayvon Martin Case: Hypocrisy Revealed

President Obama said that if he had a son, then that son would look like Trayvon Martin. We could say that about most black youth who have been victimized in their own neighborhoods and communities. Most of us don’t have to imagine someone like Martin, because he is the likeness of so many young black boys who are being assaulted and killed right in front of us.

They’re our sons, brothers, nephews and neighbors. They’ve washed our cars, mowed our lawns, sold us candy, delivered our newspapers and made us proud along the way. We’ve witnessed their development from toddlers to teenagers, only to have our hearts broken as they have fallen prey to the irresponsible actions of those who live reckless and heartless lives.

America is silent when it should be screaming the loudest. We should be offended and outraged when innocent, promising and law-abiding youth are victimized, precisely because we have preached to them about getting an education, doing the right things, developing a solid work ethic, playing by the rules, obeying the laws and respecting their elders.

Perhaps the saddest reality in the

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aftermath of the Martin murder is the hypocrisy being revealed by black America itself. I still can’t figure out why black civil rights leaders, black politicians, black radio and television hosts and black public intellectuals don’t stay enraged and engaged as innocent black boys (and girls) are routinely persecuted in the very communities these leaders represent and advocate for?

It is as if black folks only care about black life when it has been taken by someone of another race. It is as if black folks only get excited about a black murder if there is broad mainstream media coverage of the incident. It feels like a sick form of dependence on the very institutions which have historically distorted certain realities about black life.

Black America needs to emerge from its stupor and take a stand concerning the sacredness of young black lives. Black youth deserve national and community leaders who will issue a clarion call to adequately respond to the risks and challenges that threaten the life prospects of young black kids.

We can’t afford to fall asleep until the next Trayvon Martin incident rears its ugly head. America as a whole and black America in particular must rise above the emotional outbursts and start to do the hard and necessary work that can secure the hopes and dreams of young black children everywhere.

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Opinion Obama Rams the Issue of Racial Profiling Back Onto the Nation’s Table Earl Ofari Hutchinson

President Obama movingly spoke of the “pain” most African Americans felt at the acquittal of George Zimmerman.

But Obama didn’t speak solely because he felt obliged to make a generic observation about the anger of most blacks toward the verdict, or even out of remembrance of the fight he led in the Illinois Legislature more than a decade ago to get a bill passed that put law enforcement on notice that racial profiling won’t be tolerated.

He spoke from a well-documented personal experience. He bluntly noted in his 2006 book, The Audacity of Hope, that he was not always a high-profile, respected and acclaimed public official, and there was a time in the not-so-distant past that he suffered, as he put it, “the litany” of slights and abuses that ranged the gamut. He ticked them off quickly: security guards tailing him as he shopped in department stores, white couples who tossed him their car keys as he stood outside a restaurant waiting for the valet and police cars pulling him over for no apparent reason.

A year after Obama’s election in 2008, Rep. Charles Rangel (DN.Y.) cracked that if Obama, that is President Obama, strolled through East Harlem at nightfall sans suit, presidential entourage and limo, he could be shaken down, spread-eagled and cuffed.

Rangel took much heat for a seemingly impertinent and ridiculous quip and walked it back — but as Obama now strongly hints, Rangel wasn’t too far off the mark in zeroing in on the endemic problem of racial profiling. Now that Obama has used the Zimmerman acquittal as the backdrop to make his toughest and strongest frontal address to date on racial profiling, this further confirms that Rangel may indeed have been onto something.

Much of law enforcement, a wide segment of the public and even some blacks vehemently The surging number deny that black men are system- of blacks in America’s atically targeted for stop, search and humiliation by cops just be- jails and prisons cause they’re black. seems to reinforce One Sanford police officer who took the stand as a prose- the perception that cution witness during the Zim- crime and violence in merman trial was no exception America invariably to the rule. He flatly said that he didn’t think that Zimmer- comes with a young, man profiled Martin. Though he black, male face. slightly walked it back under further questioning, he was credible because much of law enforcement has denied that profiling exists. The Zimmerman jurors obviously didn’t disagree with that view.

This is not an academic point. The refusal to admit that racial profiling exists, not to mention the endless columns by conservatives that call racial profiling a flat-out myth, has done much to torpedo nearly every effort by local and national civil rights and civil liberties groups to get law enforcement and federal agencies not only to admit that racial profiling happens but to do something about it.

A perennial federal bill served up by Rep. John Conyers (D-Mich.) to get federal agencies to collect statistics and do reports on racial profiling hasn’t gotten to first base.

The surging number of blacks in America’s jails and prisons seems to reinforce the perception that crime and violence in America invariably comes with a young, black, male face. And it doesn’t much matter how prominent, wealthy or celebrated the black person is.

Others go much further than calling it simply a case of fanning racial stereotypes and negative typecasting; they say that good police work is about the business of catching criminals and reducing crime.

And if more black men are stopped in poor black neighborhoods or in any other neighborhood, it’s not because they’re black but because they commit more crimes.

This is bogus on two grounds. In the overwhelming majority of stops of black men by police under stop-and-frisk tactics in New York and other cities, blacks are not arrested or charged with any crime.

Also, studies have found that blacks are stopped in disproportionate numbers in predominantly white neighborhoods with the same result.

They are not arrested or charged with any crime.

Obama’s list of the ways blacks are profiled follows closely on the heels of U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder’s blunt charge in his address at the recent NAACP convention that he too believes he has been racially profiled in years past.

Now that two of America’s most powerful and recognized officials are saying the same thing about profiling, they’ve rammed the issue back on the nation’s table, where it never should have left.

Earl Ofari Hutchinson is an author and political analyst.

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Did the Trayvon Martin case change your view of the criminal justice system in this country?

It just reinforced what I already believe. There’s two sets of rules.

There’s never a level playing field.

Had the roles been reversed and Trayvon had the gun, do you think they would have found him innocent? Of course not.

Yes. I don’t think black people can get a fair trial. Zimmerman was a known racist. It’s really sad. We’re going back to the old days, before the Civil Rights Movement.

Lovelee Harvey

Corrine Walker Teacher Roslindale

Sales Representative Hyde Park

Yes. It’s crazy that in Florida you can pursue someone, kill them and call it self defense. And they didn’t deal with race at all in that case.

Yes. Zimmerman was guilty from the start.

Yes and no. It shows that we have no rights. It’s like when I grew up — there are two sets of laws, one for white people and one for blacks.

Josh

Douglas Armstrong

Plumber Roxbury

Kahdeem Student Dorchester

Student Roxbury

Yes. The system failed us black people. A woman in Florida got 20 years for firing a warning shot at her abusive husband, but Zimmerman is a free man.

Marie Paulroc

Retired Roxbury

INthe news

Kelly Bates

Emerson College announced last week that Kelly Bates has been appointed as the founding executive director of the Elma Lewis Center for Civic Engagement, Learning, and Research, starting in September 2013.

Since 2007, Bates has been the executive director of Access Strategies Fund, a nonprofit charitable foundation that seeks to empower underserved communities to access democracy in Massachusetts.

At Emerson, Bates will work with faculty, students and staff to help shape the college’s civic engagement initiatives. The center is named for Elma Lewis, an Emerson alumna and a nationally recognized arts educator.

A recipient of the prestigious MacArthur Foundation “Genius Grant,” Lewis was a mentor to generations of Boston’s young dance, opera and theater students at the Elma Lewis School of Fine Arts, which she founded in 1950 in a Roxbury apartment.

Lewis passed away in 2004.

Bates graduated magna cum laude from the University at Albany, State University of New York in 1991 and from Boston

University Law School in 1994.

She has served as an adjunct professor at Northeastern Law School and Tufts University.

Bates lives in Roslindale.

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Artist Steve Locke gets first major exhibition at ICA Boston

Locke in the studio. “I’m very lucky to do this and have the means to do it.” Locke is an associate professor at the Massachusetts College of Art and Design. exhibits in and around Boston and Cambridge, as well as in São Paulo, Brasil; Basel, Switzerland and in Beijing.

The Banner recently spoke with Locke about his upcoming ICA exhibit and what it means to him.

Steve Locke’s exhibit, there is no one left to blame, will be on display at the Institute of Contemporary Art/Boston from July 31 to Oct. 27. Admission is free 5-9 p.m. on Thursday nights. (Liza Voll photos) Colette Greenstein Contemporary artist Steve Locke presents his first major museum exhibition at the Institute of Contemporary Art/ Boston beginning July 31. When asked about his 20-year-long artistic career the 50-year-old artist

says, “I’m hitting my stride in my practice.”

Born in Cleveland in 1963, Locke grew up in Detroit. His dad worked for Chrysler and his mother was a housewife. His mother was a huge influence on his life, and often took him to the Detroit Institute of Art.

He spoke about his parents a bit wistfully. “I really miss my parents and they would have enjoyed seeing me having this kind of success,” he said. “Their child did something that they never had the chance to do.”

Locke, who now lives and works in Hyde Park, is also an associate professor of art education at the Massachusetts College of Art and Design and holds both a Bachelor of Fine Arts and a Master of Fine Arts from the college.

In 2008, Locke was an artist-in-residence at Savannah College of Art and Design in Georgia.

He has also taught at Emmanuel College in Boston and the College of the Holy Cross in Worcester. In 2009, he was awarded with the LEF Foundation Contemporary Work Fund Grant and won the Art Matters Foundation Award in 2007.

The ICA has described Locke’s paintings as “evoking a range of references — from the myth of Medusa to historical traumas such as the French Revolution or the lynching of African Americans to current anxieties about terrorism, war and torture.”

His works have been displayed as part of both solo and group

You’ve been painting for 20 years. Does it seem like two decades have passed?

No, it doesn’t seem like it. It really doesn’t. It doesn’t feel like a lot of time. When I think about it, it feels as exciting as when it started. I feel very confident about my artwork.

How did you get started?

I grew up in Detroit. The Detroit Institute of the Art has one of the best collections in the world. It was called the “Paris of the West.” I sort of grew up in the museum. I didn’t know I could be an artist. I liked going to the museum. It was one of my favorite things to do. I didn’t start to think about being an artist until well in my 20s. It wasn’t practical. Like most people I was focused on making a living. I never thought of it as career.

Do you think you’ve finally hit your stride as an artist?

Yes. As you get older there’s no one to tell you what to do. You’ve become the author of your life.

I’m very lucky to do this and have the means to do it.

The exhibition at the ICA later this month is your first major museum exhibition.

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How do you prepare for something like this?

I’m not really nervous about the show or the work. I want the work to be seen in the best possible light. That’s the great thing with having a great institution behind you. They have the resources. I feel like my vision is really solid. What I’m excited about is that it’s a museum show. Some artists never have a museum show.

Do most artists strive to have a museum exhibition?

I’m just as shocked that this is happening. I just knew I wanted to make art. I feel very fortunate that people want to see the work. In 2005 Kathleen Bitetti (a Boston curator) gave me a shot and believed in my work. I never expected it. I feel very fortunate.

If I had planned it, it would have happened a lot earlier.

How do we go about exposing art to those who may not have access?

It’s not so much finding it outside of yourself. It’s about finding it inside of yourself. William Morris (who was an English textile designer, artist and writer in the 1800s) taught us that art is a part of our everyday lives. Even the way you arrange the food on your plate, how you arrange the plate — that can be a level of your artistic self. We can start looking at how art comes into our lives.

Is there a takeaway from the exhibit?

When I’m making my work, it’s very profound. The paintings have their own lives. It’s really not about me. I try not to get involved in that.

Has teaching at Mass Art influenced your work in any way? Spurred any creativity?

Absolutely! Young artists are the elixir of life. It’s really exciting working with them. You get to watch them and see their discoveries as they come into their own.

Steve Locke’s first solo museum exhibition, there is no one left to blame, featuring 12 new works — including a “constellation” of paintings, paintings affixed to sculptural supports and a neon work bearing the show’s title — is on view at The Institute of Contemporary Art/Boston from July 31 to Oct. 27. The ICA is located at 100 Northern Avenue in Boston. For more information, please visit www.icaboston.org.

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Cordray’s confirmation is a hard-fought achievement Charlene Crowell Life poses a series of challenges for individuals, families and communities. But every now and then, a real victory comes along that reminds us that what is fair and just will eventually prevail. That was the lesson of the two-year saga to confirm Richard Cordray, President Obama’s nominee to lead the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB).

ment grew as workers, through no fault of their own, were laid off.

A then little-known Harvard professor, Elizabeth Warren, conceived the idea of a federal consumer watchdog but was flatly rejected to become its first director. President Obama then nominated Richard Cordray, a former Ohio Attorney General.

Cordray received broad support across party lines. But fierce op-

On the day of the confirmation vote, consumer advocates delivered over 160,000 signed petitions calling for Cordray’s confirmation to Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid’s office.

The idea of a federal office focused solely on protecting the nation’s consumers arose in the wake of the worst financial calamity since the 1930s Great Depression. More than 2 million homes were lost to foreclosure and nearby homes lost value even while neighbors remained current on loan payments. The tsunami of foreclosures in communities of color drained nearly $1 billion of wealth. Eventually unemploy-

position to the idea of a consumer watchdog led to 44 U.S. Senators sending a letter advising President Obama that no nominee to lead the bureau, regardless of ability or experience, would be confirmed.

In the meantime, CFPB staff went to work protecting consumers. They held field hearings, requested comment on proposed rules and, as required by the Dodd-Frank Act, made regular reports to both chambers of

Congress every six months. Over 5 million consumers contacted CFPB with financial questions.

An online consumer complaint system offered convenient access to not only file a complaint, but also to check its status.

To date, CFPB has returned nearly $500 million to consumers who were sold unfair or deceptive products in credit cards, auto loans and more.

Despite these measurable pro-consumer actions, opposition to CFPB continued. Opponents insisted that the bureau’s governing structure change from a director to a commission.

In response, major news outlets from Portland, Maine to Los Angeles ran independent editorials and commentaries — all calling for Cordray’s confirmation. The July 11 Los Angeles Times editorial stated: “According to the official Senate historian, lawmakers have never before blocked a nominee because they didn’t like the way an agency was structured.”

Activism also played a major role. On July 15, Americans for Financial Reform (AFR) and the Center for Responsible Lending (CRL) announced poll results that revealed still-growing support for CFPB. Taken July 8-11, the survey found that consumer support for CFPB grew by more than

CommunityVoices 10 percentage points over the past year. Strong support was evident among independents, Democrats and Republicans, with 83 percent saying that Wall Street should be held accountable with tougher rules and enforcement.

A second survey released the same day by Consumers Union, the policy arm of Consumer Reports, found that 74 percent of respondents supported approval of a CFPB director to ensure that the bureau’s work is not interrupted.

On the day of the confirmation vote, consumer advocates delivered over 160,000 signed petitions calling for Cordray’s confirmation to Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid’s office. The effort was mobilized by AFR, Consumers Union, the American Federation of Labor and the National Council of La Raza.

Finally, after years of debates and delays, a vote on the confirmation was held and received a 66-34 tally. With a director confirmed for a full term of office, CFPB gains the full use of its powers.

For all the frustrations now felt throughout the nation — but particularly in communities of color — the hard-fought CFPB outcome should inspire others to fight for what is right. It took many voices and many actions focused on achieving a single goal.

Yes, other numerous challenges remain. Yet our collective resolve should never fade or grow weary.

A better day will arrive when we dedicate our best efforts.

Charlene Crowell is a communications manager with the Center for Responsible Lending.

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Ato Essandoh talks about life, career and the good fortune of having two hit TV shows

Kam Williams After hypnotizing audiences as D’Artagnan, the slave who was mauled to death by dogs in Django Unchained, Ato Essandoh now stars as Dr. Matthew Freeman in the second season of BBC America’s highest-rated series premiere ever, Copper.

Born in Schenectady, N.Y., on July 29, 1972, Essandoh also returns as Alfredo Llamosa, the fan-favorite former carjacker and a possible replacement for Watson (Lucy Liu) in CBS’ Elementary.

On the big screen, Essandoh is widely recognized for his memorable performances in Garden State, Blood Diamond and Hitch, and for equally stellar work on such TV shows as Blue Bloods, Damages, The Good Wife and Law & Order, to name a few. Prior to acting, he studied chemical engineering at Cornell University, where he took a dare to appear in a stage production of Paper Moon.

Essandoh immediately fell in love with the stage and with acting and moved to New York City to study under the tutelage of James Price. He went on to do many off-Broadway shows, even penning his own play and co-founding the writing and performance group “The Defiant Ones.”

Recognizing the importance of a healthy mind and body, Essatoh

is an active yogi, practicing for the past eight years and even recently taking up Capoeira, the Brazilian martial art combining elements of dance and music. Additionally, he is a vegan and a strong believer in incorporating alternative and holistic medicine into one’s lifestyle.

As for hobbies, Essatoh has been known to bring his guitar to the set where he can be heard playing the blues during downtime.

You got a degree in engineering from Cornell. So how did you end up an actor?

Ha! I was randomly offered a part in a play while at school. I was going to turn it down, but my girlfriend at the time insisted that I do it. It was a singularly thrilling experience. It just stuck with me. I found myself back in New York City a few years after graduation and decided to take some acting classes at night after my consulting job. That was it. I just couldn’t shake it.

Is it hard shooting one series in Toronto and one in New York?

That would certainly be a “first-world problem,” if it were.

So I’m going to say no. I love working! I’ll take all I can get.

Being American, how did you come to land the role on

Copper, a BBC production?

I auditioned. Twice. The second time was in front of Tom Fontana, the show’s creator. I didn’t think I was going to get it.

Months later, on Christmas Eve no less, I got the good news.

Tell me a little about your character, Dr. Matthew Freeman.

Freeman, an ex-slave, is an African American doctor practicing in the notorious “Five Points” New York City neighborhood. He is brilliant, driven and has a keen desire to help others and leave the world in a better place than he found it. That is his solemn duty. Despite the overwhelming bigotry of the times, Freeman strives to remain an example of African American achievement.

On Elementary, you play a very different character, Alfredo Llamosa, a former carjacker. What’s he like?

the set about which guy you’re supposed to be playing?

You’d be surprised. Sometimes I get the voices confused. Especially after having just flown in first thing in the morning from Toronto to shoot Elementary in New York City.

After some coffee, then I’m like, “Oh yeah, Alfredo is the one who knows what a cell phone is.”

Which one is more like the real-life you?

It’s close, but I think I lean towards Freeman. But not by much.

Yeah, if Freeman and Alfredo had a kid, it would be me.

You were mauled to death in Django Unchained. What was it like being directed

by Quentin Tarantino and working opposite Jamie Foxx and Christoph Waltz?

Alfredo is cool. He’s lived the proverbial “hard knock life.” He’s turned things around following a bout of drug addiction and now wants to help others, particularly Sherlock. Like Freeman, Alfredo has the same sense of duty about improving the lives of others. Oh, and he rocks fresh gear!

If you’re planning on getting mauled by dogs, this is the most fun you’ll ever have. Quentin was absolutely a dream to work for.

He’s savant-level brilliant and savagely funny. Jamie and Christoph were charming and generous. Leo, who I’ve worked with before on Blood Diamond, is a consummate pro. I repeat: If you are going to get mauled by dogs, this is the most fun you’ll ever have.

Do you ever get confused on

What is the key to your

knack for delivering memorable performances in support roles in movies like Hitch and Blood Diamond?

I just try to help tell the story as best as possible. It helps when you’re working for fantastic directors like Andy Tennant and Ed Zwick. I pretty much just do whatever they tell me.

You are also a playwright and a stage actor. Do you prefer theater to film?

Theater! You get to rehearse and explore the story for some months before the crowd sees it. Then there is the crowd itself. Nothing beats performing live. The five minutes before the stage manager calls “Places!” is thrilling, feeling the audience listening, and breathing and responding. Nothing beats it.

Are you ever afraid?

Of course. Fear, if handled correctly, tells you where you need to go next and what you need to face.

Are you happy?

Yes quite, since I realized that happiness is not a destination, but rather a state of being. Happiness is a practice.

What was the last book you read?

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friends and family who’ve supported me. I’m talking huge party on a boat or something.

I just reread Douglas Adams’ A Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy because it makes me laugh out loud.

How did your first big heartbreak impact who you are as a person?

What excites you?

Virtuosity! Watching someone transcend their art, like a great athlete does in sports. Or like Prince has done in music. Prince has made a career of transcendence.

Who is your favorite clothes designer?

John Varvatos.

What was your best career decision?

Taking acting classes.

If you only had 24 hours to live, what would you do?

Would you do the bad stuff you never got a chance to do, or would you do good stuff to make sure you make it into heaven?

Hearts mend. That’s the good thing about them. They mend and you carry on.

What’s the difference between who you are at home as opposed to the person you pretend to be on the red carpet?

I don’t think there’s much of a difference. I’m usually having so much fun that it’s hard to be cool.

So I come off as dorky, which is pretty much what I am.

What key quality do you believe all successful people share?

Belief. I never thought I couldn’t do it.

If you had to choose another profession, what would that be?

Teacher.

I’m not really worried about heaven or hell so yeah, the bad stuff. As long as nobody got hurt.

So not too bad. And I guess 24 hours is not long enough to start a harem, so ... [laughs]

If you could meet any historical figure, who would it be?

If you were an animal, what animal would you be?

That’s tough because the classics are so classic. That said, In the Heat of the Night.

An otter. Best all-around animal ever. It’s like a dog and a seal. Only thing missing is wings.

What is your earliest childhood memory?

My father teaching me to tie my shoes.

Is there something that you promised to do if you became famous that you still haven’t done yet?

Throw a huge party for all my

Jimi Hendrix!

With so many classic films being redone, is there a remake you’d like to star in?

What advice do you have for anyone who wants to follow in your footsteps?

Take classes, and write your own material.

What is your favorite charity?

Scale Africa.

How do you want to be remembered?

As a positive influence in people’s lives.

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The Rise of Ryan Coogler Director garners acclaim for debut Born and raised in Oakland, Calif., Ryan Coogler has been on a whirlwind schedule since his debut film Fruitvale Station was selected for the Sundance Screenwriter’s

Lab in 2012.

There’s been a tremendous buzz about the film on the film festival circuit for over a year and after seeing it, you’ll see why the indus-

try took notice of not only its lead actor Michael B. Jordan (who portrays Oscar Grant), but also of the young writer/director.

Earlier this year, Fruitvale Station won the Grand Jury Prize and Audience Award in the U.S. Dramatic Film category at the Sundance Film Festival, as well as “Best First Film” at this year’s Cannes Film Festival.

The 26-year-old filmmaker’s rise is almost straight out of a Hollywood movie. While he was attending the private St. Mary’s College in Moraga, Calif. (a suburban community about 10 miles east of Oakland and 20 miles east of San Francisco), Coogler’s teacher suggested he should become a screenwriter after reading a story that he wrote about his father almost bleeding to death in his arms.

Coogler left St. Mary’s College, transferred to Sacramento State and eventually headed to Los Angeles to attend the University Of Southern California School of Cinematic Arts.

In 2011, Coogler earned a master’s degree in film and television production from USC. More importantly, his student short film Fig, which followed a young street prostitute’s fight to keep her daughter safe, won the Director’s Guild of America Student Filmmaker Award, as well as the HBO Short Filmmaker Award. Fig was later broadcast on HBO. His feature-length screenplay Fruitvale Station — which was shot in 20 days — was based on the 2009 BART police shooting of Oscar Grant, a bright and warm young African American man who got caught up with life on the street, ended up in the prison system for a time and then once released, struggled to make a better life for himself and his family.

Coogler still lives in the Bay Area, where in addition to making films, he works as a counselor at a juvenile hall

Ryan Coogler, director of Fruitvale Station, makes his debut with the film, which has won awards at the Sundance Film Festival and the Cannes Film Festival. in San Francisco. In town last month to promote Fruitvale Station, the humble filmmaker talked about why he chose Michael B. Jordan to portray Oscar Grant and what it was like working with Oscar Award winner Forest Whitaker.

There was a quote attributed to you that said, “A lot of filmmakers are stepping up to the plate and realizing we have a social responsibility not just to entertain but to make people think.” Why was it important to you to make a film that will make people think versus one that is simply entertaining?

The human thought is the most powerful thing in the world and that’s where growth comes from and where change comes from. If you can make someone think about something, that’s important. If you could open up someone’s perspective, that’s really important and film has the capability of doing that.

Have you had a time to take a break from the whirlwind?

Not at all. It’s cool and it’s life. I think it’s a blessing. How great is that we were able to get this film made?

And people were able to see it and want to talk about it? The reason we made the film was for people to watch it, for people who weren’t fa-

miliar with the situation to be exposed to it.

Are you hoping that people will take away something from the film or just able to tell the story?

I want it both. I want people to be aware of the story. That’s a huge gift.

What did you see in Michael B. Jordan for him to play Oscar Grant?

Mike’s incredibly talented. He’s really dynamic and he has those different threads as an actor. It takes a talented actor to do what he does, especially in this film. He carries this film on his shoulders. Something about Michael is God-given. He has a personality. And even when he’s not acting, he makes you lean forward.

He comes into the room and you want to know what’s going on with him. He grew up in Newark and he’s a year younger than Oscar would have been if he were alive today. And coming up in that environment, being a young black dude, you’ve got to be a chameleon and I needed an actor that understood that.

How was it speaking with Grant’s family about this film?

They were apprehensive, especially going through the trial that they went through. It helped being from that area. I told them I wasn’t doing it for the movie or for “shine” or anything. I wanted to tell their story and figured it might offer some insight and maybe it could help. And, having Forest Whitaker’s production company behind me was the biggest thing for them. He has such an incredible track record. He’s known for being such a good person aside from being a really great artist and businessman. They signed their rights over to his company, not to me.

What did you learn from working with Forest Whitaker?

I learned that someone could be a great artist and can have a great work ethic in this industry and not sacrifice who they are as a person. They can use that to be effective in society. He tackles so many issues. He still has a family as well and seeing his life, it’s possible to work in this industry, to have a career and be socially responsible. And, use that career to have a positive social impact. And to be humble. He’s all those things.

Go see Fruitvale Station when it opens nationwide in theaters this Friday, July 26.

If you would like Colette Greenstein to cover or write about your event, email inthemixwithcolette@gmail.com.

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troops were needed. In spite of huge Union losses, many of Lincoln’s advisers strongly disapproved of his decision to put African Americans in uniform.

The impetus came from the abolitionist governor of Massachusetts, John Albion Andrew. Leaders of Boston’s free black community, in a series of unusual personal meetings with the governor, including a private dinner at the home of Lewis Hayden, urged him to champion their martial cause. Andrew traveled to the White House to entreat the embattled president to authorize black troops to fight.

The Great Emancipator conceded, but in a manner better suited to the Great Compromiser. Black troops there would be, but they would earn $10 a month, $3 less than their white counterparts, with $3 deducted for equipment and supplies. Nor would African Americans be granted command.

Two sons of Frederick Douglass, who had long urged the use of black troops, signed up. So did Martin Delany, a former Harvard Medical School student. Farmers and craftsmen, escaped slaves and house servants from the ages of 16 to 60 stepped forward to swell the ranks of the first black regiment. They refused the lower pay for 18 months until the inequity was addressed by Congress — even turning down an appropriation from the Massachusetts treasury.

Andrew turned to leading abolitionist families with sons in service to lead the 54th.

Captain Robert Gould Shaw, a 26-year-old Harvard dropout, was in many ways an unlikely Yankee chosen to command the experi-

mental regiment.

Satisfied with his captaincy in the Massachusetts 2nd Regiment, newly married and a veteran of the bloody Antietam campaign, Shaw at first turned down the governor’s offer but changed his mind after a day’s reflection. He took command of the troops’ training at Camp Meigs along the banks of the Neponset River in the Readville section of Hyde Park and drilled them relentlessly, preparing the eager but green recruits for the trials ahead.

When they finally marched from Boston on May 28, 1863, the 54th paraded up Beacon Street, right by the Shaw family home. The Yankee overlords ensconced in the Somerset Club just up the street closed their curtains, shutting out the sight of black troops sent to fight a war that cost them profits from the Southern cotton trade.

The parade of troops, captured in the magisterial Augustus Saint Gaudens bronze bas-relief facing the State House, wound through the narrow streets of Boston to the docks, where Boston constables had to separate the uniformed soldiers from brick-throwing longshoreman — mostly Irish immigrants angry over efforts to use newly freed slaves to undercut their wages.

By the time the troops arrived on the barrier islands of South Carolina, similar tensions had resulted in draft riots in New York City, exposing racial and social fissures in the Union cause.

The morning of July 18 dawned hot and muggy. The first rays of daylight over the squalling Atlantic found the weary men of the 54th cutting through the thick underbrush of Morris Island on their way to Fort Wagner, a key fortification guarding the approach to Charleston, about a dozen miles north.

Less than 1,000 yards away stood Fort Sumter, where the first shots of the Civil War had been fired two years

earlier. Orders to move came that night for the exhausted troops. The brigade commander, George C. Strong, put the 54th in the vanguard of the attack on Fort Wagner, garrisoned by over 1,700 rebels.

The only approach was a narrow spit of sand exposed to the cannons and musket fire at the end of the causeway, as well as the guns of Sumter, James and Sullivan islands.

The 54th made its way six miles through the sand and paused about 4,000 yards from the barricades and waited for nightfall. Ahead of them, nothing stood but open sand and brush and the sound of waves washing against the causeway.

At 7:45 p.m., Shaw gave the command to his troops lying prone in the sand with fixed bayonets: “Move in quick time until within a hundred yards of the fort, then double-quick and charge!” He unsheathed his sword, raised it in the air, and stepped forward at the front of the column.

Two hundred yards from the massive berms, the night exploded.

Cannon flashes lit up the muggy air.

One observer described musket fire as “a sheet of flame, followed by running fire like electricity” along the parapet.

Shaw led his men toward the southeast bastion as men fell behind him to mortar rounds and minie balls in the lethal fusillade. At the crest, he stood outlined in the fading light and the muzzle flashes. “Forward, 54th!” he shouted, then fell forward, a volley of fire stopping his heart.

Undaunted, the troops continued to pour over the fortification. The flagbearer, coming up behind Shaw with the heavy standard, also fell.

William H. Carney, a 22-yearold New Bedford seaman, caught the flag before it touched the ground in an action that would win him the first Medal of Honor awarded to an African

American. Twice-wounded, Carney wrapped the flag around his body. “The old flag never touched the ground,” he said after the battle.

The attack was hopeless. In less than an hour, more than 30 percent of the 600 men were killed or wounded.

Shaw’s body was buried in a mass grave with his men. When his father learned of efforts to disinter his corpse and segregate his son in death, he wrote an objecting letter to the commander of the Southern troops, forbidding “the desecration of my son’s grave.”

“We hold that a soldier’s most appropriate burial place is on the field where he has fallen,” wrote the elder Shaw.

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Blacks who stand their ground often imprisoned Zenitha Prince The recent acquittal of neighborhood watchman George Zimmerman in the shooting death of 17-year-old, unarmed Trayvon Martin has led to intense scrutiny of Florida’s “standyour-ground” law, which hung over the Zimmerman trial along with similar “no retreat” self-defense laws, and their impact on people of color.

“I think the Trayvon Martin case highlighted the racial inequalities that exist in American society,” said Brendan Fischer, general counsel for the Center for Media and Democracy. “It is a symbol of how the American justice system devalues the lives of people of color. ‘Stand-yourground’ has embedded a lot of these injustices into the system. Statistics have shown its application has been anything but equitable.”

Supported by the National Rifle Association, “stand-your-ground” was passed by the Florida Legislature in 2005. The measure turned the age-old self-defense principle on its head by allowing persons to use deadly force to

defend themselves without first trying to retreat if they had a reasonable belief that they faced a threat.

The law’s template was then adopted by the American Legislative Exchange Council, a nonprofit organization made up of corporations, foundations and legislators that advances federalist and conservative public policies.

Since Florida passed the law, similar measures have been introduced in one form or another in about 30 states, usually those with state legislatures dominated by Republicans.

“That law gives law-and-order activists, right-wingers and vigilantes an arguable basis for defense and opens up a pathway for unjust dispositions of justice because it allows civilians to shoot first and make certain determinations later,” said Dwight Pettit, 67, a renowned attorney in Baltimore.

Pettit drew comparisons to police-involved shootings of African Americans in which the officers make claims such as “I was in fear for my life,” or “I thought he was reaching for his gun,” and are exonerated. He said he discusses the phenomenon in his soon-

to-be-released book Under Color of Law. “Blacks don’t fare well with these laws at all,” Pettit said. “It’s another lessening of protections for African Americans.”

An analysis conducted by the Tampa Bay Times last year showed that defendants in Florida who employ the “stand-your-ground” defense are more successful when the victim is black. In its examination of 200 applicable cases, the Times found that 73 percent of those who killed a black person were acquitted, compared to 59 percent of those who killed a white person.

Similarly, an analysis of Supplemental Homicide Reports submitted by local law enforcement to the FBI between 2005 and 2010 demonstrates that in cases with a black shooter and a white victim, the rate of justifiable homicide rulings is about 1 percent.

However, if the shooter is white and the victim is black, the shooting is ruled justified in 9.5 percent of cases in states that do not have “standyour-ground” laws.

In “stand-your-ground” states, the rate is even higher — almost 17 per-

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cent, according to John Roman of the Urban Institute.

The trends could partly explain Zimmerman’s verdict. While his defense team did not invoke the law, Circuit Court Judge Debra Nelson introduced the principle in her instructions to the jury.

“If George Zimmerman was not engaged in an unlawful activity and was attacked in any place where he had a right to be, he had no duty to retreat and had the right to stand his ground and meet force with force, including deadly force, if he reasonably believed that it was necessary to do so to prevent death or great bodily harm to himself or another or to prevent the commission of a forcible felony,” she said in her instructions to the jury of one Latina and five white women.

To police officers and prosecutors in Sanford, Fla. — who had initially decided not to charge Zimmerman — and to jurors in the case, Zimmerman’s “fear” of Trayvon Martin, a hoodie-wearing black teenager, likely appeared to be justified, Fischer said.

“If you have a case like George Zimmerman, who is part white, alleging that a young black male is a threat to him, a lot of times law enforcement would agree that such a person did [constitute] a threat because of the biases and presumptions about black males in particular which exist in society,” he said.

Conversely, “stand-your-ground”

Docket No. SU09P2077EA Citation on Petition for Removal Estate of Lorenzo Pitts Date of Death: 09/03/2009

To all interested persons: A petition has been filed by Terry K. Mond of Quincy, MA and Willetta PittsGivens of Hyde Park, MA requesting that Lorenzo Pitts, Jr. of Hyde Park, MA be removed as Personal Representative(s) of said estate.

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 08/08/2013. 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 date, action may be taken without further notice to you.

WITNESS, HON. Joan P. Armstrong, First Justice of this Court.

Date: July 03, 2013 Patricia M. Campatelli Register of Probate

“Blacks don’t fare well with these laws at all. It’s another lessening of protections for African Americans.”

— Dwight Pettit with her husband. Alexander said her husband was moving toward her as she attempted to retreat from him when she fired the shot. He was not injured.

Sen. Gary Siplin (D-Fla.) said the Alexander case was his motivation to attempt to get the “stand-your-ground” law overturned. He was unsuccessful, however, because “there are more Democrats in Florida, but more Republicans [are] in charge and they don’t want to change the law,” he said.

Working toward a repeal of the laws would be a positive response to the verdict in the George Zimmerman case, Fischer said.

“People have to vote and elect legislators that would support more just laws that protect the rights of all people instead of just a few,” he said.

In the meantime, officials are vowing to examine the laws and work toward their repeal.

“It’s time to question laws that senselessly expand the concept of self-defense and sow dangerous conflict in our neighborhoods,” U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder said in a speech to the NAACP on July 16. “By allowing, and perhaps encouraging, violent situations to escalate in public, such laws undermine public safety.”

The Trayvon Martin case “opened up a nationwide inquiry into the appropriateness and efficacy of ‘stand-yourground’ laws,” said Commissioner Michael Yaki, of the U.S. Commission on Civil Rights, who initiated the body’s investigation into racial bias in the application of such laws.

“To honor Trayvon and his family, we will continue this inquiry with resolve and renewed purpose,” Yaki said.

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laws are less accommodating of black defendants. Such was the case for African American businessman John McNeil, who was found guilty of aggravated assault and felony murder in Georgia in 2006 in connection with the fatal shooting of white contractor Brian Epp. McNeil said Epp threatened him and his son during a hostile encounter after going onto McNeil’s property to confront him. He was released earlier this year on time served.

Similarly, in July 2012, Marissa Alexander, 31, a mother of three, was given a 20-year mandatory sentence for an aggravated assault conviction for firing a warning shot into the air in the garage of her home in a confrontation

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Docket No. SU13C0246CA

In the matter of Trinity Perez of Roxbury, MA

In the matter of Priscille Aylssa Demosthene of Dorchester, MA

NOTICE OF PETITION FOR CHANGE OF NAME

NOTICE OF PETITION FOR CHANGE OF NAME

To all persons interested in a petition described:

To all persons interested in a petition described:

A petition has been presented by Trinity Perez requesting that Trinity Perez be allowed to change her name as follows:

A petition has been presented by Priscille Aylssa Demosthene requesting that Priscille Aylssa Demosthene be allowed to change her name as follows:

Jessica Baez

Priscille Aylssa Joseph

IF YOU DESIRE TO OBJECT THERETO, YOU OR YOUR ATTORNEY MUST FILE A WRITTEN APPEARANCE IN SAID COURT AT BOSTON ON OR BEFORE TEN O’CLOCK IN THE MORNING (10:00 AM) ON 08/15/2013.

IF YOU DESIRE TO OBJECT THERETO, YOU OR YOUR ATTORNEY MUST FILE A WRITTEN APPEARANCE IN SAID COURT AT BOSTON ON OR BEFORE TEN O’CLOCK IN THE MORNING (10:00 AM) ON 08/01/2013.

WITNESS, HON. Joan P. Armstrong, First Justice of this Court.

Date: July 12, 2013 Patricia M. Campatelli Register of Probate

WITNESS, HON. Joan P. Armstrong, First Justice of this Court.

Date: June 28, 2013 Patricia M. Campatelli Register of Probate

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Docket No. SU08P1153AD1

Citation on Petition for Allowance of Account in the matter of: Elizabeth Ammons Date of Death: 05/20/2008 To all interested persons: A Petition has been filed by Guadulesa Rivera of Los Angeles, CA requesting allowance of the Second account(s) as a Personal Representative and any other relief as requested in the Petition.

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 08/08/2013. 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 date, action may be taken without further notice to you.

WITNESS, HON. Joan P Armstrong, First Justice of this Court.

Date: July 08, 2013 Patricia M. Campatelli

Register of Probate Commonwealth of Massachusetts The Trial Court Probate and Family Court Department Docket No. SU13P1491GD

SUFFOLK Division

Citation Giving Notice of Petition for Appointment of Guardian for Incapacitated Person Pursuant to G.L. c. 190B, §5-304 In the matter of Santos Rios Of Roxbury Crossing, MA RESPONDENT Alleged Incapacitated Person To the named Respondent and all other interested persons, a petition has been filed by Brigham & Women’s Faulkner Hospital of Jamaica Plain, MA in the above captioned matter alleging that Santo Rios is in need of a Guardian and requesting that Pedro Rios of Woonsocket, RI (or some other suitable person) be appointed as Guardian to serve on the bond.

The petition asks the court to determine that the Respondant is incapacitated, that the appointment of a Guardian is necessary, that the proposed Guardian is appropriate. The petition is on file with this court and may contain a request for certain specific authority.

You have the right to object to this proceeding. If you wish to do so, you or your attorney must file a written appearance at this court on or before 10:00 A.M. on the return date of 08/01/2013. This day is NOT a hearing date, but a deadline date by which you have to file the written appearance if you object to the petition. If you fail to file the written appearance by the return date, action may be taken in this matter without further notice to you. In addition to filing the written appearance, you or your attorney must file a written affidavit stating the specific facts and grounds of your objection within 30 days after the return date.

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The Complaint is on file at the Court.

An Automatic Restraining Order has been entered in this matter preventing you from taking any action which would negatively impact the current financial status of either party. SEE Supplemental Probate Court Rule 411.

You are hereby summoned and required to serve upon: Navelette Charles, 131 Morton Street, Jamaica Plain, MA 02130 your answer, if any, on or before 09/12/2013. If you fail to do so, the court will proceed to the hearing and adjudication of this action. You are also required to file a copy of your answer, if any, in the office of the Register of this Court.

Witness, Hon. Joan P. Armstrong, First Justice of this Court.

Date: July 8, 2013 Patricia M. Campatelli Register of Probate Commonwealth of Massachusetts The Trial Court Probate and Family Court Department SUFFOLK Division

Docket No. SU10P1820GD Citation giving Notice of Petition to Expand the Powers of a Guardian

In the Interests of Maria Torres Of Mattapan, MA RESPONDENT Incapacitated Person/Protected Person To the named Respondent and all other interested persons, a petition has been filed by Roscommon Extended Care Center of Mattapan, MA in the above captioned matter requesting that the court Expand the powers of a Guradian.

The petition asks the court to make a determination that the powers of the Guardian and/or Conservator should be expanded, modified, or limited since the time of appointment. The original petition is on file with the court.

You have the right to object to this proceeding. If you wish to do so, you or your attorney must file a written appearance at this court on or before 10:00 A.M. on the return date of 08/01/2013. This day is NOT a hearing date, but a deadline date by which you have to file the written appearance if you object to the petition. If you fail to file the written appearance by the return date, action may be taken in this matter without further notice to you. In addition to filing the written appearance, you or your attorney must file a written affidavit stating the specific facts and grounds of your objection within 30 days after the return date.

IMPORTANT NOTICE The outcome of this proceeding may limit or completely take away the above-named person’s right to make decisions about personal affairs or financial affairs or both. The above-named person has the right to ask for a lawyer. Anyone may make this request on behalf of the above-named person.

If the above-named person cannot afford a lawyer, one may be appointed at State expense.

WITNESS, Hon. Joan P. Armstrong, First Justice of this Court.

Date: June 26, 2013 Patricia M. Campatelli Register of Probate MASSACHUSETTS PORT AUTHORITY

IMPORTANT NOTICE

NOTICE TO CONTRACTORS

The outcome of this proceeding may limit or completely take away the above-named person’s right to make decisions about personal affairs or financial affairs or both. The above-named person has the right to ask for a lawyer. Anyone may make this request on behalf of the above-named person.

If the above-named person cannot afford a lawyer, one may be appointed at State expense.

Sealed General Bids for MPA Contract No. L1311-C2, TERMINAL E STRIPPING BELT CANOPY, LOGAN INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT, EAST 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 02116, until 11:00 A.M. local time on WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 14, 2013 immediately after which, in a designated room, the bids will be opened and read publicly.

WITNESS, Hon. Joan P. Armstrong, First Justice of this Court.

Date: June 26, 2013 Patricia M. Campatelli Register of Probate Commonwealth of Massachusetts The Trial Court Probate and Family Court Department SUFFOLK Division

Docket No. SU13P1633PM

In the matter of: Changa Daoudi Watkins Respondent (Person to be Protected/Minor) Of: Roxbury, MA CITATION GIVING NOTICE OF PETITION FOR APPOINTMENT OF CONSERVATOR OR OTHER PROTECTIVE ORDER PURSUANT TO G.L c. 190B, §5-304 & §5-405 To the named Respondent and all other interested persons, a petition has been filed by Marilyn Hilliard of Brighton, MA in the above captioned matter alleging that Changa D. Watkins is in need of a Conservator or other protective order and requesting that Marilyn Hilliard of Brighton, MA (or some other suitable person) be appointed as Conservator to serve Without Surety on the bond.

The petition asks the court to determine that the Respondent is disabled, that a protective order or appointment of a Conservator is necessary, and that the proposed conservator is appropriate. The petition is on file with this court.

You have the right to object to this proceeding. If you wish to do so, you or your attorney must file a written appearance at this court on or before 10:00 A.M. on the return date of 09/19/2013. This day is not a hearing date, but a deadline date by which you have to file the written appearance if you object to the petition. If you fail to file the written appearance by the return date, action may be taken in this matter without further notice to you. In addition to filing the written appearance, you or your attorney must file a written affidavit stating the specific facts and grounds of your objection within 30 days after the return date.

IMPORTANT NOTICE The outcome of this proceeding may limit or completely take away the above-named person’s right to make decisions about personal affairs or financial affairs or both. The above-named person has the right to ask for a lawyer. Anyone may make this request on behalf of the above-named person.

If the above-named person cannot afford a lawyer, one may be appointed at State expense.

Witness, Hon. Joan P. Armstrong, First Justice of this Court.

Date: July 15, 2013 Patricia M. Campatelli Register of Probate Commonwealth of Massachusetts The Trial Court Probate and Family Court Department Docket No. SU13D1420DR

SUFFOLK Division

Divorce Summons by Publication and Mailing Navelette Charles

vs.

Billy M Charles

To the Defendant: The Plaintiff has filed a Complaint for Divorce requesting that the Court grant a divorce for irretrievable breakdown of the marriage pursuant to G.L. c. 208, Section 1 B.

NOTE: PREBID CONFERENCE WILL BE HELD AT THE CAPITAL PROGRAMS DEPARTMENT (ABOVE ADDRESS) AT 10:00 A.M. LOCAL TIME ON MONDAY, JULY 29, 2013 The work includes THREE FOOT ROOF EXTENSIONS ON THE LONG SIDES OF THE CANOPY AT THE TERMINAL E BAGGAGE STRIPPING BELT. THE EXISTING CANOPY IS APPROXIMATELY 160 FEET LONG. THIS WORK IS PRIMARILY STRUCTURAL STEEL, METAL DECKING AND PAINTING OF THE STRUCTURAL STEEL. Bid documents will be made available beginning THURSDAY, JULY 25, 2013.

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 and Maintenance, and an Update Statement. The General Bidder must be certified in the category of GENERAL BUILDING CONSTRUCTION. The estimated contract cost is One Hundred Thirty-Six Thousand Dollars ($136,000.00).

Bidding procedures and award of the contract and subcontracts shall be in accordance with the provisions of Sections 44A through 44H inclusive, Chapter 149 of the General Laws of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts.

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 subbids are required, each must be accompanied by a deposit equal to five (5) percent of the subbid 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.

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.

No filed subbids will be required for this contract.

This contract is subject to a Minority/Women Owned Business Enterprise participation provision requiring that not less than FIVE PERCENT (5%) 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 Article 84 of the 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 General Contractor is required to submit a Certification of NonSegregated 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 REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS The MASSACHUSETTS PORT AUTHORITY (Authority) is soliciting consulting services for MPA CONTRACT NO. A308-S1 - Technology needs assessment for Capital Programs and Environmental Affairs Department. The Authority is seeking qualified multidiscipline consulting firms/teams, with proven experience to develop and complete a technology needs assessment. The Consultant must be able to work closely with the Authority and other interested parties in order to provide such services in a timely and effective manner.

The consultant shall have demonstrated experience in providing similar consulting services, experience and expertise in working with other Authorities, governmental agencies and/or similar types of Capital Programs departments. Experience and knowledge of planning, design and construction management processes for public building and infrastructure projects is a must.

The scope of work includes, but will not be limited to the following: (1) Document the existing state of the Capital Programs and Environmental Affairs (CP&EA) department’s current technology infrastructure, processes, and staff a. Meet with the staff to understand the basics of the business, strategy, and goals b. Review the existing technology systems and infrastructure c. Perform interviews with key stakeholders and employees (2) Prepare detailed workflow diagrams for existing processes regarding basic business functions, including but not limited to project design and design review; management of design standards; document management and project record keeping; project advertisement and bidding; and general project management including project financial controls.

(3) Identify technology and information gaps, critical bottlenecks, and key inefficiencies resulting in wasted time and expenses (4) Identify the desired future state based on knowledge of industry technology best practices and review of department business and operations. Use of process improvement techniques (i.e. Lean Six Sigma) is encouraged.

(5) Provide a clear and actionable recommended roadmap including alternatives based on budget and needs (6) Help CP&EA draft RFIs/RFQs for a project management/project controls system, an online bidding system, and other key technology systems/software as may be required. This effort may include identifying selection criteria, assisting in the evaluation of proposed systems, and interviewing potential vendors as necessary.

The submission shall be evaluated on basis of: A Firm’s Background and Experience B Project Approach/Methodology C M/WBE and affirmative action efforts, proposed % of M/W/DBE participation D Pricing and demonstration of cost consciousness The Consultant selected for this project will not be considered in future selection processes for any implementation components resulting from the recommendations made under this project. Such components shall include but not be limited to furnishing software, hardware, integration services, or any other goods or services to be provided as part of the implementation, in which the Consultant has any financial interest. Further, additional consulting services specifically associated with hardware or software purchased as a result of the project recommendations shall not be permitted.

The Consultant shall also provide an original and nine copies of litigation and legal proceedings information, signed under the pains and penalties of perjury, in a separate sealed envelope entitled “Litigation and Legal Proceedings”. See www.massport.com/doing-business/Pages/ CapitalProgramsResourceCenter.aspx for more details on litigation and legal proceedings history submittal requirements.

The full RFP will be available to interested parties beginning Thursday July 25, 2013, by contacting Alicia Nitsch at ANitsch@massport.com Submissions shall be printed on both sides of the sheet (8 1/2” x 11”), no acetate covers. Provide ten (10) copies of a bound document and one PDF version on a disc each limited to 20 sheets double-sided (40 pages) exclusive of cover letter, price proposal, resumes, SDO certification letters, covers, and dividers.

This submission, including the litigation and legal proceedings history in a separate sealed envelope as required shall be addressed to Houssam H. Sleiman, PE, CCM, Director of Capital Programs and Environmental Affairs and received no later than 12:00 Noon on Thursday, September 12, 2013 at the Massachusetts Port Authority, Logan Office Center, One Harborside Drive, Suite 209S, Logan International Airport, East Boston, MA 021282909. Any submission which is not received in a timely manner shall be rejected by the Authority as non-responsive. Any information provided to the Authority in any Proposal or other written or oral communication between the Proposer and the Authority will not be, or deemed to have been, proprietary or confidential, although the Authority will use reasonable efforts not to disclose such information to persons who are not employees or consultants retained by the Authority except as may be required by M.G.L. c.66.

The procurement process for these services will proceed according to the following anticipated schedule: EVENT DATE/TIME Solicitation: Release Date

July 24, 2013

Deadline for submission of written questions

August 8, 2013 - 12:00 Noon

Official answers published (Estimated)

August 19, 2013

Solicitation: Close Date / Submission Deadline

September 12, 2013 – 12:00 Noon

Times are Eastern Standard Time (US).

Questions may be sent via email to CPBidQuestions@massport.com subject to the deadline for receipt stated in the timetable above. In the subject lines of your email, please reference the MPA Project Name and Number.

Questions and their responses will be posted on Capital Bid Opportunities webpage of Massport http://www.massport.com/doing-business/_layouts/ CapitalPrograms/default.aspx as an attachment to the original Legal Notice and on Comm-PASS (www.comm-pass.com) in the listings for this project.

MASSACHUSETTS PORT AUTHORITY THOMAS P. GLYNN CEO AND EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR

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97 Kilmer Avenue, Taunton, MA 02780 # of Units

Type

Rents Start at:

45

1BR

$948

72

2BR

$1,137

28

3BR

$1,314

5

4BR

$1,465

1000 Stone Place, Melrose, MA

Three 1BRs @ $1,259, Two 2BRs @ $1,402, One 3BRs @ $1,546 Utilities not included Alta Stone Place is a 212 unit rental apartment community located at 1000 Stone Place in Melrose. The first six affordable apartments will be made available through this application process and rented to households with incomes at or below 80% of the Area Median Income. Thirteen more affordable units will be made available through a second lottery process later in 2014.

Maximum Income Limits by Household Size HH Size

60%

HH Size

60%

1

35,400

4

50,520

2

40,440

5

54,600

45,480

6

58,620

3

CHELSEA APARTMENT

Affordable Housing Lottery Alta Stone Place

AFFORDABLE HOUSING

Bristol Commons and Lenox Green

4+ bdrms Newly renovated, 2000+ sq ft apt in 3 fam, no smkng/pets, hrdwd flrs, eat-in kit, pantry, lg master bedroom, din and lv rm, laundry rm, enclosed frnt/bck prchs, off street prkng, T access, min to Bost.

Sec 8 OK

617-283-2081

These six affordable units feature 9-foot ceilings, faux wood flooring in kitchens and baths, carpet in living and bedroom areas, stainless steel appliances, granite countertops, walk-in closets, oversized tubs and side-by-side washers and dryers. Please see www.AltaStone Place.com for more details on the development and the units.

Use and Occupancy Restrictions Apply Reasonable accommodations made APPLICATIONS MAY PICKED UP IN PERSON FROM TRINITY MANAGEMENT Fairfax Gardens Apartments Management Office 97 Kilmer Avenue, Taunton, MA 02780 Weekdays 7/22– 09/22/13 9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.

Saturday 08/17/13 10:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m.

Household Size

80% AMI (Area Median Income)

1

$47,150

2

$53,900

3

$60,650

4

$67,350

5

$72,750

6

$78,150

Information session (applications available): Thursday, 8/15/13 6:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. at 97 Kilmer Avenue, Taunton, MA 02780 Deadline for completed applications to be in lottery: In person at the above address by 9/27/13 4:00 p.m., or by mail, postmarked by 9/2713

A Public Information Session will be held at 6 pm on August 15th, 2013 in the Aldermanic Chamber of Melrose City Hall, 562 Main Street, Melrose, MA.

SELECTION BY LOTTERY Eight units have a preference for disabled households requiring wheelchair accessibility.

Preference for households of at least one person per bedroom.

Voucher Holders welcome—Rents at Payment Standard.

Completed Applications and Required Income Documentation must be delivered, not postmarked, by 2:00 PM on September 18th, 2013.

The Lottery will be held on October 1st, 2013 at 6 PM in same location as the info session above.

For more information or an application, call Trinity Management Company Phone # 1-617-398-2592 TDD:1-800-545-1833, ext. 945

For Details on Applications, the Lottery, and the Apartments or for reasonable accommodations for persons with disabilities, call 617.782.6900 or go to: www.s-e-b.com/lottery Applications and Information also available at the Melrose Public Library on 69 West Emerson Street (Hours: M-Th 10-9, F-Sa 10-5, Su 2-5).

Equal Housing Opportunity

The Cooper House 419 Walnut Ave, Boston, MA 02119

OFFICE SPACE FOR LEASE RIVERWAY PLAZA

90 RIVER ST, MATTAPAN, MA 02126 1,672 Sqft

Affordable Housing Opportunities for the Elderly adjacent to Franklin Park near Egleston Square

(7) Studios & (30) One-Bedroom Apts.

Head of household (or spouse) must be at least 62 years of age at time of occupancy.

Household Size

30%

50%

1

19,850

33,050

2

22,650

37,800

All households will pay no more than 30% of their qualifying household income for rent.

Applications are available at adjacent Spencer House building rental office at 2053R Columbus Avenue, Boston, MA 02119 (T-accessible, Bus #22) on the following dates and times:

Fri, Aug. 16 Sat, Aug 17 Mon, Aug 19 - Fri., Aug 23

from 12 PM to 7 PM from 10 AM – 2 PM from 10 AM to 4 PM

Applications may be requested to be sent by mail during the application period listed above by calling 617-427-5500.

GREAT SPACE 2nd FLOOR with Elevator Access/Stairs • 1,672 sqft open floor plan • Great office space/showroom • Monthly rent includes all CAM fees • 1 –month security deposit preferred • Property is surrounded by many restaurants/retailers and local business • Ample parking Trinity Management has a great space for lease at 90 River St. The Space is located on the 2nd floor with elevator access/ stairs. Open floor plan with two private offices.

Women and Men’s bathroom. Easily accessible to public transportation with Central Ave trolley stop next door and major highways mins away.

Heat and Hot Water Always Included Modern Laundry Facilities Private Balconies / Some with City Views Plush wall to wall carpet Adjacent to New England Baptist Hospital Secured Entry, Elevator Convenience Private Parking Near Public Transportation and much more ...

2 bed - $1264-$1900; 1 bed $1058-$1500 Call Today for more details and to schedule a visit...

888-842-7945

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Friday, Aug 16, at 12:00 p.m. at 2053R Columbus Ave. Roxbury and Monday, Aug 19, at 10:00 a.m. at Roslindale House, 120 Poplar St. Roslindale, MA

Wollaston Manor

Deadline Completed applications must be received by 4:00 p.m., Friday, Aug. 30, 2013 or mailed and postmarked by that date.

For more info or TDD, call (617) 469-5800

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Selection by lottery if needed.

2 units, including one barrier-free unit, have a preference for CBH-eligible households. Preference for 1 barrier-free one-bedroom to households who require wheelchair access.

Preference for 4 units for homeless households referred by Homestart, Inc., or other agencies serving the homeless.

70% City of Boston resident preference For reasonable accommodations for persons with disabilities, call (617) 469-5800

Parker Hill Apartments

91 Clay Street Quincy, MA 02170

Senior Living At It’s Best

Phone: 617-265-5800 Fax: 617-265-5888 dgoldwait@trinitymanagementcompany.com Doug Goldwait, Property Manager 1916 Dorchester Ave. Dorchester, MA 02124

A senior/disabled/ handicapped community 0 BR units = $1,027/mo 1 BR units = $1,101/mo All utilities included.

Call Sandy Miller, Property Manager

Developed and Managed by Rogerson Communities One Florence Street, Roslindale, MA 02131 (617) 469-5800 www.rogerson.org

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Are you interested in a CAREER?

Need Skills & Experience?

Project Hope, in partnership with Partners HealthCare and Brigham & Women’s Hospital, is currently accepting applications for FREE entry level health care employment training programs.

Program eligibility includes:

Operation ABLE has helped over 30,000 unemployed workers update their skills and learn the techniques needed to attract employers and have successful interviews.

• Have a high school diploma or equivalent • Have a verifiable reference of 1 year from a former employer • Pass assessments in reading, language, and computer skills • Attend an Open House to begin the eligibility & application process • Be legally authorized to work in the United States

For more information and to register for the next Open House held the 1st and 3rd Friday of the month please visit our website at www.prohope.org/openhouse.htm

Learn MS Office and on-line job search techniques Benefit from on-the-job internships Register today for a briefing that will outline all of Operation ABLE’s training programs, and to answer all of your questions.

617-542-4180 Tuition funding may be available Operation A.B.L.E. of Greater Boston

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Associate Project Coordinator The Metropolitan Area Planning Council (MAPC), the regional planning agency for Metro Boston, seeks a Project Coordinator to assist in the work of the Northeast Massachusetts Homeland Security Regional Advisory Council (NERAC). Duties include assisting the Senior Project Coordinator with support of the NERAC council and its committees in identifying critical emergency management and security needs of the region, defining and designing projects of various types to address the needs, and developing and implementing annual work plans for the region.

Train public safety personnel and conduct training exercises; establish systems and protocols that enhance public safety; Performing a range of administrative, procurement, project coordination and grant compliance services. Candidates must have a BA in planning, public administration, management, or another field related to public safety or emergency management plus a minimum of 3 years working in an associated field. This is a FT position with an excellent state employee benefits package. Starting salary: $38,000 to $43,000, depending on qualifications and experience. Candidates must have legal authorization to work in the USA and a valid drivers’ license and/or the ability to arrange transportation to meetings in different parts of the region.

MAPC is an EOE/AA Employer and diverse candidates are encouraged to apply. The position is open until filled.

Review of applications will begin immediately.

SEE COMPLETE JOB POSTING AT WWW.MAPC.ORG (JOBS AT MAPC) AND APPLY ON-LINE THERE.

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We Help People Get and Succeed at Good Jobs Free job-search and career development help: • Most people who complete our 60hour job-search workshop qualify for free, individual job-search help.

• We refer people to jobs that pay $20,000 — $30,000 and offer benefits.

• We mentor people who accept jobs through our referrals for two years.

If you are a low-income adult who is: • Looking for a full-time permanent job; • Willing to participate in our two-year mentoring program; • Age 22 to 55; • Legal to work in the U.S.; • Able to succeed in an English-speaking workplace, then…

Orientation Every Thursday, 1:00 PM. Call us to see if you qualify at (617) 424-6616.

• You will need to bring your résumé • If you do not have a résumé, bring a list of: 4 Jobs and military service since high school; 4 Education and training.

4 Be sure to include month and year; be sure that all dates are correct.

We look forward to working with you!

YOURSELF WITH TWO CAREER OPPORTUNITIES AS AN ADMINISTRATIVE AND BOOKKEEPING PROFESSIONAL

Do you need to upgrade your skills? Ready for a new career?

ADMINSTRATIVE AND BOOKKEEPING PROFESSIONALS PROGRAM ONE PROGRAM…TWO CAREER CHOICES… MORE EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES The Administrative and Bookkeeping Professionals Program uses a combination of hands on classroom instruction and online learning experiences designed to give you employer ready skills, and the self confidence from achieving new, professional level skills for today’s economy.

The Administrative and Bookkeeping Professionals Program offers: • Introductory and advance levels of computer skills training using Microsoft Office 2010 (MS Word, Excel, Outlook) • Bookkeeping essentials and procedures for office professionals • Opportunities to create professional business documents using digital, social media and internet technologies • Computerized bookkeeping using QuickBooks • Procedures for recording, managing and securing client/ customer financial and non-financial data

Training Grants available to qualifying applicants.

Contact: Mr. Royal Bolling, Computer Learning Resources Phone: 617-506-1505 Email: clr2paths@gmail.com

Licensed by the Massachusetts Division Professional Licensure Office of Private Occupational School Education