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Carmen Fields, Kimberly Frazier-Booth, Marcus Jones, Lisa Simons, Derrick and Michelle Jackson enjoy a moment during the annual convention of the National Association of Black

Journalists held last week at the Hynes Convention Center.

(Don West photo)

Black journalists convention a major milestone for Boston Robin Washington When the National Association of Black Journalists was founded in Washington, D.C. in 1975, Boston was in the throes of the court-ordered busing crisis. Even as members of the fledgling group joked their meetings could have been held in a phone booth, the city did not rate high in their convention plans.

Last week, nearly 2,000 black journalists gathered at the Hynes Convention Center and Sheraton Boston Hotel, challenging a perception of Boston as hostile to African Americans that has endured over the organization’s 39 years.

“We never had it in Boston before because Boston had a bad reputation insofar as the treatment

of black people is concerned,” said Roxbury’s Sarah-Ann Shaw, a retired WBZ-TV reporter and NABJ lifetime achievement honoree. “It happened this time because there have been some small changes, and a group of us here met with the (NABJ) board and made a pitch, and said, ‘come, I think you’ll enjoy it.’”

NABJ, which advocates for increased black employment in a profession lagging in diversity, and for the accurate, non-stereotypical depiction of blacks by the news media, has held its yearly convention in dozens of cities, with repeat visits to places like Washington, D.C., Atlanta and Orlando. Yet Boston never got the nod nor seriously tried for it, even though the Boston Association of Black Journalists is older than its

national counterpart.

That changed when the national group held a board meeting here a few years ago and BABJ and the city’s convention and visitors bureau made a bid, explained NABJ President Bob Butler, a San Francisco radio news reporter originally from Chelsea.

“They were telling us … that Boston had changed and they wanted us to help them tell the rest of the country and the world that Boston was not the Boston you remember from the busing crisis,” Butler said.

If that reputation was lingering — “All I knew about Boston was about the school busing thing,” said first-time visitor Denise Clay of NABJ, continued to page 18

ganize the rally. “They’re going to continue fighting until that hapBoston fast-food workers ral- pens.” lied July 30 at a local McDonald’s, McDonald’s has repeatedly calling on the $5.6 billion com- asserted that it does not control pany to “stop hiding behind its employment decisions at its franfranchisees,” pay its workers $15 chised restaurants. But the Naan hour and respect their right to tional Labor Relations Board’s form a union without retaliation. general counsel said Tuesday that This comes after the National the $5.6 billion company is indeed Labor Relations Board said Tues- a joint employer that exerts subday that McDonald’s plays a crit- stantial power over its employees’ ical role in employment decisions working conditions. at its restaurants, despite the fastIn a determination that carfood giant’s repeated assertions to ries widespread implications for the contrary. the fast-food industry, the genThe move by the NLRB gen- eral counsel found that McDoneral counsel a l d ’s w i e l d s to consider such extensive McDonald’s a “McDonald’s can influence over joint employer try to hide behind its the business with its franoperations of chisees paves franchisees, but today’s its franchisees t h e w a y f o r determination by the that individual cases alleging franchise opNLRB shows there’s illegal activity erators have b y M c D o n - no two ways about it: little autonald’s, not just The Golden Arches is omy in setting its franchisees, or controlling to proceed in an employer, plain and workplace conBoston. ditions. Mcsimple.”

Waving Donald’s, for — Micah Wissinger all intents and signs reading “ W h o ’s t h e purposes, is the Boss? McDonemployer. ald’s.” and “Boston Stands with On July 29, the general counFast Food Workers” and chant- sel’s office informed NLRB reing, “You can’t run. You can’t gional directors in offices around hide. Make our wages super- the country that McDonald’s sized,” fast-food workers and faith should be treated as an employer. and community supporters rallied There are dozens of charges aloutside the McDonald’s on Trem- leging illegal conduct by the fastont Street across from the Boston food giant pending in at least 17 Common. cities that could now be adjudi“The goal of this campaign cated using the government’s new is to have fast food workers paid directive. $15 per hour and to have the “McDonald’s can try to hide right to unionize,” said Reginald behind its franchisees, but today’s Zimmerman, a spokesperson determination by the NLRB shows for MASSUniting, a coalition of there’s no two ways about it: The community groups, faith organi- Golden Arches is an employer, plain wages, continued to page 11 zations and labor that helped or-

Candidates abound at RoxVote cookout event Yawu Miller Attendees at the RoxVote Coalition’s Cookout With the Candidates event had to run a gauntlet of campaign volunteers just to get into the Dewitt Drive plaza where the event took place.

Those who stood in line for burgers and hotdogs were subjected to appeals from candidates who pressed the flesh and made one-on-one appeals to Roxbury residents for their votes.

Candidates for statewide office and challengers for state repre-

sentative and state Senate seats turned out for the chance to make a pitch to the more than 400 attendees who turned out for the annual event. For many candidates, the meet-and-greet was just one of many stops scheduled that day.

“We had three events before this and we have three after,” said Steve Kerrigan, who is running for lieutenant governor. “Yesterday we started out with an event in Lancaster, had an event in West Roxbury, went to Brockton for two events and the Cape for two more.

Rox Vote, continued to page 6

Candidate for lieutenant governor Steve Kerrigan greets Ward 9 Democratic Committee member Aaron Jones during RoxVote’s annual Cookout With the Candidates event last week. In all

400 voters and 32 candidates turned out for the event. (Banner photo)

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Community forum examines development, gentrification Yawu Miller Ideas flowed freely at the National Association of Black Journalists-sponsored town hall meeting, Development and Displacement in Boston.

Audience members and a five-person panel discussed ideas ranging from the development of middle-income housing to land trusts endowed with the powers

of eminent domain.

The forum, part of the NABJ’s national convention last week, drew an audience of about 200 local housing activists, and local and national journalists.

While most major U.S. cities have seen rents and real estate values rise in recent years, Boston has been cited as one of the most expensive housing markets in the nation. While the city is un-

dergoing a remarkable building boom that is redefining its skyline and creating new neighborhoods downtown and on the waterfront, rents are at an all-time high and 11 of the city’s 15 neighborhoods are undergoing gentrification.

“Gentrification is the movement of higher income and smaller households into low income neighborhoods,” noted Tufts University Professor James

Dudley Street Neighborhood Initiative Executive Director Christopher Jones makes a point during a forum on gentrification and housing development sponsored by the National Association of Black Journalists held at Hibernian Hall. Listening in are WCBV-TV 5 host and Executive Producer Karen Holmes Ward, Dorchester Bay EDC Exec. Dir. Jeanne DuBois, Tufts University Professor James Jennings, Department of Neighborhood Development Director Sheila Dillon and Madison Park Development Corp. Exec. Dir. Jeanne Pinado. (Banner photo)

Jennings. “In Boston, that happens to be places where brown and black people live.”

Jennings and the other panelists began the conversation by discussing which displacement prevention strategies have worked. Dudley Street Neighborhood Initiative Executive Director Chris Brown described how his organization acquired the power of eminent domain, purchased vacant land and built deed-restricted affordable housing, stabilizing a community that had long been in decline.

“In 2008, when the bottom was falling out everywhere — especially in Boston — there were no foreclosures in the land trust area,” Brown noted, adding that the land trust model is a tool that could be used in other areas.

Dorchester Bay Economic Development Corporation Executive Director Jeanne DuBois touted her organization’s partnership with the Nuestra Communidad and Quincy Geneva CDCs to develop affordable housing and commercial space along Quincy Street. The partners secured a $70 million HUD Choice Community grant that enabled them to renovate existing affordable housing units and build new ones.

Madison Park Development Corporation CEO Jeanne Pinado spoke about how her organization acquired and built more than 1,700 units of affordable housing and redeveloped spaces like Hibernian Hall, the building where the forum was hosted, to redevelop the long-blighted Dudley Square area.

Looking to the future, Pinado said the CDC will build housing with varying degrees of affordability.

“We’re looking at how we can build low, middle and market-rate housing,” she said.

Department of Neighborhood Development Director Sheila Dillon outlined the challenges the city faces in retaining affordability. The cost of building new housing is $400,000 a unit. There are 28,000 families in Boston paying more than 50 percent of their income on rent. And while dozens of luxury apartment building are in various phases of construction in Boston, the city is only generating 250 new affordable housing units a year.

“It’s a crazy small amount,” Dillon commented.

Dillon noted that the administration of Mayor Martin Walsh is currently working on housing policy recommendations due to

be released September 1, though she would not discuss the specifics of any plans the administration is considering. But the panelists at the discussion were not wanting for ideas, including expanding inclusionary development — the city ordinance that currently requires developers to make 15 percent of the units in new buildings affordable or contribute to the city’s Affordable Housing Trust.

Dillon did underscore the importance of city planners and housing developers discussing plans with neighborhood residents.

“The housing industry in Boston has become too complex,” she said. “We spend our time talking to syndicators, lawyers and architects. I think it’s distracted us from our mission.”

Most of the participants spoke about the importance of building affordable and moderate-income housing.

Pinado dismissed the common complaint that Roxbury has more than its share of affordable housing, noting that more than 50 percent of the units in Lower Roxbury — the area between Dudley Square and the South End — are project-based affordable housing.

“I see them as assets,” she said of the low-income housing developments. “People say ‘don’t you think we have enough?’ I say we have a good thing.”

Pinado said the parcels of publicly-owned vacant land in Roxbury should be set aside for more housing.

“We ought to prioritize [the land] for lower- and mixed-income housing,” she commented.

Largely absent from the forum was discussion of rent control, restrictions on condominium conversions and other government interventions in the housing market. When attorney John Drewry suggested participants consider re-instating rent control, Dillon noted that the city’s law was voted out in a 1993 statewide ballot referendum.

“There’s nothing we can do,” she said.

Lisette Le, VOTE coordinator for the Right to the City Coalition, said she and other affordable housing activists have been exploring the possibility of pushing for the reinstatement of rent control in Boston.

“It’s something people are talking about,” she said. “But there are a lot of people who don’t want us talking about it.”

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Puerto Rican festival finds home at City Hall Plaza

Felix D. Arroyo and Warren Tolman pose along the Puerto Rican parade route.

The parade reaches the Common on their way to City Hall. Adoring spectators lined up in droves to cheer on the marching dancers and floats. (Banner photo) Nate Homan Puerto Rican Festival Vice President Rafael Feliciano can remember when the Puerto Rican Festival of Massachusetts was held in the “Bum Park” on Washington Street in the South End. “It’s Peters Park now, but back then we called it the ‘Bum Park’ because that’s where people would go to drink,” Feliciano said.

Since then, the festival has been held in multiple locations — including Rotch Park near the corner of Albany and Randolph streets and more recently, Franklin Park.

This year, the festival was hosted at City Hall for the second year in a row.

“We wanted to celebrate with Mayor Walsh and introduce him to the community,” Parade Committee Member Anastasia Correa said. “It’s a pleasure because they might not have seen a festival like ours before at City Hall.”

The festival peaked on Sunday, August 3 with a parade

starting at Hynes Convention Center, snaking up to Tremont Street and ending at City Hall Plaza. Onlookers lined up all along the route from Hynes, to Copley Square up, turning onto Tremont Street from Boylston Street, passed the Common and at the entrance to Government Center.

The crowd sported Puerto Rican flags on t-shirts and baseball caps while some waved large flags and many shouted “viva Puerto Rico.” The forecast called for rain, but the weather held up as dancers and flag-flying floats made their way towards Government Center while people cheered for their beloved island.

Cars and trucks with large sound systems blared dance music, which got the crowd moving and chanting in rhythm with dancers who twirled batons and pumped up the crowds.

Many in attendance cheered for Mayor Martin Walsh, City Councilor Tito Jackson and former City Councilor Felix D. Arroyo, who shook hands and waved their Puerto Rican flags.

The celebratory atmosphere of Sunday was not limited to City Hall Plaza, as the Feast for Saint Agrippina was setting up for the evening’s entertainment a halfmile away on Hanover Street in the North End. But on City Hall Plaza, the afternoon belonged to the Puerto Rican community of the Greater Boston Area and New England.

“We expected 40,000 people for the whole three days,” Feliciano said.

“We’re the second biggest festival in New England behind Saint Anthony’s Feast in the North End. It meant so much to have this festival at City Hall Plaza,” Feliciano said.

“To have it at such a special place in the middle of the city shows that we are seen as an important part of the community of Boston.”

Friday kicked off the festival with Youth Day, where children played and danced to cultural music and got to experience the vibrancy of their heritage. Saturday was the international day, where all different music, art-

City Councilor Tito Jackson, Mayor Martin Walsh, former City Councilor Felix D. Arroyo and parade festival organizer Carmen Colombani march by the Common. (Banner photo)

work and Latin American food was on display for patrons.

“We had all kinds of cultural foods from Puerto Rico and others countries like Honduras, Guatemala, Mexico, all over Latin America and South America,” Correa said.

“Mix that with live music and dancing and you can imagine what a fun time it is every year.”

At City Hall Plaza, friends and families enjoyed carnival rides, games, live music, dancing and authentic food. The parade came to an end around 2 p.m., but the festivities on the bricks of the Plaza were just beginning.

“The festival brings people so much joy. It brings them back home to the island,” Correa said.

“In Puerto Rico we have festivals and carnivals for ancestors and religious reasons. Those are huge carnivals similar to Caribbean carnivals and Mardi Gras.”

Correa said that organizing an event on this scale is no easy task.

“It takes a lot to put something together like this. We have 15 people designated to manage the committees and the vendors, Sunday’s parade, a big domino tournament, real carnival rides, games, a beauty pageant with a different girl every year. Then there’s a night of galas, and auctions. It’s a lot of planning, but it is worth the effort.

Our community really looks forward to this day every year. Everyone comes to see longtime friends who’ve been hibernating.”

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Smart choices for public safety When an election is imminent, residents of the black community hope for someone to come forward to stop the violence and reform the criminal justice system. These hopes usually go unfulfilled, but that might change with the election of Steve Tompkins for Sheriff and Warren Tolman for Attorney General.

Suffolk County Sheriff Most Americans learned about sheriffs from the movies. Cowboy films with such heroes as the Cisco Kid, the Lone Ranger, Paladin and their ilk generally portray the sheriff as the one who maintained law and order. It was natural to grow up believing that Americans had created the office of sheriff to keep the peace in the Wild West.

However, those with a greater interest in knighthood and chivalry knew from the story of Robin Hood that his primary adversary was the Sheriff of Nottingham. In fact, Americans adopted the office of sheriff from the Anglo-Saxons as the primary law enforcement officer of the counties.

Steve Tompkins has served effectively as the sheriff of Suffolk County and he should be re-elected.

A major responsibility of the sheriff is to assure that the inmates and pre-trial detainees are secure in the county jails. But Tompkins does more than that. He has determined that the most important strategy to protect public safety is to assure that his inmates do not return to a criminal way of life upon release from jail.

According to the Bureau of Justice Statistics, two-thirds (67.8 percent) of inmates released from prison in 30 states in 2005 were arrested again in three years, and three-quarters (76.6 percent) were arrested in five years. Much of the crime that citizens have to endure is the work of repeat offenders.

With a highly professional, racially diverse staff, Tompkins manages vocational training programs

to prepare inmates for jobs that he has obtained for them upon release. Other programs encourage at risk youth to make right decisions about their activities. Tompkins is helping to reduce crime by diverting citizens from the commission of criminal activity.

A vote for Tompkins for sheriff is a vote for a safer Suffolk County.

Massachusetts Attorney General The jurisdiction of a sheriff is restricted to the borders of his county, but the attorney general’s responsibilities are statewide. The attorney general can interpret existing law to establish public policy, or use his or her influence with the state Legislature to gain support for laws that will effect that policy. The important issues for the voters are what policies will the AG advocate and what clout does the AG have to gain the support of the Legislature.

As a former state representative and state senator, Warren Tolman has extensive contacts on Beacon Hill. This experience will help him push his agenda in the Legislature. And what is more important, the issues of greatest interest to Tolman are gun violence and putting an end to mandatory sentences for non-violent drug offenses, matters of great concern to the community.

Tolman has earned the hostility of the National Rifle Association with his advocacy of a law to require that guns sold in Massachusetts must be so-called “smart guns” — those with a personalized trigger mechanism. He also wants to establish a direct AG outreach to assist district attorneys in violent neighborhoods.

Once in office, Tolman would be absorbed in resolving many of the criminal justice problems that plague the community. Banner readers should support and vote for Warren Tolman for attorney general.

“He’s planning to run for sheriff. He’s tried everything else!”

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Nigerians, Muslims reflect religious diversity in Roxbury

The Banner is to be commended for its coverage of two very important religious stories in last week’s issue: the Eid celebration at the Roxbury Mosque and the Nigerian Catholic community’s celebration of 25 years at the St. Katherine Drexel church in Grove Hall. Roxbury has a profusion of churches. Many have decades of history in the neighborhood.

Some, like the First Church of Roxbury and the Eliot Congregational Church, go back hundreds of years.

Next to them, the Muslim and Nigerian Catholic communities are newcomers. But they’re important reminders of the dynamism that has always defined Boston’s black community. While our city’s black community grew from ex slaves, many from the U.S. South, the community became more heterogeneous in the 1800s when immigrants from the West Indies and Cape Verde began coming to Massachusetts.

The influx of immigrants from the African diaspora slowed to a small trickle in the early part of the 20th cen-

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tury after Congress passed race-based limitations on immigration. But the floodgates opened again as those restrictions were lifted in the 1960s. Today, our city’s black community includes Haitians, East Africans, West Africans and Cape Verdeans, among others. And our community’s religious institutions are beginning to reflect that diversity.

Catholic churches now offer masses in several languages, and as in the case of the Nigerian community, with different cultural norms.

Interestingly, though, while many of the worshipers at the Islamic Center of Boston’s mosque hail from Africa, the Middle East and Asia, as your article

points out, there are many African Americans who converted to Islam as well. Many of us in the black community are familiar with the good work of our brothers and sisters in the Nation of Islam. There are other predominantly African American mosques in Roxbury, though. The oldest, I believe, is Masjid Al Quaran on Intervale Street in Grove Hall.

Roxbury has come a long way since the Puritans reigned with their legendary intolerance of religious difference. The religious diversity in Roxbury is now part of the mix that makes this neighborhood a great place to live.

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OPINION Subprime loans are back with a vengeance Imara Jones

Just when you thought that the subprime mess might be winding down, the truth is that it’s coming back with a vengeance. Even though Citibank recently received the largest penalty ever issued against a financial institution for subprime mortgage loans, toxic loans are showing up for another product: cars.

As the New YorkTimes reports,banks are bilking working poor communities of color to the tune of billions. Sadly, they are the latest reason why America should have brought the banks to heel when it had the chance at the height of the financial crisis. Instead the nation propped up the banks and millions are back in a lurch.

As the Times reports, subprime auto products “have risen 130 percent in the five years since the immediate aftermath of the financial crisis.” If loans continue to be issued at the same rate as this year’s, they will reach $600 billion in 2014 alone.

Just what’s brought subprime loans back to life? The answer lies in the origins of the first crisis and the many parallels that this new one has to the old.

The problem is that families haven’t had the opportunity to heal from the last subprime mess. With more than 13 million foreclosures impacting nearly 40 million individuals, personal balance sheets are still recovering. That’s because foreclosed debt weighs down credit scores for nearly a decade. Low credit scores lock out borrowers in need from traditional, non-predatory loans.

The legacy of the original subprime crisis is to make once creditworthy people vulnerable to the latest subprime push.

And those most at risk are black and brown. Since people of color with excellent credit before the financial crisis were up to 70 percent more likely to be steered into subprime mortgages—and then foreclosed upon—than white borrowers with similar credit scores, the original subprime mess wrecked both the wealth and credit of black and Latino communities. Not only has the loss of millions of homes sent the level of black and brown wealth to the lowest on record, it’s tanked the credit profile of these borrowers. We’ve arrived at the point now where three out of out four African-Americans have subprime credit scores of 620 and less.

Not surprisingly, lenders are pushing As with subprime the latest predatory loans on anyone mortgages, lenders with a credit score of 640 and under. are squeezing With the millions of new subborrowers of prime borrowers that the 2008 meltdown created, it’s no surprise that the subprime auto loans finance industry is off to the races. As in almost every way Mother Jones put it, banks “are pool- imaginable. ing bad loans just as subprime mortgage lenders did, and then slicing them up and selling them to investors including hedge funds and pension funds.”

As with subprime mortgages, lenders are squeezing borrowers of subprime auto loans in almost every way imaginable. The interest rate on these loans can be up to five times higher than standard-rate loans. Not only can interest rates hover at 20 percent, but subprime loans are often twice or even three times what the car is worth. Financial institutions are profiting from the vulnerable by charging them an exorbitant interest rate on a sky-high principal.

Fraud is likely at work. Loan representatives at dealerships mislead consumers to believe that the high payments will diminish over time. They also help juice the credit applications of potential borrowers and create income for borrowers out of thin air. The New York Times reported that the paperwork of one applicant, Social Security recipient Rodney Dunham, said that he made $35,000 a year—from a job that he’d held 30 years ago. “I’m not sure how I got the loan,” he told the Times.

And just like the last subprime go-round, independent agencies like Standard & Poor’s that are supposed to rate the soundness of these products impartially have given some institutions the green light. Their stamp of approval has provided the necessary cover for some of the worst subprime mortgage offenders like Wells Fargo to get in on the subprime auto game with no looking back.

The reason why borrowers apply and accept these loans is not a surprise.

Having been victims of the original meltdown, subprime auto loans are often the only option for getting a car. Automobiles remain the No. 1 transportation method in America, so having access to a car is essential. Applicants for lowwage hourly work are often asked in interviews whether they have reliable transportation to and from work. The choice is often stark: Take the loan or fall further behind. The sad part is that these financial products ultimately create a no-win situation for the nation’s working poor.

But why do banks and other financial institutions underwrite and invest in them? The answer is because they are wildly profitable. The high interest rates and principals provide double-digit returns in the short term. Because banks report profits every three months, what might happen next year is a distant thought. The business community calls it the “tyranny of the quarter” where companies do whatever is necessary to juice profits in three-month chunks.

The broader point here is that traditional banking is a slow growth business. Low interest rates and less borrowing mean lower profits. At a time when average Americans are worse off than they’ve been in nearly four decades, banks are seeking creative—and in this case deceptive— ways to amp up the bottom line.

The only problem is that profits, yet again, are coming at the expense of those who can least afford them. Given the regulatory power that exists in Washington, preying on the working poor can be stopped. But that would mean taking on the banks—something that those with real power refuse to do.

Imara Jones is the Economic Justice contributor for Colorlines.com.

Originally published on Colorlines.com

Are you planning to vote in the September 9 state primary?

Yes. My wife is in the teachers union. Whoever they’re voting for, I’ll vote for.

Yes. All elections are important because they have an impact on public policy. Those of us who live in the black community should be voting in every election.

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Bob Terrell

No. I think the politicians are ignorant of what’s going on in the community.

Ishmael

Disabled Roxbury

Executive Director Roxbury

Chess Teacher Roxbury

Yes. People have died for the right to vote in the country. Voting is power. When you don’t vote, you give up your power to someone else.

Of course. I think it’s important that all people of color vote so we can have a voice in what is going on in the state. Without the vote, our voice will be silent. Your level of income does not determine your right to speak up on what is going on in the city.

I am. I always exercise my civic duty. It’s an important race. I also think it’s import to think about how we hold our elected officials accountable to our community.

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Sean Jones

Berklee College of Music has named noted trumpeter Sean Jones chair of the college’s Brass Department. Jones will build on the legacy of the department and ensure that graduates have the skills to thrive in a music industry that is ever-changing. He succeeds trombonist Tom Plsek, who served as chair for 25 years. Jones is an internationally acclaimed composer and trumpeter who just released his seventh album as a leader.

“Sean Jones brings an amazing portfolio to Berklee – performances at the highest level with the greatest musicians of his and prior generations, successful teaching experience, personal commitment and integrity as an artist, and a desire to help foster future great contemporary musicians,” said Berklee president Roger H. Brown.

“We are very excited to welcome Sean to our musical family.”

“When I was looking for colleges, Berklee seemed to be this shiny beacon on a hill that a kid from Warren, OH couldn’t quite get to,” said Jones. “Fast forward 18 years, I never thought that

I’d be in a leadership position at that shiny beacon. It’s surreal to me and I’m honored to be given the opportunity.”

Jones was originally a drummer but discovered the trumpet at 10 upon hearing Miles Davis’s Kind of Blue and Amandla. He graduated from Youngstown State University in Ohio.

Soon after earning his master’s degree from Rutgers University, he was named lead trumpeter for the Lincoln Center Jazz Orchestra – a position he held for

six years while continuing to tour, perform and record regularly.

A highly respected and in-demand musician, Jones has been prominently featured with a number of esteemed artists. These include recordings and/ or performances with Joe Lovano, Chico O’Farrill, Jimmy Heath, Nancy Wilson, and Dianne Reeves. Marcus Miller, Herbie Hancock and Wayne Shorter selected Jones for their Tribute to Miles tour in 2011.

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Our last event was at 7 in Provincetown.”

With candidates criss-crossing the state, it’s remarkable that 32 turned out to the RoxVote event.

The interest in Roxbury voters comes in an election year where 26 candidates are vying for governor, lieutenant governor, secretary of state, treasurer and auditor.

Coming on the heels of last year’s hotly-contested mayoral race and the 2012 high-stakes election where Elizabeth Warren ousted Scott Brown for a U.S. Senate seat and President Obama defeated former Mass. Gov. Mitt Romney, the 2014 electoral season has been more low-key, despite open seats in four of the state’s five constitutional offices.

“The previous candidates brought a lot of energy to the community,” said political activist and Roxbury resident Hasib Shaikh. “The community is looking for another Elizabeth Warren, but there’s no one who really stands out.”

The profusion of candidates doesn’t have just the voters confused, the candidates themselves seem to be losing count. Both Maura Healy, who is vying for attorney general, and Mike Lake, who is running for lieutenant governor, told the Banner they were the only candidates for statewide

office from Boston. Healy lives in Charlestown. Lake lives in the Fenway.

Gubernatorial candidates Steve Grossman, Don Berwick, Evan Falchuk, Mark Fisher and Scott Lively were among those at the event.

In addition to the candidates for constitutional offices, candidates for the Suffolk County sheriff’s office, Register of Probate and Family Court, the 1st and 2nd Suffolk Senate seats and the 7th Suffolk house made appearances.

The RoxVote cookout is part of the organization’s effort to generate interest in this year’s races.

“Folks often don’t pay attention to the smaller races,” said Woody Vainquer, civic engagement outreach coordinator for Madison Park. “If we don’t do the work we do, if we don’t put out voter guides, people could miss out on a lot of this.”

RoxVote, a project of the Madison Park Development Corporation, was founded in 2006, a time when the rate of voter turnout in Roxbury was among the lowest in the city. Since its inception, voter turnout has been increasing in Roxbury, according to Madison Park Development Corporation Chief Executive Officer Jeanne Pinado.

“We are continuing to energize the Roxbury voter base,” she said.

“Getting 32 candidates out to Roxbury is fabulous.”

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Allen, Cullinane vying for Mattapan House seat Nate Homan The Democratic primary race for the state representative for the 12th Suffolk District is a contest between two local figures hoping to bring a laundry list of improvements and services to Dorchester, Hyde Park, Milton and Mattapan.

Rep. Dan Cullinane has served Mattapan, Dorchester and Milton since September.

Incumbent Dan Cullinane hit the ground running after a special election to fill the seat, formerly occupied

by State Sen. Linda Dorcena Forry in September 2013. His opponent, Corey Allen, is a Mattapan-born former English teacher at TechBoston Academy who considers himself an active citizen more than an aspiring politician.

Cullinane got to know the district while working as Senator Dorcena Forry’s campaign director and took the opportunity to pursue the open seat. He worked in City Hall under Maureen Feeney, in the State House under then-state Rep. Martin Walsh and in the Attorney General’s Office as a fair labor investigator.

“I had been involved in the community for a long time,” Cullinane said. “This just turned out to be a unique way to serve in a different way. We’ve been able to deliver a lot of results for the area and I look forward to putting in more work if reelected.”

Cullinane prides himself on the improvement of Mattapan Square.

He said that the apparent double standards between Milton and Mattapan should never exist.

“I love my Milton constituents, but you look into Milton, you see trees and flowers planted,” he commented. “When you look back into Mattapan Square, you see desolate sidewalks. So we got $500,000 to plant trees and improve the look of the square.”

Cullinane says that early in his term he dedicated his efforts to securing funding for the Mattapan Community Health Center and working with city officials to keep Mattahunt Elementary School and Mattahunt Community Center running. Beyond the improvement of the streetscape in Mattapan Square, Cullinane also pushed to improve traffic flow and parking.

“We did a walkthrough with eight department heads from the mayor’s

office, looking into where infrastructure can be improved from street lights to traffic flow to planting trees on Blue Hill Avenue,” he said. “We found that there were no traffic lines in the streets, so we had the Department of Public Works paint lanes and crosswalks to make driving safer.

We got $500,000 for a traffic study in Mattapan Square and got to work on improving it for everyone.”

Allen has served on the board of the Hyde Park YMCA, the Mattapan office of Action for Boston Community Development, the Mattapan Patriots youth football team, the Franklin Park Coalition and along with other community organizations.

Allen prides himself on dedicating most of his free time to volunteering.

“My friends joke because I never go out,” he said. “They call me a professional volunteer. If I’m not working, I’m usually trying to give back and do community building within the neighborhoods. Often times, politicians don’t have direct links into the community, so they look for grassroots folks. I got to know a lot of elected officials by being out and about in the neighborhood.”

Allen says he hopes to tackle three legislative priorities if elected: A kindergarten to career pipeline, improvements to public safety and a green economy initiative.

Having seen friends and peers drop out of middle school and high school and end up locked up in prison, Allen says he began looking into the root of where people stray into a life of crime and poverty.

“The kindergarten to career pipeline is a direct battle cry against the school to prison pipeline we see far too often,” Allen said. “I know that often times it’s a lack of direction, lack of stability and a lack of planning that lead folks off on this path. The mission is to stabilize young people’s lives early on, amplify the relationships with private partners and local and federal government to help out and make sure there are resources down here.”

Both Allen and Cullinane have similar stances on issues in Mattapan, ranging from improving parking on Blue Hill Avenue, addressing pollution from cars along Route 28 on Blue Hill Ave., and finding ways to encourage people to stop and spend money in the neighborhood and addressing the issue of panhandlers on the corners.

“If you’re driving into town from, say, Sharon, you say ‘wow, that restaurant looks really good,’ but you see the folks out there panhandling, odds are you won’t want to stop here,” Cullinane said. “We want to improve things here so that people will want to come here and spend money and enjoy the atmosphere here.”

Cullinane added that improving the business climate would change the face of the square in the evening hours, noting that the Legislature approved new liquor licenses for Boston neighbor-

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“We think this will improve the nightlife in the area,” he said. “When you drive through Mattapan Square at night, everything is shut down.

There’s no place to sit down and eat, grab a drink. Folks are going to other parts of the city when they could be spending money in the area.”

Allen said that he would hold a comprehensive study of the area in order to help businesses flourish and reduce the number of beggars scrounging on the sidewalks.

“When you peel back the layers, you realize that a lot of these problems are directly linked to mental health issues,” Allen said.

“Between better educational programs and mental health programs, we’re now addressing the core of the issues of drug use, crime and poverty.

That includes having to address the stigma against mental health. There’s a lot of distrust towards mental health institutions because folks have been taken advantage of. But once we break down these barriers, you’ll see the changes almost instantly.”

Cullinane said that one of the biggest goals he hoped to accomplish was the expansion of mental health programs offered at the Mattapan Health Center.

Both candidates voiced concerns with drivers speeding on the side streets in and around Mattapan Square. While going door to door, four people on one street told Cullinane that speeding was their number one concern in the neighborhood. The two candidates also said that the most effective means of improving the quality of life in the district is the re-

lationships between the legislators and the residents.

While Cullinane has the benefit of several months of incumbency, Allen has earned some degree of name recognition in Mattapan by dint of his community activism. While Allen spoke with the Banner at Lenny’s Tropical Bakery, many people approached Allen to shake his hand and talk. Former students greeted him when they saw their old teacher sitting at a booth.

Cullinane holds office hours at Brother’s Deli and Restaurant and has endorsements from Mayor Walsh, Congressman Mike Capuano, State Rep. Russell Holmes, State Sen. Linda Dorcena Forry, State Sen. Brian Joyce and Sheriff Steve Thompkins.

Cullinane and Allen are considered frontrunners against Ruthella Logan-Cruz and Carlotta Williams, who will square off in the Democratic primary on September 9.

Corey Allen, a former teacher and Mattapan native, stands on Blue Hill Avenue. (Banner photo)

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Pictured here sharing with the audience about her time working with the Kraft Center for Community Health Leadership and the Boston Health Care for the Homeless Program is Maggie Beiser, NP.

Where we live can have a profound impact on our lives, in particular our health. That realization is one reason why Robert Kraft and his family made a generous gift to Partners HealthCare to create the Kraft Center for Community Health Leadership.

The Kraft Center provides training, mentorship, and other resources aimed at empowering

promising young physicians and nurse practitioners who are helping to improve the health of our communities and bring quality, affordable health care to everyone—no matter where they live or their circumstances.

The Kraft Center recently celebrated its first class of graduates. Maggie Beiser, NP; Kate Hobbs-Knutson, MD; Mark Viron, MD; and Genevieve Daftary, MD, are some examples of Kraft Center’s outstanding caregivers and new graduates.

While in the two-year program, each of them practiced in local community health centers while also working on a project to address a specific need in the community. They shared their work at the first annual Kraft Symposium, demonstrating the impact providers can have when they have extra time and support.

Maggie Beiser is a nurse practitioner at the Boston Health Care for the Homeless Program. Serving this population can prove challenging.

Health care isn’t first on the list

Pictured here congratulating Kraft Fellows and Practitioners at the first annual Kraft Center for Community Health Leadership Symposium is Robert Kraft.

of priorities for those in need of food and shelter. But Maggie perseveres and provides quality care to each patient she sees.

While working at Health Care for the Homeless, Maggie has noticed that a disproportionate number of her patients suffer from Hepatitis C. Hepatitis C can be fatal if left untreated, but also can be cured if properly addressed.

“There is such a huge gap in

knowledge among our patients about what they can do about Hepatitis C, and it seemed like closing the gap could have an impact,” says Maggie.

For the past few years, Maggie has worked to reorganize the treatment of Hepatitis C among Boston’s homeless population. Through patient education, consistent treatment, and Maggie’s commitment, the number of Health Care for the Homeless clients suffering from Hepatitis C has begun to drop.

Maggie will continue her work at Health Care for the Homeless and continue to work towards her goal of successfully treating Hepatitis C in her patients.

Like Maggie, Kate HobbsKnutson, MD, sought to address the needs of a specific population during her time at South Boston Health Center. Kate is a child psychiatrist and is invested in improving mental health care for kids.

“A lot of kids carry serious emotional wounds from repeated traumatic experiences,” says Kate. “And there is a direct

Pictured here sharing with the audience about her time working with the Kraft Center for Community Health Leadership and the South Boston Community Health Center is Kate Hobbs-Knudson, MD.

correlation between adverse childhood experiences and chronic disease.”

While at South Boston Community Health Center, Kate engaged other physicians and encouraged them to incorporate mental health screenings into their regular check-ups.

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Pictured here sharing with the audience about his time working with the Kraft Center for Community Health Leadership and the Massachusetts Mental Health Center is Mark Viron, MD.

in the screening—the health center team could collaborate to provide the patient with the best resources. This is especially important for children, as addressing the issue head on gives them greater chances for good mental health throughout their lives.

Similar to Kate, Mark Viron, MD, identified the need to coordinate services provided for both the physical and mental health of his patients. Having worked at the Massachusetts

Mental Health Center for some time now, Mark was eager to explore ways to treat people for their mental and physical health issues in the same place.

“Patients at the Massachusetts Mental Health Center have complex medical and psychosocial needs,” says Mark. “The Kraft Center has given me the tools and resources necessary to provide better care for this population.”

People with serious mental illness in the United States die on average 25 years earlier than those without mental health problems. The support of the Kraft Program allowed Mark to think creatively about ways to coordinate his patients care and extend their life expectancy.

Mark will continue his work at the Massachusetts Mental Health Center and work to ensure that his patients’ physical and psychosocial needs are being met.

Genevieve Daftary, MD, has also worked on coordination of care at the Codman Square Community Health Center, but with a slightly different focus.

A pediatrician by training, Dr. Daftary is experienced in working with children and has found a new access point to engage kids in their own care.

During her time as a Kraft

Fellow, Dr. Daftary worked with students at the Codman Square Academy Public Charter School (attached to the health center) to come up with a new way to track students’ healthy weights and BMIs. “As a doctor, you know how to raise the questions about housing and food security,” says Dr. Daftary. “But Codman Square really empowers you as a clinician to ask them, because the resources you need to help your patients are right there.”

Dr. Daftary has connected

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with her patients on a variety of levels and has committed herself not only to the health of her patients, but to their overall well being too. Dr. Daftary will continue her work at the Codman Square Community Health Center and now serves as the Medical Director of Pediatrics.

Working closely with the Massachusetts League of Community Health Centers, the Kraft Center helps to develop the careers and leadership of physicians and

nurses practitioners who are committed to the health of our communities.

“The work that Maggie, Kate, and Mark have done is exactly what we hoped might happen when developing the Kraft Program,” says Matt Fishman, Partners HealthCare Vice President for Community Health.

“Their extensive understanding of the patient and community needs helps better inform all of the work that we do, which helps us provide the best and most appropriate care to all those we serve.”

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According to the Pew Research Center’s 2014 analysis, the earnings disparity between adults with bachelor’s degrees and those without is at its most pronounced in nearly fifty years. This widening gap exemplifies an ongoing socio-economic trend in the

U.S. economy where adults lacking a bachelor’s degree have become increasingly marginalized, are far more likely to live in poverty, and, if employed, are more likely to report dissatisfaction with their jobs.

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The growth in adult (age 25 and older) enrollment began to outpace traditional-age student enrollment in 2009, with the National Center for Education Statistics projecting the percentage increase in adult enrollment by 2020 to be 20 percent versus 11 percent for traditional age students.

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American race relations focal point at NABJ forum Nate Homan Harvard Law School professor Charles Ogeltree told the packed room at the Constitution Ballroom at Hynes Convention Center that one of the biggest struggles in modern day race relations is Americans’ inability to talk about race in a mixed crowd, as if it were a taboo subject.

“I have some serious issues with the fact that we can’t discuss race in America when we are voting, in every state, but we don’t see representation in Congress in states where we are the majority population. It doesn’t make sense to me.”

Award-winning journalist Ed Gordon and Ogletree, the founding and executive director of the Charles Hamilton Houston Institute for Race and Injustice, hosted a forum on race in America, the challenges African Americans face in modern society and the strategies to help people overcome the challenges at hand at the National Association of Black Journalists

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and simple,” said Micah Wissinger, an attorney at Levy Ratner who brought the case on behalf of McDonald’s workers in New York City.

“The reality is that McDonald’s requires franchisees to adhere to such regimented rules and regulations that there’s no doubt who’s really in charge.”

For nearly two years, workers at McDonald’s and other fastfood workers across the country have been joining together and going on strike, calling for $15 and the right to form a union without retaliation. But McDonald’s and other industry players have tried to sidestep workers’ calls, claiming that responsibility for wages and working conditions falls squarely on the shoulder of franchisees.

The government’s determination is the latest challenge to the fast-food industry’s low-wage business model, in which labor advocates say franchisors reap rewards of a profitable industry while forcing franchisees to shoulder all the risk. In March, McDonald’s workers in three states filed class-action lawsuits

Convention at Hynes Convention Center last week.

The W.K. Kellogg Foundation helped support the 2014 NABJ Convention and Career Fair as a part of its America Healing effort, which provides grants and resources to support racial healing and to remove systemic barriers that deny opportunities to people of color.

The conversation focused on identifying and breaking down social barriers that many black families encounter in areas including, access to health care, quality education, access to well-paying jobs and the overall need for a better understanding of race in America.

“I remember the good old days when folks would sit down together at the dinner table and the young people would listen,” Ogletree said. “I learned a whole lot there. My parents never talked directly about race to me, but hearing my father talk about what he saw growing up in Alabama, my mother talking about what she against the company, alleging widespread wage theft.

The New York Times wrote that the suits “argue that both the corporate parent and the independently owned franchises where many of the plaintiffs work are jointly responsible for illegal pay practices carried out by the franchises …That strikes at the heart of the low-wage fast-food business model.”

The recent Boston rally brought out dozens of workers from local fast food operations including McDonald’s, Dunkin’ Donuts and Burger King.

Kyle King, 46, a cashier at Burger King in Boston who attended the rally, called the NLRB decision a “major victory.”

“As franchise workers, we know the corporation has everything to do with how the franchises are run,” he said.

King, who currently makes $9 an hour, said a $15 wage would mean a lot, especially for those who have to work multiple jobs to make ends meet.

“Not just for me, but for everybody — it would mean more of a stable life, not so much of a struggle to pay rent, or a mortgage, and take care of kids,” he said. “It’s not the end-all, but at least it’s a start.”

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saw in Arkansas, they were talking about each other’s problems and experiences.”

Ogeltree told the crowd that black people need to embrace a wider political scope than all align with one part.

“I think we should be in all parties across the board in order to balance the spectrum,” he said. “I am a life-long Democrat, but I’ve learned a lot from people who have different ideas. We have to make sure we have representation no matter what the stance is. I don’t think we should all be in one party.”

Gordon told the crowd that they were instrumental in the healing process of race relations in America.

“We have to decide that each of us has a role to play in changing the dynamic of our community,” Gordon said. “Until we do that, very little is going to change.

Today, there are no demands left in our communities. No more action.

We’ve allowed school systems to falter, and fail. We’ve allowed so

many things to fall by the wayside that have sustained us for years and did well by us. Many times, the best ideas and answers are right in front of us, but we’re too afraid to step up.”

Gordon spoke the need to take care of one another regardless of wealth, social status or place of residency. When asked about the attitudes of African Americans held towards black families who have moved up the socio-economic ladder, Gordon said “you’ll hear folks refer to them as ‘those blacks,’ compared to when we all had to live together, rich, poor or otherwise. But it is still our responsibility to be our brother’s keeper. You have to suggest that you are the catalyst for change in your life and the lives of others.

“If it’s altruistic change for your community, if its selfish change for your career, as long as it’s a positive thought of change, it really doesn’t matter because we all will become better at this point. We all represent each other whether we know it or not.”

Ogletree acknowledged the change in race relations in Boston as the years passed between the busing crisis in the 1970s to the present day.

“The fact that this is a city of many colleges and universities, you have people coming here from so

many different parts of the world that race relations are good. The internal race relations were bad especially between South Boston and the busing crisis. But there has been tons of improvements lead by former Mayor Tom Menino and the current Mayor Marty Walsh.”

Ogeltree stressed the need for people to take responsibility for the schools and the need to face the struggling education system in the city.

“The school systems are still a problem and they aren’t as good as they were at one point. That and joblessness is a major problem here. City councilors like Ayanna Pressley and Tito Jackson have done a great job showing people in Roxbury, Dorchester and Mattapan that this is their city too and they are a part of what goes on here.”

“The school systems need to work on teaching kids at a young age how to talk about racism in a diverse crowd. It’s an easy conversation when one group is all together, but it gets more complicated in a mixed crowd and that is something that we, as a whole, need to improve on. I think if kids can get along, then adults can get along. The more we talk about it with kids, they’ll understand that we’re 99 percent made of the same makeup.”

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Cast of many celebrates at Roxbury Multi-Sevice Center’s 50th Anniversary!

The John F. Kennedy Library and Museum was the site of creative flair when nearly 300 guests turned out to celebrate the Roxbury Multi-Service Center’s (RMSC) 50th Anniversary.

Action for Boston Community Development CEO John Drew and Hubie Jones were honored for their contributions to the establishment and early growth of RMSC. Karen Holmes Ward of WCVB TV served as Mistress of Ceremonies, and guests enjoyed a video and slide presentation entitled “A Walk Down Memory Lane” — created by Jim Newman and directed and produced by Gail Jackson Communications. Guests were also treated to The Early History of RMSC which was written by Kenneth J. Cooper, a Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist!

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photo 1: Brian O’Connor, Paul Dunfey, Carole Montgomery and Councilor Tito Jackson photo 2: Parker House Hotel Owner Jerry Dunfey, Councilor Charles Yancey and Willard Johnson photo 3: (l-r) State Rep. Byron Rushing, Councilor Tito Jackson, Board Member Helen Credle, CEO Carole Montgomery, Board Member Paulette Jones, Councilor Charles Yancey and At-large Councilor Ayanna Pressley

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On July 31, 482 young people from 10 area youth and community groups helped Governor Deval Patrick celebrate his 58th birthday on Peddocks Island as part of Save the Harbor/Save the Bay’s free All Access Boston Harbor program.

Governor Patrick was on the island to cut the ribbon on the restored chapel, where he had so much fun that he said “It feels like I am playing hooky today.”

The Governor expressed his desire to make the recreational and educational opportunities offered by the Boston Harbor Islands more accessible to the region’s youth, teens and families, observing that “It takes partnerships like the one we have with Save the Harbor to make treasures like this island come to life.”

The groups who took part included: BCYF Tobin Community Center, Roxbury • Everett Boys and Girls Club • Greater Generations Greater Kids, Brockton • Idiil Learning Centers, Boston and Quincy • Jackson Mann Center for Youth and Families, Allston • Mission Safe, Roxbury • South Boston TEAM • South Boston Boys and Girls Club • Super Teens from the Boston Center for Youth and Families • Washington Heights Youth Builders, Dorchester The free trip was one of 28 excursions to Georges, Spectacle and Peddocks Island organized by Save the Harbor/Save the Bay this season.

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Photo 1: 482 kids from Save the Harbor/Save the Bay join government officials and VIP’s to help Governor Patrick celebrate improvements on Peddocks Island on his 58th birthday.

Photo 2: Save the Harbor’s youth program staffers present Governor Patrick with an original flounder print created with the help of their Artist in Residence Sam Schreiber.

Photo 3: Save the Harbor youth program staffer Chavelyn Santana takes a “selfie” with the Governor after the ribbon cutting ceremony on Peddocks Island.

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The Boston Globe and the Boston Association of Black Journalists hosted a welcoming party for the members of the National Association of Black Journalists attending their national conference in Boston.

Music, mixing, mingling, networking and partying was the order of the evening that brought together some 700 people at Fenway Park enjoying New England’s own lobster rolls. photo 1: Globe Community Relations chief, Ellen Clegg (r) looks over the newsprint that Joyce Ferriabough Bolling created about Boston’s Black media history slide show she produced with graphic design and layout by Sydney Janey for the Boston Globe-Boston Association of Black Journalists bash on Thursday at Fenway Park. The Bash welcomed the National Association of Black Journalists to Boston and was attended by more than 700 people. photo 2: Robin Washington (r) and friend photo 3: (l-r) Rick Ellis-ABCD, Lisa Simmons-RIFF, Colette Greenstein-Banner Photo credit: © Don West photo 2

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Cordaro Rodriguez, keyboards; Micah Christian, lead vocals; Mason Morton, harp; Kendall Ramseur, cello

Sons of Serendip reaches millions on NBC’s America’s Got Talent Colette Greenstein “This whole experience seems surreal. It’s crazy to think that Sons of Serendip didn’t exist six months ago, and then to see how quickly things have taken off for us. It’s really amazing,” says Sons of Serendip’s Kendall Ramseur of his group’s journey on NBC’s hit reality show “America’s Got Talent.”

Sons of Serendip, a classical, neo-soul, R&B fusion quartet, is made up of Ramseur, Micah Christian, Mason Morton and Cordaro Rodriguez. The four young African American musicians met at Boston University and over the past few months have created the most amazing and beautiful music together as they compete for the top prize on America’s Got Talent. Of their performance this past June of “Somewhere Only We Know,” a 2004 song by the band Keane, judge Mel B said, “It’s transported me to somewhere else.”

In addition to Mel B (real name Melanie Brown), America’s Got Talent also features Howard Stern, Heidi Klum and Howie Mandel as judges, and returned to prime time in May for its ninth season. The reality series is hosted by Nick Cannon and features an array of contestants from singers, danc-

ers and comedians to contortionists, magicians, ventriloquists and more, all vying for their chance to win a $1 million prize.

From the moment each Sons of Serendip member met, it was “like pieces of a puzzle coming together,” says Christian, intersecting at different points and creating a more colorful picture. The four met through a series of events while attending graduate school at Boston University. Christian first met Rodriguez during his second year in Theology School in 2009 while doing an internship at Marsh Chapel. Ramseur and Rodriguez were friends who grew up together in North Carolina and reconnected at Boston University.

Initially, Rodriguez’s pre-law advisor at Princeton University had suggested Boston College School of Law to him. Somehow, he applied to Boston University School of Law instead, which turned out to be “a wonderful mistake,” says Rodriguez.

Morton first met Ramseur when he arrived in Boston in the fall of 2010 looking for a place to live. The Atlanta native says he arrived in the city “in a Ford Explorer packed with a harp, clothes, and music.” He learned from a friend about a place in Cambridge, and at the time had no

idea who was living in the house.

As it turned out, Ramseur was the potential roommate. A year later, Rodriguez moved in and he introduced Ramseur to Christian. The four soon became fast friends.

Ranging in age from 26 to 30 years old, all four men grew up in families where music and playing instruments were a part of their lives. Christian, the lead vocalist, from Randolph, Mass., is the son of local artist and painter Chuck Christian, who has been an inspiration to him. “He helps me to see that this is possible,” Christian says of his father.

A self-taught musician, pianist, guitarist, and a lawyer, Rodriguez didn’t come from a family of musicians, but his dad valued music so much that he bought his children a multitude of musical instruments including a saxophone, guitar, piano, drums, and more.

Rodriguez recalls, “music wasn’t necessarily my life, but it was one of the things that made me most happy and kept me most at peace.

I couldn’t wait to finish my homework just to get in an hour or two of piano.”

Ramseur’s mother played clarinet in school, and his dad was a manager of artists. “I remember being presented with the option of playing the violin, viola, and bass,

but for some reason the cello stuck out to me. I think it was its warm tone and its resemblance to the human voice,” he says.

Morton, the harpist in the group, began his music career at age twelve when teacher Roselyn Lewis asked his class, “who would like to learn to play the harp for free?” Morton’s family couldn’t afford to pay for his piano lessons, he said, “so I simply started the harp because it was a free way to express myself musically.”

This past January Christian, who has traveled to Honduras, Peru, and India as a missionary, knew he wanted to make music a bigger part of his life. He heard about the auditions for “America’s Got Talent” and went to the guys about auditioning for the show. They put together a video and sent it in, never expecting to get a call back. But three weeks later they did receive a call, asking them if they would be interested in performing before a live audience. They quickly came up with a name for the group. They decided on the name Sons of Serendip based on the Persian fable The Three Princes of Serendip which is thought to be the source of the word “serendipity.”

Since that fateful phone call, the group has been “trying to take

it day-by-day, moment-by-moment,” says Christian.

When asked what they hope to accomplish by being on the show, Ramseur states that “it is our hope that we are able to inspire people all over the world. We try to create positive, heart-felt experiences through our music—music that feeds the soul.”

Rodriguez says, “I feel something will be accomplished far beyond anything we intentionally set out to accomplish and the nature of whatever it is, I believe, will be very positive.”

Morton hopes America’s Got Talent will “help make it possible for all of us to make a full-time career out of music. We believe that this national exposure will help us to record albums, perform concerts and most importantly provide listeners with emotionally-moving music.”

And finally, Christian responds that he tries to live by the Howard Thurman quote, “Don’t ask what the world needs. Ask what makes you come alive, and go do it. Because what the world needs is people who have come alive.”

See Sons of Serendip performing in the quarter-final round of America’s Got Talent on Tuesday, August 12 on NBC.

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Theater company shifts focus to women, on and off stage

Maiden Phoenix Theatre Company focuses on telling stories about women. The company’s premiere production “Playhouse Creatures” embodies its mission to breakdown barriers for women. Pictured are Emma Goodman as Mrs. Farley, Christine Power as Mrs. Betterton and Janelle Mills as Mrs. Marshall.

Kassmin Williams In an effort to provide stronger and more independent roles to female actors in the Boston theater scene, Erin Butcher launched Maiden Phoenix Theatre Company last July.

The female-centered theater group emphasizes the role of women in theater on and off stage, and aims to have at least 51 percent female involvement in all aspects of its projects.

“The way that the Boston theater scene works is there’s a lot of fringe theater going on, but a lot of time just because of the fact that most plays are written and produced by men, they tend to have more male parts and to be directed by men,” Butcher said. “So, there’s just a lot less opportunity for women to play challenging roles and get to be the lead.”

This month, the group is presenting its first full production, “Playhouse Creatures” by April De Angelis — and the play speaks to the very issue Butcher hopes to address with Maiden Phoenix.

“Playhouse Creatures,” now playing at the Factory Theatre in Boston, explores the struggles, endurance and hopes of the first actresses to perform the female roles in Shakespeare in the 1660s.

Butcher, who has been acting since high school, said roles played by women are often supportive roles like the girlfriend, wife or mother of the main character, and are smaller and less complex than male roles.

“I really wanted to have a company focused on giving more opportunity to actors to play more challenging female roles and more opportunities for female directors and female playwrights to get their work out there,” she said.

Butcher’s own positive and negative experiences as an actress in Boston pushed her to launch Maiden Phoenix, she said.

She received her first opportunity to play a true female lead role in 2012 when she performed in “Hookman” by Lauren Yee with

local theatre group Company One. “It was such an amazing experience, because I’d never been able to be the lead before — a real lead where I was the protagonist and everybody sort of came in and talked to me. Usually, that’s a man,” she said.

The opportunity challenged her and pushed her forward as a performer.

“It just gives you so much more experience and helps you in your craft when you get a really meaty, challenging role like that,” she said. “I wanted more of that and it’s so rare you get that opportunity.”

Recently, Butcher played the well-known character Ophelia in Hamlet. She realizes the popularity of the role, but she also realizes how small it is.

“Her whole role is sort of as a daughter and a love interest and she doesn’t really have a story of her own,” Butcher said. “It can be

really frustrating as a female performer to have roles that aren’t really about your role, but are about supporting roles and someone else’s role.”

Butcher chose “Playhouse Creatures” as the first production because she sees the play as a great example of the conversation she’d like to start through Maiden Phoenix.

“I just thought it would really be a great jumping-off point,” she said, “to show everybody what we’re really about and what we’re interested in talking about and showing.”

“Playhouse Creatures” runs through Aug. 17 at the Factory Theatre, 791 Tremont Street, Boston.

Performance times are Thursday at 7:30 p.m., Fridays and Saturdays at 8 p.m. and Sundays at 3 p.m. Tickets are $25 and can be purchased at brownpapertickets.com.

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Former Panther reflects on turbulent times in ‘Nine Lives’ Kam Williams “In the early morning hours of December 8, 1969, 300 officers of the newly-created, elite paramilitary unit known as SWAT initiated a violent battle with a handful of Los Angeles-based members of the Black Panther Party…Five hours and 5,000 rounds of ammunition later, three SWAT team members and three Panthers lay wounded.

The LAPD considered the encounter a disaster. For the Panthers and community that supported them, the shootout symbolized a victory. A key contributor to that victory was 19 year-old Wayne Pharr. [This book] tells Wayne’s riveting story of the L.A. branch of the BPP, and gives a blow-by-blow account of how it prepared for and survived the massive, military-style attack.”

— Excerpted from the dust jacket The Declaration of Independence states that “all men are created equal” and “endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable rights,” namely, “life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness.” The sacrosanct document further stipulates that when people are denied those rights by the government, “it is their right,

it is their duty, to throw off such government.”

The Black Panther Party was founded out of a frustration felt by folks being denied a fair shot at the American Dream due to segregation and racial discrimination. The revolutionary organization took to heart the Declaration’s clauses asserting a right to rebel in the face of oppression.

After the assassination of Martin Luther King Jr., the fledgling BPP exploded in popularity among the no-longer-patient black youth of the late ’60s. After all, that generation had come of age watching news reports featuring wave after wave of nonviolent martyrs being beaten, hosed and even lynched merely for lobbying to vote or eat at a lunch counter.

Among those attracted to the party’s socialist philosophy was Wayne Pharr, a kid from Berkeley, California who volunteered his time at the L.A. chapter’s understaffed Watts office before becoming a card-carrying member.

However, it wasn’t long thereafter that he landed in a life-and-death situation.

Police felt threatened when Black Panthers started not only opening offices in cities all across the country, but decided to exercise their 2nd Amendment rights

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While still in his teens, Wayne ended up trapped inside Panther headquarters during a five-hour gun battle with the police. He was arrested and charged with a host of offenses, but basically beat the rap, thanks to stellar representation by the late Johnnie “if the gloves don’t fit, you must acquit” Cochran.

In Nine Lives of a Black Panther: A Story of Survival, Wayne revisits that incident and the rest of the BPP’s turbulent years, a time when he had intimate interactions with such celebrated Party leaders as Huey Newton, Eldridge Cleaver, Geronimo Pratt, Bunchy Carter and Elaine Brown.

The before-and-after memoir also recounts the author’s childhood as well as what his life was like in the wake of the assorted struggles which led to the total collapse of the beleaguered organization.

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Artists in Residence Craft Workshops The Boston Parks and Recreation Department’s annual ParkARTS program, sponsored

by Holly and David Bruce. From East Boston to West Roxbury, children ages three to ten can enjoy watercolor painting, mask and jewelry making, treasure bottle creations, and more at the Artists in Residence Craft Workshops. The workshops are from 9am-12 noon in parks across the city. Participation is free and all materials are provided, but young children must be accompanied by an adult. August 12: Ronan Park, Dorchester and Walker Playground, Mattapan.

August 13: Marcella Park, Roxbury and Mozart Park, Jamaica Plain. August 7, 14: Ringgold Pl aygro und, S o ut h E n d a n d Shubow Park, Allston/Brighton.

August 8, 15: Dorothy Curran Playground, Moakley Park, South Boston and East Boston Stadium, East Boston. Groups of six or more should make prior arrangements by calling the Boston Parks Department at 617-635-4505.

For information on this and other ParkARTS programs, please call the Boston Parks and Recreation Department at 617-635-4505, visit www.facebook.com/bostonparks department or www.cityofbos ton.gov/parks or follow @Boston ParksDept.

Special Talks at Faneuil Hall Boston African American NHS presents Special Talks at Faneuil Hall. Faces of Freedom, Monday, August 11 at 1pm: Join us as we discuss key figures in the fight of freedom and equality for all and their connections to Faneuil Hall.

The Middle Passage, Monday, August 25 at 1pm: This talk looks at the Middle Passage and Boston’s role in the Atlantic Slave Trade. Please Note: These talks will be presented from 1pm to 2pm in the Great Hall of Faneuil Hall. In case of scheduling conflicts, the talks will be held on the fourth floor of Faneuil Hall, in the Ancient and Honorable Artillery Company of Massachusetts Museum.

Friday August 8 Splash Dance Parties At Dorothy Curran Playground at Moakley Park, South Boston.

Bring the children to the park to cool off in the spray features and try some tasty treats. Listen to music while playing games and dancing in the parks. 12-1pm. City of Boston ~ Mayor Martin J. Walsh ~ Boston Parks & Recreation Department. Free of charge. Boston celebrates the 18th anniversary of ParkARTS. Events and event dates and times are subject to change.

617-635-4505, www.cityofbos ton.gov/parks, www.facebook. com/BostonParksDepartment, @BostonParksDept and @Sum merBoston.

Free Fun Fridays Danforth Art Danforth Art is participating in the 5th annual Free Fun Fridays program sponsored by the Highland Street Foundation. Danforth Art will open its doors, from 10am-5pm, at no cost to visitors and offer a wide variety of free art activities for children and adults.

Free Fun Fridays is a program that includes 60 museums and cultural venues across Massachusetts.

Each Friday this summer, there will be six venues open for free.

For the full program schedule and to learn more about Free Fun Fridays, please visit: www.highland street.org.

Mayor Martin J. Walsh’s Movie Nights Mayor Martin J. Walsh’s Movie Nights, part of the Boston Parks and Recreation Department’s ParkARTS program, will give residents and visitors plenty of chances to enjoy popular films under the night skies in city parks in August and September. All shows begin at dusk (approximately 7:45pm). Bring your blankets and chairs and make yourself comfortable as you enjoy these family favorites in the outdoors.

Monday, August 11 — Ramsay Pa rk, 19 17 Was hington St., South End/Roxbury, “The Lego Movie”; Monday, August 18 — M Street Park, 775 East First St., South Boston, “Rudy”; Thursday, August 21 — Hynes Playground, 502 VFW Parkway, West Roxbury, “Frozen”; Monday, August 25 — Ringer Playground, 85 Allston St., Allston-Brighton, “Planes”; Wednesday, August 27 — Doherty Playground, 1545 Dorchester Ave., Dorchester, “Monsters University.” For more information please call 617-6354505 or visit the Boston Parks and Recreation Department online on Facebook or at www.cityofbos ton.gov/parks.

Wednesday August 13 Magical Environments “Magical Environments” Family Art Workshops — FREE! 5:45-7:30pm. Jamaica Plain Community Center (Curtis Hall), 20 South St. Families Creating Together offers FREE multi-generational workshops for children ages 6-12 with and without disabilities and their families.

Explore magical environments through visual arts, storytelling, book-making. Spanish translators. Wheelchair accessible. Register for two, three or all five workshops; pick the dates best for you!

FCT is a program of Community Service Care/Tree of Life Coalition. For more information call 617-522-4832 or email edward pazzanese@gmail.com.

Upcoming ParkARTS Neighborhood Concert Series The Boston Parks and Rec-

reation Department is proud to announce the 2014 ParkARTS Citywide Neighborhood Concert Series presented by title sponsor Eastern Bank in parks citywide. ParkARTS neighborhood performances are outdoor summer concerts presented free of charge in local City of Boston parks. Concerts continue at 7pm on Tuesday, August 19, with the Sugar Babies Band sponsored in part by Roslindale Village Main Streets at Fallon Field, 910 South St., Roslindale. All ParkARTS neighborhood performances are free of charge. For more information or a full schedule of events, please call please call 617-6354505 or visit the Parks Department online at www.cityofboston/ parks or www.facebook.com/ bostonparksdepartment.

Boston’s Children’s Festival Tuesday, August 19 10am – 2pm Franklin Park, Dorchester (Rain Date: August 20) Families will enjoy a fun-filled day of activities including science experiments as part of the ParkSCIENCE series. In addition, children will spark their creativity arts and crafts workshops and entertainment by Rosalita’s Puppets.

Bring a snack or lunch and enjoy an educational and artistic afternoon hosted in partnership with Franklin Park Coalition, ReadBoston, Science from Scientists and more. Sponsored in part by Polar Beverages. City of Boston ~ Mayor Martin J. Walsh ~ Boston Parks & Recreation Department.

Free of charge. Boston celebrates the 18th anniversary of ParkARTS. Events and event dates and times are subject to change. 617-6354505, www.cityofboston.gov/ parks, www.facebook.com/Bos tonParksDepartment, @Boston ParksDept and @SummerBoston.

Wednesday Night Concert Series The Dorothy Curran Wednesday Night Concert Series on City Hall Plaza closes August 20 with Charlie Thomas’ Drifters. For more info call the Boston Parks and Recreation Department at 617-635-4505, visit www.face book.com/bostonparksdepart ment, or go to www.cityofboston. gov/parks.

Memory of the Civil War Wednesday, August 20 at Noon. This talk explores various monuments and memorials of the Civil War and how these influence our collective public memory of the Civil War. Museum Entrance Fees Apply. Museum Members Free. Adults - $5, Senior Citizens (62 and over)- $3, Youth 13-17 Years Old - $3, Children 12 and under - Free. The Museum of African American History, 46 Joy St., Boston.

“The Importance of Preserving Stories” with Journalist Thatcher Freund The Shirley-Eustis House, National Historic Landmark house museum and carriage house in Roxbury, Massachusetts is pleased to present a special afternoon talk with Journalist Thatcher Freund, Saturday, August 23 at 2pm Shirley Place, 33 Shirley St., Roxbury. Thatcher Freund, a journalist and memoir writer,

will talk about the importance of stories in our lives both to ourselves and to the culture we live in, and why it matters so much that we preserve them. Thatcher is a graduate of Stanford University with a B.A. in History, and the Columbia School of Journalism, and has lived in New England off and on for the last 20 years. His published work includes a book, “Objects of Desire: The Lives of Antiques and Those Who Pursue Them,” which follows the lives of three pieces of American furniture from their creation in the 18th-century to their sales at Sotheby’s some 250 years later.

He currently helps people to write the stories of their lives. Admission to this special program is $5 for adults, $4 for students and seniors. Free admission to this lecture with paid house tour admission. This is a free talk for members. For more information about Shirley Place, its architecture, residents, gardens and collections, visit www.shirleyeustis house.org, call 617-442-2275 or become a fan on our Facebook page to stay connected to our events and announcements.

Ongoing Call and Response: Creatures, Real and Imagined Imagination reigns in Creatures, Real and Imagined, where visitors will encounter images that mix reality and fantasy. There are traces of truthful representation in tandem with elements that appear altogether otherworldly.

Let your imagination run wild at FAM all to be discovered in Call and Response: Creatures, Real and Imagined. The Fitchburg Art Museum, 25 Merriam Parkway, Fitchburg, 978-345-4207, www.fitchburgartmuseum.org.

Museum Hours: Wednesday-Friday 12-4pm, Saturday & Sunday 11-5pm. On the First Thursday of every month, the Museum is free to the public from 3-7pm.

Admission is free for: FAM members, children under 12, Fitchburg State University and Fitchburg Public School students, faculty and staff, Fitchburg residents of Ward 4B, AAM & NEMA mem-

bers +1, active military and their family, corporate members’ and their employees & family. General admission: $9 for adults, $5 for seniors (62+), $5 for students (13+). Through August 24.

Free Summer Scene Program at Marcella Park Hawthorne Youth and Community Center invites you to participate in free instructional programs for 5-70 year olds at Roxbury’s Marcella Park through August 28. Our lineup includes Mondays: Tennis – 5-6pm for 6-10 year olds; 5-8pm for 11 year olds-adults.

Tuesday and Thursdays: Soccer/ Rox 6:30-8:30pm, Hawthorne Walkers 6:30-7:30pm. Wednesdays: 6-8pm basketball for all ages.

Fridays: Everybody Does Double Dutch! 5:30-8:00pm on August 8. Everybody Dances! Series 5:30-8:00pm: Hip Hop – August 15. Contact us at hyccroxbury@ hotmail.com or 617-427-0613 for registration forms or information.

Franklin Park Yoga Every Saturday morning at 10am through Labor Day. All levels encouraged to join Linda, the Wellness Warrior, on Schoolmaster Hill. Bring a mat if you have one, there’ll be plenty for those without. Wear comfortable clothes and bring a water bottle.

Cancelled if raining. Look for a sign midway along the main park road or go to www.franklinpark coalition.org for more information and directions.

Etchings from Moscow The Multicultural Arts Center and From Russia with Art Gallery presents Etchings from Moscow on view until September 2, in the Lower Gallery, exhibiting works by Alexander Vetrov and Stanislav Nikireyev, two honored Russian artists with an exceptional eye for detail and beauty. Each artist works in etching, presenting stunning images of the landscape (both cultural and natural) of Moscow. Together, the two Russian artists give an almost surreal view into Moscow with the details only those with deep passion about their homeland can portray.

FREE and open to the public. Regular Gallery hours: chess@gmail.com for more info.

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Philadelphia — a Thursday night outing to the upper deck State Street Pavilion at Fenway Park helped dispel it. Hosted by Red Sox and Boston Globe owner John Henry, convention-goers mingled with local community leaders, including Boston Branch NAACP President Michael Curry and Banner Publisher Melvin Miller, for what may well have been a history-making event.

“I’ve been to several events at Fenway Park over the years,” WCVB-TV’s Karen Holmes Ward said of the ballpark, itself marred by a less-than-welcoming reputation of unruly white fans of the last Major League Baseball team to integrate. “I would venture to guess that the event … probably was the largest concentration of people of color that was ever in the State Street Pavilion.”

BABJ member and freelance journalist Melanie Morris agreed, attempting a count: “The sign says ‘capacity 500,’” she said, noting it was packed to the gills.

The journalists weren’t just in town to party. Seminars and workshops tackled serious issues, such as a discussion on race in America with TV host Ed Gordon and Harvard law Professor Charles Ogletree.

Noting that black families still face obstacles to health care, education and jobs, Ogletree analyzed a W.K. Kellogg Foundation and Ebony Magazine poll that found 84 percent of African Americans saying racial discrimination continues to pervade U.S. society and 44 percent saying they personally know a victim of homicide or suicide. Particularly germane to NABJ’s objectives is the perception by 52 percent of respondents that media portrayal of blacks is generally negative.

Political figures made appearances, including a welcome by Gov. Deval Patrick, who unabashedly lauded the success of liberal and Democratic initiatives — while also

praising Republican National Committee chairman Reince Preibus for attending. At his turn at the podium, Preibus said his party could no longer afford to write off the black vote and must diligently work for it, lambasting a prevailing attitude “that it’s OK to show up once every four years about five months before an election.”

Boston Mayor Marty Walsh offered more personal remarks, saying he grew up watching Shaw on TV and that she was someone his family trusted with the news.

Even lighter moments were subject to the journalists’ scrutiny.

While laugher roared from a packed theater at a special screening of “Get On Up,” the Mick Jagger-produced biopic of James Brown, members commented on its disjointed script.

Former WGBH-TV reporter Marcus Jones, now of Washington, D.C., said he has intensely studied Channel 2’s footage of Brown’s historic televised Boston concert in the wake of the 1968 assassination of the Rev. Martin Luther King, Jr., and that the movie matched it perfectly.

But the film took broad liberties in depicting other parts of Brown’s life that were equally well-documented.

Jones also commented on whether the convention would have a lasting effect on the city.

“It all depends on the local (nonblack) folks who remain,” he said, “in terms of the attitudes of the people they interacted with.”

Callie Crossley of WGBH radio echoed that — but noted that the journalists weren’t the only black group in town making an impression.

“The Boule was in Boston last week,” she said of the elite national professional fraternity. “Now to have this convention in the same area is really amazing.”

Yet, she said, the city is still fighting an unwelcoming image, and not all in the distant past.

“I will say it does not help when three members of the City Council refused to support a resolution honoring Brown v. Board of Education and the sea change it brought to this

Boston, MA - Archon JAMES COFIELD (l) is joined by incoming Grand Sire Archon of Sigma Pi Phi Fraternity, JAMES COLE (2nd l) and outgoing Grand Sire Archon JAMES E. PAYNE (r) at an evening Supper Club featuring flutist, SHERRY WINSTON(m). The conference was the 52nd Grand Boule celebrating the organization’s committments and plans for the future, held at the Sheraton Hotel & Hynes Convention Center in Boston. (Don West photo.)

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Still, she said, some actions speak louder than words or council votes.

“When the Boule was here, the men were very busy and I’m told their wives spent a lot at those shops. They wore out those Prudential shops,” she said, noting the journalists crowded the mall, too.

“So when people start understanding what others have said lo these many years that black is really about green, maybe there’s some image changing.”

Former Banner managing editor Robin Washington was a two-time president of the Boston Association of Black Journalists and a longtime board member of the National Association of Black Journalists in the 1990s and 2000s. He lives in Duluth, Minn.

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Owen H. Brooks dedicated life to uplifting Miss. blacks

Owen H. Brooks (photo courtesy Youtube/SUTV) Veteran civil rights activist and leader in Mississippi’s Freedom Movement, Owen H. Brooks died in Jackson on Sunday July 27, 2014. He was 85.

Born in New York City in 1928 to Jamaican immigrant parents, Thelma Ione Brooks (neé Delgado) and Owen H. Brooks, Sr., Brooks was raised in Roxbury and lived for a time in Jamaica with his older sister Millicent and the only mother he and his sister knew, his maternal aunt Ceciline L. Barrow (neé Delgado).

He and his mother and sister returned to Townsend Street in Roxbury, and completed his schooling. Brooks graduated from high school at the age of 16, served in the army during the Korean War, studied at Boston and Northeastern universities and eventually completed a program in the rapidly developing electronics industry of the mid-1950s. He was employed for many years as a draftsman specializing in circuitry at the Laboratory for Electronics in Cambridge, Massachusetts.

However, Brooks never felt very enamored of pursuing a career in electronics. Rather, from a very young age, he was more interested in the history of black people and in the politics of their acquiring

full freedom and economic independence. At the age of 13, Brooks joined the Youth Council of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People.

He joined the Progressive Party in 1948 to support Henry Wallace’s campaign for president, read voraciously and attended the lectures and concerts of W. E. B. Du Bois and Paul Robeson.

A small group of mostly black intellectuals in Boston continued their activist work and coalesced around progressive issues that appealed to Brooks’ developing political consciousness. By the beginning of the early ’60s, student lunch-counter sit-ins and freedom rides culminating in the massive white violence those actions precipitated, Brooks knew he must respond with his whole person to the urgency of the Movement’s call.

By 1963, Brooks had committed to local integration efforts, while working to help organize a national support system for the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee operating in the Mississippi Delta and in other locations across the South. Brooks met Mrs. Fannie Lou Hamer in Boston on fund-raising trips. He marched with Martin Luther King, Jr. for integrated public schools, partici-

pated in the March On Washington and grew closer to the organizational links of Movement people and campaigns.

He was particularly drawn to the ongoing work in the Mississippi Delta. Through his longstanding friendship with Warren McKenna, an Episcopal minister in the Boston area, Brooks was recruited to work for the Delta Ministry, an organization of progressive church and laymen and women dedicated to helping poor Black people empower themselves.

Begun in the spring of 1964, DM, as it was often known, was a program established under the auspices of the National Council of Churches’ Division of Church and Society, later known as the Commission on Race and Justice.

Brooks joined the staff in the early summer of 1965 and became DM’s director in 1967.

There is no question that in the heat and humidity of the Mississippi Delta, Brooks found himself at home. His political philosophy led him to believe that only in the South, not in the North, could black people realize the potential of their economic and political strength. In spite of a long period of out-migration, Brooks felt that black people’s best hopes

OBITUARY lay in how well their numbers — often large majorities in certain Black Belt counties — could work toward their political and economic interests. Putting his shoulder to the wheel, using all his intellectual, material, spiritual and human resources, Brooks pledged himself to work on behalf of the people most in need.

Brooks’ nearly 50 years of experience working in the Delta and around the state, meant that he witnessed and was a part of countless numbers of political and economic initiatives. That experience also meant that he faced violence often, lived through many, many disappointments, if not tragedies, as well as helped strategize important victories. School desegregation in Greenville and other parts of the Delta, the establishment of the Child Development Group of Mississippi and Head Start, as well as the political campaigns to elect the most number of black elected officials of any state were among the victories.

Brooks played a major role in establishing and supporting the work of the Mound Bayou Community Hospital and Health Center. He also assisted Mrs. Hamer’s efforts to establish and sustain a cooperative farming venture in Sunflower County. He was in Atlantic City for the Democratic National Convention in 1964 and again in Chicago in 1968 in order to assist in holding the Democratic Party accountable for the promised changes in party participation.

Brooks marched with King, Kwame Touré and many, many others in the 1966 Meredith March, and was in Selma in 1965.

In 1972, he was in Gary, Indiana for the founding meeting of the National Black Political Convention, which was a kind of precursor to the 1984 and 1988 Jesse Jackson presidential campaigns on which he also worked. On these and many other projects, Brooks collaborated with a wide variety of people, politics and egos proving remarkable in his ability to effectively bring people together.

In 1980, Brooks took a oneyear hiatus to attend the Community Fellows Program at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. The Community Fellows Program, convened by former Massachusetts state Rep. and friend, Mel King, came under the auspices of the School of Architecture and Planning’s Urban Studies and Planning Department.

Later in his career, Brooks served as field representative to former Congressman Mike Espy

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from 1987 to 1992. From 1993 to 1995 Brooks served as Congressman Bennie Thompson’s field director. Between 1995 and 1997, Brooks also worked as a field director for the Delta Oral History Project, a collaborative effort between Tougaloo and Dickerson colleges.

In addition, Brooks worked for the city of Jackson in several capacities, including supervisor of the GED Program and employment coordinator with the Department of Human and Cultural Services.

Brooks refused to ever be sidelined from the on-going struggles to achieve social justice. With other movement friends and colleagues, in 2004 Brooks helped found the Veterans of the Mississippi Civil Rights Movement, Inc. He became the organization’s first chairman and served on the Board and as the executive director until his retirement in 2012.

He also served as the organization’s oral historian, traveling the country with digital recording equipment in order not to miss the testimony of another Mississippi vet.

Owen Brooks loved his family and paid special attention to the youngest members. He loved to play poker with the vets, and engage in a good argument just to keep others’ feet to the political fire. He loved music, especially many sacred hymns, freedom songs and the bebop-era jazz of Miles Davis and Thelonious Monk.

Owen H. Brooks is survived by his wife of nineteen years, Mrs. Lescener Harris Brooks, originally from Indianola, Mississippi.

Survivors also include his daughters and son Pamela E. Brooks, Frederick Owen Brooks, Angela Y. Brooks-Adams (Terence), and Gail A. C. Brooks. In addition, survivors include Joseph Harris, Leneesa Harris, Millicent Harris and Chauncey Harris. Brooks is predeceased by his daughter Dianne L. Brooks (Robert Kells) and sister Millicent Brooks Broadnax. Nephews Marc Paul Broadnax and Jay Brooks Broadnax survive Brooks as do granddaughters Ronni Brooks Armstead and Deona Brooks, five more granddaughters, three grandsons and one great granddaughter.

You have shackled your feet with countless desires, and so you weep in the face of hardship.

Blinded by your craving for wealth, joy, and sense pleasures, you fall in the well of karma.

You suffer affliction.

— Swami Muktananda

Commonwealth of Massachusetts The Trial Court Probate and Family Court Department SUFFOLK Division

Docket No. SU14A0092AD

In the matter of Zariyah Melissa Tiffany Hankerson CITATION G.L. c. 210, § 6 To Wleesaymah Hankerson Last Known of Dorchester, MA And Now Of Parts Unknown and any unnamed or unknown parent and persons interested in a petition for the adoption of said child and to the Department of Children and Families of said Commonwealth.

A petion has been presented to said court by Zola Hankerson of Dorchester, MA and Robert M. Hankerson of Dorchester, MA requesting for leave to adopt said child.

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 09/11/2014.

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

Date: July 1, 2014 Ann Marie Passanisi Register of Probate

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Commonwealth of Massachusetts The Trial Court Probate and Family Court Department SUFFOLK Division

Docket No. SU14P1787EA

Citation on Petition for Formal Adjudication Estate of Frederick R Williams Also known as: Fred R Williams Date of Death: 07/30/1977 To all interested persons: A petition has been filed by Kyle L Pam of Dorchester, MA requesting that the Court enter a formal Decree and Order of testacy and for such other relief as requested in the Petition. And also requesting that Kyle L Pam of Dorchester, MA be appointed as Personal Representative(s) of said estate to serve Without Surety on the bond.

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 08/28/2014. 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.

The estate is being administered under formal procedure by the Personal Representative under the Massachusetts Uniform Probate Code without supervision by the Court. Inventory and accounts are not required to be filed with the Court, but recipients are entitled to notice regarding the administration from the Personal Representative and can petition the Court in any matter relating to the estate, including distribution of assets and expenses of administration.

To all interested persons: A petition has been filed by Laverne A Galloway of Mattapan, MA requesting that the Court enter a formal Decree and Order of testacy and for such other relief as requested in the Petition. And also requesting that Laverne A Galloway of Mattapan, MA be appointed as Personal Representative(s) of said estate to serve Without Surety on the bond.

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 08/21/2014. 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.

The estate is being administered under formal procedure by the Personal Representative under the Massachusetts Uniform Probate Code without supervision by the Court. Inventory and accounts are not required to be filed with the Court, but recipients are entitled to notice regarding the administration from the Personal Representative and can petition the Court in any matter relating to the estate, including distribution of assets and expenses of administration.

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

Date: July 18, 2014 Ann Marie Passanisi Register of Probate Commonwealth of Massachusetts The Trial Court Probate and Family Court Department SUFFOLK Division

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

Date: July 24, 2014 Ann Marie Passanisi Register of Probate Commonwealth of Massachusetts The Trial Court Probate and Family Court Department SUFFOLK Division

In the interests of Angela Earnestine James of Roxbury, MA Minor

1.

Citation Giving Notice of Petition for Appointment of Guardian for Incapacitated Person Pursuant to G.L. c. 190B, §5-304

To the named Respondent and all other interested persons, a petition has been filed by Debra A Dias of Dorchester, MA in the above captioned matter alleging that Darris D Dias is in need of a Guardian and requesting that Debra A Dias of Dorchester, MA (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 08/21/2014. 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.

2.

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

Date: July 16, 2014 Ann Marie Passanisi Register of Probate Commonwealth of Massachusetts The Trial Court Probate and Family Court Department SUFFOLK Division

Docket No. SU14P1428GD In the interests of Jakhai Erick Gaines of Dorchester, MA Minor

NOTICE AND ORDER: Petition for Appointment of Guardian of a Minor 1.

2.

NOTICE TO ALL INTERESTED PARTIES Hearing Date/Time: A hearing on a Petition for Appointment of Guardian of a Minor filed on 06/13/2014 by Claudine M Lewis of Dorchester, MA will be held 09/12/2014 09:00 AM Guardianship of Minor Hearing Located at Probation Department, Suffolk Probate Court, 24 New Chardon Street, Boston, MA 02114.

Response to Petition: You may respond by filing a written response to the Petition or by appearing in person at the hearing. If you choose to file a written response, you need to: File the original with the Court; and Mail a copy to all interested parties at least five (5) business days before the hearing.

3.

Counsel for the Minor: The minor (or an adult on behalf of the minor) has the right to request that counsel be appointed for the minor.

4.

Presence of the Minor at Hearing: A minor over age 14 has the right to be present at any hearing, unless the Court finds that it is not in the minor’s best interests.

THIS IS A LEGAL NOTICE: An important court proceeding that may affect your rights has been scheduled. If you do not understand this notice or other court papers, please contact an attorney for legal advice.

Date: July 29, 2014

Ann Marie Passanisi Register of Probate

Commonwealth of Massachusetts The Trial Court Probate and Family Court Department SUFFOLK Division

Docket No. SU14P1725EA

Citation on Petition for Formal Adjudication Estate of Mary Jane Lewis Date of Death: 09/26/1996

LEGAL NOTICE REQUEST FOR QUALIFICATIONS The MASSACHUSETTS PORT AUTHORITY (Authority) is soliciting consulting services for MPA CONTRACT NO. AP1503, ENVIRONMENTAL AUDITING SERVICES. The Authority is seeking a qualified multidiscipline consulting firm or team, with proven experience to provide environmental auditing services for all Massport facilities on an on-call, as needed basis. These services are expected to be provided at Logan International Airport, Hanscom Airport and Worcester Airport. 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 scope of work shall include, but not be limited to the following: Performance of independent third-party environmental compliance audits to comprehensively evaluate the environmental regulatory compliance of various Massport facilities with permits, federal, state and local regulations as well as Best Management Practices. The functional areas to be reviewed include: Air Pollution Control, Aboveground Storage Tanks, Drinking Water, Hazardous Materials Control, PCB’s, Spill Control, Underground Storage Tanks and Waste Management at a minimum.

A work plan will be developed before initiating the audit. In addition, an update of the applicable regulations listing from the ISO EMS laws and regulations section for each airport will be provided.

The Authority expects to select one consultant. However, the Authority reserves the right to select a different number if it is deemed in its best interest to do so. Each consultant shall be issued a contract in an amount not to exceed One Hundred Thousand Dollars $100,000.

NOTICE TO ALL INTERESTED PARTIES Hearing Date/Time: A hearing on a Petition for Appointment of Guardian of a Minor filed on 03/18/2014 by Edith C Moore-Cowell of Roxbury, MA and Babanina S. James of Boston, MA will be held 09/16/2014 08:30 AM Review Hearing Located at 24 New Chardon Street, 3rd floor, Boston, MA 02114 ~ Family Service Office.

Response to Petition: You may respond by filing a written response to the Petition or by appearing in person at the hearing. If you choose to file a written response, you need to:

The Authority may reject any application if any of the required information is not provided: Cover Letter, Insurance Requirements, Litigation and Legal proceedings, SF330 Part IIs for the Prime and every sub-consultant.

File the original with the Court; and Mail a copy to all interested parties at least five (5) business days before the hearing.

The submission shall be evaluated on basis of:

3.

Counsel for the Minor: The minor (or an adult on behalf of the minor) has the right to request that counsel be appointed for the minor.

4.

Presence of the Minor at Hearing: A minor over age 14 has the right to be present at any hearing, unless the Court finds that it is not in the minor’s best interests.

THIS IS A LEGAL NOTICE: An important court proceeding that may affect your rights has been scheduled. If you do not understand this notice or other court papers, please contact an attorney for legal advice.

Date: June 24, 2014

Ann Marie Passanisi Register of Probate

Commonwealth of Massachusetts The Trial Court Probate and Family Court Department

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.

Please visit http://brooklinehousing.org/pdf/ross.pdf for the full RFP. For more information call 617-277-2022 during regular business hours.

Additional information on the Brookline Housing Authority can be found at www.brooklinehousing.org

Each submission shall include a Statement of Qualifications that provides detailed information in response to the evaluation criteria set forth below and include Architect/Engineer & Related Services questionnaires SF 330 (www.gsa.gov/portal/forms/download/116486) with the appropriate number of Part IIs. 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.

NOTICE AND ORDER: Petition for Appointment of Guardian of a Minor

Docket No. SU14P1714GD

In the matter of Darris D Dias Of Dorchester, MA RESPONDENT Alleged Incapacitated Person

Docket No. SU14P0627GD

The BHA is an Affirmative Action, Equal Opportunity Employer. Minority and Women Owned Businesses are encouraged to apply.

SUFFOLK Division

Docket No. SU14D1040DR

Divorce Summons by Publication and Mailing Joel Marc

vs.

Eugenie Chantal Innocent

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.

(1) current relevant experience and knowledge of the team for similar projects, particularly the Project Manager, (2) geographic location and availability of the Project Manager and other key personnel to be assigned to the project, (3) experience and expertise of subconsultants, if any, (4) previous teaming experience of the prime and subconsultants, (5) demonstrated ability to perform work, (6) current level of work with the Authority, and (7) past performance for the Authority, if any.

The selection shall involve a two-step process including the shortlisting of a minimum of three firms based on an evaluation of the Statements of Qualifications received in response to this solicitation, followed immediately by a final selection of the consultant(s) by the Authority.

By responding to this solicitation, consultants agree to accept the terms and conditions of Massport’s standard work order agreement, a copy of the Authority’s standard agreement can be found on the Authority’s web page at www.massport.com. The Consultant shall specify in its cover letter that it has the ability to obtain requisite insurance coverage.

Submissions shall be printed on both sides of the sheet (8 1/2” x 11”), no acetate covers. Ten (10) copies of a bound document and one PDF version on a disc each limited to: 1) an SF 330 including the appropriate number of Part IIs,

The Complaint is on file at the Court.

2) resumes of key individuals only each limited to one (1) page under SF 330, Section E,

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.

3) no more than ten (10) projects each limited to one (1) page under SF 330, Section F,

You are hereby summoned and required to serve upon: Joel Marc, 17 Joyce Rd, Hyde Park, MA 02136 your answer, if any, on or before 10/02/2014. 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 29, 2014 Ann Marie Passanisi Register of Probate TOWN OF ARLINGTON REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS The Menotomy Weatherization Program is accepting sealed proposals from contractors for heating system efficiency modifications including repairs, cleaning, tuning and burner/system replacements for the HeartWap (HWAP) Program as well as accepting proposals from asbestos abatement contractors. The service area is Arlington, Cambridge, Lexington, Belmont, Somerville, Watertown and Waltham. The accepted proposals will be for the HeartWap Program years: October 1, 2014 through September 30, 2016. Requests for information for the Heartwap Program may be made to Michael DiNicola at 781-316-3434. 0r mdinicola@town.arlington.ma.us. All proposals must be in our office – The Menotomy Weatherization office at 20 Academy Street, Suite 202, Arlington, MA 02476 – no later than Tuesday, September 30, 2014 All proposals are subject to price negotiation. The Menotomy Weatherization Program reserves the right to reject any and all proposals deemed best for the Program. Small and minority firms are encouraged to apply. This advertisement is subject in all respects to the terms and conditions of the invitation to bid.

An Affirmative Action / Equal Opportunity Employer.

Service Coordination Subcontractor under a HUD ROSS Grant Brookline Housing Authority The Brookline Housing Authority (BHA) has issued an RFP for a Subcontractor to implement the BHA’s Resident Opportunity and Self Sufficiency Grant (ROSS) from HUD. The grant is for three years in the total amount of $258,000. The funds primarily will be used to fund one full-time staff person.

The subcontractor will provide the staffing and carry-out most requirements of the grant, with support and involvement from the Housing Authority.

The deadline for submitting responses is August 28, 2014 at 4:00 p.m.

4) no more than 3 sheets (6 pages) of information contained under SF 330 Section H addressing the evaluation items (except for the litigation and legal proceedings history), and 5) no more than 2 sheets (4 pages) of other relevant material not including a 2 page (max.) cover letter, SDO certification letters, covers, dividers, and other required information.

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 4, 2014 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

August 6, 2014

Deadline for submission of written questions

August 15, 2014

Official answers published (Estimated)

August 22, 2014

Solicitation: Close Date / Submission Deadline

September 4, 2014

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 COMMBUYS (www.commbuys.com) in the listings for this project.

MASSACHUSETTS PORT AUTHORITY THOMAS P. GLYNN CEO AND EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR

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LEGAL NOTICE REQUEST FOR QUALIFICATIONS The MASSACHUSETTS PORT AUTHORITY (Authority) is soliciting consulting services for MPA CONTRACT NO. A351 FY15-18 CONSTRUCTION SAFETY SUPPORT SERVICES at MPA Facilities. The Authority is seeking a qualified Consultant to provide construction support services consisting of construction safety inspection services associated with monitoring construction activities including but not limited to fall protection, confined space entry, electrical safety, Lockout/Tagout (LOTO), personal protective equipment, scaffolding, aerial lifts, hoisting equipment, earth moving equipment, ladder safety, asbestos abatement, as well as conformance to safety plans. These inspections will be conducted to enable Massport to maintain the highest level of safety for its construction projects.

These services are expected to be provided throughout all Massport facilities. 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. Such services shall be provided on an on-call, as-needed basis.

Such inspections shall be performed in accordance with OSHA, NFPA, DOT, MA Department of Public Safety, and/or other appropriate specifications and standards. All inspections shall be done under the direction and management of the Authority’s Safety Manager. The Consultant shall be required to provide vehicles and operators with appropriate insurance coverage and shall be capable of being licensed and badged to allow for access to all of the Authority’s facilities.

The Authority expects to select one (1) consultant. However, the Authority reserves the right to select a different number if it is deemed in its best interest to do so. Each consultant shall be issued a contract in an amount, not to exceed Four Hundred Thousand Dollars $400,000. The services shall be authorized on a work order basis.

Each submission shall include a Statement of Qualifications that provides detailed information in response to the evaluation criteria set forth below and include Architect/Engineer & Related Services questionnaires SF 330 (www. gsa.gov/portal/forms/download/116486) with the appropriate number of Part IIs. M/WBE Certification of the prime and subconsultants shall be current at the time of submittal and the Consultant shall provide a copy of M/ WBE certification letter from the Supplier Diversity Office, formerly known as State Office of Minority and Women Business Assistance (SOMWBA) within its submittal. 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 http://www.massport.com/business-with-massport/capital-improvements/resource-center for more details on litigation and legal proceedings history submittal requirements.

The Authority may reject any application if any of the required information is not provided: Cover Letter, Insurance Requirements, Litigation and Legal proceedings, SF330 Part IIs for the Prime and every sub-consultant.

Official answers published (Estimated)

August 22, 2014

Solicitation: Close Date/ Submission Deadline

September 4, 2014; 12 PM (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 COMMBUYS (www.commbuys.com) in the listings for this project.

MASSACHUSETTS PORT AUTHORITY THOMAS P. GLYNN CEO AND EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR MASSACHUSETTS PORT AUTHORITY NOTICE TO CONTRACTORS Sealed General Bids for MPA Contract No. L1176-C1, RUNWAY 22R END SAFETY IMPROVEMENTS AND EMAS REPLACEMENT, 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 02128-2909, until 11:00 A.M. local time on WEDNESDAY AUGUST 27, 2014 immediately after which, in a designated room, the proposal will be opened and read publicly.

NOTE: PRE BID CONFERENCE WILL BE HELD AT THE CAPITAL PROGRAMS DEPARTMENT (ABOVE ADDRESS) AT 11:00 AM LOCAL TIME ON THURSDAY, AUGUST 14, 2014.

The work includes • REMOVE EXISTING RUNWAY 22R END ENGINEERED MATERIAL ARRESTING SYSTEM (EMAS) BLOCKS • BITUMINOUS PAVEMENT MILL AND INLAY FOR SURFACE PREPARATION FOR REPLACEMENT EMAS BLOCKS • INSTALL RUNWAY 22R END OWNER PROCURED EMAS BLOCKS (2 SEPARATE PHASES) • EXCAVATE AND DISPOSE OF IN SITU MATERIAL INCLUDING SALT MARSH AND INTERTIDAL MUDFLAT TO FACILIATE INSTALLATION OF TRANSITION SLOPE • INSTALL TRANSITION SLOPE CONSISTING OF POLYMERIC MARINE MATTRESSES, STONE FILL, RIPRAP

The submission shall be evaluated on basis of: (1) availability of key personnel to be assigned to the project (2) knowledge of construction safety, construction project management, public safety and environmental concerns surrounding construction activities (3) CSP or other similar certifications for inspectors and other key personnel to be assigned to the project, (4) demonstrated capability with OSHA EPA Massachusetts DEP regulations regarding construction, demolition, and abatement activities (5) demonstrated ability to ensure safe working conditions for large complex construction projects, (6) exhibit a system of reporting and tracking of safety issues on multiple projects (7) familiarity with risk management, behavioral based safety programs, organizational behavior management, incident investigation, and root cause analysis (8) current and past performance for the Authority, if any (9) M/WBE and affirmative action efforts, please indicate the proposed % of M/WBE participation The selection shall involve a two-step process including the shortlisting of a minimum of three firms based on an evaluation of the Statements of Qualifications received in response to this solicitation, followed immediately by a final selection of the consultant(s) by the Authority.

By responding to this solicitation, consultants agree to accept the terms and conditions of Massport’s standard work order agreement, a copy of the Authority’s standard agreement can be found on the Authority’s web page at www.massport.com. The exception to this standard agreement is the insurance requirements as follows; (1) $1,000,000 of automobile liability and (2) $1,000,000 of commercial general liability. The Consultant shall specify in its cover letter that it has the ability to obtain requisite insurance coverage.

Some members of the project team will need to get security clearance to work at certain secure facilities including Logan Airport, Hanscom Field, Worcester Airport, and Massport Maritime Facilities.

Submissions shall be printed on both sides of the sheet (8 1/2” x 11”), no acetate covers. Ten (10) copies of a bound document and one PDF version on a disc each limited to: 1) an SF 330 including the appropriate number of Part IIs, 2) resumes of key individuals only each limited to one (1) page under SF 330, Section E, 3) no more than ten (10) projects each limited to one (1) page under SF 330, Section F, 4) no more than 3 sheets (6 pages) of information contained under SF 330 Section H addressing the evaluation items (except for the litigation and legal proceedings history), and 5) no more than 2 sheets (4 pages) of other relevant material not including a 2 page (max.) cover letter, SDO certification letters, covers, dividers, and other required information.

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 4, 2014 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

August 6, 2014

Deadline for submission of written questions

August 15, 2014; 12PM (noon)

Bid documents will be made available beginning WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 6, 2014 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.

The estimated contract cost is $3,200,000.00.

A proposal guaranty shall be submitted with each General Bid consisting of a bid deposit for five (5) percent of the value of the bid; when sub bids are required, each must be accompanied by a deposit equal to five (5) percent of the sub bid amount, in the form of a bid bond, or cash, or a certified check, or a treasurer’s or a cashier’s check issued by a responsible bank or trust company, payable to the Massachusetts Port Authority in the name of which the Contract for the work is to be executed. The bid deposit shall be (a) in a form satisfactory to the Authority, (b) with a surety company qualified to do business in the Commonwealth and satisfactory to the Authority, and (c) conditioned upon the faithful performance by the principal of the agreements contained in the bid.

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 $10,000.00. 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.

This contract is subject to a Disadvantaged Business Enterprise participation provision requiring that not less than 0% of the Contract be performed by disadvantaged 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 Non Segregated Facilities prior to award of the Contract, and to notify prospective subcontractors of the requirement for such certification where the subcontract exceeds $10,000.

Joint Reporting Committee 1800 G Street Washington, DC 20506 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 INVITATION FOR BID LAUNDRY MAINTENANCE SERVICE MEDFORD HOUSING AUTHORITY The Medford Housing Authority invites sealed bids for a LAUNDRY MAINTENANCE SERVICE CONTRACT. BIDS FOR Laundry Equipment, Services, and Maintenance will be received until 2:00 PM August 28, 2014 at the Medford Housing Authority at 121 Riverside Avenue in Medford, MA 02155 at which time they will be publicly opened. This three-year contract, (with renewable annual options for an additional two years) is for Laundry Equipment, Services, and Maintenance at 6 developments for a total of 55 machines, (28 washers and 27 dryers). Gross Income from laundry is approximately $60,000/year.

Specifications will be available Wednesday, August 6, 2014 after 10 AM by email to Bernie Kirstein at bkirstein@medfordhousing.org, or in hard copy from the Medford Housing Authority at 121 Riverside Ave., Medford, MA, 02155. There is no charge for bid documents. There are no filed-sub-bids.

A walk-thru will be held Wednesday, 10 AM, August 20, 2014. Attendees meet at 121 Riverside Avenue, Medford, MA. All bidding procedures included in M.G.L. c.30.B, Section 39M, c. 149, 24 CFR 85.36 and the provisions of Instructions to Bidders shall be strictly adhered to.

The bid proposal will be due Thursday, 2:00pm, August 28, 2014 at 121 Riverside Avenue, Medford, MA 02155. The bid proposal must be in two envelopes, an outer mailing envelope, and an inner sealed envelope, containing the bid, clearly marked, “Bid for Laundry Equipment, Services, and Maintenance”.

The bid proposal must be accompanied by a bid surety in an amount no less than 5% of the total bid, (the total estimated net payment to the MHA in the first year of the contract). Bid surety must be in the form of a certified check or bank draft, or a bid bond made out to the Medford Housing Authority.

Personal checks will not be acceptable. Bid Surety of all but the 3 lowest bidders will be returned within one week of the bid opening. Bid surety of the three low bidders will be returned upon final approved execution of the contract.

Please direct questions to Bernie Kirstein by email at bkirstein@medford housing.org or telephone: 781-396-7200 Ext.140.

The Medford Housing Authority reserves the right to reject any and all bids or parts therein if it is in the public interest to do so.

By submitting a bid, the bidder warrants that he or she has examined the site and bid documents; that the bid documents are adequate; and the required result can be produced as written, including certification of intent to comply with Section 3 requirements. No increase in the contract sum nor claim for damages due to delay will be permitted as a result of the contractor’s failure to accomplish any or all of these requirements.

AA/EOE

CHELSEA APARTMENT

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 ADMIRAL’S TOWER CO-OP

SENIOR LIVING AT ITS BEST! Affordable senior apartments located on the beautiful grounds of Admiral’s Hill in Chelsea, this active senior housing co-op is within walking distance to shopping, banks, churches, and is on the MBTA bus line.

A Contractor having fifty (50) or more employees and his subcontractors having fifty (50) or more employees who may be awarded a subcontract of $50,000 or more will, within one hundred twenty (120) days from the contract commencement, be required to develop a written affirmative action compliance program for each of its establishments.

Features such as: • Scenic view of the Boston skyline • Plenty of space for outdoor relaxation • Transportation to Stop & Shop • New beauty parlor, shops & a flea market close-by • Well-maintained library • Emergency response person always available

Compliance Reports - Within thirty (30) days of the award of this Contract the Contractor shall file a compliance report (Standard Form [SF 100]) if:

Social activities include: Bingo, Luncheons, Holiday Parties & More!!

(a) The Contractor has not submitted a complete compliance report within twelve (12) months preceding the date of award, and (b) The Contractor is within the definition of “employer” in Paragraph 2c(3) of the instructions included in SF100.

The contractor shall require the subcontractor on any first tier subcontracts, irrespective of the dollar amount, to file SF 100 within thirty (30) days after the award of the subcontracts, if the above two conditions apply. SF 100 will be furnished upon request. SF 100 is normally furnished Contractors annually, based on a mailing list currently maintained by the Joint Reporting Committee. In the event a contractor has not received the form, he may obtain it by writing to the following address:

Rent is based on 30% of income (income limits apply) to qualified seniors 62 and older and for persons 18 and over who are mobility impaired requiring the special design features of accessible units.

PROVIDING HIGH QUALITY AFFORDABLE HOUSING FOR SENIORS.

Call 1-800-225-3151 • www.csi.coop

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HOMEOWNERSHIP OPPORTUNITY 11 AFFORDABLE CONDOMINIUMS

OFFICE SPACE

Pond View Village, Brewster Road Stoughton, MA

DORCHESTER/ MILTON

TO BE SOLD BY LOTTERY TO ELIGIBLE HOMEBUYERS

1st Class Office Space Corner of Gallivan Blvd and Washington St ample parking.

(11) 2-Bed, 1 Bath Detached Houses $172,700; 950 Sq Ft Apprx.

Max income: 1 Person - $47,450 3 Persons - $61,000 2 Persons - $54,200 4 Persons - $67,750 Other Restrictions Apply

$375/mo. $695/mo. $1000/mo. $1395/mo.

OPEN HOUSE: Sat 8/16, 1PM-3PM, 62 Brewster Rd., Stoughton INFO MTG: Mon, 8/18, 6PM-8PM, Stoughton Town Hall, Great Hall

heated

OWNER

617-835-6373

Applications available at: Stoughton Town Hall, Town Clerk’s Office Stoughton Public Library Or write to: JTE Realty Associates, P. O. Box 955, North Andover, MA 01845 Or e-mail: pondview@jterealtyassociates.com MAILING ADDRESS MUST BE PROVIDED 978-258-3492 Application Deadline Received by 8/28/2014

Brokers Welcome

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TO THE BANNER CALL:

617-261-4600

HAMILTON GREEN APARTMENTS 311 Lowell Street Andover, Massachusetts 01810

Waitlist open on 5/24/2014 has now been extended through 8/22/2014.

Waitlist applicants will be chosen by lottery.

Rental Amounts and Minimum and Maximum Income Limits as of 1/1/2014 Rent

ADVERTISE YOUR CLASSIFIEDS (617) 261-4600 x 7799 • ads@bannerpub.com Find rate information at www.baystatebanner.com/advertise

Household Size

1

2

3

4

5

6

50% $790

1BD Min Max

$25,170 $31,350

$25,170 $35,800

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

$942

2BD Min Max

N/A

$30,210 $35,800

$30,210 $40,300

$30,210 $44,750

N/A

N/A

$1,083

3BD Min Max

N/A

N/A

$34,890 $40,300

$34,890 $44,750

$34,890 $48,350

$34,890 $51,950

80% $1,169

1BD Min Max

$36,540 $45,500

$36,540 $52,000

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

$1,397

2BD Min Max

N/A

$43,860 $52,000

$43,860 $58,500

$43,860 $65,000

N/A

N/A

$1,610

3BD Min Max

N/A

N/A

$50,700 $58,500

$50,700 $65,000

$50,700 $70,200

$50,700 $75,400

Tenants pay for Electricity only – Utility Allowances are as follows: 1BR - $49; 2BR - $65; 3BR - $80 *Minimum income requirements do not apply to Section 8 Voucher holders. All utilities, except electricity are included in rent. Voucher holders are eligible. Applications are available at the property daily between 9:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m., Monday – Friday or call Janira Delcompare @ 617-783-0039 ext 1361, TTY:711 or 800-439-0183. New Application Deadline: August 22, 2014

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WOLLASTON MANOR 91 Clay Street Quincy, MA 02170

Senior Living At It’s Best

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

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Program Restrictions Apply.

MEDFORD HOUSING AUTHORITY Director of Housing Programs: Department level supervisor responsible for overseeing all aspects of a large public housing portfolio. Knowledge of federal/state P.H. programs, landlord/tenant law, regulatory compliance and staff supervision required.

Experience in federal leased housing programs desirable. Five years direct experience of which two must be in staff supervision. College degree preferred.

Public Housing Manager: Responsible for one or more P.H. sites including leasing, rent calculations, landlord/tenant relations and lease enforcement.

Two years direct experience required.

Veterans, disabled, minority, Section 3 and all other qualified applicants are strongly encouraged to apply.

E-mail bvivian@medfordhousing.org for complete job description. Résumé with cover letter to 121 Riverside Avenue, Medford, MA 02155.

Train for Administrative, Financial

Services, Health Insurance Customer Service & Medical Office jobs.

Job Duties Include: • Repairs including HVAC, electrical, plumbing, carpentry, painting, appliance repair, etc.

• Respond to resident requests for maintenance.

• Prepare vacated apartments for re-leasing.

• Remove ice and snow, maintain grounds.

• Participate in evening and weekend on-call rotation.

Work in hospitals, colleges, insurance agencies, banks, businesses, government offices, health insurance call centers, and more!

YMCA Training, Inc. is recruiting training candidates now!

We will help you apply for free training. Job placement assistance provided.

No prior experience necessary, but must have HS diploma or GED. Free YMCA membership for you and your family while enrolled in YMCA Training, Inc.

Qualifications • Knowledge and experience with trades in the areas noted above.

• High school diploma or equivalent.

• Driver’s license.

• Relevant experience in property maintenance or a similar field.

Call today to schedule an Information Session: 617-542-1800

Wages and Benefits As established in the Collective Bargaining Agreement.

Overtime hours. Excellent benefits including health insurance and State retirement.

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REGION VI PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT MANAGER

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A Great Office Job!

AIRPORT ENGINEER

AA/EOE

LEAD MECHANIC/ MAINTENANCE STAFF GET READY FOR

Hoyle, Tanner & Associates, Inc. is a mid-size, employee owned, na onal onsul ng engineering rm wit o es in t e Nort east Florida and irgin Islands. e are urrentl see ing t e ollowing pro essional or our ia on Ser i es Group

Apply by: • Submitting by e.mail a resume OR a completed application form to jobs@brookline-housing.org or • Submitting in person a resume OR a completed application form to the front desk at the BHA, 90 Longwood Avenue.

Applications are available at the BHA website, the BHA front desk, or by e.mail request to jobs@brookline-housing.org.

Head Start and Children’s Services

Coordinate training and coursework between early education programs in the region and Educator Provider Support (EPS) grantees to ensure quality of services. Develop lines of communication between the communities served and the EPS grantees. Work with service providers that implement EPS courses and monitor activities to ensure timely submission of monthly reports and invoices. Conduct outreach to the EPS Region VI communities in Boston’s metro west. Document and provide technical support for trainings and coursework offered by service providers. Work with the Region VI EPS team to meet the Department of Early Education and Care (EEC) requirements. Respond to requests from the field for support and information about available professional development, coaching and mentoring opportunities. Manage up-to-date and accurate data entry in the Region VI database. Analyze data and generate relevant reports for ongoing monitoring. Perform other related duties as required.

Minimum of a Bachelor’s degree in Early Childhood Education, School Age Education or a related field required. Master’s degree in Early Childhood Education, School Age Education or a related field preferred. Must have at least one to three years of relevant experience as an administrator, professional development specialist or consultant in the early education and care or out-of-school field required. Must be able to work with non-traditional early childhood educators. Working knowledge of Microsoft Word, Excel and other relevant software required. Experience using Google documents and performing data entry preferred. Bilingual skills preferred. Must be able to work sensitively and effectively with individuals of diverse educational, socio-economic and cultural backgrounds.

Deadline: T u es d ay , A u g u s t 2 6 , 2 0 1 4 , 4 : 0 0 p . m .

M ore i nf orm ati on at w w w . brook l i nehou s i ng . org

All applications and inquiries should be directed to the Human Resources Department, 178 Tremont St., Boston, MA 02111, Fax: (617) 423-7693, or email hr@bostonabcd.org

The BHA is an Affirmative Action, Equal Opportunity Employer.

Please visit our website at www.bostonabcd.org for additional employment listings.

Call Intake Coordinator David Pina today: 617-542-1800

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Research Analyst

METROPOLITAN AREA PLANNING COUNCIL, BOSTON The Metropolitan Area Planning Council’s Data Services Department seeks a Research Analyst to conduct data analysis and research in support of sustainable regional planning. The Research Analyst will collect and organize data, conduct analysis, and prepare information for reports and presentations. Applicants must have excellent quantitative abilities, experience working with common federal and state datasets, strong communication skills, and familiarity with regional planning concepts.

Duties include: Research and obtain updates to MAPC’s existing data sets as they are released from public agencies, and the private sector. Conduct policy-oriented research and analysis in areas such as demographics, land use, housing, health, education, environment and economic development.

Qualifications: BA in planning, public health, economics, computer sciences, or a related field and at least 3 years of additional experience and/or schooling in a related field (MA desired). Proficiency with Census Bureau data, including the American Community Survey, Central Transportation Planning Package, and other products. Proficiency in R, Python, Ruby, or any open-source programming language. Salary range: $50,500 – $63,000, depending on qualifications. Excellent state employee benefits package. Position open until filled. Candidates should submit a cover letter, resume and three references. Candidates must have legal authorization to work in the USA and a valid driver’s license and/or the ability to arrange transportation to meetings in different parts of the region.

MAPC is an EOE/AA employer. MAPC takes pride in the diversity of its workforce and encourages all qualified persons to apply.

PLEASE SEE COMPLETE JOB AD AT MAPC WEB SITE (www.mapc.org) AND APPLY AT LINK SHOWN THERE. Posted 7/29/14.

Thomas E. Hauenstein, Manager of Human Resources.

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

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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: 857-266-3407 Email: clr2paths@gmail.com

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

The New Tropical Foods Project We have appreciated your loyalty and support and we look forward to serving you for many more years in a new, modern supermarket!

Do you know who is building the New Tropical Foods Supermarket?

Together, Tropical Foods and NEI are.

• We are proud to bring a new supermarket to our community, it is the first major private investment in Dudley Square in  years.

•  of all construction hours worked have been by minority workers.

• . of all construction hours worked have been by female workers.

• The projected average hourly wage: /hr.

• For  consecutive weeks, our * numbers have improved. We are at . Boston residents and on our way toward the target of .

• . of our workers’ hours are from walk on workers (all Boston residents).

• We have a long history as an anchor in our community— providing staple food items, offering community jobs and assisting countless local organizations. * Boston Resident Jobs Program.