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for every child. I often say that she has one of the hardest jobs in In a tearful farewell address, the city and she has done it well. Boston Public School Super- We are grateful for everything intendent Carol Johnson an- she has been able to accomplish nounced last week that she was for our city’s families.” retiring at the end of this school Johnson said she has inforyear, citing the recent death of mally suggested that the school her husband. committee appoint BPS Chief Johnson leaves behind a record Financial Officer John Mcof many successes, ranging from Donough as interim superintenimproved MCAS scores, lower dent until a permanent replacedropout rates and higher gradua- ment is found. McDonough tion rates, and several areas where stepped in to manage the she conceded “more work needs 56,000-student-school system to be done,” the most significant during days that Johnson travof which is closing the achieve- eled back to Memphis to care for ment gap among whites, blacks her ailing husband. Committee and Latinos. members re“With a portedly will city full of pas- “She moves on to begin officially s i o n a t e a n d her next chapter searching for a committed temporary sueducators and having created perintendent citizens who lasting, meaningful at their next care deeply for on improvement in Boston’s meeting, our children,” May 8. Johnson said in schools that has resulted Johnson, a statement, “I in a brighter future whose career am confident in education o u r s c h o o l s for tens of thousands of spanned nearly are on a path young people.” four decades, to great sucearned about cess for every — Gov. Deval Patrick $267,000 anchild.” nually and B o s t o n about $56,000 Mayor Thomas Menino hired toward retirement plans. She then Memphis School Superin- will not receive any payouts for tendent Johnson six years ago the remaining two years of her and praised Johnson’s accom- contract. Nor is she able to replishments during a period that ceive payments from the city’s saw a tumultuous overhaul of the pension program, because she city’s public school assignment worked for the city for less than process that begins in 2014. 10 years. “Dr. Johnson is one of the Johnson cites among her acmost compassionate, caring and complishments an increase in talented superintendents in the graduation rates to 65.9 percent, United States,” Menino stated. an increase of 14,000 more stu“She continued the extraor- dents participating in arts and dinary transformation of our music programs, and 30 percent schools and from day one has fo- more students taking collegecused on creating better schools level courses. Johnson, continued to page 10 and offering great classrooms
Gov. Deval Patrick and attorney Ken Feinberg look on as Mayor Thomas Menino takes the podium at the Fairmont Copley Hotel on Tuesday, April 23 to announce that the One Fund has raised more than $27 million to help victims of the Boston Marathon bombing. (Photo courtesy of the Mayor’s office)
Voting Rights Act explored in ‘Bending Toward Justice’ Caitlin Yoshiko Kandil Earlier this year, when the Supreme Court heard oral arguments for Shelby County v. Holder, a case that challenges the constitutionality of a key provision in the 1965 Voting Rights Act, Justice Antonin Scalia said that renewing the historic legislation would amount to a “perpetuation of racial entitlement.” “I don’t think that’s attributable to the fact that it is so much clearer now that we need this,” Scalia said about Congress’ near-unanimous renewal of the Voting Rights Act in 2006. “I think it is attributable, very likely attributable, to a phenomenon that is called perpetuation
of racial entitlement … Whenever a society adopts racial entitlements, it is very difficult to get out of them through the normal political processes.” Gary May, a history professor at the University of Delaware, says that Scalia is wrong on two accounts. First, while the Voting Rights Act has typically been thought of in relation to African American enfranchisement, May says that the Act led to “astronomically” higher rates of white voter registration as well, because poll taxes no longer prevented poor whites from casting ballots. But more importantly, May argues, the Voting Rights Act is still critical to American democracy — it would be a “seri-
ous blow” if the Supreme Court rules against it this summer. May is the author of the new book, “Bending Toward Justice: The Voting Rights Act and the Transformation of American Democracy,” which comes at a moment when the signature achievement of the Civil Rights Movement is in danger of being dismantled. May’s comprehensive history of the Voting Rights Act details the grassroots movement that inspired the Act, the political maneuvering that led to its passage, and the decades of pushback it subsequently received — serving as a reminder that the ability to go to the polls has never been too secure. Voting, continued to page 2
Maria Louise Baldwin: An eminent educator, civic leader, speaker Anthony W. Neal Miss Maria Louise Baldwin was a gifted speaker, a civic leader and one of the nation’s most eminent African American educators. The daughter of Peter L. and Mary E. Baldwin, she was born on Sept. 13, 1856 in Cambridge, Mass. There, she attended the Sargent Primary and Allston Grammar schools. She graduated from Cambridge High School in
1874 and from Cambridge Teachers’ Training School the following year. Baldwin wrote to then-Cambridge School Board member Horace E. Scudder, asking him to help her secure a teaching position. Scudder told her, however, that it seemed to him that it was clearly her duty to go south and work for those with more limited educational opportuni-
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The Roxbury Historical Society will present the latest installment of its Roxbury History Speaker Series, “Ferdinand’s — Back to the Future,” on May 15 at Haley House Cafe. The panel discussion will include a look at the landmark building’s past and future. The thriving furniture store was one of almost 300 businesses in Dudley Square. The store closed in the 1970s and stood empty until 2012, when the City of Boston began renovation. The renamed Dudley Municipal Building will house the Boston Public Schools Department and retail business on the ground floor. (Photo courtesy of the Roxbury Historical Society)
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Focusing on Selma, Ala., which he calls “ground zero of the voting rights movement,” May highlights the long line of activists who worked there, from Martin Luther King Jr., to lesser-known names such as Bernard Lafayette, James Foreman and Amelia Boynton. He traces the events that led up to “Bloody Sunday,” the brutal beating of 600 peaceful marchers on Selma’s Edmund Pettus Bridge by state troopers, and the historic march two weeks later from Selma to Montgomery. May then turns to the innerworkings of the White House and Congress to explain how President Lyndon B. Johnson crafted the legislation and successfully convinced lawmakers to pass it. But perhaps most interesting and relevant today are the later chapters that describe the
persistent attacks on the Voting Rights Act since Johnson left office. While the South had traditionally been a Democratic stronghold, Richard Nixon saw an opportunity in the 1968 election to flip the region to Republican control by developing what is now known as the “Southern strategy,” an appeal to those who resented black gains and wanted to see them rolled back. May says this “set the pattern of Republican resistance to the Voting Rights Act.” The Voting Rights Act later faced other challenges, including lawmakers trying to dilute or eliminate certain provisions of the law. “Ironically, when the Voting Rights Act came up for renewal in 1970, 1975, 1982 and 2006, all the presidents were Republican,” says May. “And each one of them — with the possible exception of George W. Bush — set out to weaken the Voting Rights Act.” In particular, Section 5, which requires certain states with a history of racial discrimination at the polls to get approval from the Justice Department before making any changes to voting procedure, was targeted by conservatives under the Ford and Reagan administrations, who felt it unfairly singled out Southern states and represented an overstep of the federal government. Today, Section 5 is still in jeopardy — this time, because of the Supreme Court’s Shelby County v. Holder case — and May says that this provision remains critical to securing fairness at the polls. “The Southern states that are covered by Section 5 led the voter suppression movement in
2010, 2011 and 2012,” he says, “and it’s from those states that came the voter ID laws, demands that Sunday voting be stopped and the prevention of organizations like the League of Women Voters from signing up new voters.” According to May, it was precisely because of Section 5 that many of the recent voter ID laws, which May says are “pretty close” to the poll taxes and literacy tests of the past, were stopped. “America is becoming a more multi-ethnic, multi-racial
society, and instead of adjusting to it, accepting it, being happy about it, so many of these states, and Republicans in particular, are trying to suppress that development,” May says. “We’re going to see more of voter ID and other efforts to suppress the vote, but Obama’s re-election, which showed an increase in African American, Hispanic and Asian American turnout, is a sign that people are not going to go back, and that the Civil Rights Movement is still a potent force to be reckoned with.”
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Gov. Deval Patrick is greeted by children at the Neighborhood House Charter School in Dorchester as he arrives on Tuesday, April 30. The Neighborhood House Charter School is the school where 8-year-old Martin Richard, the youngest victim of the 2013 Boston Marathon bombings, was a third-grader. (Photo courtesy of the Governor’s Office)
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Top right: Vice President Joe Biden shakes hands with MIT Police Chief John DiFava at the memorial service to honor MIT Police Officer Sean Collier at Brigg’s Field in Cambridge on Wednesday, April 24. Bottom right: Flags fly at the memorial site of the Boston Marathon bombings on Boylston Street. Top left: Crews scrub the streets in the aftermath of the Boston Marathon bombings. Bottom left: The flag-draped coffin of Officer Sean Collier is taken to Brigg’s Field by his fellow MIT officers at the conclusion of the memorial service to honor the fallen officer on the MIT campus in Cambridge on Wednesday, April 24. (Photos courtesy of the Mayor’s office and the Governor’s office)
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A new political reality Despite patriotic exhortations to the contrary, there never seems to have been unbridled enthusiasm for universal plebiscite in America. The Founding Fathers denied the vote to women and to slaves. In fact, very few whites were welcome at the polls on Election Day — just men with substantial property holdings. Those in power began to realize that it was necessary to expand the franchise in order to live up to the nation’s democratic principles. In 1870, the 15th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution granted the right to vote to blacks and to former slaves, and in 1920, women got the right to vote. However, a constitutional amendment was not enough to ensure those rights to African Americans. The imposition of the poll tax and rigorous, nonsensical registration requirements kept blacks away from the polls. When these strategies did not work, there was little reluctance to resort to violence. Congress passed the Voting Rights Act in 1965 to assure that the states of the Confederacy did not employ disenfranchising practices that seemed to be legitimate but were merely stratagems to discourage black voters. It was apparent in the recent presidential election that voter ID laws in some states were designed for that purpose. It is no wonder, then, that the race or ethnicity of voters is of great importance in politics. And while the women’s right to vote cannot be circumvented, gender is still an issue in the selection of candidates for high office. In Boston, the majority population is no longer white. Blacks, Hispanics, Asians and other non-whites constitute 53 percent of the population of 617,594. According to the 1910 Census, there were 13,569 black residents, only 2 per-
cent of the city’s population. In the intervening years before the demographics first shifted, blacks could not participate in Boston politics as a power bloc that had to be recognized. The significance of this population shift is not generally understood. It does not mean that so-called minorities will now vote only for one another. That certainly was not the case with the recent election of Sen. Elizabeth Warren. It is also clear that they will show up on Election Day if there is no black candidate. However, the demographic change does mean that black, Hispanic or Asian citizens will be more willing to step forward as political candidates because the bigotry of some voters will now be insufficient to assure their defeat. Already 11 such citizens have expressed an interest in becoming mayor after Tom Menino leaves office. Perhaps the most important aspect of this demographic shift is that no political candidate can hope to win an election in Boston if his or her campaign supports any form of racial discrimination. This political reality will help create a spirit of racial congeniality that should embrace the whole city. It took many generations for Boston’s black community to become large enough to be politically significant. In the decades ahead, citizens will undoubtedly coalesce more around shared political values rather than tribal solidarity. Boston will then become a truly cosmopolitan city. Boston’s demographic shift is indeed its most significant political event. Old ethnic neighborhoods will be altered. The city’s real test is how well its citizens adjust to the changes and remain “Boston Strong.”
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LETTERSto the Editor Gov. Patrick condemns ‘shady campaign tactics’ This past week, a group calling itself Communities United PAC published a misleading ad in the [April 25th Bay State Banner] implying that I had endorsed Nick Collins in his race against Linda Dorcena Forry and Maureen Dahill for the Democratic nomination for the 1st Suffolk District in the State Senate. That is not true. I have not endorsed anyone in the primary because I intend to support the successful Democratic nominee in the general election — whoever that is. I want the public to be clear about that before Tuesday’s primary vote. I hate shady campaign tactics. Overcoming them will depend on voters participating and making their voices heard. I urge all eligible voters in Dorchester, Mattapan, Hyde Park and South Boston to get out and vote on Tuesday, and to send to the state Senate a strong, progressive partner to help build a better Commonwealth for all of us. Gov. Deval Patrick
Don’t let the Boston bombers stop comprehensive immigration reform Lawmakers who are against immigration reform are exploiting what happened in Boston as a failure of immigration policy.
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While we do not yet have all the facts on how or why the Tsarnaev brothers [allegedly] turned against a country that took them in when their parents said they were being persecuted, we should not now turn our backs on the 11 million people already here working in agriculture or doing other dangerous and often back-breaking work that helps to strengthen the U.S. economy and build communities. We would like to remind lawmakers that immigration reform is important to strengthen our national security, and many studies already say the border is secure enough. The national debate needs to focus on keeping families together and bolstering communities instead of fear and violence. We are pleased that Senator Durbin (D-Ill.) has stood up to the forces of reaction and demanded that we move forward with reform. To the Senators who want to wait on reform, we say, “We’ve waited long enough.” We value a just and fair government that values human dignity — and we
demand our elected leaders do the same. To this end, we echo the need for keeping immigrant families together and putting a moratorium on deportation of non-violent offenders. We also agree with many Christian, Jewish and other faith leaders, that more immigrants should be “eligible for assimilation” than the current bill allows, and that we want to reduce the waiting period to obtain a green card or apply for citizenship. Right now, the path to citizenship is long and could be cost-prohibitive. Most agree our immigration reform system is broken and it needs to be fixed now. We cannot hesitate or let terrorism dictate good policy that will benefit our economy, keep families together and protect individual rights; all principles that are in line with our values as Americans and people of faith. Ana Garcia-Ashley Excecutive Director, Gamaliel Foundation Via email
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OPINION Bomber suspects’ guns big slap at NRA’s gun control obstinacy Earl Ofari Hutchinson Boston bomber suspects Tamerlan Tsarnaev and Dzhokhar Tsarnaev reportedly hoarded a small arsenal of semi-automatic weapons. They did not have to go through a background check or have a permit. Authorities will now be forced to spend countless hours and personnel trying to track down exactly how, when and where the Tsarnaev brothers got their guns. They could have gotten them over the internet, at a gun show, or simply bought them from an individual seller on the street or anywhere else. Tamerlan Tsarnaev turned up on a government watch list a couple of years before the bombing attack. Barring would-be terrorists from getting guns in the U.S. was supposed to be one of the loopholes that Congress would have closed if the Senate gun control bill had passed. It would have barred anyone flagged by authorities as a potential terrorist threat from purchasing guns. As it now stands, even if the FBI had tagged Tamerlan Tsarnaev as a threat, federal law bars the organization from doing anything to stop him from buying guns. Massachusetts has tough gun laws that make it illegal to own a gun without a permit or to possess a gun clip of more than 10-round capacity manufactured after 1994. But Tamerlan Tsarnaev didn’t need to worry about either of these prohibitions. He could have easily gone to any neighboring state and bought high-ammo capacity guns and carted them back into Boston without any worry of being discovered. This is another loophole that the Senate bill would have closed. It too died just as quickly as the expanded background requirement checks and the assault weapons ban. No wonder that a 2011 video has surfaced and played on cable networks featuring a known al-Qaeda spokesperson exhorting would-be terrorists to take full advantage of the lax federal gun control laws that allow just about anyone to openly get guns — no matter whether federal officials have fingered them as a domestic danger or not. It didn’t take the al-Qaeda mouthpiece’s exhortation to fanatics to buy guns in the country for many to exploit the weak gun laws. Many have. During a six-year stretch from 2004 through 2010, according to a Government Accounting Anti-terror experts Office report, individuals on the government’s terrorist watch list have repeatedly bought more than 1,300 guns. noted that nearly all Even though federal laws specifically list nine categories of per- of those individuals sons considered dangerous and who have committed presumably barred from buying guns, not one of the nine catego- terrorist acts have ries deal with anyone on the gov- used guns that were ernment’s terror watch list. The National Rifle Association purchased legally in (NRA), through its awesome fi- the country. nancial, lobbying and propaganda machine bullied, harassed and cajoled the Senate into submission and killed the gun control bill with its anti-terrorist gun closing amendments. No surprise then, that the NRA has been mum on the obvious connection between its “kill any and all gun control measures” approach and the Boston terror attack. NRA Executive Vice President Wayne LaPierre has branded the watch list as “flawed” and “inaccurate” and took a big swipe at the government for allegedly committing “abuses” in even compiling the list. The NRA claims that the watch list is just another ploy by the government to clamp down on gun sales and ownership. The NRA’s answer to terrorism was simply to keep terrorists off the streets. LaPierre didn’t say how the government could accomplish that feat if its own method of tracking those potential terrorists was judged by the NRA to be “flawed” and presumably useless. Despite the NRA’s twisted logic, the horrific reality is that Tsarnaev’s gun stash was no aberration. Anti-terror experts have repeatedly noted that nearly all of those individuals who have committed terrorist acts have used guns that were purchased legally in the country. This flies squarely in the face of the popular notion that terrorists are supplied by foreign sources or that they smuggle weapons into the country from some sinister foreign group. The NRA, though, was hardly the only group that was unmoved enough to link the carnage in Boston to lax gun laws. The senators who caved to the NRA and helped torpedo the gun control bill and the amendments that might make a difference in keeping guns out of the hands of future terrorists were also unrepentant. Not one of them has given any public hint that their vote may have been off base, and that Boston could and should be a spur to reconsider tougher gun curbs. Even so, the Boston bomb attack still stands as a big slap at their failure to act and the NRA’s gun control obstinacy. Earl Ofari Hutchinson is an author and political analyst.
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In light of the Marathon bombings, do you think the death penalty should be reinstated in Massachusetts?
I’m against the death penalty, but it’s hard. When something happens to your own people, you want it.
No. There’s something called reform. If you’re not ready to reform a person, why should death be the next option?
No, I don’t. It just doesn’t work. In the case of the recent events, you still have a federal death penalty.
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Yes. It will stop a whole lot of murders.
No. I don’t think the death penalty is appropriate. Too many innocent people have died because of it.
No. I’d rather people get sentenced to life.
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INthe news Christopher M. Jones In a move designed to strengthen the capacity of a growing organization, Dudley Street Neighborhood Initiative recently hired Chris Jones, former vice president of the board, as its executive director overseeing day-to-day operations and performance. The change supports the organization’s rapid growth resulting from the recent $6M federal grant award known as Promise Neighborhoods. DSNI must add significant staffing to manage the work of the Boston Promise Initiative, and Jones will lead the team through that work. Jones replaces John Barros, who announced his bid for mayor last month. Jones leaves his position as assistant dean for graduate education at MIT. He is an alumnus of both the Department of Nuclear Engineering and the Technology and Policy Program at MIT. During his tenure, graduate applications from
underrepresented minorities rose from approximately 300 to 1300, and enrollment doubled from 7 percent to 14 percent, a significant progression toward MIT goals. Moore has served as a volun-
teer at DSNI in many capacities, most recently as a member of the elected board. He lives in the Dudley neighborhood with his wife, Dr. Jerrilyn Jones, and their two young daughters.
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Expanding Medicaid crucial to nation’s economy, health Marc Morial Last week, 400,000 poor and underserved Louisianans, many them people of color, were shut out of potentially life-saving health insurance under the Affordable Care Act (ACA). A Louisiana House health committee voted down a mea-
sure that would have forced Gov. Bobby Jindal to opt into the Medicaid expansion provision of ACA that is being subsidized by the federal government to cover vulnerable communities. Even more discouraging was the reality that the vote was right along party lines. Is it too much to ask to keep partisanship out of our
health care? I certainly hope not. Jindal made it perfectly clear that he won’t accept federal funding to expand Medicaid. As he appears to be more focused on positioning for his own political future, this is coming at a huge cost to Louisianans. Louisiana has the second-highest rate of uninsured adults in the country. Many
In this makeshift memorial in Copley Square, scores of running shoes form a shrine to the Boston Marathon bombing victims. (Patrick O’Connor photo)
people in the state — especially women and African Americans — lack access to basic health care. In fact, the American Congress of Obstetricians and Gynecologists estimates that of Louisiana’s 64 parishes, 33 do not have a single OB/GYN. Accepting federal dollars would mean that an estimated 398,000 more Louisianans would get basic health care when they need it, without facing devastating medical bills. Medicaid expansion would also have the most positive impact on African Americans in the state; nearly half of those in our community who don’t have health insurance would likely gain coverage. Across the board, the percentage of uninsured in the state could actually drop by as much as 60 percent. It would also be a huge benefit to the state’s economy. If the state doesn’t accept federal funding, it could actually cost Louisiana’s economy $15.7 billion dollars over the next decade — money that could go to job creation and supporting small businesses, the backbone of our nation’s economy. There is no doubt that this would be life-changing for many Louisianans. More people would be able to afford preventive health care. They would be able to avoid chronic health problems, costly long-term medical care and personal bankruptcy — especially among African Americans, who often shoulder the increased cost of health care. Of course, Louisiana is just one example. Some politicians in other parts of the country continue to put their own self-inter-
ests before the families in their state. In Texas, for example, Gov. Rick Perry has vowed to block Medicaid expansion. That’s especially disturbing, as Texas is the only state in the country that ranks higher than Louisiana in terms of uninsured people. I write this as someone who understands via experience — not just hypotheses and projections — the fiscal burden many local governments are facing. As the former mayor of New Orleans, a former Louisiana State Senator and current head of the National Urban League, I’ve seen how basic health care can help empower people in underserved communities. State lawmakers have a unique opportunity to care for more people than ever before, to make their states healthier than ever before and, in the process, save their states millions of dollars. It’s a pity that Louisiana lawmakers seem determined to reject what could be a boon for the state and for its residents who have suffered enough in recent years. Folks like Jindal and Perry must act on behalf of the millions of hardworking families across the country that will benefit from this funding, rather than play politics with their health and well-being. It’s up to lawmakers to lead on these issues, to accept federal aid to expand Medicaid and provide basic health care to millions of women and families. By doing so, they have the potential to transform their states, improve and save lives, and reduce taxpayer costs. Marc Morial is president and CEO of the National Urban League.
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Businesses should hire and train more military veterans Michelle Obama and Jill Biden Two years ago, we launched Joining Forces, a nationwide campaign to rally all Americans to support our veterans and military families. We did this for two simple reasons: because we were both awed by the courage and sacrifice
C O MME NTA R Y of our men and women in uniform who risk their lives every day to protect our values and keep us safe. We were also awed by their families, the spouses and children who serve right along with them, enduring deployment after deployment with grace and resolve. As we traveled the country visiting bases and military communities, everywhere we went, we heard from veterans who had years of training and experience in the military — leading dozens, even hundreds of their peers; operating some of the most advanced technology; and solving complex problems under the most extreme conditions imaginable. But when they returned home, they struggled to find decent jobs. We met military spouses who’d spent decades moving from base to base every couple of years and struggled to maintain their careers. As the months passed, we saw that the unemployment rate for our most
recent veterans remained far too high above the national average. These men and women are some of the highest-skilled, besttrained, hardest-working people in this country. They are medics and engineers, drivers and welders, computer technicians and machinists. They are eager to work and determined to keep on serving this country. All they need is a chance. But the challenge of giving them that chance is only becoming more urgent. In the coming years, more than a million service members will be hanging up their uniforms and transitioning to civilian
that call. By last August, they had already filled 125,000 jobs, with commitments to hire 250,000 more. And today, we are proud to announce that America’s businesses have hired or trained 290,000 veterans and military spouses, almost triple the original goal. In addition, companies like Wal-Mart, UPS, Home Depot, the Blackstone Group, Target and McDonald’s have committed to hire or train another 435,000 veterans and military spouses over the next five years. So we’re making real progress. We’re encouraged that the unemployment rate for post-9/11
wounded warriors. We’ve also been working with governors and state legislators to revamp state laws to give our troops credit for the skills they’ve learned in the military when they apply for professional licenses and credentials here at home. In addition, we’ve created new partnerships between the armed forces and the manufacturing and information technology industries to ensure that our service members are trained for good jobs. But ultimately, it’s up to our companies to actually hire veterans for these jobs. So today, we need business leaders across this country to ask themselves, “What can my company do for these men and women who have served our country so bravely?” If you own a small business, can you commit to
hiring a few veterans — or even just one? If you own a larger company, can you hire a few hundred — or a few thousand? Can you retrain the veterans already in your workforce so they can grow within your company? Can you team up with other businesses to hire the veterans in your communities? This is an all-hands-on-deck issue, and we cannot rest until every single veteran and military spouse who is searching for a job has found one. These men and women have sacrificed so much for all of us. Now is the time for all of us to come together to serve them as well as they have served this country. Michelle Obama is First Lady of the U.S., and Dr. Jill Biden is Second Lady of the U.S.
Today, we need business leaders across this country to ask themselves, “What can my company do for these men and women who have served our country so bravely?” life. That’s on top of the hundreds of thousands of veterans and military spouses already out there looking for work. That’s why, back in August of 2011, President Obama challenged the private sector to hire or train 100,000 veterans and military spouses by the end of 2013. And over the past two years, businesses across America have answered
veterans dropped by 2.2 percent in 2012. But it is still too high; because as long as any veteran or military spouse who needs a job is unable to find one, then we still have work to do. That’s why, in his budget, President Obama proposed a permanent extension of the tax credits he signed into law for businesses that hire unemployed veterans and
Fred McKinney (R), president and CEO of the Greater New England Minority Supplier Development Council, Inc. (GNEMSDC), with the President’s Award Recipient, Providence Mayor Angel Taveras, at the GNEMSDC Annual Awards Gala on Thursday, April 25 at the Sheraton Framingham Hotel and Conference Center. (Dimonika Bray photo)
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National, state groups push to preserve foreclosure aid Charlene Crowell A broad coalition of state and national organizations is pushing to preserve a key federal program that has helped more than 1.1 million troubled homeowners and reduced mortgage payments by a median savings of $546 each month. The Home Affordable Modification Program (HAMP), created in response to the nation’s housing crisis, is set to close shop on Dec. 31. In its remaining months, housing and consumer advocates are urging the U.S. Treasury Department to reconsider. A March 26 letter to U.S. Treasury Secretary Jacob J. Lew was co-signed by 14 national organizations such as the Leadership Conference on Civil and Human Rights, National Fair Housing Alliance, National Urban League and the Center for Responsible Lending (CRL). Additionally, another 22 state and local groups, including the California Reinvestment Coalition, Mississippi Center for Justice and New York’s Empire Justice Center, joined with their national colleagues to fight for more foreclosure assistance. “Research has shown that
foreclosure and delinquency rates have disproportionately impacted African American and Latino families, and median household wealth has dramatically declined,” the letter states. “High foreclosure rates in communities of color have also impacted those homeowners neighboring foreclosed properties, and estimates show that these properties stand to lose $1 trillion in home equity as a result.” Launched in 2009, HAMP initially sought to lower monthly mortgage payments to an affordable and sustainable level through a uniform loan modification process. HAMP funding was a part of the $29.9 billion authorized for the Making Home Affordable Program. Later in 2012, program options were expanded to focus on principal reduction modifications, expand relief for unemployed homeowners and ease other alternatives to foreclosures, like short sales. To date, $12 billion has been obligated to pay incentives for HAMP homeowners already in the program. With the approaching expiration date, any unspent funds will ultimately be returned to the treasury’s general fund. Yet many communities have yet to
economically recover. For example, HAMP’s unemployment program offers a minimum of 12 months’ temporary forbearance to allow these homeowners to focus on securing new employment while still owning their homes. Depending upon homeowner circumstances, forbearance plans can be approved with some required payment or none at all. Thus far, over 30,500 homeowners have accessed this program. It is also relevant to note that African American unemployment is higher than most. According to recent U.S. Bureau of Labor statistics, black unemployment — at 14 percent — is double that for white Americans. The nation’s metro areas with the largest HAMP participation rates are Los Angeles-Long Beach, New-York-New Jersey, MiamiFort Lauderdale, Chicago-Northwest Indiana and California’s Riverside-San Bernardino. California and Florida homeowners represented more than one-third of all HAMP activity. Additionally, the most recent HAMP program performance report shows that the program is working, as it increasingly helps eligible borrowers by forgiving a portion of their mortgage
debt. HAMP homeowners that received permanent mortgage modifications collectively were granted $9.2 billion in principal reductions. Additionally, another 114,000 homeowners avoided foreclosures through short sales or deed-in-lieu. Nationwide, the average nonHAMP mortgage modification reduced monthly payments by $389, while the average HAMP modification reduced the same monthly payments by $558.
homes that went into foreclosure between 2007 and 2011, over half of the “spillover” cost to nearby homes has led to a $1 trillion loss in home equity for African American and Latino families. High concentrations of foreclosures in neighborhoods of color perpetuated disproportionate burdens in America’s continuing foreclosure crisis. Coalition leaders agree: “Effective housing policies must recognize that neighborhoods with
Among the 10.9 million homes that went into foreclosure between 2007 and 2011, over half of the “spillover” cost to nearby homes has led to a $1 trillion loss in home equity for African American and Latino families. Similarly, non-HAMP servicers reduced interest rates in 73 percent of modifications made in the fourth quarter of 2012. Participating HAMP servicers reduced interest rates for 81 percent of borrowers during this same period. Of all HAMP trial modifications, 80 percent of the homeowners were at least 60 days delinquent at the trial start. The chief reason — for 68 percent of the troubled homeowners — was financial hardship due to reduced income or unemployment. In 2012, CRL research found that among the 10.9 million
higher foreclosure rates and deeper foreclosure-related impacts will take more time to recover.” Charlene Crowell is a communications manager with the Center for Responsible Lending.
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“I am proud of what we have accomplished,” Johnson said in her statement and video. “We have improved high school graduation rates and MCAS performance and reclaimed hundreds of students who had dropped out of school, moving us toward closing achievement gaps. We are proud to have helped more students enter and complete college. We have expanded academic support for our English Language Learners, arts and health and wellness activities across all schools and strengthened our parent outreach efforts.” Gov. Deval Patrick was quick to applaud Johnson’s tenure. “I congratulate Carol on a job well done,” Patrick said in a state-
ment. “She moves on to her next chapter having created lasting, meaningful improvement in Boston’s schools that has resulted in a brighter future for tens of thousands of young people.” While others were effusive in their praise, Johnson readily conceded that she was unable to accomplish all of her goals. “As proud as I am of our progress,” Johnson said, “much remains to be done. We must move forward to close persistent achievement gaps, improve quality and create more inclusive and dual language schools; upgrade our career/technical and vocational programs; increase gifted and talented services in every school; improve school facilities; and implement a new student assignment system that will connect quality and community.”
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But, by most accounts, Johnson leaves the city school system headed in the right direction. Paul S. Grogan, president and CEO of the Boston Foundation, said that Boston owes “a great debt of gratitude” to Johnson. “Arriving at a district already considered among the best urban school systems in the nation,” Grogan stated, “she brought a vision that recognized the need to improve the performance of all students, and has acted upon it across the educational pipeline, from early education to high school and beyond.”
Hurt no one. If you plant fear in others, you will never become fearless. If you make others dauntless, fear will not touch you. You will attain victory. — Swami Muktananda
Boston Public Schools Superintendent Carol Johnson has announced her retirement, citing the recent death of her husband. Johnson said she is proud of BPS’ progress, but “much remains to be done.”
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Champ’s “Undisputed Truth”
Kam Williams Born in Brooklyn on June 30, 1966, Michael Gerard Tyson is an all-time boxing great who, in his prime, struck fear in the heart of any opponent he faced. He compiled an impressive record of 50 wins, 5 losses and 1 disqualification for biting off an opponent’s ear over the course of an incomparable career in which he became the first undisputed heavyweight champ to hold the WBA, WBC and IBF title belts simultaneously. “Iron” Mike has weathered a host of woes and controversies outside the ring, ranging from allegations of spousal abuse to a rape conviction to the death of his 4year-old daughter, Exodus, to declaring bankruptcy after frittering away over $300 million in prizefight purses.
Today, he is a happily married man with two children, Milan and Morocco, by his third wife, Kiki. Tyson is now on a 36-city tour of the country in “Undisputed Truth,” a one-man Broadway show which is part stand-up comedy and part confessional. Here, the pugilist-turnedactor talks about his latest movie, “Scary Movie 5,” co-starring a rogues gallery of controversial celebrities including Charlie Sheen, Lindsay Lohan, Katt Williams and Snoop Dogg.
What interested you in “Scary Movie 5”? Whew! It’s a franchise that’s going to last ‘til the end of time. I wanted to be involved with that. I don’t care how silly it comes across. It’s moreso for us than for kids. It’s adults acting stupid and silly.
What was it like working with this cast? Everybody was great. Ashley [Tisdale] was awesome. I got an autographed picture of her for my niece.
How did you get into acting? Just from messing around with a friend, Jim Toback, the director of “The Pick-up Artist.” I always used to see him in New York and talk to him when I was younger, like a teenager. Anthony Michael Hall brought me onto the set one day in about ’86, and Jim and I became acquainted and then good friends, and he started putting me into his movies, first “Black and White,” and then we did “Tyson.” He thought I was an interesting character. After that, I did “The Hangover” and got
bitten by the acting bug. I have a lot of friends who’ve won Oscars, and they started telling me I could do it, too.
When we talk about comedy, you hear words that could refer to boxing like “timing” and “punch line.” Do you see any similarities between the two? I don’t know. People tell me I’m a comedian, but I don’t approach acting from that perspective. I do know that everything in life has to do with your timing and perception. You have to be comfortable with the rhythm that you’re in. You can’t just jump into a fast rhythm if yours is slow. You might have to pick up the pace, but in your own particular way. It has to do with personality, too.
How is the play coming along? We’ve been doing just great, selling out every night. And I couldn’t believe the reviews. I couldn’t believe it was me they were talking about. They’re saying “Remarkably funny!” and “Moving!” I was like, “They’re talking about me?” The biggest honor I had so far was when the comedian Jeff Ross told me he liked it and said, “You’re one of us, now.” That was just amazing.
Who was stronger, Razor Ruddock or Bonecrusher Smith? Bonecrusher was stronger, but Razor Ruddock hit harder. Tyson, continued to page 13
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What was the hardest punch you ever took in the ring? Wow! A bunch of guys really rang my clock. Gee! Razor Ruddock … Lennox Lewis … Evander Holyfield … They all did a number on me.
How do you think you would’ve matched up against some of the other heavyweight greats in the ring? I have no idea. I just did what I did in my era, basically because of my admiration for the guys who
came before me. That’s how I’ve always looked at it. I never thought of boxing like, “I’m going to be the greatest fighter ever and make a lot of money.” Instead, I thought I was going to win because I learned from the best. I carefully studied the videotapes of all the fighters from the past, dissected their styles and entered the ring with their spirit.
Champ — you’ve had a long and varied career that involved lots of press coverage. What’s the thing you’d most have us remember about you? Overcoming my adversities.
What is your earliest childhood memory?
Being in the hospital at about 5 years of age, after I drank some Drano. I remember it like it was yesterday. My mother had a bunch of people over the house, and I drank it because no one was paying me any attention.
When you look in the mirror, what do you see? Me? I see an old, broke-ass black guy taking care of a bunch of kids, living life, taking them to school, and all that stuff, who’s
asking himself: “What the hell is this?” But I wouldn’t give it up for the world, because I love my wife. I never expected to have a life like this. No chaos, no confusion, no lawsuits, no violence, no going to jail.
Yeah, children would prefer to be praised than punished, but they’d rather be punished than ignored. No doubt about it. That’s life. That’s our nature as human beings.
If you could have one wish instantly granted, what would that be for?
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112 brings R&B hits, harmonies to stage
R&B quartet 112, pictured here on the cover of their third album, “Part III,” worked fans into a frenzy with a lineup of heartfelt hits and gospel-tinged harmonies at Revere’s Wonderland Ballroom last Friday. Lauren Carter Apparently 112 never got the memo that R&B is dying and they should reinvent themselves as techno-pop artists or look for a new line of work. The quartet — comprised of Quinnes “Q” Parker, Daron Jones, Marvin “Slim” Scandrick and Michael Keith — brought heartfelt, danceable hits and gospel-tinged harmonies to the Wonderland Ballroom in Revere last Friday night, proving that the power of R&B remains strong even in an era of microwave music and diluted dance hybrids. The group rose to fame on Bad Boy Records in the late ‘90s, and it’s been nearly a decade since they’ve released an album or scored a hit single, but time has apparently treated the foursome well. Sporting a mix of black and white vests, blazers and buttondown shirts accented by fitted caps, hipster glasses and Slim’s blinding watch, they put a grown and sexy spin on R&B swagger. Synchronized choreography had members sweating by the third song, and they genuinely seemed to be having fun. Their 50-minute set allowed just enough time to escape the mediocrity of the mainstream landscape and work a few hundred fans into a frenzy. Hardhitting opener “Only You” and chart-toppers like “It’s Over Now,” “Cupid” and “Peaches and Cream” served as reminders that in the not-too-distant past, substance and raw emotion — rather than fist-pumping — played a central role in urban music. Members traded lead vocals and fans crowded near the stage and clawed at whoever happened to be front and center. No R&B show would be complete without a segment dedicated to the single ladies, and 112 obliged with a shirt removal session during “Anywhere,” when Q revealed his fitness calendarworthy abs and serenaded fe-
males in the crowd. The uptempo “Dance With Me” had the venue shaking, while the extended gospel interlude that was “Playa” likely changed a few lives. The group also squeezed in a medley of throwback hits by Jodeci, Boyz II Men and New Edition and paid homage to the late, great Notorious B.I.G. — their former Bad Boy labelmate and frequent collaborator — on “Sky’s The Limit” and the showcloser “I’ll Be Missing You.” There’s no word on whether 112 is recording new material, but their brief foray into a catalogue of emotionally charged hits clearly left fans wanting more.
112’s catalogue of chart-toppers served as reminders that in the not-too-distant past, substance and raw emotion — rather than fistpumping — played a central role in urban music. The show began with multiple DJ sets that spanned from reggae to classic hip hop and dragged on for roughly an hour longer than needed. Time spent listening to shouts of “Y’all ready to see 112?” would have been better spent actually seeing 112. Friday’s lineup also featured separate opening sets by talented up-and-comers Ru Williams and Ja’Shayla, who mixed choreography with covers and original songs and reinforced the notion that R&B, albeit under the radar, is alive and well.
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(L-R): Actress Rae Dawn Chong, Jaden’s Ladder co-founder Oneta Bobbett and friend Shelly Brown at the “Bright Lights, Big City” gala at the Ritz Carlton Hotel on April 20. (Colette Greenstein photo)
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Bill Bellamy Brings the Laughter!
It was an evening of music, dancing and fun at the Fifth Annual “Bright Lights, Big City” gala at The Ritz Carlton Hotel in Boston. Hosted by “Coach” Willie Maye and presented by Ambassadors JoJo and Debbie White, the evening included a live and silent auction, music by DJ Roy Barboza and a live performance by Taylor Dayne, who got the crowd up and dancing as she sang her classic hit “Tell It To My Heart.” Supporting the event was Larry Brown, NBA Hall of Fame coach, and his wife Shelly; Marshall Faulk, NFL Hall of Famer and former running back with the St. Louis Rams; Patrick Pass, former New England Patriot; Harry Douglass, Atlanta Falcons wide receiver; Officer Jenn Penton from Donnie Wahlberg’s hit TNT show “Boston’s Finest”; and actress Rae Dawn Chong. Jaden’s Ladder is a nonprofit organization that assists survivors of domestic violence with life-enhancing, post-shelter programs and support that builds confidence and fosters self-reliance. The 200plus people in attendance raised $168,000 for the non-profit.
Fresh from his third Showtime special “Ladies Night Out,” comedian and actor Bill Bellamy has been performing stand-up comedy for almost 20 years. The Newark, N.J., native began his stand-up career while a student at Rutgers University, honed his skills at small comedy clubs around the country and soon was making waves in New York clubs like The Improv and The Comic Strip, and at The Comedy Store in Los Angeles. His first television appearance was on “Showtime at the Apollo,” which was followed by a spot on “Def Comedy Jam” where he notoriously coined the phrase “booty call.” The catchphrase caught like fire, and it soon became the name for his first Showtime comedy special. On the heels of the success of that special, Bellamy became a staple on MTV, where he hosted shows such as “MTV Jams” and “MTV Beach House.” It was only a matter of time before Bellamy transitioned to the big screen with roles in the films “Love Jones,” “How To Be A Player,” “The Brothers” and “Any Given Sunday.” Between televi-
sion gigs, film roles and touring, he debuted his second comedy special, “Crazy Sexy Dirty,” for Showtime, and he’s currently starring on the syndicated sitcom “Mr. Box Office.” Bellamy recently chatted with the Banner about his comedy career and his stop in Boston this Friday.
You started off on “Def Comedy Jam” back in the ‘90s. What does that mean to you? I was so young. I was so hungry. I didn’t know the impact of “Def Comedy Jam.” I didn’t know that it was going to change my career. And when it blew up, I was like, “Oh my god.” Nineteen years later, you don’t see a lot of cats still in the game. It’s scary on one hand, but I’m one of the survivors in the game. I’m still putting it down.
How has your stand-up evolved since your first special? There’s a lot of maturity, a lot of real-life circumstances that have given me material that I have now. I’ve been more honest than I’ve ever been before. When I first came into the game, I wanted to be safe and politically correct.
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You’re actively engaged on Twitter and Facebook. Has the use of social media helped in promoting your projects? It’s absolutely fantastic. I never knew social media was so powerful. You have such a connection with the fans. I embraced it. When I go on a rant, I go in.
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The rescheduled date of Rihanna’s “Diamonds World Tour” is this Monday, May 6 at 7:30 p.m. On Thursday, May 16, Community Works presents their annual “Share A Laugh” benefit at the Somerville Theatre with comedians Wendy Liebman along with Bethany Van Delft, Chris Tabb and Kelly McFarland. Tickets can be purchased at www. communityworks.org. The “Lights Out Tour” starring Kelly Rowland and TheDream is at The Wilbur Theatre on Wednesday, May 29 at 8 p.m. Tickets are now on sale for the Tony Award-winning musical “Wicked,” which comes to Boston from August 7 to September 15.
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I have my sitcom “Mr. Box Office” on Centric, BET and in syndication. [I’ve got] The Ladies Night Out tour on Showtime. We’re getting ready to shoot the concert film to Ladies Night Out. And I’m hosting the Centric Comedy All-Stars in Las Vegas in November.
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MIT honors late band leader at moving memorial concert
The MIT Vocal Jazz Ensemble sang with precision at the Kresge Auditorium on Saturday night in honor of late band director and revered jazz trumpeter Herb Pomeroy.
The MIT 2013 Alumni Band performs at the 50th Anniversary Gala and 6th Annual Herb Pomeroy Memorial Concert at the Kresge Auditorium on Saturday night. (Photos courtesy of Massachusetts Institute of Technology) Susan Saccoccia Revered jazz trumpeter, band leader and educator Herb Pomeroy once urged an audience to toss out their CDs and instead, go out and “see live jazz.” Pomeroy made the remark in 2005 while taking part in a panel at the Berklee School of Music, where he taught for 41 years. After retiring from Berklee, he joined the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, and from 1963 to 1985 he directed its band and developed its formal jazz program. So it is fitting that MIT commemorates Pomeroy, who died in 2007, with an annual concert. This year’s three-hour event celebrated both the man and the five decades of jazz he set in motion at MIT. In the ‘50s, students formed the MIT Jazz Society and began airing jazz shows on the campus radio station (now WMBR-FM). Pomeroy arrived and transformed MIT’s long-standing big band, the Techtonians, into a sophisticated jazz ensemble that in 1970 became one of the first college bands to perform at the Montreux Jazz Festival. Held Saturday night at MIT’s Kresge Auditorium, the 50th Anniversary Gala and 6th Annual Herb Pomeroy Memorial Concert featured the MIT Festival Jazz Ensemble, conducted by Frederick Harris Jr., MIT’s director of wind and jazz ensembles. The event also capped a
week of panels, lectures and performances celebrating 50 Years of Jazz at MIT. Fronted by red bandstands emblazoned with Herb Pomeroy’s initials in white, the ensemble included 14 brass players and a six-member rhythm section. The power and verve of big-band jazz as well as its continuous evolution was on display. Selections looked back and forward, spanning swing, bebop and contemporary veins of jazz. The concert presented three world premieres. The first was a striking composition by pianist Peter Godart (’15) entitled “Pairity.” After a reflective piano solo, the entire band joined in, repeating Godart’s long, low phrasing and adding sinuous sax solos. The music then took a funky turn with a chugging rock rhythm and horn chops that evoked the jazz fusion group Return to Forever, led by pianist Chick Corea. The winner of 20 Grammy Awards, Corea appeared in a documentary about jazz at MIT, shown during the concert. In the film, Corea coaches the students as they rehearse “From Forever (Suite for Big Band),” another of the program’s world premieres. Corea composed the brassy, high-energy piece for the band and dedicated it to Pomeroy, who gave him his first gig. Renowned jazz pianist Steve Kuhn offered a solo tribute to Pomeroy. He told the audience that he first met Pomeroy at age 13 and
regarded him as a mentor and “big brother.” Kuhn segued seamlessly between two of his own compositions, “Trance” and “Oceans in the Sky,” casting a spell as he moved through rippling dark chords and melodic refrains. Hosted by Fred Harris, the evening had the feeling of a reunion. He called current and former leaders of MIT’s varied jazz programs to the stage and greeted each man with a warm hug. They included Pomeroy’s chosen successor as director, the composer and keyboard-
ist Jamshied Sharifi, a graduate of both MIT and Berklee; and James O’Dell, band’s third director, now head of the Music Division at Boston Conservatory. Harris spoke of “the three pillars” of jazz at MIT: Pomeroy, Everett Longstreth and Rev. Mark Harvey. Each has brought MIT a depth of relationships throughout the jazz world and within the Boston jazz community. Under their successive leadership, MIT’s jazz programs have drawn a Who’s Who roster of musicians as artists in residence and faculty. The concert demonstrated the variety, reach and longevity of MIT’s jazz activities as well as Pomeroy’s influence. Performers included the MIT Chamber Music Society Jazz Combo, a refined sextet coached by
bassist Keala Kaumeheiwa through MIT’s Affiliated Artist program. Singing with warmth and a cappella precision, the 10-member MIT Vocal Jazz Ensemble rendered two Jerome Kern standards arranged by their founding director, MIT Institute Professor John Harbison — a renowned composer of symphonies, operas and large choral works. Before sharing the stage with the 31-member 2013 Alumni Band for a grand finale, the Festival Jazz Ensemble performed the evening’s third world premiere, “In Search of the Master.” Written by an Alumni Band trombonist, Richard Orr (’62), the swinging, flugelhornled composition celebrates Pomeroy’s arrival at MIT. “Herb Pomeroy was a beautiful flugelhorn player,” Harris said after the concert. “So that was a double hats off to him.”
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Hub exhibit highlights role of blacks in ending slavery Yawu Miller War was in the air in the 1860s, and nowhere were black people more ready to take up arms against the slave states in the South than in Boston. Here in the cradle of liberty, black anti-slavery activists worked with white abolitionists, lobbying President Lincoln to ban slavery and allow black troops to fight in the war. Then, in 1863, their efforts bore fruit — in January, with Lincoln’s signing of the Emancipation Proclamation outlawing slavery in the rebel states, and in March, with the creation of the Massachusetts 54th Regiment, the first black regiment to fight in the Civil War. Through the efforts of the abolitionists, more than 200,000 black
troops fought for the end of slavery. Now, at the 150th anniversary of the Emancipation Proclamation, Boston’s Museum of African American History is hosting lectures on the momentous events of 1863, shedding new light on the critical role blacks played in the fight to end slavery. “There was a movement of black and white people who were trying to end slavery,” says Beverly Morgan-Welch, executive director of the museum. “We wanted to tell that story. We thought it was extremely important that we create an exhibit that would allow people to see how these events developed over time.” The museum has a year’s worth of events planned to commemo-
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Events as far back as the Haitian Revolution, which ran from 1791 to 1804, inspired blacks in the United States to struggle against slavery. And radical Bostonian abolitionist David Walker, who published his groundbreaking “Appeal to the Coloured Citizens of the World” that urged blacks to take up arms against slavery, certainly helped radicalize the abolitionist movement. In 1859, white abolitionist
“There was a movement of black and white people who were trying to end slavery. We wanted to tell that story. We thought it was extremely important that we create an exhibit that would allow people to see how these events developed over time.” — Beverly Morgan-Welch John Brown launched his unsuccessful attempt to arm black slaves to fight for their freedom. While Brown was hanged for his raid on the armory at Harper’s Ferry, his commitment to the fight for freedom inspired many in the abolitionist movement. Welch-Morgan says understanding the historical context puts the events of 1863 in perspective. “When war broke out, people were saying, ‘we want in,’” she says. “Abolitionists petitioned Governor John Andrews to convince the Secretary of War and the President for blacks to be in the war. And he did. In January, he was with Secretary of War [Edwin M.] Stanton
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ties. Unable to land a teaching job in Cambridge, she headed south for Chestertown, Md., where she taught for two years. But Baldwin did not give up the hope that she might one day obtain a teaching post in Cambridge. After discussing the matter with several people, she became convinced that there was work to be done in New England — living down race prejudice and demonstrating that black women could perform good and worthy work wherever they might cast their lot. Perhaps caving in to pressure applied by the African American
community, in 1882 the Cambridge School Department hired Baldwin as a teacher at the Agassiz School, making her the only black public school teacher in Cambridge. The Agassiz School was a primary grade school then located on the corner of Sacramento and Oxford streets. Baldwin soon ranked high among the teachers in the city, thanks to her exceptional ability. She was appointed principal of the Agassiz School in 1889 — and then master — becoming one of just two women in the Cambridge Public Schools and the only African American in New England to hold such a post. She supervised an all-white staff of 12 teachers, who were responsible for approxi-
mately 500 students, 98 percent of them white. A black “master” of a white school was considered unheard of at that time. Baldwin took courses at Harvard and other institutions to stay abreast of the latest developments in her field. During the summer, she taught courses to African American student-teachers at Hampton Institute in Virginia and the Institute for Colored Youth — an all-black teacher’s college in Cheyney, Penn. She served at the Agassiz School faithfully for 40 years. Among her accomplishments were organizing the first parent-teacher group in the Cambridge Public Schools, introducing novel ways of teaching mathematics and inspiring
the creation of a museum of science program within the school system. Under her direction, the Agassiz School became the only public school in Cambridge to create an “open-air” classroom. She also introduced the practice of hiring school nurses. Baldwin was a talented speaker. According to one observer, “with rare ability” she delivered a lecture titled, “Woman’s Share in the Race’s Work,” at an event held at the Charles Street A.M.E. Church on June 26, 1888. She impressed a Boston Globe reporter in August of 1897, “as being a very cultivated woman, most pleasing in manner” and a person who spoke interestingly on “almost any subject except herself,” for she was “very
modest and unassuming.” Another reporter similarly noted, “Personally, Miss Baldwin is charming, and upon almost any topic converses most interestingly, in the rich, low voice, carefully enunciated and well-chosen words of a New England woman of the best type.” She won praises all over the country for her lecture on the life of Harriet Beecher Stowe and presented lectures on presidents Washington, Jefferson and Lincoln as well. Baldwin often gave readings from the works of African American poet, novelist and playwright Paul Lawrence Dunbar. Her home at 196 Prospect St. Baldwin, continued to page 20
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became the center for various literary activities. There she held weekly readings for African American students attending Harvard. Baldwin was one of the speakers at the 35th annual banquet of the New England and Massachusetts Women’s Suffrage Association, held at Faneuil Hall on the night of May 22, 1901. Nearly 400 members and guests attended the event, including representatives of the Massachusetts legislature. According to the Globe, she made “one of the best speeches of the evening on ‘The Teacher in Social Reform.’” Baldwin told the audience that a “teacher’s work was more sacred than that of a minister,” and that “children should always be given the closest attention by teachers because of the latent possibilities in their young lives.” On Oct. 26, 1901, Baldwin offered the Massachusetts Federation of Women’s Clubs, at its meeting in Springfield, Mass., a “teacher’s point of view.” “Anyone who spends a long time in the work of teaching realizes that, noble as the task is, it holds peculiar temptations, subtle influences that make for narrowness of view, for a kind of mental fixedness and for a loss of enthusiasm,” the educator said. “We teachers see our work and ourselves . . . very large” and “are apt to consider that work . . . quite detached from the greater social ends it is designed to serve,” Baldwin added.
She was pleased that efforts were being made to bring the public schools and the community into cooperation and thought that the “pleasant overtures that club women” had made to teachers had “certainly been for the teacher’s good.” Concerned about the welfare of black Southerners, Baldwin spoke at a mass meeting at Chickering Hall on May 20, 1899, organized by leading women of Boston to protest “the barbarism of lynching.” Other speakers at the event included: Julia Ward Howe, Edna Dow Cheney, Florida Ruffin Ridley, Mary A. Livermore, Alice Freeman Palmer, Mary Clement Leavitt and Mrs. Edwin D. Mead. About 300 people, mostly women, attended the gathering. Baldwin volunteered her time raising money for the education of African American children and young adults. On March 27, 1900, at the Madison Square Garden Concert Hall, she and black intellectual W. E. B. Du Bois addressed a meeting to raise funds for a free kindergarten for African American children in New York City. She served on a planning committee that held an “April Festival” in Boston on April 19, 1901, the proceeds of which provided aid to a kindergarten for black children in Atlanta, Ga., Journalist Josephine St. Pierre Ruffin, her daughter Florida R. Ridley and teacher Harriet L. Smith served on the committee as well. More than 100 black children participated in the festival, which took place in the parlors of the Young Men’s Educational Aid Association.
In aid of Atlanta University, Maria Baldwin and other respected Bostonians issued a written appeal for $10,000, published in The New York Times on June 22, 1903. While Baldwin and the other signatories to the appeal appreciated the value of industrial training, they insisted that more black men and women with intellectual, as well as practical, equipment serve as educators to the ignorant and less fortunate of the race. “However skillful a colored man may be as a carpenter or a mason, the mere knowledge of a mechanical trade does not fit him for the profession of school teaching,” they wrote. “White teachers in the South are mainly confined to the instruction of white children; and, if the emancipated race is to be adequately reached, colored instructors must be specially educated for the purpose,” they noted. Baldwin belonged to many social and literary clubs, including the Twentieth Century Club, the Cantabrigia Club and the Banneker Club. She was also a member of the “Omar Circle,” a small group of black intellectuals. In 1897, she and Booker T. Washington were elected honorary members of the Brooklyn Institute of Arts and Sciences. Maria Baldwin held leadership positions in a number of civic and educational organizations. Not only did she help Josephine St. Pierre Ruffin establish the Woman’s Era Club — a group comprised chiefly of prominent black women who dedicated their efforts to cultural enrichment, charitable work and women’s suf-
frage — but on Jan. 17, 1894, she became the club’s vice president. With a membership varying from roughly 75 to 105 women, the club met once or twice a month for tea and waffles at Ruffin’s home, 103 Charles St., and the members discussed the burning issues of the day. The Woman’s Era Club took the motto “Help to Make the World Better.” Baldwin was elected assistant secretary of the Massachusetts
reporter for the Globe described her as “one of the foremost Negro workers on behalf of her race.” In her honor, the LWCS dedicated the Maria L. Baldwin Memorial Library on Dec. 20, 1923. In the early 1950s, American poet and author e. e. cummings, a graduate of the Agassiz School, wrote, “Miss Baldwin, the dark lady . . . (and a lady if ever a lady existed) was blessed with a delicious voice, charming manners
“Her presence emanated an honor and a glory: the honor of spiritual freedom— no mere freedom from — and the glory of being, not (like most extant mortals) really undead, but actually alive.” — e. e. cummings Teachers Association on Dec. 1, 1900 and, in fact, delivered one of the addresses at its 59th annual meeting on Nov. 27, 1903. She became the second president of the Boston Literary and Historical Society on March 9, 1903. Boston Guardian editor William Monroe Trotter established the society in 1901 “to promote the intellectual life of the community.” The educator was the first president of the League of Women for Community Service (LWCS), headquartered at 558 Massachusetts Ave. in Boston. Formerly the Soldier’s Comfort Unit, “558,” as it is also known, was founded by a group of respected black women in 1918 to undertake civic, social, educational, and charitable work for the benefit of the community. Baldwin remained president of the league until she died. Suddenly stricken by heart disease, Maria Louise Baldwin passed away on Jan. 9, 1922, while addressing a meeting of the Robert Gould Shaw Association at the Copley Plaza Hotel. Eulogizing the eminent educator, a
and a deep understanding of children. Never did any semidivine dictator more gracefully and easily rule a more unruly and less graceful populace.” He added, “Her presence emanated an honor and a glory: the honor of spiritual freedom — no mere freedom from — and the glory of being, not (like most extant mortals) really undead, but actually alive.” From her, the poet “learned that the truest power is gentleness.” On May 21, 2002, the Cambridge School Committee voted unanimously to rename the Agassiz School the Maria L. Baldwin School. It was officially renamed on Feb. 12, 2004.
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The Maximum Income Limits for Households are as follows: 1 Person - $47,150 4 Person - $67,350 2 Person - $53,900 5 Person - $72,750 3 Person - $60,650 6 Person - $78,150 Households cannot have more than $75,000 in assets.
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Skilled Maintenance Worker The Hanover DPW has a position available for a full-time skilled maintenance worker in the custodial and maintenance division. This 40 hour per week position requires a high school diploma or equivalent and a Class B CDL. Licenses and experience in a building trade as well as demonstrated general mechanical aptitude are highly desirable. The pay scale is $20.43 to $22.14 per hour plus applicable license stipends. The successful candidate will be responsible for performing facility and grounds maintenance duties at town facilities. The complete job description and application are available at the DPW office, 40 Pond Street, Hanover MA 02339. The posting will remain open until 4 pm on May 9, 2013, or until the position is filled. The Town of Hanover is an Affirmative Action, Equal Opportunity Employer.
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The Dover Sherborn School District seeks qualified applicants for the position of Jr. Network Administrator. This is not an entry level position. A bachelor’s Degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, or similar experience in an educational environment desired. Certifications in Windows and Cisco Systems preferred. Experience with VSphere, VMWare, Linux, switches, routers, cables, racks, firewalls, LAN, TCP/IP, DNS, UDP, VolP, QoS, strong analytical skills, and the ability to communicate professionally are required.
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3BR homes for $199,000 Introducing Providence Road Commons - Grafton’s newest luxury town homes! Spectacular condos built with quality craftsmanship and materials, Dramatic vaulted spaces, first floor master plus two other bedrooms, 2.5 baths, Second floor lofts, Exceptional value and design, Providence Road Commons is located in Grafton, Massachusetts which is only minutes from the Mass Pike, Rte 146 and the Commuter Rail, The location is on Luka Drive off of Rte 122. This is a lottery for the 7 affordable condominiums being built over the course of the project. These 7 units will be sold at affordable prices to households with incomes at or below 80% of the area median income.
The Maximum Income Limits for Households are as follows: 1 Person - $45,100
4 Person - $64,400
2 Person - $51,550
5 Person - $69,600
3 Person - $58,000 6 Person - $74,750 Households cannot have more than $75,000 in assets. A Public Information Session will be held on May 8th at 6 pm on the 1st Floor of the Grafton Municipal Center (Conf. Room B) on 30 Providence Road. Completed Applications and Required Income Documentation must be delivered, not postmarked, by 2 pm June 13th, 2013. The Lottery will be held on June 26th (same location as the Info Session).
TREASURER Hoyle, Tanner & Associates, Inc., a mid-size consulting engineering firm, is seeking accomplished, results driven senior accounting and management executive to join our company headquarters in Manchester, NH. The Treasurer, as a key member of our management team, will report directly to the President and Chief Executive Officer of the firm. Successful candidate will have significant, progressive experience in financial management and demonstrated ability to streamline business operations to increase efficiency to drive growth and profitability. This position requires leadership, communication and interpersonal skills to work successfully with all levels of staff and management, as well as directors, bankers, attorneys and auditors. CPA preferred and CMA certification a plus. Hoyle, Tanner & Associates, Inc. is headquartered in the lovely historic Millyard district of Manchester, New Hampshire with offices in the Northeast, Florida and the Virgin Islands. We are employee owned, offer a competitive salary and benefits package and the opportunity to take ownership of your career. If you are interested in becoming an integral member of the Hoyle, Tanner team, please forward your resume and cover letter, citing career code JDB10413, to: HOYLE, TANNER & ASSOCIATES, INC., 150 Dow Street, Manchester, NH 03101 or via e-mail tojhann@hoyletanner.com. AN EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER
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Applications and Information also available at Grafton Public Library (M-Th 10-9, Fri-Sat 10-5). For more information on the Development, the Units or the Lottery and Application Process, please visit: www.s-e-b.com/lottery or call 617.782.6900. For more information on the development please visit www.ProvidenceRoadCommons.com
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Assistant Storekeeper The Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority is seeking qualified candidates to fill the position of Assistant Storekeeper. JOB SUMMARY: The Assistant Storekeeper will be responsible for providing managerial and administrative support to the Manager of Stores and Inventory Control. The Assistant Storekeeper will also assist in warehousing and inventory control of all materials and parts required for the maintenance of MBTA vehicles and facilities. MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS: A high school diploma or equivalent (G.E.D.) from an accredited institution with the ability to comprehend, communicate and respond to instructions, orders, signs, notices, inquiries, etc. in English; four (4) years of experience in inventory control, warehousing and distribution; working knowledge of Word, PeopleSoft, Excel or Database applications; the ability to pass: background screenings; and the MBTA’s medical requirements, including a physical examination and drug and alcohol screening; effectively communicate with customers, employees and vendors; have excellent customer service skills; the ability to work twenty-four (24) hours per day, seven (7) days per week; and the ability to supervise and work effectively with a diverse workforce.
Please send cover letter, resume, copies of certifications and three letters of reference by May 3, 2013 to:
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Elder Services – Foster Grandparents Program Manage the daily operations of the Foster Grandparents Program. Collaborate with the Director of Elder Services on strategic planning, development, promotional activities and community outreach to achieve program success. Train, supervise and evaluate program staff to ensure effective program operations and compliance with federal standards and policies. Recruit, screen, place and supervise Foster Grandparents to ensure successful and productive volunteer assignments. Manage the FGP payroll system and ensure accordance with grant requirements. Oversee Foster Grandparents orientations and trainings. Develop and manage new volunteer stations according to community needs and to establish guidelines for volunteer placements. Provide staff support and technical assistance to the FGP Community Advisory Council. Develop and maintain working relationships with community organizations to gain support and outreach to other agencies. Perform other related duties as required. Minimum of a Bachelor’s degree in Social Work, Human Services, Gerontology or a related field required. Master’s degree preferred. Must have three to five years of experience in Human Services or a related field. Knowledge of community resources required. Must be able to work in a team or independently under minimal supervision. Must have strong interpersonal, organizational, problem-solving, and written and verbal communication skills. Ability to travel around Boston and Quincy required. Experience in staff supervision, volunteer management, resource development and marketing a plus. Knowledge of child development or educational system desirable. Must be able to work sensitively and effectively with individuals of diverse educational, socio-economic and cultural backgrounds.
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