THE
New Haven, Bridgeport
NEWS
Volume 21 No. 2182
SISTERS RISE: WHY WE MATTER The Atlanta Dream will play at the Mohegan Sun, May 4th & 5th, June 3rd and July 10th, 2016. Let’s show Bria Holmes, the Atlanta Dream and the Connecticut Sun, her hometown is behind her! For ticket information and a bus ride, call Carla Morrison (404) 319-2130 or Hillhouse.
Small-Biz Chief Blasts Her Boss PAUL BASS PHOTOS
INNER-CITY NEWS April 25, 2016 - May 01, 2016
Clinton Wins Backing Of Key New Haven Minister
The South Side
James amd Nemerson.
1
FOLLOW US ON
INNER-CITY NEWS April 25, 2016 - May 01, 2416 2
INNER-CITY NEWS April 25, 2016 - May 01, 2016
3
4
SISTERS RISE: WHY WE MATTER Tomorrow (SOT), immediately responded. Not quite the response I was looking for, but she acknowledged my concern.
By: Carla Morrison @CarlaMorrison New Haven native and resident Bria Holmes, was drafted into the WNBA, as a first round draft pick, 11th overall! What an exciting time for her, her family & friends, as well as her hometown.
I then began writing this piece, “Sisters Rise: Why We Matter” (inspired by the Final Call Newspaper,#BlackGirlMagicarticle and this year’s theme for SOT’s Leadership Conference for Girls, July 14-16, 2016). This article is not only to highlight the accomplishments of the outstanding, humble Basketball star Bria Holmes, a New Haven native / James Hillhouse High School alumni, who is the 2016, first round draft pick in the WNBA, 11th overall,
INNER-CITY NEWS April 25, 2016 - May 01, 2416
One would think, this major life event was newsworthy enough to make front page of New Haven’s mainstream hometown newspaper (or at least a major feature in the Sports section), as well as, New Haven’s very popular online publication. That wasn’t the case. There was a small article in the Sports section of New Haven’s hometown newspaper on Bria Holmes and no mention at all in the online publication.
signed to the Atlanta Dream; but to encourage and ignite the community to take action and pride in yourself as well as each other. Saturday night, Bria Holmes, relished in the love and support she received from the same village that has been there since day one: Her mother, aunts, mentor, fiance, AAU and high school basketball coaches, principals, teachers as well as the high school security guards, including a few good New Haven Community members, who have been a staple of New Haven pride, cheering on any young person, doing good.
WE HAVE ALWAYS MATTERED! Long before Hillary Clinton decided to run for President, there was Shirley Chisholm, in 1972, from Brooklyn, New York, who ran for President. The USA wasn’t ready for Chisholm, however, as the first black Congresswoman (1968), she blazed a path for women politicians. Black women – Sisters have always been pioneers… from Harriet Tubman, leading hundreds of enslaved people out of slavery through the Underground Railroad, to Fannie Lou Hamer, advocating for the rights of black people to vote; Which is the same vote Hillary Clinton needs to possibly win the primary for Democratic Presidential candidacy.There is a long list of black women pioneers who have accomplished great things, for which the many women, and girls (black, white, and other) I encounter, as well as myself, stand on their shoulders.
As an advocate for girls (with a strong affinity for Black Girls), a proud New Haven, Connecticut native & James Hillhouse High School alumni (c/o 88) and a seasoned public relations professional, the fact that Bria Holmes was not celebrated properly in New Haven’s top two news publications concerned me. The first day, I expressed my disdain to the store cashier, where I was going to purchase a paper. The second day, I shared my concern with a friend and mentioned my healthy relationship with the mainstream hometown newspaper Editor; that friend suggested I contact her. The same evening, I went to celebrate with Bria Holmes, her family and friends, with the intent to capture her special moment for the world to know who she is and what she has accomplished and to inform her and her family that I am an Elm City native, living in Atlanta for the past 21 years, that they can count on, since Bria has been signed to the Atlanta Dream.
alumni). I didn’t include our weekly black publication, the “Inner City Newspaper“, in any correspondences, because I knew, without a shadow of a doubt, within a week of this announcement,
The third day, I took action… I first wrote a letter to the editor of my hometown paper, as I did the popular online publication publisher (who is a Hillhouse
Bria Holmes will grace the cover page of the Inner City Newspaper; Because both the publisher and editor understands the significance of highlighting
SISTERS RISE: WHY WE MATTER
the accomplishment of a black girl from the inner city of New Haven being drafted into the WNBA. (Side note: The reason it is so important for black people to support black newspapers, is to make sure we will always have a vehicle to share the story and history of black people.) The mainstream newspaper editor, who is an avid supporter of Sisters of Today and
From First Lady Michelle Obama, to singing Icon Beyonce, to 1st woman Mayor of the City of New Haven, Toni Harp and Tyisha Walker, first woman president, in the 1800 year history of the City of New Haven Board of Alders, to New Haven Police Department 1st black woman Captain Patricia Helliger and New Haven’s own WNBA first round draft pick Bria Holmes, sisters have made and will continue to make significant contributions to society.
#WEMATTER… Carla Morrison is the Founder & Executive Director of Sisters of Today and Tomorrow, a nonprofit organization dedicated to developing girls and the women who raise them, with regards to self-esteem building, education, health & fitness and careers/entrepreneurship. She is also a 20+ year Communications veteran, specializing in print media and online content. www.sistersoftodayandtomorrow.org
Publisher / CEO Babz Rawls Ivy Managing Editor Liaison, Corporate Affairs Doreen Strong Advertising Director Sales Team Trenda Lucky Delores Alleyne John Thomas III Hilda Calvachi
Editorial Team Staff Writers Ratasha Smith / Current Affairs Anthony Scott / Sports Arlene Davis-Rudd / Politics Contributing Writers David Asbery Tanisha Asbery Jessica Carl Jerry Craft/Cartoons Barbara Fair Mubarakah Ibrahim Dr. Tamiko Jackson-McArthur Michelle Turner Smita Shrestha Kam Williams Content Contributors At-Large Christine Stuart www.CTNewsJunkie.com Paul Bass New Haven Independent www.newhavenindependent.org Dr. Fred McKinney Greater New England Minority Supplier Development Council www.cmsdc.org Memberships National Association of Black Journalist National Newspapers Publishers Association Greater New Haven Chamber of Commerce Greater New Haven Business & Professional Association Greater New England Minority Supplier Development Council, Inc.
“The First Black President” That moniker from Morrison was based largely on Bill’s ability to interact with the Black community with an ease that escaped his predecessors. Bill capitalized on that interaction, but to his benefit, not ours. Hillary is now capitalizing on what she apparently learned from her husband, and again, for her benefit, not ours.
By Samuel T. Ross-Lee The darling (and the disaster) of this presidential campaign cycle has been, of course, Donald Trump. The Donald, his past moniker, has received most of the media’s attention, mainly because train wrecks tend to be good for ratings, which make money, and making money is the primary reason that the media exist these days. That “Fourth Wall of Government” concept, where the public is supposed to rely upon the media to scrutinize, analyze, and synthesize the important events of our time, and then report the most relevant ones, has long been abandoned by the business conglomerates that are the media these days. Into this scenario walks Trump, a tailor-made political character for our 24-hour “news” world. He is entertaining. He is irreverent. His message is simple, i.e. simplistic. And his audience is riveted to the screen to hear and digest ever word of it. He is perfect for a businessfirst media market. If anything has taken the spotlight off of Trump himself, it has been the raucous crowds that have gathered at his command in the various primary and caucus states around the country so far to hang on to his every indiscriminate word and to confirm that 1. Trump speaks his mind (what little there is of it) and that 2. He is going to make America “great” again (whatever that means to them). Trump is the Jim Jones of our day. He is leading a group of desperate sycophants to an early and suicidal demise. Trump’s crowds might be more entertaining, and dare I say more interesting, than Trump. For while Trump gives the media rambling speeches to parse,
twitter twits to laugh at, and an unhinged actor to portray, his crowds give them drama to broadcast, and any number of characters to caricature. These largely White, under-educated working-class crowds are still par for the course when it comes the media’s contempt for the unsophisticated. As such, it is easy to put them on display and treat them dismissively without much backlash or complaints of, say, racism or even classism, which, in fact, is what it is. Not so with African-American voters. The media cannot expect to get away with highlighting our folly and pointing out our misguided moments without some pushback from the defenders of Black respectability, who curiously happen also to be the supporters of that same folly and those misguided moments. Hence, the African-American community’s unbridled support for Hillary Clinton has gone largely uncritiqued and undercriticized although it is not differently situated from the support that working class whites are giving to a wealthy tycoon from New York, whose life and direction could not be further from his supporters’ than Hillary’s focus, past and present, is from us. To be clear here, I
believe that Hillary, with the help of a lazy and timid media, has Donald Trumped many AfricanAmerican voters. When Senator Barack Obama won the South Carolina primary in 2008, Hillary’s husband derided Obama’s win as a Jesse Jackson win. In other words, it was void of substance much because it merely proved that Black voters will vote for Black candidates regardless of how quixotic the candidate’s run maybe. Apparently assessing the Black vote for a White candidate that way is not appropriate, as Hillary campaigned hard for the Black Southern vote, and largely secured it against her democratic rivals in this race. But, here’s the relevant questions: Why are Black voters so amped for Hillary, another Clinton, in the first place? Is she telling us what we want to hear, as Trump is said to be doing with his voters? Is she claiming that she will “make (our) America great again”? Does she inspire us? Or does she have a track record of fighting for our interest when she held office and influence before? The Nobel Prize-winning author Toni Morrison famously referred to Hillary’s husband as
The Clintons have demonstrated an amazing ability to attract the Black vote while simultaneously dismissing or never putting forth a real Black agenda. They have claimed and used our votes like a birthright while at the same time treated us like deposal step-children. Whenever Clinton needed to prove himself faithful to the American faithful, i.e. the conservative republicans or the so-called Reagan Democrats, to broaden his appeal, he sacrificed the Black community on the altar of political expediency. So, he picked a fight with Sister Souljah to prove that he was not “too Black”. Ended Welfare “as we (knew) it” to show that he was willing to take away our undeserved government “entitlements”. And sought to “mend” Affirmative Action because white American thought it unfair to them. Hillary is both an architect and a scion of the Clinton legacy. And with her dismissive remarks on the #BlackLivesMatter movement, she has proved a deft extension of it as well. So, what has she done to deserve our votes, besides appropriate our culture, pander to our seeming need for validation, and “apologize” for her husband’s mistakes? Has Hillary effectively Trumped the Black electorate in the same way that Donald has bamboozled the White working Con’t on page 23
5
The Inner-City Newspaper is published weekly by Penfield Communications, Inc. from offices located at 50 Fitch Street, 2nd Floor, New Haven, CT 06515. 203-387-0354 phone; 203-387-2684 fax. Subscriptions:$260 per year (does not include sales tax for the in State subscriptions). Send name, address, zip code with payment. Postmaster, send address changes to 50 Fitch Street, New Haven, CT 06515. Display ad deadline Friday prior to insertion date at 5:00pm Advertisers are responsible for checking ads for error in publication. Penfield Communications, Inc d.b.a., “The Inner-City Newspaper” , shall not be liable for failure to publish an ad or for typographical errors or errors in publication, except to the extent of the cost of the space in which actual error appeared in the first insertion. The Publisher reserves the right to refuse advertising for any reason and to alter advertising copy or graphics deemed unacceptable for publication. The entire contents of The Inner-City Newspaper are copyright 2012, Penfield Communications, Inc. and no portion may be reproduced by any means without the written permission of the publisher.
Hillary Trump
INNER-CITY NEWS April 25, 2016 - May 01, 2016
John P. Thomas Jr.
6
Phi Delta Kappa Luncheon Honors 13 by STAFF
INNER-CITY NEWS April 25, 2016 - May 01, 2416
PHI DELTA KAPPA SORORITY
The women of the Delta Phi Chapter of the National Sorority of Phi Delta Kappa Sorority Inc. celebrated 30 years of its annual scholarship luncheon by honoring 13 people who have distinguished themselves as students, educators, business owners and community organizers. Taking as its theme, “Picking Up Our Legacy: Making A Way Out of No Way!” the luncheon, which was held earlier this month, was held at the Grassy Hill Country Club in Orange. Delta Phi Chapter President Tiffany Ladson-Lang said in her printed program message that this year’s luncheon also was special because it also marks 33 years ago in April that the chapter was officially chartered by educators from the Greater New Haven and Bridgeport communities. “Even though our path to this 33rd year has not been easy, we strive to make a way out of no way for the communities we serve,” she said in the message. In addition to being an event that celebrates those who do good in their communities, the luncheon also is a major fundraiser that supports future educators. Shirley Love Joyner, chairperson for the 30th anniversary luncheon, said in her printed message, that the sorority has changed a lot in the 93 years since young women of color in New Jersey decided they wanted to organize to raise the standards of edu-
Members of the Delta Phi Chapter of Phi Delta Kappa Inc.
Delta Phi Chapter President Tiffany Ladson-Lang, Paulett Moore-Rogers and Luncheon Chairperson Shirley Love Joyner
New Haven Public Schools Superintendent Garth Harries with luncheon honorees.
The chapter recognized Paulett Moore-Rogers for her many years of dedication to youth, education and service.
cators and the performance of their students. But it has not lost site of its mission of stimulating professional growth, fostering sisterhood, promoting high teaching ideals and encouraging the development of young people. “We continue to face many challenges in our nation with respect to the education of our young people and we have some difficult days ahead,” Love Joyner said. “However, we continue to insist that our children work hard, stay focused, embrace excellence and strive for greatness, as they become successful members of society. As has been our legacy, our sorority will stand [its] ground in staunch defense of public education, expecting the best from and for our students, while continuing to pursue the best possible education for them.” Members took the time out during the luncheon to honor one of their own, Emma Paulette Moore-Rogers, for her tireless work as an educator and social worker. Other luncheon honorees were as follows: Taylor Raquel, a senior at
Cooperative Arts and Humanities High School senior, received the Excellence In Education Award. Francis T. Maloney High School senior Faith Williams received the Academic Achievement Award. Wilcox Technical High School senior Leah Theriault received the Scholarship Award. James Hillhouse High School college and advanced biology teacher Rachele Thomas received the Golden Apple Award. Greater New Haven Branch of the NAACP President Dori Dumas, and New Haven Board of Alders President Tyisha Walker both received Community Service awards. New Haven Public School Board of Education Vice Chair Alicia Caraballo received the Distinguished Leadership Award. Lincoln Basset Community School Principal Janet Brown Clayton, and Imma Canelli, retired New Haven Public School Deputy Superintendent of Curriculum and Instruction, both received the Outstanding Educator awards. Jackie James, New Haven deputy director of Economic Development for Small Business Services, and husband and wife team, Dudley and Marcella Flake of the newly established The Monk Center for Academic Enrichment and Performing Arts LLC both received the Business Award.
INNER-CITY NEWS April 25, 2016 - May 01, 2016
7
8
Clergy Back Bill To Clarify Special Yale Tax Exemption by ALIYYA SWABY
As any corporate citizen, they [Yale] too have an obligation to help support those services,” Brockman argued. “While they often provide in-kind support through their charitable mission work, nonetheless they have an obligation as well. In Jewish tradition, the sages taught, ‘[Even] he who receives [tzedakah from the community] is obligated to give [tzedakah from the community].’”
New Haven Independent
Churches pay taxes on commercial activities, so Yale should, too. That’s what a coalition of clergy and community leaders demanded Thursday as they gathered in Deliverance Temple Church at 584 Congress Ave. to support Senate Bill 414, which is pending at the state Capitol. The bill would clarify how to apply an 1834 state law that grants a special tax exemption to Yale and four other colleges, allowing them to avoid paying taxes on buildings that partly house commercial activity that produces less than $6,000 in annual income. The clergy’s statement came a day after Yale officials threatened to evict New Haven Symphony from its Woolsey Hall performance space if the bill passes. More than 100 members of the clergy signed onto a letter to the General Assembly urging legislators vote “yes” in order to “clarify the rules dictating which commercial properties are taxable and which are tax-exempt. New Haven needs that clarification.” Ron Hurt, senior elder of
Deliverance Church’s Ron Hurt. Deliverance Church, said the division for the church is clear: “The building where we carry on the core mission is tax exempt,” he said. But the commercial property is taxed. The church nonprofit owns the property next door at 592 Congress Ave., which it leases to restaurant China Café. It pays $7,000 in municipal taxes on that property, Hurt said.
Rabbi Herb Brockman quoted the prophet Jeremiah in supporting the bill: “Seek the welfare of the community where I have sent you ... for in its welfare you will find welfare.”
Yale argues that it already pays taxes on its commercial properties, and that the bill would redefine non-commercial properties like Payne-Whitney Gymnasium and the Yale Repertory Theatre as taxable and commercial. Yale estimates they would pay almost $760,000 in annual taxes on Woolsey Hall alone unless they boot groups like the symphony from using it. Supporters of the bill say they’re happy to specifically exempt such properties and that they looking instead of buildings like the Center for Genome Analysis in West Haven and Yale’s travel service, both of which Yale insists are legitimately tax-exempt.
“Religious institutions clearly benefit from the services of the community in which they abide.
The university’s lead state lobbyist, Associate Vice President for State and Federal Relations
“Yale University should be treated the same way we are treated,” he said Thursday.
Richard Jacob, wrote a letter to the Yale community arguing that taxing Yale would not help create jobs and discounts the more than $4.5 million in property taxes it already pays on nonacademic properties. “Yale is also making clear that SB 414 violates the U.S. and the Connecticut Constitution, and Yale is prepared to defend its constitutional right of nontaxation,” the letter reads. (Yale also published a set of FAQs to “clear up misconceptions” on taxation of university real estate.) Jacobs said. The letter from the 100 clergy members argued that “this ambiguity in the law makes our city’s ability to provide basic services dependent upon voluntary payments made by Yale that are subject to change at any time. Indeed, Yale’s ongoing opposition to the bill demonstrates the potential for such a change.” Few buildings would be affected if the bill passes, so not much if any tax revenue is at stake, Mayor Toni Harp said this week on WNHH radio’s “Dateline New Haven” program. She said she supports the law to get “clarity” on how to tax properties in the city.
Clinton Wins Backing Of Key New Haven Minister by PAUL BASS INNER-CITY NEWS April 25, 2016 - May 01, 2416
New Haven Independent
After a whirlwind day with a former president and an aspiring next president, the Rev. Eldren Morrison Friday said he’s backing Hillary Clinton’s campaign. Morrison has emerged as a leading figure in New Haven civic life in recent years as the pastor of fast-growing Varick AME Zion Church, one the city’s oldest and most historic congregations; chairman of the city’s fire commission, and the founder of a new charter school. On Thursday morning Hillary Clinton invited Morrison to
Hartford to participate in a roundtable discussion on gun violence as part of her campaign for the Democratic presidential nomination. Thursday afternoon, Clinton’s husband, former President Bill Clinton, arrived at Varick on Dixwell Avenue. He spent an hour and a half behind closed doors pitching his wife’s campaign to about 30 AfricanAmerican ministers from around the state. Clinton argued that Hillary Clinton’s agenda would directly help the black and Latino communities and that she is best able to get her ideas enacted into law by working across the
partisan divide, according to Morrison. He said Clinton also argued that “her policies will continue the Obama administration’s policies. They’re just a natural flow from much of that work.” Morrison said Friday that he will vote for Clinton in this coming Tuesday’s Democratic presidential primary. He said he’s speaking for himself; his church does not make endorsements. “I’m supporting the person that came to see me, that reached out to me,” Morrison said. He was asked what message he plans to deliver to his congregation which regularly
fills the expansive church for three separate Sunday services each week about the election. “I tell my congregation always, ‘You look at those who have been here with you and for you even before this election process. Those who helped you. You need to vote, whether you’re voting Democratic, Republican, or whatever. My main thing is to get people out there to the polls,” Morrison responded. “But I also tell them, ‘You need to be educated on the issues. You need to go for people who have come to see you and care about you.’ ... I am looking at the person who reached out to me.”
Morrison said he sensed that “the majority” of the ministers present at the Bill Clinton session support Hillary Clinton’s campaign. Some ministers present do support her Democratic primary opponent, Bernie Sanders, he added. Come November, he said, the consensus in the room was: “Whoever wins the [Democratic] nomination, we’re going to support.” Perhaps the most significant aspect of Thursday’s Varick session was the coming together of Baptist and Methodist and Pentecostal clergy, Morrison said.
most 7 p.m. boxes of pizza for his Secret Service escorts and other handlers made it in the car before he did the crowd outside had swelled with people like Rick Ribko and Cindy SimellDevoe, who were at a nearby engagement party. He saw the motorcade earlier as he was trying to get to the party.
by MARKESHIA RICKS In Connecticut campaigning for the Democratic presidential campaign of his wife Hillary, former President Bill Clinton surprised the patrons of Wooster Square’s Original Frank Pepe Pizzeria Napoletana at just after 6 p.m. Thursday. The 42nd president worked his way through the pizzeria, stopping to greet diners, many of them taking in an evening of the New Haven-style “apizza” that Pepe’s helped make famous. “That looks really good,” Clinton, who has in recent years adopted a vegan diet, said to one diner enjoying a classic pepperoni pizza. “I haven’t had anything yet. It smells so good, I’m getting dizzy.” (When Ronald Reagan campaigned for president in Wooster Square in 1980, he, too, stopped at Pepe’s and indulged. He called it the best pizza he’d ever tasted and went on to win the election. Clinton also visited the pizzeria before; a picture of him still hangs there.) Clinton posed for pictures and helped facilitate the taking of
Ribko said he thought it might have been former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, but he was just as happy to see the former president with whom he managed to grab a selfie.
INNER-CITY NEWS April 25, 2016 - May 01, 2016
Pepe’s Pie Makes Vegan Ex-Prez “Dizzy”
“I’m Hillary all the way,” he said.
MARKESHIA RICKS PHOTO
Bill Clinton inside Pepe’s Thursday evening.
selfies. He also told his version of his first date with Secretary Clinton while they were both Yale Law School students, and what “pick up” line he used to get her attention. “I got outed,” he said. “She was registering for class. So, I saw her and I got in the line to register for class. When she got
up to the line, I was standing behind her, and the registrar said, ‘Bill, what are you doing in line? You already registered this morning.” Joe and Leslie Gordon were just enjoying a pizza at their favorite dinner spot when they saw men with television cameras sweep into the restaurant and set
up quickly. They knew something was up. “I said, ‘I know that guy,’” Leslie Gordon said. “‘That’s the guy from Channel 8.’” “Then I saw someone who looked like security,” Joe Gordon said. “And then I saw Bubba.” By the time Clinton left at al-
Simell-Devoe and her husband, Ken, said that in the interest of making a bit of a statement on the state of the two-party system and the need for competition, they’re actually voting for U.S. Sen. Bernie Sanders in the state’s upcoming Tuesday primary. But they said they’ll fully support Secretary Clinton in the general election because they think she’s going to be the nominee. “Hillary’s my girl,” SimellDevoe said.
DMV Commissioner to Contractor: Fix The Problem by Christine Stuart
the problem.” Bzdyra contacted 3M executives and told them he wanted more resources on the ground to help resolve the issues.
Department of Vehicles Commissioner Michael Bzdyra demanded the contractor it used to upgrade its computer system provide more resources to resolve the ongoing issues.
“We are assisting the Connecticut DMV and the Department of Administrative Services to address their intermittent computer outages,” Fanna Haile-Selassie, a spokeswoman for 3M, said Friday.
The performance problem with the computers started on Tuesday and caused „long delays at DMV offices across the state.
At least one 3M employee was in Connecticut and it’s expected more are on their way, William Seymour, a DMV spokesman said Friday. CHRISTINE STUART PHOTO
DMV Commissioner Michael Bzdyra
In February, Connecticut
As far as performance on Friday, Seymour said “things are working fine, but some of the issues here are unpredictable.” He said that’s why they needed 3M employees in Connecticut working on the issue. 3M employees are currently Con’t on page 22
9
Officials thought they had resolved the issue earlier this week, but DMV issued a statement late Thursday explaining “the 3M Company cannot identify the root cause of
opted out of its contract with 3M to develop its licensing system following eight months of trouble with the registration system. The state is currently bound by various contractual obligations for 3M to participate in fixing the issues with the system, which will be under warranty for a year after all the bugs are fixed.
INNER-CITY NEWS April 25, 2016 - May 01, 2416 10
Mayor Toni Harp put the city on the bubble about practicing what it preached to local businesses when it came to hiring, and Jose Soto has benefited from that. He spoke at last year’s Black and Hispanic Caucus state of the city. With the help of the placement service New Haven Works, he was able to get paid, on-the-job training with the city, and temporary work at Yale. He now has a permanent position with the city providing IT support for various departments including police and fire.
by MARKESHIA RICKS New Haven Independent
Helping New Havers find decent, affordable housing and fight predatory lenders took center stage during the Board of Alders Black and Hispanic Caucus’s annual “State of the City” address. Caucus members Hill Alder Dolores Colon and Beaver Hills/ Amity Alder Richard Furlow tag-teamed the address at City Hall Monday night. They addressed the shortage of affordable housing in New Haven as well as the continued press for jobs for local residents with the city’s major employers and the need to fight childhood hunger.
MARKESHIA RICKS PHOTO Gloria
Council and her daughters Deja and Courtney.
foreclosures initiated against homes in New Haven than any other city in the state,” he said. “We need to ask: Are residents being pushed into foreclosure when it could be avoided? Can we be doing more to help people keep their homes homes that are a key part to building up savings and wealth in our community? The answer to these questions is yes. This is a crisis in our city.
Westville resident Gloria Council, who was invited to speak as part of the address, held the full aldermanic chambers riveted as she talked about how being hit by a truck ended her long career working for the state as a psychiatric nurse. She bought her home on Yale Avenue back in 1994 by working overtime and saving. “I raised two daughters in that home and was proud to be a homeowner in a beautiful neighborhood,” she said. But losing her job and trying to navigate the red tape of disability payments and worker’s compensation ultimately put her behind on her mortgage. During that time, she also was diagnosed with stage-three cancer. Her mortgage company foreclosed on her house while she was in the midst of chemotherapy. In what she saw as a halfhearted attempt by the mortgage company to help her keep her home, she was sent a mortgage modification that did nothing to lower her interest rate and extended her home payments to 40 years. She received that offer on a Friday; she was given until the following Monday to sign it or be evicted.
professional to consult with,” she said. “I had a daughter to take care of and nowhere else to go, so I signed the agreement.” That was in 2014. Her house ended up back in foreclosure because she couldn’t sustain the plan with no income. “I’ve got tens of thousands of dollars in equity still built up in this house from years of steady payment,” she said. “I’m still at risk of losing it even though I will soon have an income from disability payments. I’m not asking for a handout. I only want my mortgage company to treat me fairly and not use my personal misfortune as an excuse to try to seize my house and drain my savings.”
Furlow said that quality, affordable housing is part of what it means to have a healthy community, and every New Havener deserves access to quality housing. He identified three barriers that keep residents from better access to decent housing: mortgage loan servicing companies like the one Council described; a lack of truly affordable housing, and the amount of substandard and blighted housing in the city. He pointed out that foreclosure had been initiated on more than 700 homes in the city last year; more than 200 New Haven families lost their homes to foreclosure. “Last year there were more
He also cited the crisis at Church Street South, where unlivable conditions have forced officials to scramble to find new homes for close to 300 families because of unlivable conditions. Battles Won, War Rages On The Black and Hispanic Caucus also called for more progress on linking New Haveners to living-wage jobs. Working with local unions and activists, the city was able to get a written commitment from Yale University to not only hire 1,000 New Haven residents over the next three years, but to make sure half of those hires come from neighborhoods of need.
“I am happy to say that I can finally breathe again, not having to worry where I’ll be and what I’ll be doing the following week,” he said at Monday night’s speech. “A great weight has been lifted off my shoulders. I can now look at my kids with confidence and say, ‘Yes, I can get that for you.’ Now, I can make plans. I have choices. And I can save for retirement.” Colon said the city is grateful for Yale stepping up, and called for Yale-New Haven Hospital to do the same. (Yale-New Haven says it already hires many local people.) She said other wins for the caucus and the Board of Alders have included two successful elections of nonvoting student members to the Board of Education; the continued push for violence prevention tools such as mentorship and job training; and the forthcoming construction of the Dixwell Q House and The Escape teen center. “With these two important facilities coming into our city, more young people growing up in New Haven will have a better chance at a good quality of life,” Colon said. But she said the city has to dig deeper into addressing the problem of child hunger. Thanks to canvassing, the city’s Summer Meals Program was able to provide more than 42,000 Con’t on page
11
“I had one weekend to decide and no opportunity to get a
Furlow and Colon delivered a joint state of the city address.
“It points to the need for ongoing government support for mortgage modification, more regulation of mortgage servicing practices at the federal and state level, and more scrutiny of companies engaging in foreclosures,” Furlow added.
INNER-CITY NEWS April 25, 2016 - May 01, 2016
Fighting To Save Home, Mom Adds Voice To “State Of City”
12
Small-Biz Chief Blasts Her Boss seriously,” Poindexter said. “[Nemerson] talks down to you. He does it to me too. He’s very condescending to you. I want to see the mayor take action. No action has been taken against any of her staff that complaints have been made against.” Poindexter’s union has a similar grievance pending against Nemerson on behalf of fired Commission on Equality Opportunities chief Nichole Jefferson.
by PAUL BASS New Haven Independent
Jackie James, head of New Haven’s Small Business Academy, is accusing her boss of harassment and demanding that she have a union representative present in any further meetings with him. James said Tuesday she plans to file a labor grievance against her boss, city Economic Development Administrator Matthew Nemerson, for allegedly harassing her and creating a hostile workplace environment. The two had clashed at a meeting this past Friday in Nemerson’s fourth-floor City Hall office over staffing levels in her office and dealings with the Board of Alders over the coming year’s budget. City attorney John Ward was also present at the meeting. After the meeting James fired off a letter to Mayor Toni Harp stating that Nemerson has “consistently exhibited behavior towards me which is clearly hostile and aggressive” since she began working for him.
INNER-CITY NEWS April 25, 2016 - May 01, 2416
James started the small_biz_graduates/»city’s new small business academy. She also organized the city’s new annual Long Wharf food-truck festival, which will include a dragon boat
Speaking Out
PAUL BASS PHOTOS
James amd Nemerson.
race as well this year; and is putting together an AfricanAmerican festival in Dixwell in two weeks. “His attitude towards me has been belligerent, condescending, and demeaning,” she wrote about Nemerson in the letter to Harp. “Other black, female staff have like personal experiences with Mr. Nemerson, as well as seeing for themselves how he has interacted with me and my staff. In weekly meetings he consistently bullies me and my ideas for the small business initiatives, and continuously brings up the fact that he is cutting funding for the programs, all of my actions are questionable and questions my
every decision in regards to running programs at the Small Business Academy. ... “I can think of no other reason for Mr. Nemerson’s behavior aside form the fact that he is attempting to intimidate me and cause me [undue] stress and mental anguish. He refuses too acknowledge that my programs are doing as well as they are, he diminishes any program related progress that I make, and it appears clear to me that he is making every effort to sabotage the entire endeavor.” James asked the mayor in the letter to “immediately intervene” to avoid “serious liability to the City of New Haven and its taxpayers in the way of needless further civil litigations and Commission on Human Rights and Opportunities claims.” Mayor Toni Harp said Tuesday afternoon she was in the process of drafting a response letter to James. “There were no specifics in [her] letter,” Harp said. Nemerson denied James’
accusations. “I don’t harass anybody. I’m not condescending,” he said in an interview Tuesday. “I have high expectations. And I’ve managed people for 35 years. I treat everyone the same with high expectations, a great deal of respect, and an assumption that they come prepared and they have the best interests of the organization at heart. “I am loyal to the mayor. And I’m a tough boss who demands excellence from anybody who works anywhere in our administration. I am an equalopportunity hardass. If you can’t take the heat get out of the kitchen. The things we ask of Jackie, we ask of everybody here.” James’ union president, Cherlyn Poindexter of AFSCME Local 3144, said she planned to file a union grievance against Nemerson either late Tuesday or Wednesday alleging harassment and a hostile work environment. “The union is following whatever process we have in order to make sure that Jackie’s complaint is being taken
Tensions between James and Nemerson have heightened in recent weeks as the Harp Administration completed a $525 million proposed operating budget for the fiscal year that starts July 1.Nemerson’s department originally requested that the Con’t on page 13
Con’t from page 11
“State Of City” additional free meals to children throughout the city. The success of that effort resulted in the city being chosen to receive money that allows it to serve dinner at four out of five centrally located schools during the school year. The fifth school will start in the next couple of week. And the caucus has committed to doing another citywide canvass in June to remind people about the summer program. “The Black and Hispanic Caucus will work to make sure that every hungry child can get dinner at a school near where they live,” Colon said. “The caucus will not stop pressing on the issue until all five sites are open for dinner.” “I imagine a New Haven in which everyone has access to a good job and a decent home, and our young people grow up feeling fully supported, with a big vision for their future,” she added. “We are calling on all of the stakeholders in our city to step up, and do more to achieve this reality.”
budget include an administrative assistant position for James. Federal block grants currently pay for that position through the city’s special funds budget. But that money runs out June 30. By the time the Harp Administration submitted its proposed budget to the Board of Alders for review and approval, many positions requested by departments including that one had been removed, as the administration sought to avoid raising taxes. When the development officials presented their budget to the Board of Alders Finance Committee last month, James testified near midnight. She raised the fact that she would be losing the administrative assistant under the proposal. “Losing an administrative assistant from my department may mean that we will have to shut our doors,” James told the committee. “It’s not feasible for us to operate without an administrative assistant. My administrative assistant does the intake. She assists with the facilitators and setting up classes and other things that are important to the function of our department. So again, to lose that position for my department would be an issue.” Hill Alder David Reyes asked James at the hearing who made the decision to cut the position. “I’m not sure,” James said. Reyes said he’d like to know who made the decision and what the rationale behind the cut was. $40,000 Transfer In a subsequent Board of Alders committee meeting, a proposal was approved to transfer $40,000 in special funds from a different development account for a planned new food incubator at the renovated Goffe Street Armory to James’ small business department. At this past Friday’s meeting, Nemerson ordered James to tell the alders she doesn’t want the $40,000 transferred, and was told officials are not supposed to testify against the mayor’s proposed budget, according to James.
She argued that Nemerson’s request to speak to the alders made no sense: “Who do I talk to? Aldermen one on one? And say, ‘Give the money to a food incubator?’” She also argued that it makes sense to transfer the money to existing programs rather than the yet-to-be-launched food incubator. “The small business academy is in effect. We service 400 people. And we’ve done $600,000 in lending. We have 350 people on a waiting list.” Nemerson told James that the mayor would issue a line item veto of the $40,000 if it were transferred to James’ department. “It took me off guard to say the mayor would line-item veto” it, James said. She said she is requesting union representation at any further meetings with Nemerson because “he makes every attempt to demean and intimidate me. And he does it in front of colleagues.” Budget Protocol James also defended her remarks before the Finance Committee about disagreeing with the lack of funding for an administrative assistant. “It’s not insubordination,” she said, “when I’m advocating for my department and not just for my department, but the people I represent.” Mayor Harp Tuesday said the place to debate the budget within the administration is before it goes to the alders. “We’re supposed to be a team. That’s what I thought,” she said. “People have issues with it, they’re supposed to come in and discuss it with me.” Nemerson said he agrees with Harp that officials in the administration should publicly support the finished budget after internal debates end. “If you’re uncomfortable with loyalty, I don’t understand why you’d want to operate in the context of a city government,” he said.
13
James said she had nothing to
do with the $40,000 transfer. She noted the money can’t be used under federal block-grant rules to pay the salary of an administrative assistant, so, she said, she would use it to support prison-reentry and small business services.
INNER-CITY NEWS April 25, 2016 - May 01, 2016
Con’t from page 12
INNER-CITY NEWS April 25, 2016 - May 01, 2416 14
INNER-CITY NEWS April 25, 2016 - May 01, 2016
15
40 Correction Officers Handed Pink Slips by Christine Stuart CT. Junkie News Department of Correction staff who arrived for third shift Thursday at Bridgeport Correctional Center were walked off the job and given their pink slips. The routine continued throughout the day at various locations. When the dust settled 166 Correction Department employees, including 40 new correction officers, were separated from state service. Earlier this month Correction Commissioner Scott Semple shared a letter with staff to let them know a plan to eliminate 147 positions had been approved by the administration. Over the past few weeks the plan changed and 19 more positions were eliminated. The presidents of AFSCME’s three locals representing correction staff said “it’s a shame Governor Malloy is playing politics with our lives and our futures instead of doing the right thing, which is to honor a contractual agreement that has benefited our state, and to find other ways of making government more efficient and effective.” Correction officers and other public safety staff rallied at the state Capitol at the end of March to call on the governor and lawmakers to consider tax increases, instead of layoffs. “Laying off workers who defend and protect the citizens of our great state is an unacceptable alternative to doing the right thing. We will continue to fight the governor’s reckless layoffs and service cuts,” the three presidents, Collin Provost, Mike Tuthill, and Rudy Demiraj, said. Malloy has said he plans to eliminate 2,500 positions. With 360 retirements, 288 vacancies, and 518 layoffs announced over the past few weeks, Malloy has 1,334 left to announce. The administration has been
CHRISTINE STUART FILE PHOTO Public safety worker
rally at the state Capitol at the end of March
notifying employees and relieving them of their duties the same day they are handed a pink slip. “This is consistent with human resources best practices, and it will allow those employees the opportunity to explore and seek alternative employment opportunities going forward. They will be paid their salary and maintain all their State-provided benefits throughout the contractual notice period,” a memo from the Office of Policy and Management announcing the layoffs reads. Connecticut is facing a more than $900 million budget deficit in 2017 and Malloy has said it needs to reduce the size of its workforce to accommodate a “new economic reality” where revenues have not kept pace with state spending. Malloy and legislative leaders have asked labor to reopen its contract for health and pension benefits, but labor has declined. It’s unclear if renegotiating health and pension benefits would prevent layoffs. Additionally, the Judicial Branch laid off 126 employees last week, but those jobs are in addition to the 2,500 positions Malloy is eliminating in the Executive Branch.
INNER-CITY NEWS April 25, 2016 - May 01, 2416 18
Democrats may pretend to care about the black vote until they receive the black vote and then move on to other endeavors.
by Deion Broxton Special to the AFRO There are unique differences between races and cultures that define us; foods, celebrations, accents, skin color, etc. Unfortunately political parties aren’t as diverse.
In Malcolm X’s speech “The Ballot or the Bullet” he spoke about the same idea calling black people who vote democratic “chumps.” Malcolm described democrats as the fox, the ones who proclaim that they’ll liberate you but don’t once you elect them to office. He personified republicans as wolves, they’ll tell you to your face they don’t like you and show you through legislation. Malcolm explained he’d rather face a wolf than a fox, surmising that it’s better to be stabbed in the heart than the back.
Minorities want equality in many platforms such as Wall Street, the Academy Awards, schools, government positions, but not political parties. Minorities, specifically African Americans, have been voting for the Democratic Party for about 60 years. Inequality blares loudly today as it did during the 1960s, with equality groups such as the Black Lives Matter movement. These equality groups have the right intentions regarding policing, income equality, and civil rights but often blame politicians for these systemic problems. Baltimore experienced civil unrest last April from the death of Freddie Gray while in the custody of police officers. Baltimore’s population is largely black at 63 percent. Maryland is a predominantly democratic state outnumbering republicans 2 to 1. Baltimore hasn’t had a republican mayor in almost 50 years and the city council has been primarily democrat for an
exceedingly long time. If African Americans are infuriated with politicians in Baltimore, then they are somewhat accountable because the black vote determines who leads the city that has been deemed “the greatest city in America.” African Americans reaped the seeds they sowed in Baltimore. There are many things synonymous with being an African American, and being a democrat is one of those things. Voting republican can earn a black person names such as
“Uncle Tom” or a “house nigger.” Former president Bill Clinton won 84 percent of the black vote, even though his policing policies lead to a mass incarceration of black people. His administration jailed more blacks than any other presidency, including Ronald Reagan, probably the most hated president among black people, according to most black rappers anyway. Stephen A. Smith, a host and reporter for ESPN, received much criticism when he said that African Americans should vote
republican at least once in their lives. To elaborate on what Mr. Smith was saying, he’s disseminating that republicans don’t try to attain black votes because they know they won’t receive them, according to voting history. Democrats won’t advertise for black votes because they know they already garnered them. In the 2008 democratic primary between Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton they preached about reestablishing the middle class but not the lower class for the most part.
INNER-CITY NEWS April 25, 2016 - May 01, 2016
Are African Americans Making the Right Choice at the Polls?
I’m not telling you to vote democratic or republican but I’m proposing that a government that represents its people should appeal to everyone and try to garner votes from all races. If every minority voted republican one year then republican candidates will make the effort to get minority votes once they believe they can garner minority votes. Don’t let democrats take your vote for granted. Deion Broxton is an intern in the Baltimore office of the AFRO American. He is a recent graduate of Towson University in Baltimore, MD.
The Fair Housing Act, 48 Years Later by Marc H. Morial President and CEO National Urban League via George Curry Media
1967
”In the South,” he said, “we always had segregationists to help make issues clear…. This ghetto Negro has been invisible so long and has become visible through violence.”
Report of the National Advisory Commission on Civil Disorders (The Kerner Report),
Following months of protests and marches, Chicago Mayor Richard Daley agreed to build
In January of 1966, Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., and the Southern Christian Leadership Conference brought the civil rights struggle to the north.
public housing with limited height requirements, and the Mortgage Bankers Association agreed to make mortgages available regardless of race. Although King called the agreement ”the most significant program ever conceived to make open housing a reality,” he recognized that it was only ”the first step in a 1,000-mile journey.” Indeed, throughout 1966 and 1967, the United States Congress repeatedly tried and failed to pass fair housing legislation. Tragically, King’s assassination
on April 4, 1968, was the catalyst for its passage. Monday was the 48th anniversary of the Fair Housing Act, which outlawed discrimination in home sales or rentals based on race, religion, sex or national origin. Whitney M. Young, the legendary activist who led the National Urban League throughout the 1960s, was instrumental in the Act’s passage. “Open housing,” as 19
“Our nation is moving toward two societies, one black, one white–separate and unequal. This deepening racial division is not inevitable. The movement
apart can be reversed. Choice is still possible. Our principal task is to define that choice and to press for a national resolution … [It] will require a commitment to national action–compassionate, massive and sustained, backed by the resources of the most powerful and the richest nation on this earth. From every American it will require new attitudes, new understanding, and, above all, new will.”
20
Eat Vegan (And Eat Good!) On A Budget By Iesha Pompey, BlackDoctor.org Contributor Many people are under the assumption that a vegan diet is expensive. Even though some are aware that raw meat costs more than fresh vegetables, they still believe this. A part of this misconception has to do with living in food deserts, where it’s difficult to obtain nutritious food altogether. When the “good” foods aren’t easily accessible, it’s hard to eat right whether you’re on a budget or not. However, eating vegan or healthier in general could be easier to do on a budget than you think. Here’s four ways:
INNER-CITY NEWS April 25, 2016 - May 01, 2416
1. Shop at regular grocery stores and farmer’s markets. A main reason for the assumption that eating vegan is expensive comes from believing that you have to shop at big name health food stores like Whole Foods and Trader Joe’s. You don’t. You can shop anywhere there’s produce.
are great, but it’s certainly not necessary to empty your wallet in order to eat healthfully,” said Kathy Fretson, a health and wellness activist in a recent Huffington Post article.
chains, co-ops and farmer’s markets are great options. With farmer’s markets, you’ll get fresh fruits and vegetables – usually grown locally – for much less.
“Organic and specialty stores
Purchasing produce at smaller
2. Use foods that you already
have.
Fruit
Many of us already eat a ton of vegan foods, like collard greens, cabbage, and beans and rice. We just put meat and dairy products in them. This goes to show that you don’t have to switch up your entire grocery list to adopt a vegan diet. Just leave the meat and dairy in the frozen section. You’d be surprised to learn that being vegan can be about the same or less than what you’re spending on groceries now.
Beans
According to Fretson, “Many staples of a vegan diet cost very little and can be found in any grocery store — not just in specialty markets. Whole grains like quinoa or barley or brown rice, legumes like chickpeas or soybeans, and other beans like black-eyed peas and black beans are very inexpensive — certainly cheaper than processed and packaged foods.” Vegan foods you may already have: Vegetables (greens, cabbage, okra)
Potatoes Oatmeal Rice Bread Herbs and spices Nuts and Seeds 3. Meal prep One way to adopt a vegan diet on a budget is to find recipes that include multiple servings for a low cost. This way, you can prepare several meals that’ll last you throughout the week, also known as meal prepping. Start by using foods that are already in your kitchen, like vegetables and rice. At first, meal prepping may feel something like repeating Thanksgiving dinner for two weeks after Thanksgiving, which we all love. But, the more experienced you become with preparing vegan dishes, the more creative you’ll get.
Nationwide — According to TMZ and other reputable sources, it has been confirmed that the artist known as Prince, (full name Prince Rogers Nelson) has died at the young age of just 57 years old. Sadly, his body was discovered at his recording studio compound in Chanhassen, Minnesota early Thursday morning, and TMZ has already obtained the emergency dispatch call for a “male down, not breathing.”
Purple Rain. Since then, he has sold more than 100 million records during his career, earned 7 Grammys, performed at hundreds of concerts around the world, and also performed at the 2007 Super Bowl in what many say was one of the greatest live performances of all time.
Details on why he died have not yet been revealed, but it was reported that he had a “medical emergency” on April 15th while returning home from a show in Atlanta, Georgia that forced his private jet to make an emergency landing in Illinois. The very next day, however, he appeared at a concert where he assured his fans that he was ok. He told them, “Wait a few days before you waste any prayers.” His reps later told the media that he was
In 2004, he was officially inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Museum, and performed a legendary version of “While My Guitar Gently Weeps” to close the ceremony.
Con’t from page 19
The Fair Housing Act, 48 Years Later non-discriminatory housing policies were known at the time, was a key element in his expansion of the National Urban League’s mission. Outlawing discrimination, however, did not end discrimination, and nearly five decades later the nation still grapples with the issue. Just last week, the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development announced that blanket bans against people with criminal records may violate the Fair Housing Act. While the Fair Housing Act does not specifically prohibit discrimination against exoffenders, African-American and Latino people are disproportionately affected by such policies. Last year, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that any policy that results in discrimination against people of color – even if it is not intended to do so – is illegal.
Housing determines access to education and transportation. It determines access to affordable, health food, and protection from crime. Yet housing discrimination remains pervasive.
battling the flu. The Career of Prince Prince became an international music superstar and legend in 1982 after releasing his breakthrough album “1999.” In 1985, he won an Oscar for Best Original Song Score for the film
His Love Life Prince was married twice — the first time to Mayte Garcia, one of his former backup dancers, but they divorced in 1999. Then he married Manuela Testolini (who is now married to singer Eric Benet), but they divorced just a few years later in
2006. At the time of his death, he was not believed to be married. His Religion Prince was raised as a Seventh-Day Adventist. But in 2001, Prince became one of Jehovah’s Witnesses following what he says was a two-yearlong debate with friend and fellow musician Larry Graham (who is also a Jehovah’s Witness). Prince once told reporters that he didn’t consider it a conversion, but a “realization”.
INNER-CITY NEWS April 25, 2016 - May 01, 2016
Prince — Plus 10 Things You Probably Didn’t Know About Him!
“It’s like Morpheus and Neo in The Matrix,” he explained. He was known to regualar attend Jehovah’s Witness meetings at a local Kingdom Hall, and said he occasionally went house-tohouse to discuss his faith.
Minority home seekers are told about and shown fewer homes and apartments than Whites, according to a HUD study, which means in higher costs for housing searches and limited housing options. It also means segregation remains high. According to a Brookings Institution analysis, using zero as a measure for perfect integration 100 for complete segregation, most American cities segregation levels of between 50 to 70. In his efforts to secure passage of the Fair Housing Act, Edward Brooke (R-Mass.), the first African American popularly elected to the U.S. Senate, shared his struggle to find a home after he returned from service in World War II. Like Dr. King, Senator Brooke knew that the road to equality would be long. “Fair housing does not promise an end to the ghetto,” Brooke cautioned. “It promises only to demonstrate that the ghetto is not an immutable institution in America.”
There is perhaps no more insidious and powerful method of enforcing racial inequality than housing discrimination.
Marc H. Morial, former mayor of New Orleans, is president and CEO of the National Urban League.
21
Justice Anthony Kennedy wrote, “Recognition of disparate-impact liability under the FHA plays an important role in uncovering discriminatory intent: it permits plaintiffs to counteract unconscious prejudices and disguised animus that escape easy classification as disparate treatment.”
22
The South Side A Portrait of Chicago and American Segregation by Natalie Y. Moore St. Martin’s Press Book Review by Kam Williams “Mayors Richard M. Daley and Rahm Emmanuel have touted Chicago as a ‘world-class city.’ The skyscrapers, the billion-dollar Millennium Park, Michelin-rated restaurants, pristine lake views, [the] vibrant theater scene, and stellar architecture tell one story. Yet swept under the rug is another story: the stench of segregation that permeates and compromises Chicago... It’s clear that Chicago is defined by it. In this intelligent... narrative, Chicago native Natalie Moore shines a light on contemporary segregation in the city’s South Side... [his book] highlights the impact of Chicago’s historic segregation—and the ongoing policies that keep the system intact.” Excerpted from the Bookjacket
It was recently reported that Chicago lost more millionaires last year than any other American metropolitan area. What I found particularly fascinating is the fact that the Windy City’s black millionaires are participating in the mass exodus, too. The reasons for fleeing most frequently cited are the rise in racial tensions and the skyrocketing crime rate. This development made the idea of reading “The South Side: A Portrait of Chicago and American Segregation” all the more appealing. This intriguing examination of the city’s black community was written by Natalie Moore, a native who was raised in Chatham, a solidly middle-class African-American enclave. Moore, a reporter for WBEZ, the city’s NPR radio station, puts both her journalistic and memoir writing skills on display here, fashioning an opus that mixes history lessons with many of her own personal reflections. In a
chapter devoted to her childhood in Chatham, she recounts her father speaking of a de facto “black tax.” This segregation tax exacted a heavy toll from folks living in African-American neighborhoods as reflected in public safety concerns, higherpriced goods and lower home values. Nevertheless, the author bristles when the term “Chiraq” is used in reference to the South Side. In a chapter entitled “We are not Chiraq” she explains that she feels the conflating of Chicago and Iraq is racist because “it plays on fear” by suggesting that the black community is a war zone. Consequently, people who don’t live on the South Side tend to internalize the negative images of it being incessantly disseminated by the media. Overall, an alternately anecdotal and academic analysis making a misunderstood and marginalized-sector of Chicago more accessible.
Con’t from page 9
the only employees authorized to touch the computer code used to build the system, Seymour said. They’ve been working on it remotely, but haven’t been able to resolve all of the issues. Working on it remotely wasn’t resolving the issues and that’s why Bzdyra called 3M officials Thursday afternoon to demand they come to Connecticut to fix the problem. The DMV has experienced computer problems since last August when it shut down for a week to switch to the new electronic vehicle registration system, which is part of a $26 million upgrade. The problems with the system began to come to light earlier this year when former DMV Commissioner Andres Ayala Jr. apologized to motorists who erroneously had their registration revoked. Ayala resigned a few weeks later. Meanwhile, the DMV made a decision several weeks ago to delay sending out late fee notices to about 200,000 motorists for failing to get have emissions tests done on time. The $20 fine adds up to about $4 million in revenue for the state at a time it’s faced with continuing budget deficits. Seymour said Friday that they plan to send the notices out on May 16.
INNER-CITY NEWS April 25, 2016 - May 01, 2416
Con’t from page 5
class community? Has she dazzled us with her celebrity? Confused us with rhetoric not supported by the Clinton record? Have her PDCs (Public Displays of Connection) to Obama given her the same kind of “street cred” her husband was able to garner with a brief sax and shades appearance on the Arsenio Hall show in the 90s? It appears so. Because if we judged Hillary primarily by the Clinton legacy and how it affected us, we will see that she has earned our votes as much as Trump has earned the ones he’s getting. Samuel Ross-Lee is the Senior Pastor of Immanuel Missionary Baptist Church, New Haven, CT.
INNER-CITY NEWS April 25, 2016 - May 01, 2016
23
Phill Wilson: Still Answering the Black AIDS Call at 60 Years-old Wilson has personally fought to stay alive, taking every HIV drug as it became available (AZT, 3TC, D4T, and others), as did Brownlie. But science didn’t advance quickly enough to save Brownlie, who succumbed to AIDS in 1989. In 1997, Wilson landed on death’s door but refused to believe it was his time to die. The miracle of combination drug therapy saved his life, as it did for countless others, leading some to believe that the AIDS epidemic was over. But AIDS is still a crisis, especially in Black and Latino communities. According to the Centers for Disease Control, in 2014, 44 percent of estimated new HIV diagnoses were among Blacks, who comprise 12 percent of the U.S. population.1 in 2 or 50 percent of Black gay and bisexual men in the United States are likely to develop HIV in the course of their life time.
By Karen Ocamb (Black AIDS Institute) The first cases of what became HIV/AIDS hit the news on June 5, 1981. Soon, Phill Wilson, then just 25, and his new boyfriend Chris Brownlie were both diagnosed with swollen lymph nodes, which their doctor suggested could be related to the mysterious disease. But they were not afraid: the media widely reported that “GRID” (Gay-Related Immune Deficiency) was a White gay disease on the East and West coasts, or was contracted through poppers or by contact with “sexual athletes”—none of which they thought pertained to their lives in Chicago. “Our doctor didn’t know much. No one had any information,” says Wilson. But then members of their gay softball team got sick and died in a matter of weeks. “That’s when it became real.” The epidemic, that has killed more than 25 million people worldwide, ended up engulfing Wilson’s life. He founded the gutsy and powerful Black AIDS Institute and became one of America’s foremost AIDS and gay-rights activists, featured in the new CNN docu-series, “The Eighties.” As he comes up to his 60th birthday, his lived experience shows how a person with humbled beginnings can stand up to almost anything, even a global plague. Wilson and Brownlie moved to Los Angeles in the spring of 1982, started a Black giftware company and got involved in the gay and civil rights organization Black and White Men Together. “That’s when it got scary,” he says. “We had four or five friends sick at a time, most of them were Black. They didn’t look like any of them, the media was talking about. We realized that nobody gave a damn. Either we were going to die or we were going to have to fight, and still we might die. Die or fight or both. I had just met Chris. I had
just found myself. I wasn’t ready to let either go. So, we fought and did whatever we could to not die—and to help our friends not die.” It was a jarring epiphany—but Wilson was spiritually prepared for the fight. “When you are a poor Black kid in the 1950’s living in a housing project on the south side of Chicago, there is a lot your parents can not do or provide,” Wilson says. “But what they can do is to make sure you know that you are loved and you matter. That is what my parents did for me, my brothers and my sister. They knew they could not shield us from a racist world forever. Eventually we would hear messages that we were not OK—that we were the wrong color, our hair was wrong, or our noses were too broad. So they made sure we had some internalized protection—kind of like ‘PrEP for racism.’” He chuckled. “They wanted us to know our lives were worth fighting for.”
others, and an appreciation of his own privilege. When Wilson and his neighbor started kindergarten together, Wilson already knew how to read, tie his shoes, do some of the other things you learn in kindergarten. His friend, the middle child of 8 kids, a girl and dark, was not as prepared and was ignored by teachers while Wilson was perceived to be “cute” and favored. “My friend couldn’t do a lot of things the teachers were supposed to teach her to do. So I took it upon myself to help her,” Wilson says. But the teachers disapproved and separated them. Wilson told his parents how upset he was. “It was the first time I realized that people could be treated differently because of who they were, what they knew, or how they looked.” She eventually dropped out of school and became a teenage mother. “I blamed that kindergarten teacher. To this day, I believe I should have helped her more. I try to avoid that feeling.”
But even more important, Wilson says, his parents gave him a sense of responsibility for helping and understanding
Survival and mutual responsibility are at the heart of the message Wilson conveys in his fight against AIDS. In 1986,
Wilson volunteered to fight against the horrific Proposition 64 AIDS quarantine initiative sponsored by right-wing antigay activist Lyndon LaRouche— an initiative many feared would lead to branding, rounding up and putting people with AIDS into concentration camps. After the initiative’s defeat, Wilson and Brownlie worked with Michael Weinstein, Albert Ruiz, Mary Adair and others to found the AIDS Hospice Foundation— later to become the AIDS Healthcare Foundation, launching Wilson’s spectacular thirty-year national career fighting for LGBT and black civil rights and for people with HIV/AIDS. He served as the director of Stop AIDS Los Angeles, director of public policy and planning for AIDS Project Los Angeles, co-founder of the Black Gay & Lesbian Leadership Forum, AIDS Coordinator for the City of Los Angeles, member of the President’s AIDS Advisory Council, and the nation’s conscience as the founder of the Black AIDS Institute. Few actually know how hard
“Our house is on fire,” Wilson trumpets at every opportunity, hoping the community will hear and fight back. The Black AIDS Institute is holding a fundraiser in celebration of Phill Wilson’s 60th birthday on Saturday, April 23. There will be great entertainment, surprise celebrity guests, and a roast. When asked what he wanted for his birthday, the birthday boy said, “I want to raise a lot of money for the Black AIDS Institute. I would like for all of my friends, family, and anyone who I’ve ever touched in anyway over the last 60 years to help the Black AIDS Institute finally end the AIDS epidemic in our community. The best way to start is by donating today!” Phill Wilson, the executive director of the Black AIDS Institute, has fought the AIDS epidemic in the Black community for more than 30 years. In this photo, Wilson, the executive director of Black AIDS Institute, asks a question during the Institute’s annual PrEP Summit in Washington, D.C. (Freddie Allen/BAI)
BECOME A FOSTER OR ADOPTIVE PARENT… ATTEND AN INFORMATIONAL SESSION
Please call 1-888-KID-HERO For more Information Department of Children and Families
26
Understanding Hospice Care & Your Loved One’s Legal Rights By Jamaal R. Jones, Esq. BlackDoctor.Org
all certifications must be signed and dated by the physicians and include the benefit periods for the certification or re-certification.
We’ve all heard the saying that dying and paying taxes are the only two guaranteed things in life. Taxes and death have another thing in common – extensions. A CPA may instruct you on how to obtain an extension to pay certain taxes. Hospice care is to dying as a CPA is to taxes. Placing a loved one in hospice may extend a loved one’s life by weeks or months,which means you should prepare for it. In order to do so, it is important to determine how the law may affect your loved one’s eligibility, patient rights and duration of benefits for hospice care.
Duration of Hospice Care Initial treatment at a hospice is not provided in perpetuity until an individual succumbs to their illness, but care may be extended for successive periods. Federal law requires an individual to receive hospice care for (1) an initial 90-day period; (2) a subsequent 90-day period; or (3) an unlimited number of subsequent 60-day periods. The two 90 day periods must precede the 60-day period, and before the 60-day commences a hospice physician or hospice nurse practitioner must have a face-toface encounter with the patient. This face-to-face encounter must be repeated for each successive period thereafter in order to determine whether the individual is still eligible for hospice care.
Hospice Care
INNER-CITY NEWS April 25, 2016 - May 01, 2416
Hospice means a public agency or private organization primarily engaged in providing hospice care. Hospice care includes palliative care and they are used in unison by an interdisciplinary group to provide physical comfort and emotional and spiritual support to terminally ill patients and their families. Hospice care is focused on caring for the patient and not curing them. Hospice care can be in a standalone facility, a department within a nursing home, or in a hospital. However, it is not uncommon for the terminally ill to receive hospice care in their homes. Terminally ill patients are individuals that have a medical prognosis that his or her life expectancy is six months or less if the illness runs its normal course. Hospices provide specialized care for terminally ill patients, including, but not limited to, cancer patients, HIV/ AIDs patients, and those suffering from severe functional limitations and advanced cognitive impairment (e.g., Alzheimer’s, dementia). In 2014, an estimated 1.65 million patients received hospice care services, but that number is expected to rise. During that same period, only 7.6% of the patients
Patient Rights for Hospice Care in hospice care were Black/ African-American compared to 8.4% in 2013. By comparison, White/Caucasians (Hispanics were reported as an ethnicity and not a race) accounted for 76% of patients in hospice care in 2014 compared to 80.9% in 2013. Paying for Hospice Care Hospice care is covered by Medicare, Medicaid and most private insurers, but patients may also receive hospice care if they are destitute or unable to pay. States may elect to include hospice in their Medicaid programs. Medicare is by far the predominant source of payment for hospice care in the United States. As a result, Congress decided to enact the Medicare Hospice Benefit. Hospice Care Eligibility Hospice care is governed by the guidelines and requirements contained in the Code of Federal Regulations (See 42 CFR ch iv. Part 418) and the Sections 1102, 1861 and 1871 of the Social
Security Act. The law states that in order to be eligible to elect hospice care under Medicare, an individual must be (1) entitled to Medicare Part A and (2) certified as terminally ill. Providers determine whether you are terminally ill based on strict legal guidelines. The hospice must obtain written certification of terminal illness for each of the time periods listed below and only when they receive this certification can they submit the claim for payment. The certification requires that: The provider state that patient’s life expectancy is 6 months or less should the illness run its normal course; provide documentation to support the medical prognosis; a brief narrative of the provider’s clinical findings; a physician or nurse practitioner must attest in writing that he or she had a face-to-face encounter with the patient, including the dates of the visit; and
An individual or their representative may elect to receive hospice care if they properly file an election statement with that hospice, and the hospice must in turn file a Notice of Election (“NOE”) with its Medicare Contractor within five calendar days in order to receive payment during that period. A medical director must consult with the patient’s attending physician before a recommendation is made about admitting the patient to hospice. In making his recommendation, the medical director must consider: (1) the diagnosis of the terminal condition of the patient; (2) other health conditions, whether related or unrelated to the terminal condition; and (3) any current clinically relevant information supporting all diagnoses. If a patient elects to receive hospice care Medicare will not cover (a) treatment intended to cure the patient’s terminal illness
and//or related conditions; (b) prescription drugs to cure the illness; and (c) room and board. Patients or their representatives always have the right to revoke the election of hospice care at any time during the election period. To do so, the patient must draft a signed statement revoking their election and date when the revocation is effective. If the patient revokes their election they are not barred from seeking future hospice care if they are eligible. Patients have the right to be informed of his or her rights, and the hospice must protect and promote the exercise of these rights. Patients have the right to: receive effective pain management and symptom control from the hospice for conditions related to terminal illness; involvement in her hospice plan of care; refuse care or treatment; choose their attending physician; confidential clinical record; be free from neglect, mistreatment, or any type of abuse; receive information about the services covered under the hospice benefit; and receive information about the scope of services that the hospice will provide and specific limitations on those services. Hospice is a challenging and emotional time in your life if you are the patient or a family member. Be proactive and create an Advance Directive Plan that describes the care you want to receive and your wishes about continuing or withdrawing medical treatments during the final stages in your life. This is essential in the event that you become incapacitated and unable to speak. It will allow your family to spend those final precious days without the need to make difficult decisions on your behalf. Jamaal R. Jones, Esq. is the Founding Partner of Jones Health Law, P.A. a law firm dedicated to providing legal services to Healthcare Professionals.
standard examination protocol
By Derrick Y. McDaniel BlackDoctor.Org
Stopping the spread of STDS in the elderly Individually or in combination, the reasons above can lead to the spread of STDs amongst seniors. In the short term, what’s more important than why STDs are spreading is what needs to be done to slow or stop the progression. Here are a few quick thoughts:
I met a gentleman at a social event recently who asked me what I did for a living. A detailed and accurate answer would be: “I’m the author of a very well received book on Eldercare, a senior services business owner, and Eldercare expert who works with Caregivers to better care for their loved ones while taking care of themselves, their families and their careers.” But, saying all of that sounds pompous (and simply takes too long). So normally I just say, “I’m in the eldercare space.”
Seniors should be getting the same basic “safe sex” education as young people (learning about STDs and how to recognize the signs, how they can complicate other existing chronic medical conditions, and most importantly the proper use of condoms)
Usually, the conversation goes one of two ways after that. Either the person immediately tells me about their personal eldercare challenges – which is a fairly common response since 1 in 3 U.S. adults is a caregiver to an elderly person – or, their eyes glaze over and they immediately change the topic. This time, I received a response that fit squarely into the first category. The gentleman immediately started telling me about his favorite 86-year-old uncle who contracted an STD while living in an Alabama nursing home. Evidently, he and his family had several theories about how he contracted the disease. His colorfully detailed, profanity laced retelling of all the theories were so funny I could barely bring myself to tell him that they were all likely wrong (or at least, not fully informed). Eventually, my professionalism overwhelmed my desire to keep laughing and I explained the realities of seniors and STDs. STDs in the elderly on the rise
Doctors should inquire about sexual activity with seniors as they do with teenagers and younger adults Information on detection and treatment options need to be well publicized to aging populations (e.g., Medicare provides free STD screenings and low cost treatments) Distribute free condoms in places where seniors live and congregate
syphilis by 52 percent.
simple to the complex:
Most caregivers are surprised because they never imaged sexually transmitted diseases to be one of the many issues they could encounter when caring for an elderly loved one. After hearing the bad news the caregiver’s first question is usually, “How did this happen?”?
Men using erectile dysfunction drugs engaging in sex with postmenopausal women (without fear of pregnancy) can increase unprotected risky sex
The reality is your collegeaged daughter on spring break and your grandmother in the nursing home should each be equally worried about catching chlamydia from the guy (or the grandfather) next door. A more detailed examination of “why” runs the gamut from the
Significantly fewer older men are available, so women in an effort to please (and keep) a partner have risky unprotected sex Older people are now using online dating and thus are relatively unfamiliar with their partners and their sexual histories Many of today’s “Baby Boomers” came to maturity during the sexual revolution of the 1960s/1970s and are now
reverting back to their previous risky sexual behavior A lot of seniors were already married when sex education gained prominence and therefore missed the “safe sex” talks and never learned “safe sex etiquette” As people age their immune systems tend to weaken making them more susceptible to contracting ANY disease – including STDs Seniors, because of embarrassment, are less likely to discuss sexual issues with their doctors – which can further lead to the spread of STDs Many doctors don’t think to test seniors for STDs as a
Whatever the reason or the chosen solution, the critical first step is having a conversation with your loved one and educating them on the dangers of having unprotected sex. After years of consulting, providing professional advice and caring for the elderly, Derrick Y. McDaniel, a recognized expert in the eldercare industry, an attorney and former NYU professor, has composed a resource tool to help everyone who cares for their aging loved ones. Eldercare, The Essential Guide to Caring for Your Loved One and Yourself is a book that answers all the tough care giving questions that most people do not know to ask. Visit MrEldercare101.com for more information.
27
STD transmission among the elderly is, unfortunately, a common and growing problem. For example, between 2007 and 2011, chlamydia infections among Americans 65 and over increased by 31 percent, and
INNER-CITY NEWS April 25, 2016 - May 01, 2016
STDs: A New Reality For Seniors
28
The
Inner-City Inner-City News Connecticut’s First Choice For Urban News Since1990
PLACING AN AD EASY
Classifieds Classifieds 203 387-0354
BUSINESS HOURS - MONDAY FRIDAY 9:00 AM - 5:00 PM - 50 FITCH NEW HAVEN CT, 06515 - Career/Education/Training • Bid• L egal and Public Notices • Health Care • Real Estate • Professional
CITY OF NORWICH Inspector (Fire Marshall’s Office) Salary: $69,424 – $71,507 911 Emergency Dispatcher Salary: $45,718 - $57,850 Police Records Computer Operator Salary: $34,871 - $37,903 Visit www.norwichct.org/hr to apply and for more information. AA/EEO. The Community Foundation for Greater New Haven is seeking to fill a full time position for a Communications Officer. Please refer to our website for details: http://www.cfgnh.org/About/ContactUs/EmploymentOpportunities.aspx EOE electronic submissions only. No phone calls
NOTICE OF LEGAL SERVICE NORWALK HOUSING AUTHORITY The Norwalk Housing Authority is seeking Legal Services. Proposals are to be submitted no later than 4:00 p. m. on May 4, 2016 at Norwalk Housing Authority, 24 _ Monroe Street, Norwalk CT. Copies of the RFP Legal Services are available on our website, www.norwalkha.org under the Business tab, RFP/RFQ. Please use the following contact information for any additional inquiries; TTD/TYY 800-545-1833 x437, or the Office of Thomas F. Hickey, Director of Finance at 203-838-8471 x133. Norwalk Housing Authority is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Curtis O. Law, Executive Director
Pre-application for waiting list at Orchard Hill Estates II State Elderly complex will be accepted until June 30, 2016. To qualify, you must be at least 62 or disabled with a maximum gross income of $46,000 (one person) or $52,600 (two people). Interested parties may pick up an application on line at coventryct.org, or at 1630 Main St., Coventry, CT 06238 or have one mailed by calling 860-742-5518. Pre-applications for waiting list at Orchard Hill Estates I HUD complex will be accepted until June 30, 2016. To qualify you must be at least 62 or disabled with a maximum gross income of $18,800 (one person) or $21,450 (two people). Interested parties may pick up an application on line at coventryct.org, or at 1630 Main St., Coventry, CT 06238 or have one mailed by calling 860-742-5518.
Drivers: Company Drivers. $5000 transition bonus. Paid out in the first 4 months - Call us for details! New Home Time policy: 5 days out - 2 days off; 10 days out - 4 days off; 15 days out6 days off. We offer: average $1200$1400 weekly. $1500 quarterly bonus. $5000 referral bonus. Dedicated lanes. Longevity bonus. Dedicated driver advocate team. Health, dental, vision benefits available. Paid layovers & orientation. Requirements: must have CDLA with tanker & hazmat endorsements. Have or be willing to obtain TWIC card. 1yr. tractor-trailer exp. Call Jessica: 866-983-0855 or apply online at www.Work4QC.com
INNER-CITY NEWS April 25, 2016 - May 01, 2416
Welder-Exp. Welder for structural steel Misc shop. Send resume:gwf@snet.net
Help Wanted. Immediate opening for construction laborer. Please call PJF Construction Corp. @(860)232-9251. We are an equal opportunity employer. M/F Elm City Communities Invitation for Bids 76 Day Street Townhouse Renovation Elm City Communities also known as The Housing Authority City of New Haven is currently seeking Bids for 76 Day Street Townhouse Renovation. Bids will be received until Wednesday, May 25, 2016 at 3:00 PM. A complete copy of the requirement may be obtained from Elm City’s Vendor Collaboration Portal https:// newhavenhousing.cobblestonesystems.com/gateway beginning on Monday, April 25, 2016 @ 3:00 PM.
Welder-Exp. Welder for structural steel Misc shop. Send resume:gwf@snet.net
Connecticut’s First Choice For Urban News Since1990
PLACING AN AD EASY
Classifieds Classifieds 203 387-0354
BUSINESS HOURS - MONDAY FRIDAY 9:00 AM - 5:00 PM - 50 FITCH NEW HAVEN CT, 06515 - Career/Education/Training • Bid• L egal and Public Notices • Health Care • Real Estate • Professional
Listing:B Maintenance Assistant Immediate opening for a part time maintenance assistant for grounds and building maintenance. Position requires flexible work schedule. Some heavy lifting required. Computer knowledge a plus. Send resume to HR Manager, 401 Soundview Road, Guilford, CT 06437. **An Affirmative Action/Equal Opportunity Employer**
Housing Authority of the City of New Haven Invitation for Bids Winslow- Celentano Hydronic Upgrades The Housing Authority of the City of New Haven (HANH) is currently seeking Bids for Winslow- Celentano Hydronic Upgrades. Bids will be received until March 4, 2016 at 3:00 PM. A Pre-Bid Conference will be held at 360 Orange Street, New Haven, CT 06511 on Wednesday February 17, 2016 @ 11:00 AM. A complete copy of the requirement may be obtained from HANH’s front desk at 360 Orange Street beginning on Wednesday, February 10, 2016 @ 3:00 PM. Request for electronic copies of the request should be emailed to bids@newhavenhousing.org.
Millennium Construction Services, LLC INVITATION TO BID – Fire Alarm and Call for Aid THE GLEN APARTMENTS – Danbury CT Millennium Construction Services, LLC www.millennium-realty.com Phone: 860-529-1111 Fax: 860-529-5555 Email: bwhitaker@millennium-realty.com Contractors are invited to bid on the Fire Alarm and Call for Aid for the project known as The Glen Apartments in Danbury CT. The Glen Apartments consists of 100 individual apartments of elderly affordable housing located on Memorial Drive and Rocky Glen Road in Danbury CT. The scope of work for this solicitation consists of the removal of existing systems and installation of new, fully programmable fire alarm and call for aid system per plans and specifications. The contractor will be responsible for all City of Danbury agency approvals and permits, including additional plans if required. The scope of work for this solicitation consists of the ongoing modernization of the existing facility and the following direct performing trades are incorporated into the scope of work and are encouraged to respond to this solicitation; Divisions 2, 9, 16.
INNER-CITY NEWS April 25, 2016 - May 01, 2016
The
Inner-City Inner-City News
Contractor shall be able to commence work upon contract execution and continue until complete with completion no later than September 15, 2016. Owner is a Tax Exempt governmental organization. CT State Prevailing Wages – “Residential Rates” do apply and will be supplied to all bidders.
A pre-bid walk through will occur on Tuesday May 10th at 11:00 am and will commence at the community room located at 25 Memorial Drive, Danbury CT. A tour of the facility will be conducted. Parking is limited so please park on Memorial Drive. Please contact Steve Jayne at 203-536-4366 for further information on meeting location. Bids for this scope of work are due May 24th 2016 and can be submitted to: bwhitaker@millennium-realty.com A complete set of plans and specifications will be available for review at the Glen Apartments construction office located on site and are immediately available for review at www.millennium-realty.com. The scope for this bid invitation is titled “Fire Alarm and Call for Aid”. Millennium Construction Services, LLC and the owner reserve the rights; to accept any, all, or any part of any bids; to reject any, all or any part of any bids; to waive any non-material deficiencies in bid responses; and to award the bid that in its judgment will be in the best interests of the owner. AFFIRMATIVE ACTION/EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER, SECTION 3 BUSINESSES AND WBE AND SBE/ MINORITY BUSINESSES ARE ENCOURAGED TO PARTICIPATE
Listing: Senior Accountant. Immediate opening in a fast-paced petroleum environment for a degreed accountant w/ 2+ year’s public accounting experience. Duties include data transmission, tax prep, assistance w/monthly closing, account analysis/reconciliation, assistance managing network and system projects. Strong Excel and analytical skills a must. Great growth potential! Benefit package. Candidate must possess a high level of accuracy and attention to detail. Petroleum industry and propane experience a plus. Send resume to: Human Resource Dept. P O Box 388, Guilford CT 06437.
29
**An Affirmative Action/Equal Opportunity Employer**
30
The
Inner-City Inner-City News Connecticut’s First Choice For Urban News Since1990
PLACING AN AD EASY
Classifieds Classifieds 203 387-0354
BUSINESS HOURS - MONDAY FRIDAY 9:00 AM - 5:00 PM - 50 FITCH NEW HAVEN CT, 06515 - Career/Education/Training • Bid• L egal and Public Notices • Health Care • Real Estate • Professional Drivers: Company Drivers. $5000 transition bonus. Paid out in the first 4 months Call us for details! New Home Time policy: 5 days out - 2 days off; 10 days out - 4 days off; 15 days out- 6 days off. We offer: average $1200-$1400 weekly. $1500 quarterly bonus. $5000 referral bonus. Dedicated lanes. Longevity bonus. Dedicated driver advocate team. Health, dental, vision benefits available. Paid layovers & orientation. Requirements: must have CDLA with tanker & hazmat endorsements. Have or be willing to obtain TWIC card. 1yr. tractor-trailer exp. Call Jessica: 866983-0855 or apply online at www.Work4QC.com
Legal Notice THE ANSONIA HOUSING AUTHORITY DEMOLITION AND HAZARDOUS MATERIALS ABATEMENT OF SIX ANSONIA HOUSING AUTHORITY OWNED BUILDINGS RIVERSIDE APARTMENTS – PHASE II LOCATED ON OLSON DRIVE INVITATION TO BID
Sealed Bids for Demolition and Hazardous Materials Abatement of six Ansonia Housing Authority Owned Buildings, Riverside Apartments Phase II, located on Olson Drive will be received by the Ansonia Housing Authority located on 36 Main Street, Ansonia, CT 06401 until 2:00 P.M. on May 16, 2016 and at that time and place will be publicly opened and read aloud. No bids will be received after 2:00 P.M. on the day the bids are to be opened. Bid Documents may be obtained at the Ansonia Housing Authority, 36 Main Street, Ansonia, CT 06401 beginning April 18, 2016. Bids must be enclosed in an opaque sealed envelope and plainly marked with the name of the Project Title: Demolition and Environmental Abatement of Six Ansonia Housing Authority Owned Buildings, Riverside Apartments Phase II, located on Olson Drive and shall contain the name and address of the Bidder on the envelope.
INNER-CITY NEWS April 25, 2016 - May 01, 2416
Each Bid shall be submitted in accordance with the Instructions to Bidders. The Bidder to whom a contract is offered, must furnish to the Ansonia Housing Authority, a 100 percent Performance Bond with a surety company acceptable to the Ansonia Housing Authority and in a form acceptable to the Housing Authority. In the Housing Authority’s sole discretion, it may also require a 100 percent Payment Bond and/or other additional security with a surety acceptable to the Ansonia Housing Authority and in a form acceptable to the Housing Authority. Complete instructions for filing Bids are included in the Instructions to Bidders. After review of the factors set forth in the Instructions to Bidders, the ANSONIA HOUSING AUTHORITY reserves the right to reject any and all Bids, to make an award, or to decline to make an award. A pre-bid conference will be held at 10:00 A.M. at the Tinney Community Center, Olson Drive on May 2, 2016. Prospective bidders shall leave a name(s), address, and phone and fax number(s) when picking up the Bid Documents. Attendance at the prebid conference by a representative of each Bidder is highly recommended. Contact Robert Henderson, Ansonia Housing Authority at 203-736-8888 Ext. 314 for further information.
INNER-CITY NEWS April 25, 2016 - May 01, 2016
31
INNER-CITY NEWS April 25, 2016 - May 01, 2416 32