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A Win For Women, Workers, and Families

by Christine Stuart CT. Junkie News

HARTFORD, CT — Gov. Dannel P. Malloy signed legislation Tuesday that makes Connecticut the fifth state in the nation to ban the pay history question.

Malloy said the legislation takes a “real and important step” toward pay equity in Connecticut. He said it’s unacceptable that Hispanic women earn just 47 cents for every dollar paid to white men. It’s 58 cents for black women and 82 cents for white women.

It mirrors legislation the governor proposed during his state-of-the-state address in February.

The premise of the legislation is that if women no longer have to disclose that they’ve been paid less than men in the past then maybe they will be able to earn more over the course of their career.

But it doesn’t necessarily resolve inequity in the workplace.

“It’s not the end of the road,” Malloy, who is not seeking re-election, said.

He encouraged lawmakers to continue

to push for equity in the workplace.

Rep. Derek Slap, D-West Hartford, brought his wife and daughters to the bill signing ceremony. He said he doesn’t like to have to tell his daughter’s that they can be anything they want, but they will likely be paid less for their entire careers. He said he hopes the legislation begins to protect them against the pay gap most women experience.

“We currently rank 46 in the country in terms of life-time earnings lost,” Slap said. “That’s why I’m so pleased that today we’re going to become the fifth state in the country to ban the pay history question.”

Numerous studies have found that women are paid less in nearly every occupation, at every age, and at all educational levels.

Sen. Mae Flexer, D-Killingly, said she’s glad they waited a year to pass legislation instead of trying to pass a bill that wouldn’t have really done anything because it wouldn’t have addressed the pay history question.

She said she hopes “Rep. Slap’s

daughters don’t have to live in a world where women make less than men.”

The legislation was bipartisan and supported by House Minority Leader Themis Klarides, R-Derby, who was invited to Tuesday’s press conference but unable to attend because she was out of state.

Rep. Robyn Porter, D-New Haven, helped negotiate the legislation.

“Undoubtedly, I am humbled to have served as a catalyst for social and economic change and applaud everyone who played a role in making Connecticut the fifth state to join in the national movement to do right by working women,” Porter said. “This law will not only empower women, but will also capacitate communities, businesses, and our economy at-large to flourish and thrive, and for that I am forever grateful.”

She said this legislation will help families and communities.

“This is about leveling a playing field that has been uneven for far too long,” Porter said.

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Gov. Dannel P. Malloy signs Pay Equity bill

She said it will increase revenue to the state, but “I also think it’s important to build people up who are doing the work.”

She said she couldn’t have done it without the help of her colleagues.

Malloy said there’s a long history of discrimination against women in the

workplace and it’s not going to be resolved overnight.

“This is a continuum of what we hope to be progress in closing a pay gap,” Malloy said.

The law will go into effect on Jan. 1, 2019.

able to be in government all the way up to governor and lieutenant governor,” said Winfield, the father of newborn twins.

“I don’t think you make the fuss I made about it and say, ‘It’s not me, so I’ll jump on board.”’

A potential black-brown coalition promises to shake up what had started looking like a coronation at this weekend’s state Democratic Party convention for the Lamont-Bysiewicz ticket.

“This is awesome. You see someone as someone traditionally representing the black community linking up with” a Latina, Winfield said. “The conversation that we can’t work together doesn’t appear true.”

Winfield was asked if Zimmerman, an organizer with he Service Employees International Union who has never held state elected office, has the experience to serve as lieutenant governor, who is next in line to become governor.

He responded that she has proved herself as a lobbyist at the Capitol as well as a member of working boards

and commissions.

“She has deep relationships in the building. Moving policy means having those relationships.” He has worked with her on campaigns, on panels. “We’ve come to know who she is.”

The General Assembly named Zimmerman Latina Citizen of the Year for her work helping people sign up for Connecticut’s Obamacare program. (The current lieutenant governor, Nancy Wyman, made overseeing the board of the program, Access HealthCT, a focus of her tenure.)

“I’m comfortable that Eva would learn as lieutenant governor and work with people,” Winfield said.

“We talk about qualifications — but nobody walks in understanding how to be state representative, let alone governor. A lot of it has to do with relationships. As competent as [Gov. Dannel P.] Malloy was, it [his strained personal relationships”made it difficult to get things done. Over time, she would do a good job.”

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by PAUL BASS

New Haven Independent

More trouble appeared on the horizon Thursday morning for the fledgling Lamont-Bysiewicz Democratic gubernatorial ticket, as a prominent African-American state senator from New Haven endorsed a Latina challenger for lieutenant governor.

The state senator, Gary Winfield, told the Independent that he has decided to drop his bid to become lieutenant governor. Instead, he said, he is endorsing Newtown labor organizer Eva Bermudez Zimmerman in her quest for the position.

Winfield and many other urban Democrats of color— as well as white Democrats — blasted frontrunning Democratic gubernatorial candidate Ned Lamont this week for choosing his former opponent Susan Bysiewicz as his running mate as lieutenant governor candidate. They said they had been led to believe that Lamont would pick a person of color as his running mate, since the Democrats have never had a black or Latino on the ticket before; both

Zimmerman, Winfield.

Lamont and Bysiewicz are white.

Lamont promised to appoint many people of color to positions if elected. (Read about that here.)

In an interview Thursday morning, Winfield praised Zimmerman’s experience at the state Capitol. He also said it’s time that the Democratic ticket reflect the diversity of the par-

ty and of Connecticut at large.

“I am supporting Eva. I’ve been having a conversation way before this about Connecticut looks like, what state government looks like, what leadership in state government looks like. It is important that my two little kids see it is possible for people of all walks of life be

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THE INNER-CITY NEWS MAY 23, 2018 - MAY 29, 2018

Lamont Gets Endorsement, Blocks Ganim

by THOMAS BREEN AND CHRISTINE STUART New Haven Independent

HARTFORD, CT —There was little question that Ned Lamont would get the Democratic Party’s endorsement for governor. The real question was could he deny Bridgeport Mayor Joe Ganim ballot access for a primary.

The answer from state Democrats was yes ... for a few weeks.

That was the result of Saturday’s state Democratic Party nominating convention, where Lamont earned nearly 87 percent of the delegate vote.

Ganim garnered around 12 percent.

Ganim, a former convicted felon, is continuing his quest to gather 15,458 signatures of Democratic voters to qualify for the August primary.

At Saturday’s convention, Ganim came close, but fell short by about three percentage points, of the 15 percent of delegate votes necessary to make it onto the primary ballot.

Lamont, a Greenwich millionaire who consolidated party support in the weeks leading up to the convention by gaining the endorsement of everyone from New Haven Mayor Toni Harp to his rival-turned-running mate Susan Bysiewicz, who dropped her own gubernatorial campaign to run as Lamont’s lieutenant governor, sought to heal possible wounds Saturday when he took the stage to accept the endorsement. He said cities like Bridgeport would be a focus of his administration.

“I’m gonna put together a jobs budget,” Lamont said. “That means, number one, we invest in the people.”

He said Connecticut doesn’t have natural resources like oil or gas, but it does have an educated workforce. He said the moving vans headed to Massachusetts are going to turn around because his administration is going to establish a jobs pipeline. He said the next problem they’re going to tackle is transportation.

“GE didn’t leave because of taxes.

They left because of A. jobs pipeline and B. transportation,” Lamont said.

“They couldn’t get people to work.”

Ganim made a last-minute plea to delegates Saturday when he jumped on stage and seconded his own nomination for governor.

An unconventional move, Ganim was doing what he could to win the 282 delegates he needed to automatically qualify for the ballot. He used the five minutes on stage to plead with delegates for votes.

He said he wants to build an “econ-

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Lamont celebrates Democratic Party endorsement.

Joe Ganim pleas for a chance to make it onto the primary ballot.

THOMAS BREEN PHOTO The New Haven delegation.

New Haven DTC Chair Vinnie Mauro and Toni Harp in between the first and second ballots for governor.

CHRISTINE STUART / CTNEWSJUNKIE PHOTO Ganim seeks to trade for votes in between ballots.

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omy that’s built on racial, social and economic justice.”

Ganim said he was responsible for wrestling Bridgeport from bankruptcy during his first term as mayor.

“I’ve made my mistakes, I broke the law, I left office and came back,” Ganim said. “I ask for a second chance opportunity.” He said he won back the mayor’s office in Bridgeport with a renewed sense of transparency and accountability.

He said he understands better the “sanctity of the public trust.”

Ganim was convicted for using the mayor’s office to shake down city contractors for more than $500,000 in cash, meals, clothing, wine and home renovations. He was sentenced to nine years in prison.

He was re-elected mayor in 2015.

Ganim pointed out to delegates that there’s only going to be one ballot.

He said he’s heard from delegates that they will have his support on the second or third ballot, but if they’re being honest there will only be one ballot.

“My friends, create an opportunity for us as Democrats,” Ganim urged.

He said the public rights issue of “our time is public education.” He said increasing the minimum wage and collective bargaining rights are part of his campaign.

After Ganim only garnered 247 votes on the first ballot, he doubled down on the New Haven delegation, desperately trying to make a deal with New Haven Democratic Town Committee Chair Vincent Mauro, Jr. that would result in some of the 86 New Haveners who initially voted for Lamont switching their votes. Only 11 New Haven delegates voted for Ganim on the first ballot. Three delegates abstained.

He just wanted to be on the ballot in August, Ganim told the delegates.

He asked them to give his campaign an opportunity to primary.

Ultimately, that New Haven push was unsuccessful. No New Haven delegates changed their votes on the second ballot for governor “I was just asking around if anyone wanted to change their votes,” Mauro said after Ganim came up short on the second ballot. “I was not trying to change anyone’s votes.” He said that no New Haven delegates switched between the first and second ballots.

After the second ballot, Ganim conceded that he had been trying to trade something with Mauro for more New Haven votes, but he would not divulge what that something was.

“We had some things we were talking about,” he said. “But the fact is, we got a very strong showing here.”

He said he was heartened by the final vote, even though he failed to qualify for the primary. He said his campaign has already gathered 11,000 signatures towards his petition to get on the ballot in August. He boasted that he is confident that he’ll be the Democratic nominee for governor after the August primary happens.

Lamont did not come on stage to nominate himself or second his own nomination before the delegates from the state’s 169 different town committees cast their votes. Instead, he was nominated by Eloisa Melendez, a 24-year-old councilwoman from Norwalk, and seconded by Sean Connolly, the former state Veterans Affairs commissioner who dropped his own bid for governor earlier this week to support Lamont’s campaign.

Connolly spoke for five or six minutes, passionately invoking the state Democratic Party’s commitment to economic opportunity, equal pay for equal work, high-quality education, and diversity. He spoke of his own background growing up in East Hartford and getting his first job as a dishwasher; he spoke of his own travels across the state, talking with mechanics and students and teachers in his own campaign’s efforts to better understand the struggles that workingclass families face in this state.

Not until the very end of his speech did he mention Ned Lamont’s name.

He argued in the last 30 seconds of his seconding of Lamont’s nomination that Lamont was the best candidate to achieve the ideals of opportunity and equality that the party stands for.

New Haven Mayor Toni Harp offered a much more forceful and personal defense of Lamont’s candidacy for governor. In her speech seconding Lamont’s nomination, she painted Lamont as a candidate with financial savvy and a heart. She described him again and again as someone who has a proven track record of business success and who feels a deep commitment to the welfare of everyone in the state, particularly in Connecticut’s cities.

“Connecticut needs a governor with a willingness to challenge the status quo,” she said. “Someone with a history of success. Someone who will boldly stand up for what is right and infuse in this state the American ideal about which we all dream: equal proCon’t on page

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Wooden To Face Three Way Primary

by Christine Stuart CT. Junkie News

HARTFORD, CT — Initially concerned that race would play a role in the Democratic nominating process, all three candidates of color for state treasurer automatically qualified for the August primary ballot.

Shawn Wooden of Hartford was able to win the party’s endorsement for state treasurer. Denise Nappier, the first African-American woman, to hold the office announced earlier this year that she’s not running for reelection.

John Olsen, former AFL-CIO president, said Wooden “is the best candidate for the ticket and the best candidate for the state.

Arunan Arulampalam also of Hartford and Dita Bharava of Greenwich also received enough support to qualify for the ballot. John Blankley of Greenwich, the only white guy in the race, didn’t receive enough support to primary. Blankley tried to give his support to Wooden to help avoid a second ballot.

Bhargava took the stage after the

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Shawn Wooden embraces his son Isaias

first ballot and released her delegates on the second ballot. Then she hit the convention floor with Arulampalam

and offered her support.

New Haven Democratic Town Committee Chair Vincent Mauro said New

Haven’s 80-20 vote for Wooden on his second ballot against Arulampalam pushed Wooden over the 50 percent threshold to earn the party’s endorsement.

Wooden was emotional when he took the stage with his son Isais.

“The odds of a kid from the North End of Hartford ending up in a casket are far greater than the odds of him ending up on a stage like this,” Wooden said.

Wooden described a life of hardfought success, earning a scholarship to Trinity University and working summer jobs to pay his way through law school.

Wooden thanked his son Isaias for reminding him how much he cares about people, and for encouraging him to run for office again. He promised to always remember that “behind every number in every decision I make [if elected treasurer], there’s a worker, a child, a senior citizen counting on us to make it right.”

The State Treasurer’s Office oversees $34 billion in net assets.

Trez Hopeful: Pensions Need Lotto Fix

by PAUL BASS

New Haven Independent

The state lottery may hold one key to solving the state government’s pension problems.

At least Arunan Arulampalam makes that argument.

Arulampalam, one of four Democrats vying for the Democratic Party nomination for state treasurer, is proposing that Connecticut dedicate a portion of its lottery revenues to shoring up the finances of its two main and underfunded employee pension funds.

How to fix the pension fund — the teachers’ fund is currently only 54 percent funded — is a central challenge facing whoever gets elected this fall to succeed retiring State Treasurer Denise Nappier.

Arulampalam, the Zimbabweanborn son of parents who hailed for Sri Lanka, faces Shawn Wooden, Dita Bhargava (who had originally explored a gubernatorial run before switching to this race), and John Blankley (who dubs himself the most qualified treasurer in state history) for the Democratic nod. The party holds a nominating convention this weekend; a primary is expected to ensue, including at least some of the four hopefuls.

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Arunan Arulampalam.

The Republican Party last weekend endorsed Thad Jones for state treasurer.

The state treasurer manages investments on $60 billion in state assets, including $34 billion in pensions for 212,000 state government retirees.

In an interview on WNHH FM’s “Dateline New Haven” program, Arulampalam, a 32-year-old attorney who lives in Hartford’s South End, said he considers all his Democratic opponents as qualified for the job. He said he is running on a set of specific policy porposals, like the idea of dedicating the lottery revenues.

He also said the state has to revise downward its forecasts of the annual rate of return on its pension fund investments, down from the current (and repeatedly inaccurate) approximately 8 percent figures of recent

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years to more like 6 percent. The state must also step up its contributions to the fund in anticipation of balloon payments that will otherwise raise their annual slice of the state budget from around $1.3 billion to $6 billion by 2032, Arulampalam predicted.

Arulampalam’s ideas went beyond how to manage the pension funds.

He called for dedicating a portion of the office’s annual investments in venture capital funds directly to the quasi-public Connecticut Innovations to support biosciences and other neweconomy business enterprises.

“The treasurer’s office can be a real voice on economic development,” he said.

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Despite the Trump administration’s corruption, lies and attacks on the rule of law, Hillary Clinton is filled with hope for the country’s future more now, she said, than even when Obama took office a decade ago.

“I think back to the night Barack Obama was elected president. So many of us were jubilant. Even I, who once hoped to beat him, was ecstatic,” Clinton said Sunday on Yale’s campus. “It was such a hopeful moment.

And yet in some ways, this moment feels even more hopeful. Because this is a battle-hardened hope, tempered by loss and clear-eyed about the stakes.”

Clinton, the former secretary of state and the first woman to run for president with a major party’s nomination, delivered those remarks Sunday afternoon in a lively commencement address before Yale’s graduating seniors and just a handful of parents who made it inside Woolsey Hall.

To a generation that one student said

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was defined “by Fannie Mae, Facebook, and Ferguson,” Clinton issued a call for youth to reshape the world the way they’d like to see it. In the same way students already changed Yale’s campus with the renaming of Calhoun College, she told them to keep fighting for policies that treat everyone with dignity.

“We’re living through a time when fundamental rights, civic virtue, freedom of the press, even facts and reason are under assault like never before. But we are also witnessing an era of new moral conviction, civic engagement and a sense of devotion to our democracy and country,” she said.

“If any group were ever prepared to rise to the occasion, it is you.”

Amid a debate about her place in public life (with some male critics telling her to “go away already”), Clinton’s speech indicated that she has no plans to disengage from the work of inspiring the next generation.

In the 25-minute speech, she referenced statesmen and scholars, re-

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counted her college days, shared her regrets, and laughed.

Following an age-old tradition, the students sported over-the-top hats.

Amid the baseball caps and royal crowns, a few wore pink “pussy” hats from the Women’s March on Washington. On stage, someone even managed to attach a Clinton campaign sign to their head. Clinton herself joined in the fun, pulling out a Russian fur cap.

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“If you can’t beat ‘em, join ‘em,” she said.

Reflecting on resilience, Clinton said she still hadn’t gotten over her devastating loss to Donald Trump in 2016, even after hikes in the woods, yoga and a more than a few bottles of Chardonnay. But she said she’d deal.

She was more worried about whether the nation’s institutions would survive.

“Today, as a person, I’m okay, but as an American, I’m concerned,” she said. “Right now, we’re living through a full-fledged crisis in our democracy.

Now, there are not tanks in the streets, but what’s happening right now goes to the heart of who we are as a nation.

And I say this, not as a Democrat who lost an election but as an American afraid of losing a country.”

But Clinton ended the speech on an optimistic note, recalling another commencement address Clinton gave a half-century ago — that one, to her fellow graduates at Wellesley College in 1969, as gays rioted at the Stonewall Inn and Nixon shipped troops to Vietnam. During both turbulent moments in American history, Clinton urged wide-eyed idealists to remain undiscouraged.

“Yes, these are challenging times for America, but we’ve come through challenging times before,” she said.

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Malloy Defends Progressive Legacy

by THOMAS BREEN New Haven Independent

Hartford—The most unpopular governor in the nation offered an impassioned defense of his administration’s efforts to raise the minimum wage and protect vulnerable populations from discrimination, receiving multiple standing ovations from party stalwarts who helped keep him in office.

On Friday evening, Dannel P. Malloy gave his final address as governor to over 1,000 delegates gathered at the state Democratic Party nominating convention at the Connecticut Convention Center in Hartford. Malloy, who was dubbed by one poll as the least popular governor in the nation in February with a 21 percent approval rating, spoke to the crowded room of his administration’s myriad accomplishments during his eight years in office.

In particular, Malloy zeroed in on the substance of what it means to serve as a “progressive” head of state, avoiding the buzzword that has become all too popular among Democratic candidates appealing to a left-of-center base. Instead, he spoke to what his two terms in office have actually accomplished toward a redistribution of power, wealth and influence in the direction of the state’s most vulnerable populations.

Nancy Wyman, who has served as Malloy’s lieutenant governor since they both came into office in 2010, preceded Malloy on stage by reminding the crowd that Democrats stand for opportunity and equality. She said that the Democratic Party is the voice of hard working families, the voice for equal pay and equal rights, for good jobs and unions.

“True politics is about the people,” she said.

She introduced Malloy by calling him a man who is not always appreciated as much as he should be, but who has always given his experience, his loyalty and his heart to Connecticut.

“He always did what his mother told him,” she said. And that was: leave the world a better place than when you entered it.

Malloy began his speech by saying that the obligation to tell the truth is fundamental to a democracy.

Referencing the mass shooting earlier in the day at a high school in Santa Fe, Texas, which Malloy called the 16th mass shooting since one in Parkland, Fla in February, he said, “We know we can make American safer because we’ve done it in our own state.”

In April 2013, just a few months after

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THOMAS BREEN PHOTO Gov. Dannel P. Malloy on stage at the state Democratic Party nominating convention.

Lt. Gov. Nancy Wyman.

The crowd at the nominating convention.

the massacre at Sandy Hook elementary school in Newtown, the state passed some of the strongest gun control legislation in the country, banning the sale of gun magazines with capacities of more than 10 rounds and requiring background checks for private gun sales, including at gun shows.

Malloy also succeeded in pushing criminal justice reforms in 2015 through his “Second Chance Society” initiatives which sought to prevent mass incarceration and ease reentry for recently released prisoners. That legislation made drug possession a misdemeanor instead of a felony and eliminated mandatory minimum sentences for non-violent drug offenders.

“Gun reform and criminal justice reform make for a safer Connecticut,” Malloy proclaimed to a wave of applause from the convention center.

Malloy pointed out that Connecticut was the first state in the nation to raise the minimum wage above $10, pushing through a law in 2014 that raised the minimum wage to $10.10 an hour in 2017. He said that Connecticut under his leadership also took the lead on passing paid sick leave laws back in 2011.

“We should raise the minimum wage again and again and again” in future administrations, he said to cheers.

He celebrated Connecticut’s DREAM Act from 2011, which allowed undocumented immigrants to pay in-state tuition rates at Connecticut colleges and universities. He also celebrated the recent update to the DREAM Act, giving undocumented immigrants access to student-generated finanical aid.

“We have much work to do on pay equity,” he said. “But in our state, we’ve passed laws to make sure that women are treated fairly.” He celebrated a new law that will prevent employers from asking about candidates prior salaries, as that all too often results in sustained low wages for female employees.

“Let no Republican divide us,” he said. “We know who we are. We know what we are.”

“Do not let them take credit for what you did,” he continued. “Do not let them run on our successes. … We have not been perfect, but you cannot deny that we have moved the ball forward.”

After the nominating convention had adjourned for the day, Wooster Square Alder Aaron Greenberg and Westville Alder Darryl Brackeen, Jr. reflected on the energy they saw in the convention hall during Malloy’s and U.S. Sen. Chris Murphy’s speeches.

“He wanted to make sure his accomplishments were known,” Brackeen said of Malloy. “And he did.”

Winfield Spurs Diversity Debate THE INNER-CITY NEWS MAY 23, 2018 - MAY 29, 2018

by THOMAS BREEN New Haven Independent

Hartford—As state Democrats prepare for a convention day that promises a robust debate about the value and practice of diversity within the party, the most sought-after politician in the room is not even looking to get on the ballot.

On Saturday morning, New Haven State Sen. Gary Winfield received a steady stream of handshakes and hugs from delegates and politicos from throughout the state as they circled by the coffee table at the state Democratic Party nominating convention at the Connecticut Convention Center in Hartford.

Winfield, who has represented parts of New Haven and West Haven in the state senate since 2014, is not running for any statewide office this year. Instead, he has served as the chief catalyst for an intraparty debate about why Democrats, who claim to be the party of racial and cultural diversity, continually fail to nominate candidates of color to any statewide position except state treasurer. The Democrats have included an African-American nominee for treasurer on every ticket

since 1962, but have never had a person of color serve in any other state or federal office.

Earlier this month, Winfield, who is African-American, publicly announced that he was considering breaking that white streak by running for lieutenant governor. When gubernatorial frontrunner Ned Lamont chose his rival-turned-teammate Susan Bysiewicz, who is white, to run on his ticket instead, Winfield and a number of New Haven Democrats offered a public rebuke of a state party that continually makes verbal commitments to diversity.

On Saturday morning, Winfield reaffirmed his commitment to support Eva Bermudez Zimmerman, a 30-year-old Newtown labor organizer who is of Puerto Rican descent, in her bid to become lieutenant governor.

He said he is still undecided on whom he will support for governor at today’s convention. [UPDATE: Winfield said he ultimately voted for Lamont.]

He confirmed that he does not plan to seek the nomination for lieutenant governor on the floor of the convention to-

day. But, he said, he has no regrets about prodding the state party to act on its commitment to being truly representative of its constituents.

“I am not allowing you to do what you always do,” Winfield said about state party habit of nominating only white candidates at the top of the ticket. “You guys say you want diversity, but you never have a candidate of color other than state treasurer.”

“You say, ‘we care about diversity, but maybe next time,’” he said about the attitude of the statewide party. “That’s nonsense. You can’t do that.”

He said that he would be less upset with the racial makeup of the ticket if it were all white. But considering how the Democrats always nominate an AfricanAmerican treasurer, he said he feels like that position, however, qualified the candidate, has become a token spot for the party to support a person of color.

When asked why he didn’t start a more formal campaign for lieutenant governor earlier than just a few days before the convention, Winfield said he had been in talks with state Comptroller Kevin Lem-

State Sen. Gary Winfield at the state Democratic Party convention in Hartford.

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bo at the end of last year about running on his ticket if he chose to pursue the governor’s mansion. He also said that he decided to curtail his statewide ambitions earlier this year when his wife gave birth to twins who spent several weeks in

the neonatal intensive care unit at YaleNew Haven Hospital.

Once he realized that his kids were going to be fine, he said, he resumed his

to address the concerns raised— in closed or open session before the commissioners.

Only Logan and one other candidate, 30-year-old Milford resident Eric Snyder, chose to speak in public, where reporters were allowed.

When final votes were taken at the end of the evening of appeals, only six of 23 prevailed and were allowed to remain on the list.One candidate’s review was tabled.

As Logan took his seat at one end of the long table in the chief’s suite of offices, where the commissioners gathered along with Asst. Chief Racheal Cain Chairman Anthony Dawson welcomed and thanked Logan for coming.

“You have three or four minutes,” Dawson said.

“The polygraph is why I am sitting before you,” Logan began. Then he told the commissioners about the cops in his own family, among them a mentoring uncle who had urged him to be utterly honest in answering all questions. And he was honest, he averred.

So honest in fact, he said, that when the polygraph question arose as to whether he had used any prescription medication when he shouldn’t have,

“I answered that I used my girlfriend’s acne cream.”

“I do not know why the polygrapher was saying I was dishonest,” said Logan.

“It was his last [test] of the day,” Logan added, suggesting that perhaps that contributed to the results.

“This is extremely important to me,” he concluded.

Commissioner Evelise Ribeiro asked for confirmation that Logan had served in the military, as his record indicated.

He confirmed that he had served since 2012, as a military police officer.

Commissioner Stephen Garcia asked for clarification of another matter flagged in Logan’s file: Why he was let go from a volunteer position doing clerical or note-taking work at Westfield State University, in Massachusetts.

Logan confirmed that he was. His explanation: A disconnect between himself and his employer.

“If you are allowed to remain on the list, you agree to take the polygraph again?”

Logan said he absolutely would.

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by ALLAN APPEL

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Twenty-three-year-old New Haven Police Department hopeful Andrew Logan followed his uncle cop’s advice to the letter: Be totally honest and tell the truth about absolutely everything, including about the use of his girlfriend’s acne medication.

And he said he did.

But the polygraph decided otherwise.

So now he doesn’t get to become a cop. At least for now.

Logan made a last-ditch attempt to the Board of Police Commissioners at its most recent meeting to keep him on a list of applicants certified to become New Haven cops.

The polygraph results tripped up at least two people among a group of 23 participating in the arduous recruitment process to the fill the ranks of the police department, which is looking for new officers in the wake of a wave both veterans’ retirements and newer officers transferring to more lucrative jobs in other towns.

Those 23 are on the current candidate Civil Service list #17-28. However, based on last month’s polygraph and other results of the ongoing back-

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Commissioner Greg Smith confers with Asst. Chief Racheal Cain.

ground checks that the department runs on candidates, Chief Anthony Campbell recommended to the Board of Police Commissioners that their names be removed from the list.

The rejected were at police headquarters this past Tuesday night for a specially convened police commissioners meeting to make their final please.

Candidates recommended for removal are entitled to appeal that decision to the commissioners, the ultimate authority in such matters.

Each candidate has the right to review his file and the recommendation and then can choose to make the appeal — remarks of three or four minutes were allowed to each candidate

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by THOMAS BREEN

HARTFORD, CT—Black and brown Democratic delegates gathered before the beginning of this weekend’s state Democratic nominating convention to support a challenger’s campaign, casting the bid as a campaign for youth, diversity, and the working class.

Eva Bermudez Zimmerman pitched her candidacy for lieutenant governor as being the exact opposite of her opponent Susan Bysiewicz, claiming that she is the true representative of youth, diversity, and working class family interests in the state Democratic Party.

Eva Bermudez Zimmerman and her supporters made that pitch during a 20-minute press conference outside of the Connecticut Convention Center in Hartford a few hours before the kickoff of the Democratic Party state nominating convention.

Zimmerman has launched a challenge for the party’s nomination for lieutenant governor. She’s taking on the favored candidate, Susan Bysiewicz, who is the running mate of frontrunning gubernatorial candidate Ned Lamont.

Bermudez Zimmerman, a 30-yearold labor organizer in Newtown and a former state party secretary, stood alongside over 30 supporters, including four state representatives and three Hartford city councilmen.

The lieutenant governor’s race has quickly become one of the most contentious in the party in the past week, after Democratic Lamont convinced his former rival-turned-teammate Bysiewicz to drop her bid for governor and join him as his lieutenant governor candidate.

Many in the state Democratic Party, particularly those representing cities like New Haven, have expressed dismay at Lamont’s choice of Bysiewicz, a white woman from Middletown, over a younger person of color. Bermudez Zimmerman is a Hartford native and of Puerto Rican descent.

In the plaza outside the convention center on Friday, supporter after supporter touted Bermudez Zimmerman’s candidacy as representing a younger, more diverse Democratic Party constituency.

Hartford State Rep. Edwin Vargas said that Bermudez Zimmerman, though young, has proven herself a

THOMAS BREEN PHOTO Lieutenant Governor Candidate Eva Bermudez Zimmerman.

Bermudez Zimmerman with her husband and fellow labor organizer Stacey.

Hartford State Rep. Edwin Vargas.

New London State Rep. Chris Soto.

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capable leader through her work with the Service Employees International Union (SEIU). He said that union organizers have to be good tacticians, strategists, public speakers, organizers, and negotiators.

“If you can succeed as a union organizer,” he said, “you know you have leadership capacity.”

New London State Rep. Chris Soto, who is the treasurer on Bermudez Zimmerman’s campaign, said that people told him he had to wait his turn when he first ran for the General Assembly two years ago, and that Bermudez Zimmerman must disregard those same warnings.

“Eva’s not going to wait her turn,” he said. “Millennials are going to save our state.” He said that state party leaders were wrong if they thought they could inspire younger voters of color to turn out for the general election without a candidate like Bermudez Zimmerman on the ballot.”

Hamden Councilman Justin Farmer said he has already knocked doors for Bermudez Zimmerman, and that it was important for him to see a young person of color on the state ticket.

“She’s always talking about allowing other voices to have a seat at the table,” he said. For a young urban person like himself, he said, that message of inclusivity and diversity was crucial.

Bermudez Zimmerman introduced herself by saying that her candidacy is not just about her skin color, but about the concerns of working class people.

“It is obvious that the color of my skin is brown,” she said. But what motivated her to run was instead a conversation she had with a childcare provider who struggled to pay for her child’s college education and had to ask herself whether she should prioritize tuition bills or utility bills.

“Those are questions we shouldn’t be asking,” she said. “Those are conversations we as politicians should be discussing.”

She said that, if elected lieutenant governor, she promised to poke and prod and remind the governor that that the party can’t balance budgets on the backs of working families.

“I do not just doorknock,” she said. “I represent policies. I represent change.

I embody this. I live this. This is not a paycheck. This is my life.”

She acknowledged that Joe Ganim, the mayor of Bridgeport and Lamont’s chief rival for the Democratic nomination for governor, had asked her to run as his lieutenant governor running mate. She said she respectfully declined the invitation.

I’m coming at this alone, not aligned with anyone,” she said. She said that she will work with any Democratic candidate who did become governor.

As for her opponent for the lieutenant governor position, Bermudez Zimmerman said that she and Bysiewicz could not be more different. She said she respects Bysiewicz’s career as a state legislator and secretary of the state.

But she said she is closer to the lived experience of working class people.

Lamont and Bysiewicz have pledged to run the most diverse administration in Connecticut history by appointing people of color to judgeships, commissioner positions, deputy commissioner positions, and other boards.

When asked about Lamont’s pleas earlier in the week for the party to unify around him and Bysiewicz in anticipation of a heated contest with Republicans in November’s general election, Bermudez Zimerman said the whole point of conventions is to have different candidates and different win on the merits of their own ideas and appeals.

“He should respect that process,” she said. She said she is looking to fortify the party by embodying its commitment to diversity.

Joseph Rodriguez, a member of New Haven Board of Education (BOE), made the trip up to Hartford on Friday to support Bermudez Zimmerman during her press conference.

“As a New Haven delegate,” he said, “I know all too well about the importance of welcoming everyone.” He said he plans on voting for Bermudez Zimmerman during Saturday’s lieutenant governor vote at the convention.

Bermudez Zimmerman said she is confident that she will win the support of at least 15 percent of the delegates, or 300 votes at the convention, which is the minimum required to qualify for the August primary. If she qualifies, she said, she will be on the primary ballot. If she does not qualify, she said, she will not seek to petition her way onto the ballot.

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She said that Lamont, a Greenwich businessman who earned his millions in the telecommunications industry, knows the value of stable and predictable budgets. She said he is committed to infrastructure investment and upholding cities as the economic engine of the state.

“We all know Ned was among the first to speak out against the bogus war in 2006,” she said, referencing his anti-Iraq War challenge to U.S. Senator Joe Lieberman in which he won the Democratic primary but ultimately lost the general election.

“Fewer of us know,” she said, “that after that, when the cameras were all pointed elsewhere, Ned went to work as a volunteer teacher at Harding High School in Bridgeport.” She touted his volunteering work in Bridgeport as well as at Central Connecticut State University as evidence of his personal commitment to the success of the state’s young people.

“He believes in Connecticut,” she said. “He believes in its institutions.

And he believes in the great potential built into all Connecticut residents.”

She said she pledged her support to Lamont with enthusiasm and confidence.

The party thought requiring town chairs to hand in vote tallies for their delegates would save time, but it changed the entire atmosphere of the Democratic Party’s convention.

Traditionally town chairs announced their tallies for the candidates and then there switching is allowed to put candidates above or below where they need to be to qualify for the August primary vote.

The process was much more transparent, according to delegates. The new, process which involved paper forms and a Google spreadsheet, seemed to take the “fun” out of the convention process. It was difficult for campaigns to know what their vote count was at any given time because nothing but the switches were being announced.

The delegates were given access to the spreadsheets to see the town counts, but not many seemed to be aware of what was going on. Many towns had already filled out their vote forms for the various races. The switches were announced at the podium. The party allowed five minutes for switches.

Any candidate that received 15 percent on any of the ballots automatically qualified for the primary. To win a candidate needed 50 percent plus one to be the party’s endorsed candidate.

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Freddy Gets First Fashion Fixer

by MARKESHIA RICKS

The Elm City Freddy Fixer weekend kicked off with models and some faces you know ripping the runway in repurposed and reinvented textiles for a fashion show first Thursday.

The organizers of the Freddy Fixer parade and festival is coming up on Sunday; a Dixwell neighborhood cleanup and a day party at Vanity is scheduled for Saturday. Yet organizers decided they simply didn’t have enough to do. So they dived head first into putting on a fashion show to raise some money and showcase the design talents of Hamdenite Donald Carter, designer extraordinaire and owner of Donald Carter Couture.

Where most people see ordinary household items like window curtains and shower curtains, couch upholstery fabric, and old T-shirts, Carter sees inspiration and fashion.

And he transformed all of that into the creations that strutted down the runway.

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Health and jobs.

How we help launch careers.

When it comes to career development, ConnCAT, Connecticut Center for Arts and Technology, is one of New Haven’s most innovative programs. Their mission is to inspire, motivate and prepare youth and adults for educational and career advancement through after-school arts and job training.

Yale New Haven Hospital has played a vital role in developing the ConnCAT curriculum, supplying essential class equipment and even offering employment opportunities to students. Innovative courses in phlebotomy and medical coding are giving young people the skills they need to succeed in some of today’s most in-demand healthcare careers.

The training these students receive is invaluable for their future as well as the future of the community.

Our collaboration with ConnCAT is another example of our commitment to caring beyond the bedside. ynhh.org/community

Carlton L. Highsmith, Board Chairman, Connecticut Center for Arts and Technology and member of Yale New Haven Health’s Board of Trustees with Derrick Reyes, a student in the phlebotomy program and Erik Clemons, CEO & President, Connecticut Center for Arts and Technology.

Yale New Haven Hospital was awarded the 2017 Foster G. McGaw Prize for Excellence in Community Service from the American Hospital Association. The McGaw Prize is awarded annually to a single healthcare organization that provides innovative programs that significantly improve the health and well-being of its community.

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college accessibility, subscribe to a newspaper, vote and use “radical empathy” to look past divisions of race, class, religion, and politics, she suggested. “We can’t just ask, ‘Am I better off than I was four years ago?’ We have to ask, ‘Are we all better off?’

Are we, as a country, stronger, better and fairer?”

Clinton urged the students to continue standing up for immigrant rights, racial justice, and gun control.

“The fact that some days it is really hard to keep at it, just makes it that much more remarkable that so many of us are, in fact, keeping at it,” she said. “It’s not easy to wade back into the fight every day, but we’re doing it. And that’s why I’m optimistic, because of how unbelievably tough Americans are proving to be.”

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He was asked how that would dovetail with his goal of improving the pension fund’s performance — because his proposal would narrow the universe of potential investments. “We can match that rate of return” through Connecticut Innovations (CI), he argued.

For starters, he said, a CI-dedicated stream wouldn’t require paying as much money in fees as other venture capital investments do. He said he has worked directly with CI as an attorney at Updike, Kelly and Spellacy, where he specializes in debt and equity financing (a role he said equips him for performing the treasurer’s job). Based on that experience, he said, he believes CI investments can produce as high a rate of return as other investments.

His proposal would also help focus the state’s investments in new jobcreating tech businesses. Right now, he said, Connecticut spends more money per capita than any other state on economic development, without that needed focus.

Arulampalam agreed with Democratic opponent Wooden that Connecticut should divest from gun manufacturers, in which the treasurer’s office currently invests $16.9 million.

“I’ve seen the effects of gun violence in my community,” he said. “A young man was gunned down in front of his daughters” in the South End, he said.

He added that based on gun manufacturers’ current performance, divestment would even make economic sense.

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Obamas sign picture deal with Netflix

May 22, 2018 7:50 AM by Northstar News Today Views: 17 Former President Barack Obama and former First Lady Michelle Obama The nation’s former first couple will have starring roles in a flix.

That’s Netflix.

Former President Barack Obama and former First Lady Michelle Obama have signed a multi-year agreement to produce films and a series with Netflix, the world’s leading internetservice company.

The Obamas will produce a diverse mix of content, including the potential for scripted series, unscripted series, docu-series, documentaries and features for the couple’s newly established Higher Ground Productions, Netflix said in a news release.

“One of the simple joys of our time in public service was getting to meet so many fascinating people from all walks of life and to help share their experiences with a wider audience,” said President Obama.

Michelle Obama said, “Barack and I have always believed in the power of storytelling to inspire us, to make us think differently about the world around us, and to help us open our minds and hearts to others.”

Netflix Chief Content Officer Ted Sarandos said the company is happy the Obamas have chosen to make Netflix home for their storytelling abilities.

Terms of the agreement were not disclosed.

Netflix has 125 million members in 190 countries.

Ensuring Communities Harmed by Marijuana Laws can Benefit from Legalization Opinion. Special to the AFRO

By Rushern L. Baker, Democratic candidate for governor of Maryland

If we’re going to begin to repair the damage from the War on Drugs, we need to temporarily pump the breaks on our efforts to legalize recreational marijuana in Maryland.

The issue is a rare policy separation between me and my Democratic primary opponents. Why? Because I can think of no greater insult to the people and communities who have suffered from the biased and unbalanced enforcement of our past drug laws than to not address the impact of our past approach as we rush toward the legalization of recreational marijuana.

As we change our laws, consideration of those who bore the greatest burden from our past prosecutions should not be a mere asterisk. We must fiercely advocate for those who have suffered the most and provide a path to opportunity before we legalize marijuana for personal use in Maryland.

Bills with aspirational language are not enough. We need a commitment to specifics, execution, and measurable goals, because in the end, it’s not about policy, it’s about people.

While many advocates tout legalization as a remedy to past injustice, the statistics on those who benefit economically tell a different story.

As legalization has surged across the United States, an estimated 3,600 dispensaries have opened nationwide.

Only 32 are owned by African Ameri-

Rushern L. Baker is a Democratic candidate for governor of Maryland and the current County Executive of Prince George’s County. cans. In Maryland, our first dispensary arrests in the United States; 88 perlicenses granted for medical mari- cent of those for simple possession. juana ended with zero awards to firms This study also found that even though owned by African Americans. The Blacks and Whites used marijuana at facts don’t lie. the same rate, Blacks were nearly 4 Starting as far back as the Nixon times more likely to be arrested than administration, law enforcement and their White counterparts. policy makers waged the War on In Maryland, the numbers are even Drugs that disproportionately im- worse. Two of the top four jurisdictions pacted minority communities. The with the highest arrest rate per 100,000 often cited and in depth ACLU study residents in the country can be found “The War on Marijuana In Black and in Maryland: Worcester County and White” found that between 2001 and Baltimore City ranked first and fourth, 2010 there were 8 million marijuana respectively. Black men and women

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made up 92 percent of all marijuana arrests in Baltimore City.

Beyond statistics, the generational effect that these policies have had on people remains devastating. Entire families and communities of color continue to struggle with loss of jobs, opportunities, benefits, family separation and incarceration. A recent Harvard University study found the stigma of incarceration impacts the lives of Black men and their families for far longer and at a greater rate than any other ethnic group. Blacks earn an estimated $7,000 per year less than their White counterparts after their first year of release from incarceration.

Yet, expungement seems to be the only remedy given some consideration in the legalization discussion and in our current system we ask those seeking repair to initiate the process with a payment of $30.

Sales of marijuana for adult use in Maryland could easily range between $464 million to $800 million dollars annually. And while the tax revenue would be significant, removing the majority of marijuana possessionrelated crimes from our books could also free up resources in our courts and public safety units to help reduce violence and strengthen communities.

However, once we stop counting dollars, what happens to social equity, fairness, and opportunity for those that need it most?

As governor, I want plans for entrepreneurship and jobs that significantly reach the communities devastated by

the bias of our past drug policies. Beyond a promise of revenue allocation to programs for jobs and treatment services, we must be committed to creating lasting economic opportunity that’s not likely to be subjected to political whim or patronage. A significant portion of tax revenue from sales of marijuana for adult use should be directed for education, career development, child care, housing, and other restorative initiatives for the people locked up for simple possession or who paid fines, or lost jobs during the period of relevance.

I will champion a plan for mass expungement or vacating charges that puts little to no burden on those prosecuted under our past marijuana possession laws. I want to know that retail marijuana operations will not be disproportionately housed in some communities and that exterior production will be done with full consideration for our environmental sustainability goals.

The irony of my standing alone demanding these fair and just terms before we allow another wave of outside entrepreneurs to profit from what we once considered a scourge should give the voters of Maryland cause for concern. We have more leverage to seek economic justice before we legalize marijuana for personal use than we will after the pockets of lobbyists, business interests, and government coffers overflow with millions of dollars.

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NNPA President Dr. Benjamin Chavis Says Reginald Lewis Film Offers Transcendent Message for Millennials at Cannes Film Festival

By Freddie Allen, Editor-in-Chief, NNPA Newswire

Dr. Benjamin F. Chavis, the president and CEO of the National Newspaper Publishers Association (NNPA), co-hosted an event celebrating international filmmakers and the European premiere of a documentary about the life and legacy of Reginald F. Lewis, America’s first Black billionaire, during the Cannes Film Festival in France.

Dr. Chavis joined Loida NicolasLewis, the widow of Reginald F. Lewis, and Ken Naz of MariKen Productions in hosting the affair at the Le Majestic Beach on Wednesday, May 16. The Honorable David Lisnard, the mayor of Cannes also attended the star-studded event.

“On behalf of the National Newspaper Publishers Association, we are very pleased to co-host, along with the Lewis family, the European premier of the documentary,” said Dr. Chavis.

The documentary titled, “PIONEERS: Reginald F. Lewis and the Making of a Billion Dollar Empire,” chronicles the rise of one of Wall Street’s greatest entrepreneurs.

As a young man growing up in Baltimore, Lewis began his record-breaking, entrepreneurial journey with the Black Press, Dr. Chavis said, distributing newspapers like the Baltimore AFRO. According to a 1988 New York Times article, when Lewis was 9 years-old, he acquired a paper route that ”ultimately became a $15 to $20-a-week business—a lot of money in those days,” he said.

Freddie Allen is the Editor-in-Chief of the NNPA Newswire and BlackPressUSA.com. You can follow Freddie on Twitter @freddieallenjr.

Lewis attended Virginia State University then Harvard Law School and worked in corporate law after he graduated. He helped to establish the first African American law firm on Wall Street. In 1983, he launched TLC Group, L.P. and organized the $22.5 million leveraged buyout of McCall Pattern Company, according to his official biography.

“Lewis streamlined operations, increased marketing, and led the company to two of the most profitable years in McCall’s 113-year history,” Lewis’s biography said. “In the summer of 1987, he sold the company for

$65 million, making a 90-to-1 return on his investment.”

According to his biography, Lewis then outmaneuvered Citicorp to acquire Beatrice Foods, which included 64 companies in 31 countries; the deal was worth $985 million, the largest leveraged buyout of overseas assets by an American company at that time.

“As Chairman and CEO of the new TLC Beatrice International, [Lewis] moved quickly to reposition the company, pay down the debt, and vastly increase its worth,” his biography said.

“By 1992, the company had sales of over $1.8 billion annually, making it

the first Black-owned business to generate a billion dollars in annual sales.”

In the documentary, Ken Chenault, the former CEO of American Express, said that Lewis’s success helped to pave the way for many African American businessmen and women on Wall Street.

“I think that really is the test in demonstration of real leadership,” Chenault said.

Lewis was not only an incredibly successful businessman, he gave back to the Black community in extraordinary ways.

Lewis represented The Wilmington Ten, a group of political prisoners, who were wrongfully convicted in 1971 of firebombing a White-owned grocery store in Wilmington, N.C. Dr. Chavis, who was a 24 year-old civil rights leader with the New York-based Commission for Racial Justice, at the time, was one of the Wilmington Ten, and credited Lewis with helping to get their convictions overturned by the federal appeals court in 1980 and ultimately championing the eventual exonerations of the group.

“He offered the rope of hope. He offered what was possible. He never stopped giving [to] the Civil Rights Movement, to political leadership, to universities,” Reverend Jesse Jackson, Sr. said in the documentary. “He never stopped giving…selfless giving.”

Dr. Chavis said that he has personal and professional interests in the promotion of the documentary.

“It’s in the best interest of the NNPA, as a national trade group that represents Black-owned newspapers, to

be supportive of other Black-owned entities…in the film industry, in the entertainment industry and the media industry,” Dr. Chavis said. “All of that comes together at the Cannes Film Festival.”

Dr. Chavis said that it was important for the NNPA to not only co-host the European premiere of the documentary on Reginald Lewis, but to also support the Lewis family in screening “PIONEERS” in major U.S. markets and at other international film festivals and venues. The NNPA announced plans to screen the Reginald Lewis documentary at their annual conference in Norfolk, Va., in June.

Dr. Chavis said that the Reginald Lewis documentary sends a powerful message to young people of color to never settle for the realities of poverty and injustice that exist today.

“Young people of color must summon all of their God-given talents to respond to those circumstances by focusing on economic development, economic empowerment and improving the quality of life in the communities where they live,” Dr. Chavis said.

“The Reginald Lewis story is a transcendent story for those young people, today, who are contemplating becoming entrepreneurs on Wall Street.”

Dr. Chavis continued: “Reginald Lewis proved that you can transcend racial barriers, that you can transcend the ideology of White supremacy and not only overcome those obstacles, but also excel in U.S. and around the world.”

This article was originally published at BlackPressUSA.com.

Racism after Graduation May Just Be What’s on the Menu

By Julianne Malveaux, NNPA Newswire Columnist Marvel’s “Black Panther,” Chadwick Boseman, graduated from Howard University with a bachelor’s degree in Fine Arts (BFA) in 2000.

On May 12, Boseman returned to his alma mater to address the Class of 2018, while receiving an honorary degree.

The Howard University graduation is one of more than 100 Historically Black College and University gradu-

ations and one of more than 4,000 general graduations across the country.

On May 5, White House Correspondent April Ryan, brought down the house at Bennett College in North Carolina.

In Arkansas on the same day, journalist and political commentator Sophia Nelson, made lasting remarks during the Philander Smith College commencement exercise.

All across the nation, families are gathering, people are celebrating and graduations are being hailed as an occasion of joy.

However, despite these many festivities, if you are a Black American who graduated from the University of Florida (UF), your achievements may have been marred by the horrible

memory of faculty marshals physically pushing you off of the stage, after you decided to celebrate your Black Greek (fraternity) pride, with the execution of a few “steps.”

More than 20 students were assaulted by the unidentified faculty member (although some say he is a chemistry lecturer), who is now on paid leave.

Why would the university continue to pay someone who seems to have differentially attacked Black students, as apparently no White students were assaulted or pushed off of the stage?

This lecturer is a menace to society and college students, who should not be exposed to his racism, either on stage or in a classroom.

According to The New York Times, UF President W. Kent Fuchs apologized to the affected students and left 16

a personal message of apology on Alpha Phi Alpha fraternity member Oliver Telusma’s voicemail, due to the incident.

However, from where I sit, President Fuchs should track that student down along with all of the others and visit them face-to-face.

The UF incident reminds Black students that graduation is but one of the many hurdles they must clear.

Every day, every single day, they face the possibility of pernicious racism, differential treatment, and the threat of law enforcement to compel compliance with the most foolish of laws and norms, spoken or unspoken.

That’s why Holly Hylton, the White woman who managed a Philadelphia Starbucks, felt free to call the police on two Black men after they had been

seated, without ordering anything.

That’s why a hysterical White female bigot, called the police on a Black man, who was barbecuing in a public park in Oakland, California, where barbecuing is customary.

That’s why the police were called on three Black women (and a White man), because they failed to wave or smile when they exited an Airbnb in Rialto, California, and were detained for 45 minutes despite possessing proof that they had reserved their space.

That’s why the police wrestled a 25-year-old Black woman to the ground (exposing her bare breasts) in an Alabama Waffle House, after she asked for plastic cutlery and an ignorant employee reportedly said “she did not know her place,” and the beat

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MANIFEST DESTINY IN MODERN AMERICA

by Oscar H. Blayton One weekend evening in 1966, while traveling from Camp LeJeune in Eastern North Carolina to Myrtle Beach, S.C., my Marine buddies and I began to see roadside signs advertising a “Fish Fry” near the South Carolina border. It was late, we had not eaten dinner, and fried fish sounded like a pretty good idea. We followed the signs that led down a dark country road to a point where cars were turning into an open field.

We fell into the long line of cars and pickup trucks and inched forward until we could see a man directing the vehicles where to park. It was then we realized that we had a big problem. The man directing traffic was wearing a white Ku Klux KIan robe and conical headgear. My three traveling companions were white, and I was in the back seat, so we were able to pull out of line and head back to the main road without anyone noticing that there was an African-American in the car.

No one in our car said a word when we saw the Klansman. No one needed to say anything. We all knew that we had come very close to entering a particular type of “White Space” where my presence was not welcome. We all knew we had to get out of there.

Later, we joked about it – after we had put several miles between us and the fish fry and were certain no one had followed us. We continued our drive without any more problems.

Once we got to Myrtle Beach, my friends and I split up, thinking that we each could do better meeting girls on our own, rather than in a “pack.” But it did not take long for me to realize that I had entered another white space. While there was no one walking along the shore in Klan regalia, in 1966 Myrtle Beach was resistant to accommodating Black folk, no matter what the recently enacted Civil Rights Act said.

Black folk are not welcome in white spaces. And recent events have demonstrated that some white people will not tolerate us invading those spaces.

Recent instances of white people calling the police to come and control the presence of a Black person have startled many Americans. But for many African Americans, this behavior by white people is nothing new.

If we give sufficient thought to what race means in America, it is easy to understand why white people always call the cops on Black people. In the minds of many white people, all the space around them belongs to them. This goes back to the notion of Manifest Destiny and beyond. It was this way of thinking that allowed the “American” settlers to massacre the Indians and take their land.

“American” became a code word for “white,” otherwise “Native” Americans would have as much right to the land as any other Americans.

Many white people, from Christopher Columbus

to Donald Trump believe they have a God-given right to claim whatever space they want. And it is in those space where they expect to exercise their white privilege.

In years past, white spaces were the front seats of Southern buses, movie theatres and railroad cars reserved for whites only. A classic white space was Levittown, N.Y. in the 1950s, a community where Blacks were not allowed to live even though the homes were subsidized by federal loans. While some of the vestiges of a meaner time have faded away, the fetid stench of white spaces and white privilege still linger in America.

That stench has wafted into our nostrils each time a Black person is made to feel unwelcome by someone who calls the cops to prevent them from sitting in a Starbucks, playing a round of golf, moving into their apartment, moving out of an Airbnb or riding on the Napa Valley Wine Train. And the list goes on.

Those people who call the cops do so because their white privilege feels threatened. To them, white space is where white Americans expect to enjoy “the good life” and the bounty of this country. But as with an exclusive country club, most people of color need not apply.

The tragic death of Trayvon Martin can be explained in these terms. George Zimmerman saw Trayvon as someone who did not have permission to be in his gated community, and Zimmerman took it upon himself to enforce that white space.

The truth of the matter is that for some white people, a person of color is not entitled to be anywhere in America; their presence is tolerated only at the discretion of white people. There are those white people who will look into a television camera and declare that America is a “white Christian” country, and there are those white people who will not make such public declarations but will call the police when Black men sit in their Starbucks for less than three minutes without ordering anything.

Once people of color come to understand that many white people believe that the totality of America belongs to them, then we will have a better understanding of why they are so quick to call the police. Ignoring the fact that they are all descended from different groups of immigrants with different cultures, they believe the “other” has no entitlement in this country. No right to look differently or speak differently. No entitlement to worship differently or to have a different sexual orientation. Our very existence is a discomfort to them and the more prestigious the white space, the more virulent the objection to the presence of people of color.

Just as their cultural forefathers before them, these white Americans believe that it is their manifest destiny to have all that is to be had.

Oscar H. Blayton is a former Marine Corps combat pilot and human rights activist who practices law in Virginia.

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The Gospel According to André Riveting Retrospective Chronicles Career of Flamboyant Fashionista Film Review by Kam Williams

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André Leon Talley was born on October 16, 1949 in Washington, DC, but raised in Durham, NC by his maternal grandmother, Bennie Davis. Even though she was a housekeeper who scrubbed floors at Duke University to keep a roof over their heads, she was also aristocratic in the highest sense of the word.

Through Mamie, André cultivated the values and sense of dignity which would serve him well once he made his way out of the Jim Crow South.

For, after earning his BA at North Carolina Central University and an MA at Brown in French, he headed to New York City to begin what would be an incomparable career in the world of fashion.

That impressive accomplishment is chronicled in very compelling fashion in The Gospel According to André, an intimate retrospective directed by Kate Novack (Eat This New York). A profusion of pop icons pay homage to the flamboyant fashionista in the biopic, including will.i.am, supermodel Isabella Rossellini, designer Diane von Furstenberg and Sean “P. Diddy” Combs, who kisses his hand.

However, the cameos pale in comparison to André’s own revealing account of how he overcame his modest roots with the help of his mentor, doyenne Diana Vreeland, as well as Andy Warhol, Karl Lagerfeld and Vogue editor-in-chief Anna Wintour.

We learn that he arrived in the Big Apple a diamond-in-the-rough, given how he’d been appreciating style since childhood.

He explains that he’d been treated to a weekly fashion show by the ladies in his church’s congregation. While many of these proud black women

might have toiled as lowly domestic servants during the week, they would invariably arrive decked out on Sunday. André’s thirst for haute couture was further whetted by magazines like W and Vogue which enabled him to mentally escape the limitations of life in racist North Carolina to a fantasy universe filled with pleasant and beautiful pictures.

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On his way up the ladder, the 6’ 6” tall trailblazer studiously avoided the traps of drugs and indiscriminate sexual liaisons that destroyed the future of so many others in the Seventies and Eighties. André does confess to being a regular on Studio 54’s dance floor, but he just never participated in any of the self-destructive behavior.

Instead, he parlayed successes at the Metropolitan Museum of Art , Warhol’s Interview magazine and Women’s Wear Daily into a gig as Vogue’s Fashion News Director. In that capacity, he became a fixture on the front row of leading runway shows, cutting an imposing figure in his signature flowing capes.

And what sage advice does the trendsetting André have to offer today?

“Fashion is fleeting. Style remains.

Create your own universe, and share it with people you respect and love.

Beauty comes in many forms. It could be a flower. it could be a gesture.”

Precious pearls of wisdom, indeed, from a legendary gentle giant.

THE INNER-CITY NEWS MAY 23, 2018 - MAY 29, 2018 Con’t from page 07

Polygraph Trips Potential Cops

As soon as he left, Eric Snyder entered, the only other of the candidates from the list accepting to speak in open session. He said he wanted to provide the commissioners additional information because his file noted that he had failed his polygraph.

“My polygraph examiner mentioned I was using tactics found on the Internet to alter results. I was not. Nor did I even know of these tactics. I’d be more than happy to take another one.

I am one hundred percent certain I’d pass it as I’ve done for another [police] department. TI was caught off guard. I was telling the absolute truth,” Snyder maintained.

Then, as commissioners listened intently, he added other reasons the issue is so important to him: “I’ve wanted to be a police officer and role model [my whole life] .. and to help the community. I know New Haven is a high violent crime city. I see the city and community is in a disconnect. I want to help that. If you give me another opportunity, I won’t let you down.”

Commissioner Greg Smith asked Snyder about an incident, flagged in his folder, that took place at a Foot Locker where Snyder had been working. It involved false transactions there back in 2015 where “people were using my ID card,” Snyder said. “A detective questioned me. I told him I didn’t do it.”

At issue were $1,500 worth of goods allegedly fraudulently taken. Snyder said he wanted to get the matter over and done with and when he was asked to settle by paying $600, he accepted.

He said he went to the Trumbull police, where the matter was settled, and there was no follow-up.

“Did you admit to fraud?” Smith asked.

“No, sir,” Snyder replied.

In the end, commissioners sustained Chief Campbell’s recommendation to remove Snyder by a unanimous 5-0 vote. Logan’s removal was also sustained by a vote of three in favor, two opposed.

Jamarr Daniels, who had successfully fought removal from the list last month, was removed from the list by a vote of four in favor, and one opposed.

Lt. Robert Criscuolo, the officer in charge of organizing the candidates’ appearances before the board Tuesday night, said the number of eliminations from the ciivil service list seemed in his experience normal for the process.

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Winfield Spurs

Diversity Debate

interest in running for statewide office.

“I came up here to change the future for them,” he said about his twins. He said he wanted to leave a political world for them where they know that anything is possible not just because people talk about their convictions, but because they actually act on them.

Lamont and Bysiewicz briefly greeted Winfield with a smile.

“We’ll be on the same team soon, right?” Lamont asked.

“Maybe,” Winfield replied.

Marlene Zuckerbrod, the events coordinator for the Lamont campaign, approached Winfield with a Lamont sticker and asked for his support. He demurred, saying that he was concerned about Lamont’s failure to pick a person of color as his unofficial running mate come November.

Zuckerbrod asked Winfield to reconsider his hesitation on supporting Lamont.

“Do you believe in second chances?” she asked.

“I’m intimately associated with second chances,” he replied.

He said that he was supporting Bermudez Zimmerman for lieutenant governor because he thought she was the best qualified to be in the position and because he wanted to demonstrate his commitment to a diverse ticket, regardless of whether or not he is on it.

“I’ve been at the forefront of every progressive issue in the past decade,” he said in defense of his own qualifications when he was considering a run. But, he said, he was happy to support Bermudez Zimmerman from the sidelines this year.

Kenneth McClary, a 29-year-old African-American town councilman from Bloomfield, greeted Winfield with a handshake and asked if he could nominate Winfield for lieutenant governor on the floor of the convention.

“You could,” Winfield replied, “but you shouldn’t.” He said sometimes the best way to support a cause is to remove yourself from it.

McClary said that he too would be supporting Bermudez Zimmerman for lieutenant governor.

“We need diversity on that ticket,” he said.

When asked if he would have voted for Winfield if he had run, McClary responded with enthusiasm.

“He’s one of the African-American leaders in our community,” he said. He said Winfield has been at the forefront of progressive and racial justice causes that he cares deeply about, from pushing for the repeal of the death penalty to supporting minority teacher recruitment.

“What is the state party doing to engage people of color?” McClary asked.

Black Voters Must “Takeover The Polls” This Midterm Election Season

By Jeffrey L. Boney, NNPA Newswire Contributor If there ever was a time that Black people needed to fully understand the power of their Black dollar, as well as the need to emphasize the importance of putting their money where their true influence is, that time is now. The upcoming November 2018 elections are by far one of the most important election cycles in the history of the United States. More importantly, it is one that the Black community can’t afford to ignore.

African Americans make up roughly 13 percent of the overall population in the U.S., and have a buying power so strong that it can’t be overlooked. While having a strong and consistent buying power in itself is a powerful asset for any group to have, turning that asset into a long-term money maker and wealth generation tool is the only thing that will strengthen the overall position and status of African Americans in this country, especially in the area of politics.

With this November election right around the corner, it is a prime opportunity for Black people to realize their true collective power by joining in with one another to create one of the most important movements of this era. It is time for Black people to “Takeover The Polls” in every local, county, state and federal election in this country.

Yes! It is time for Black people to “Takeover The Polls” by any means necessary. This can only be accomplished by championing a concerted effort to register Black non-voters and by encouraging existing, registered Black voters to get out and vote.

One of the leading voices in the Black community is aggressively mounting a push towards registering new voters and increasing voter turnout in the Black community, beginning with the midterm elections and establishing a solid foundation that goes well beyond November.

The National Newspaper Publishers Association (NNPA), which is a trade group that represents over 200 Black-owned media companies across the U.S., recently launched an initiative to register 5 million new, Black voters before the midterm elections. This effort is a bold step that is sure to make a profound impact come November.

Dr. Benjamin Chavis, Jr., the president and CEO of the NNPA, is championing this bold initiative on behalf of a storied organization that is the largest and most influential Black-owned media resource

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in America, reaching more than 20 million readers, combined, in print and online, every week.

In addition to working with the publications within the NNPA, the campaign initiative will focus on an aggressive voter registration drive, community-level education on important issues, and a mobilization effort, which are all designed to reach young, Black eligible voters, particularly in battleground states, like Texas and North Carolina.

“This coming November, the 2018 midterm elections will be one of the most important elections for American Americans in our lifetime,” Dr. Chavis said. “This is about voting rights and the enormous suffering and bloodshed that our people have experienced to make American democracy real and fair. Yet, this is also about responsibility.”

Dr. Chavis and the NNPA have also partnered with organizations like the NAACP, in order to accomplish the goal of registering these 5 million new, Black voters.

“I am proud that the NNPA is encouraging and mobilizing the Black community to get 5 million more African Americans registered to vote across the nation,” Dr. Chavis continued. “We have to takeover and overwhelm our political adversaries at the voting polls in 2018. This is a payback year! Now is the time!”

In order for African Americans to “Takeover The Polls” effectively before November, however, there are several things that must be done to make it work and get the results needed to make a significant impact.

First and foremost, education about the importance of voting is critical in order to get as many Black people registered to vote as possible, as well as help them truly understand what’s at stake.

Secondly, political candidates must ensure that Black people become more familiar with who they are, which can only be done by effectively advertising in Black media outlets, like the Black newspapers, in their respective geographic locations.

Lastly, more accountability must be placed on the Democratic Party. The Democratic Party must do more, at every level, to cultivate and show appreciation for their loyal base of Black voters, if they want to truly see change during the midterm elections.

According to the Pew Research Center, 87 percent of Black voters identify with the Democratic Party or lean Democratic, compared with just 7 percent who identify as Republican or lean Republican.

Black women are a driving force behind this high percentage of Black registered voters, and when they turnout, they make a huge difference.

Take the recent Alabama Senate race for example.

When Alabama Democrat Doug Jones faced a challenging, uphill battle against controversial Republican candidate Roy Moore in their special Senate election, it was Black voter turnout that made the difference. As a matter of fact, “Black voters turned out for the special election [in Alabama] at a higher level than their share of the electorate when Obama was on the ballot in 2008 and 2012,” according to CNN.com.

After getting reports that 96 percent of Black voters backed Jones and 98 percent of Black women voters supporting Jones, Democratic National Committee (DNC) Chair Tom Perez tweeted, “Let me be clear: We won in Alabama and Virginia because #BlackWomen led us to victory.

Black women are the backbone of the Democratic Party, and we can’t take that for granted. Period.”

Strong, but true words from the DNC Chair, but will those words translate into true appreciation for the power of the Black vote leading up to the November midterm elections and beyond?

The need for groups like the NNPA to work collaboratively with the DNC, community leaders and others committed to creating a political revolution, is paramount and necessary. The revolution must start now. However, it must go beyond the midterm elections and trickle down to the local, county and state races in a major way, as well.

This is just one election cycle, and while it may be one of the most important election cycles in our lifetime, the Black community must start today by aggressively educating, equipping and empowering Black youth, voting age adults and senior citizens, through information sharing and voter registration efforts to ensure their voices are heard loud and clear at the polls.

It is time for the African American community to “Takeover The Polls” this November, and beyond, by joining in with the NNPA to help register 5 million new, Black voters.

This commentary was originally published at BlackPressUSA.com.

Jeffrey L. Boney serves as Associate Editor and is an award-winning journalist for the Houston Forward Times newspaper.

Jeffrey has been a frequent contributor on “The Nancy Grace Show” and “Crime & Justice with Ashleigh Banfield.” Jeffrey is a radio personality and a dynamic, international speaker, experienced entrepreneur, business development strategist and Founder/CEO of the Texas Business Alliance. If you would like to request Jeffrey as a speaker, you can reach him at jboney1@forwardtimes.com. Follow Jeffrey on Twitter @realtalkjunkies.

INNER-CITY NEWS July 2016 -- August THE INNER-CITY NEWS MAY 23,27, 2018 MAY 29, 02,2018 2016

The Town of East Haven is currently accepting applications from qualified candidates for the position of General Foreman, Streets and Highways. The starting salary is $68,379.00 per year and the town offers an excellent benefit package. Only candidates with at least 8 years of experience in the construction, maintenance and servicing of highways, streets and drainage with at least 4 years VALENTINAexperience, MACRI RENTAL HOUSING PRE- or APPLICATIONS AVAILABLE of supervisory High School Diploma GED and a CDL, class 2 will be considered. Applications are available at Mayor’s Office, 250 Main Street, HOME INC,CT on behalf of Columbus House and the New Haven Housing Authority, East Haven or online at http://www.townofeasthavenct.org/civiltest.shtml. is accepting pre-applications for studio one-bedroom apartments at this develThe deadline for submission is June 8, and 2018. opment located at 108 Frank Street, New Haven. Maximum income limitations apply.Town Pre-applications willisbecommitted available from 9AM TO 5PM beginning Monday Ju;y The of East Haven to building a workforce of diverse individ25, 2016 and ending when sufficient pre-applications (approximately 100) have uals. Minorities, Females, Handicapped and Veterans are encouraged to apply. been received at the offices of HOME INC. Applications will be mailied upon request by calling HOME INC at 203-562-4663 during those hours. Completed preapplications must be returned to HOME INC’s offices at 171 Orange Street, Third Floor, New Haven, CT 06510.

NOTICE

DEEP RIVER HOUSING AUTHORITY OPENING WAITING LIST FOR SENIOR/DISABLED NOTICIA

The Deep River Housing Authority will open its waiting list for Senior/Disabled Housing VALENTINA MACRI ALQUILER PRE-SOLICITUDES on JuneVIVIENDAS 1st. This listDE will remain open until June 30th.DISPONIBLES

HOME INC, nombre de la Columbus House y de la New Haven Housing está To request anenapplication, please call 860-526-5119.

Applications will beAuthority, accepted by mail (must para be postmarked or date stamped bydormitorio June 30th). aceptando pre-solicitudes estudios y apartamentos de un en este desarrollo ubicado en la calle 109 Frank Street, New Haven. Se aplican limitaciones de ingresos

Housing available to anyone over 62 or handicapped/disabled that meet theMartes income25 máximos.isLas pre-solicitudes estarán disponibles 09 a.m.-5 p.m. comenzando guidelines.

Monthly rate is based on income with a minimum base rent requirement of julio, 2016 hasta cuando se han recibido suficientes pre-solicitudes (aproximadamente 100) $944.00.

en las oficinas de HOME INC. Las pre-solicitudes serán enviadas por correo a petición llamando a HOME INC al 203-562-4663 durante esas horas.Pre-solicitudes deberán remitirse Deep River Housing Authority a las oficinas de HOME INC en 17160 Orange MainStreet, Streettercer piso, New Haven , CT 06510 .

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The Town of East Haven is currently accepting applications for the following positions: Firefighter D/Paramedic. Salary-$56,074.98/year (effective July 1, 2018). Candidates must possess a valid Driver’s License from the State of Con242-258 Fairmont AveLicense from the State of necticut; a High School Diploma or GED; Paramedic Connecticut or be enrolled in a Paramedic Program be completed 2BR Townhouse, 1.5 BA, 3BR,that 1 can level , 1BA within 2 years; must be 18 years of age. Ideal candidates shall not smoke or use tobacco All new apartments, new appliances, new carpet, close to I-91 & I-95 products of any kind. Candidates bilingual in Spanish are encouraged to apply. highways, near bus stop & shopping center The application is available online at:www.FirefighterApp.com/EastHavenFD Pet under 40lb allowed. Interested parties contact Maria @ 860-985-8258 Police Officer C: Salary is $57,015 per year (effective 7/1/2018). Candidates shall meet the following minimum requirements: must possess a valid Driver’s CT. Unified Deacon’s Association is pleased to offer a Deacon’s License; School Diploma or GED; must bein21 years offormation age and a United CertificateHigh Program.

This is a 10 month program designed to assist the intellectual of Candidates in response to the Church’s Ministry needs. The cost is $125. Classes start Saturday, August 20, 2016 1:30States Citizen; possess a valid C.H.I.P. card; pass a physical examination; poly3:30 Contact: Chairman, Deacon Joe J. Davis, M.S., B.S. (203) 996-4517 Host, General Bishop Elijah Davis, D.D. Pastor of Pitts Chapel U.F.W.B. Church 64 Brewsterto graph test; psychological examination; background investigation in addition Civil Service testing. Ideal candidates shall not smoke or use tobacco products of St. New Haven, CT any kind and shall not have any visible tattoos. Candidates bilingual in Spanish are encouraged to apply. The application is available online at www.policeapp. com/EastHavenCT.

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SEYMOUR HOUSING AUTHORITY

The deadline June 15, 2018.

The Town East Haven is comSealed bidsfor aresubmission invited byisthe Housing Authority of theof Town of Seymour mitted to building a workforce of diverse individuals. Minorities, Females, until 3:00 pm on Tuesday, August 2, 2016 at its office at 28 Smith Street, Handicapped and Veterans are encouraged to apply. The Town of East Haven is Seymour, CT 06483 for Concrete Sidewalk Repairs and Replacement at the an Equal Opportunity Employer.

Smithfield Gardens Assisted Living Facility, 26 Smith Street Seymour.

ACentrally pre-bid conference willConstruction be held at the Housing Authority Office 28 Smith Located Company in Connecticut has positions managers, Street Seymour, CT at available 10:00 am,for onexperienced Wednesday,project July 20, 2016.

laborers and truck drivers.

This company is an Equal Opportunity Employer M/F. Females and Minorities Bidding documents are available from the Seymour Housing Authority Ofare encouraged to apply. fice, 28 Smith Street, 06483Mike (203)to888-4579.

Please fax Seymour, resume toCT ATTN: 860-669-7004.

The Housing Authority reserves the right to accept or reject any or all bids, to reduce the scope of the project to reflect available funding, and to waive any

INVITATION TO BID

Leasing Office Improvements at Zbikowski Park Bristol, CT The Bristol Housing Authority will receive sealed bids on or before 1:00 p.m. EST, Friday, June 1, 2018 at their offices at 164 Jerome Ave., Bristol, CT 06010, and said bids will be publicly opened and read aloud immediately thereafter.

Bids will be received for furnishing all labor, materials, tools and equipment necessary to complete Improvements at 111 Lillian Rd., Bristol, CT 06010.

Sealed bid packages to be clearly marked “Leasing Office Improvements at Zbikowski Park, Attention: Mitzy Rowe, CEO.” A pre-bid walk through will be held on Monday, May 21, 2018 at 10:00 a.m.

Please meet at the site located at 111 Lillian Rd., Bristol, CT. Attendance is strongly recommended for all bidders.

Contract Plans and Specifications dated February 20, 2018, revised April 13, 2018 as prepared by Capital Studio Architects, LLC, 1379 Main St., East Hartford, CT 06108, will be on file at the Bristol Housing Authority, 164 Jerome Ave., Bristol, CT. Project information can also be obtained online at Projectdog.com.

The Bristol Housing Authority reserves the right to reject any or all bids and/ or to waive any informalities in bidding when such action is deemed to be in the best interest of the Bristol Housing Authority. All bid documents must be 100% completed when submitted.

A 100% Performance, Labor and Material Bond is required. All sureties must be listed on the most recent IRS circular 570.

“Attention of bidders is directed to certain requirements of this contract which require payment of Davis-Bacon residential wage rates, and compliance with certain local, state and federal requirements.”

For further information, please contact Carl Johnson, Director of Capital Funds, Bristol Housing Authority at (860) 585-2028 or David Holmes, Capital Studio Architects, LLC at (860) 289-3262.

Union Company seeks: Tractor Trailer Driver for Heavy & Highway Construction Equipment. Must have a CDL License, clean driving record, capable of operating heavy equipment; be willing to travel throughout the Northeast & NY. We offer excellent hourly rateor& excellent benefits BA/BS in Civil Engineering Construction Management.

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Garrity Asphalt Reclaiming, Inc seeks: Reclaimer Operators and Milling Operators with current licensing and clean driving record.

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seeks: Construction Equipment Mechanic preferably experienced in Reclaiming and Road Milling Equipment. We offer factory AN AFFIRMATIVE ACTION/EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER training Asphalt on equipment we operate.

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We offer factory The Town of Wallingford is currently accepting applications for Firefighter/ email: jim.burke@garrityasphalt.com training on equipment we operate.

2nd card, NoticeHS diploma/GED, Paramedic. Applicants must have: a valid CPAT Women & Minority Applicants are Location: Bloomfield CT valid driver’s license and hold a valid Paramedic License that meets CT State Regulations. Copies of licenses and certifications must be submitted with Contact:encouraged James Burke Phone: 860to apply application materials. The Town of Wallingford offers a competitive pay rate 243-2300 Old Saybrook, CT Affirmative Action/ Equal Opportunity of $54,064.40 to $69,701.32 annually. In addition, there is a $4,400 annual email: jim.burke@garrityasphalt.com Employer We offer excellent hourly rate & Buildings, 17Application Units) deadparamedic bonus plus an excellent fringe(4 benefit package.

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Union Company seeks: Tractor Trailer Females and Minorities are encouraged to apply.

Driver for Heavy & Highway Construction Please fax resume to ATTN: Mike to 860-669-7004.

Bid Extended, Due Date: August 5, 2016 Equipment. Must have a CDL License, clean driving record, capable of operating Anticipated Start: August 15, 2016 Common Ground High School is seeking a Full Time TeachUnion Company seeks: Tractor Trailer heavy equipment; be willing to travel ing Assistant (TA). The TA is responsible for available supporting via teachers in below: the Project documents ftp link Driver for Heavy & Highway Construction classroom during the school day, providing targeted supports in academic throughout the Northeast & NY. We offer http://ftp.cbtghosting.com/loginok.html?username=sayebrookevillage Equipment. Must have a CDL License, labs both during and after school, and assisting with summer academic proexcellent hourly rate & excellent benefits grams. For a full job description and how to apply, please visit http://comclean driving record, capable of operating Contact: Dana be Briere Phone: mongroundct.org/2018/05/common-ground-is-seeking-a-special-educationheavy equipment; willing to travel Fax or Email Questions & Bids to: Dawn Lang @ 203-881-8372 dawnlang@haynesconstruction.com teaching-assistant-ta/ 860-243-2300 Email: the Northeast & NY. We offer HCC encourages the participation of all Veteran, S/W/MBE & Section 3 Certifiedthroughout Businesses dana.briere@garrityasphalt.com hourly rate & excellent benefits Haynes Construction Company, 32 Progress Ave, Seymour, CT 06483excellent The Housing Authority of the City of Norwalk, CT is requestWomen & Minority Applicants are Contact: Dana Briere Phone: AA/EEO EMPLOYER ing proposals for Copier Lease and Maintenance Service. encouraged to apply 860-243-2300 Email: Proposal documents can be viewed and printed at www.norAffirmative Action/ Equal Opportunity dana.briere@garrityasphalt.com walkha.org under the Business section RFP’s/RFQ’s Employer Women & Minority Applicants are Norwalk Housing is an Equal Opportunity Employer. encouraged to apply Thomas Hickey, Interim Executive Director.

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Dispatcher

Boundaries LLC is a full-service Land Surveying Firm located in Griswold, CT. We are recruiting for these Materials is seeking a motivated, organized, detail-oriented candidate to join its NOTICE positions and are accepting resumes for Survey Field Galasso truck dispatch office. Responsibilities include order entry and truck ticketing in a fast Technicians, Survey Computer Technicians, Licensed paced materials manufacturing and contracting company. You will have daily interacwith employees and customers as numerous truckloads of material cross our scales Land Surveyors, Civil Engineers, from 4/9/2018 tion daily.AVAILABLE We are willing to train the right individual that has a great attitude. NO PHONE VALENTINA MACRI RENTAL HOUSING PRE- APPLICATIONS through 12/31/2018. Interested parties can contact us CALLS PLEASE. Reply to Hiring Manager, PO Box 1776, East Granby, CT 06026.

EOE/M/F/D/V. at HOME 860-376-2006 or submit yourHouse resume INC, on behalf of Columbus andto theJfaulise@ New Haven Housing Authority, boundariesllc.net.

AA/EOEfor studio and one-bedroom apartments at this develis accepting pre-applications

The Glendower Group, Inc

opment located at 108 Frank Street, New Haven. Maximum income limitations apply. Pre-applications will be available from 9AM TO 5PM beginning Monday Ju;y Request for Proposals CARPENTER 25, 2016 and ending when sufficient pre-applications (approximately 100) Market have Research and Brand Positioning Large CTreceived Fence Company carpenterINC. for our Wood Fence Probeen at thelooking officesforofa HOME Applications will be mailied upon reduction Experience preferred will train the rightduring person.those Must hours. be questShop. by calling HOME INC but at 203-562-4663 Completed prefamiliar with carpentry hand & power tools and be able to read a CAD draw- The Glendower Group, Inc an affiliate of Housing Authority City mustThis beisreturned HOME INC’s offices 171 Orange Street, Third ingapplications and tape measure. an in-shoptoproduction position.

Dutiesatinclude of New Haven d/b/a Elm city Communities is currently seeking Floor,fence Newpanels, Haven, CT gates 06510. building posts, and more. Some pickup & delivery of materials may also be required. Must have a valid CT driver’s license and be able to obtain a Drivers Medical Card. Must be able to pass a physical and drug test. Please email resume to pboucher@atlasoutdoor.com. AA/EOE

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proposals for Market Research and Brand Positioning. A complete copy of the requirement may be obtained from Elm City’s Vendor Collaboration Portal https://newhavenhousing.cobblestonesystems. com/gateway beginning on Monday, May 21, 2018 at 3:00PM

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CLERK TYPIST

HOME INC, en nombre de lafor Columbus House y de la New Haven Housing Authority, Request Proposals Performs a wide está variety of clerical duties requiring excellent computer and Payroll & Other Human Resource Management interpersonal skills. This position requires 1 year of office work experience aceptando pre-solicitudes para estudios y apartamentos de un dormitorio en este desarrollo of a responsible nature and a H.S., G.E.D. or business diploma. $20.42 to Systems Services ubicado en la calle 109 Frankand Street, New Haven. Se aplican limitaciones de ingresos $24.72 hourly plus an excellent fringe benefit package. Apply: Human Remáximos. Las pre-solicitudes estarán disponibles 09 a.m.-5 p.m. comenzando Martes 25 sources Department, Town of Wallingford, 45 South Main Street, WallingThe Housing Authority of New Haven d/b/a Elm City (aproximadamente julio, 2016 hasta cuandoofsethe hanCity recibido suficientes pre-solicitudes ford, CT 06492. 100) The closing date will be that date the 75th application form/ Communities is currently seeking Bids resume is received, or May 30, 2018, whichever occurs first. EOE en las oficinas de HOME INC. Las pre-solicitudes serán enviadas por correo a petición for Payroll & Other Human Resource Management Systems and llamando a HOME INC al 203-562-4663 durante esas horas.Pre-solicitudes deberán remitirse Services. A complete copy of the requirement may be obtained . a las Elm oficinas de Vendor HOME INC en 171 Orange tercer piso, New Haven , CT 06510KMK Insulation Inc. from City’s Collaboration PortalStreet, https://newhaven-

housing.cobblestonesystems.com/gateway beginning on Monday, April 16, 2018 at 9:00AM.

DELIVERY PERSON NEEDED Part Time Delivery Needed One/Two Day a Week, Must Have Own Vehicle If Interested call

(203) 435-1387

The Town of Wallingford is currently accepting applications for Firefighter/Paramedic. Applicants must have: a valid CPAT card, HS diploma/GED, valid driver’s license and hold a valid Paramedic License that meets CT State Regulations. Copies of licenses and certifications must be submitted with application materials. The Town of Wallingford offers a competitive pay rate of $54,064.40 to $69,701.32 annually. In addition, there is a $4,400 annual paramedic bonus plus an excellent fringe benefit package. Application deadline is June 1, 2018 or the date the 75th application is received, whichever occurs first. Apply: Human Resources Department, Town of Wallingford, 45 South Main St., Wallingford, CT. phone: (203) 294-2080; fax: (203) 294-2084. EOE.

1907 Hartford Turnpike North Haven, CT 06473

The Town of East Haven is currently accepting applications from qualified candidates for the position of General Foreman, Streets and Highways. The starting salary is $68,379.00 per year and the town offers an excellent benefit Large CT fence & guardrail contractor Please mail resume to above address.. MAIL ONLY package. Only candidates with at least 8 years of experience in the construction, This company is an Affirmative Action/ looking for a shop welder. Duties include but are not limEqual Opportunity Employer.

Invitation to Bid: maintenance and servicing of highways, streets and drainage with at least 4 years ited to welding & fabricating gates, plating posts, truck and of supervisory experience, High School Diploma or GED and a CDL, class 2 will Ave 2nd Notice trailer repairs. Must be 242-258 able to weldFairmont steel and aluminum. be considered. Applications are available at Mayor’s Office, 250 Main Street, GUILFORD HOUSING AUTHORITY Some road2BR work Townhouse, may be required. 1.5 All necessary equipment BA, 3BR, 1 levelThe ,currently 1BA is accepting applications for COUPLES ONLY for its one East Haven CT or online at http://www.townofeasthavenct.org/civiltest.shtml. provided. Must have a valid CT driver’s license and be able All new apartments, new appliances, new carpet, close to I-91 & apartments I-95 bedroom at Guilford Court and Boston Terrace inOld GuilSaybrook, CT The deadline for submission is June 8, 2018. to obtain a DOT medical card. Required to pass a physical highways, near bus stop & shopping centerford, CT. Applicants must be age 62 and over or on 100% (4 social Buildings, 17 Units) and drug test. Medical, vacation & other benefits included. security or federal disability and over the age of 18. Applications The Town East Haven is committed to building a workforce of diverse individunder 40lb allowed.

Interested parties contact Maria Please Pet email resume to pboucher@atlasoutdoor.com AA/@ 860-985-8258 & Not Prevailing Wage of Rate Project may be obtained by calling the application Tax line Exempt at 203-453-6262, uals.

Minorities, Females, Handicapped and Veterans are encouraged to apply.

EOE-MF ext. 107. An information packet will also be provided with the ap-

Welder:

Mechanical Insulator position.

Insulation company offering good pay and benefits.

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plication. Applications willNew be accepted until end of Framed, business Housing, day Construction, Wood Selective Demolition, Site-work, Castare procured CITY OF NEW HAVEN, CONNECTICUT - REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS in-place Concrete, Asphalt Shingles, Vinyl Siding,and Custodial Management Services for Board of Education Facility Maintenance #2019-04-1211 Flooring, Painting, Division 10 Specialties, Appliances, Residential Casework,

CT. Unified Deacon’s Association is pleased to offer a Deacon’s on July of31, 2018. Credit, police, and landlord checks Certificate Program. This is a 10 month program designed to assist in the intellectual formation Candidates in response to the Church’s Ministry needs. The cost is $125. Classes start Saturday,by August 20, 2016 1:30the authority.

Smoke free housing.

3:30 Contact: Chairman, Deacon Joe J. Davis, M.S., B.S. (203) 996-4517 Host, General Bishop Elijah Davis, D.D. Pastor of Pitts Chapel U.F.W.B. Church 64 Brewster EQUAL OPPORTUNITY HOUSING

Class A CDL Driver

St. New Haven, with CT 3 years min. exp. HAZMAT Endorsed.

(Tractor/Triaxle/Roll-off) Some overnights may be required. FAX resumes to RED Technologies, at 860.342-1042; Email: HR@redtechllc.com Mail or in person: 173 Pickering Street, Portland, CT 06480. RED Technologies, LLC is An EOE.

due date: Tuesday June 5, 2018 at 11:00 AM EST. Mechanical, Electrical, Plumbing and FireRFP Protection.

This contract is subject to state set-aside andRFP contract compliance requirements. can be downloaded at http://www.cityofnewhaven.com/PurchasingBureauOnline

NEW HAVEN EARLY CHILHDOOD COUNCIL REQUEST FOR QUALITY ENHANCEMENT PROPOSALS

SEYMOUR HOUSING AUTHORITY

Michael V. Fumiatti

Purchasing Agent Bid Extended, Due Date: August 5, 2016 The New Haven Early Childhood Council isAnticipated seeking toStart: August 15, 2016 Listing: Accounting-AR Specialist Centrally Located Construction CompanyAuthority in Connecticut Sealed bids are invited by the Housing of the Town of quality Seymour fund enhancement (QE) projects for the period available via ftp link below: Project documents positions availableAugust for experienced untilhas 3:00 pm on Tuesday, 2, 2016 project at its office at 28July Smith Street, 1, 2018 to June 30, 2019 for the following services: Immediate opening for an experienced professional in an extremehttp://ftp.cbtghosting.com/loginok.html?username=sayebrookevillage and truck drivers.

Seymour,managers, CT 06483laborers for Concrete Sidewalk Repairs and Replacement at the ly fast-paced petroleum environment. Requires AR knowledge, This company is an Equal Opportunity Employer M/F. • on-site education consultation to prek programs Smithfield Gardens Assisted Living Facility, 26 Smith Street Seymour.

• mental health resources for children families in prek programs; Fax orand Email Questions & Bids to: Dawn Lang @ 203-881-8372 dawnlang@haynesconstruction.com high volume billing experience and familiarity with Excel, Adds Females and Minorities are encouraged to apply.

• professional development trainings related to CT Early Standards, HCC encourages theLearning participation of all Veteran, S/W/MBE experience & Section 3 Certified Please fax resume to ATTN: Mike to 860-669-7004.

Energy a Businesses plus. Candidate must possess a high level of trauma informed care and topics required Haynes Construction Company, 32 Progress Ave, Seymour, CT 06483 A pre-bid conference will be held at the Housing Authority Office 28 Smith accuracy and attention to detail. Petroleum industry and propane AA/EEO EMPLOYER Street Seymour, CT at 10:00 am, on Wednesday, July 20, 2016.

by School Readiness and NAEYC. experience a plus. Send resume to: Human Resource Dept. P O TRANSFER STATION LABORER Off load trailers, reload for trans/disp. Lift 50 lbs., operate industrial powered trucks and forklift.

An info session will be held Monday, May 12th from 2-3pm at 54 Meadow Box 388, Guilford CT 06437.

Asbestos Workerdocuments Handler Training aare +. Resumes to RED Technologies, 173 PickeringHousing St., Street, conference Ofroom 3B. To receive the RFP and for established rates for each Bidding available from theLLC, Seymour Authority Portland, CT 06480; Fax 860-342-1022; or

service type, contact the School Readiness office Email to lkelly@redtransfer.com fice, 28 Smith Street, Seymour, CT 06483 (203) 888-4579.

RED Technologies, LLC is an EOE. Denised@nhps.net 203-946-7875. **An Affirmative Action/Equal Opportunity Employer** 21 The Housing Authority reserves the right to accept or reject any or all bids, to

reduce the scope of the project to reflect available funding, and to waive any

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Racism after Graduation

Small businesses are the engine of job growth, the drivers of innovation, and the backbone of communities throughout Connecticut. To ensure that more minority-owned small businesses can capitalize on the many resources to help them grow and thrive, the state of Connecticut and its Department of Economic and Community Development (DECD) have established the Minority Business Initiative (MBI). Through the (MBI), the Minority Business Revolving Loan Fund (MBRLF) was established to allow minority business owners access to capital to grow their business through the DECD.

The Black Business Alliance presents: The Minority Business Meet and Greet!

Wednesday, June 6th at 5:30 PM Meet distinguished members of our State Government, the DECD, the MBI Board, and the strategic partners driving this initiative forward on behalf of the Small Business Community.

The 3 Strategic Partners leading the MBRLF Program:

Come Network with Us At: GATEWAY COMMUNITY COLLEGE COMMUNITY CENTER (N100) 20 Church Street | New Haven, CT Light Refreshments will be served!!

Spanish American Merchant Association

RSVP at: https://www.bbusinessalliance.org/events/upcoming-events/wednesday-june-6th-at-new-haven For more information about this workshop or to learn more about the MBRLF program: Visit the Black Business Alliance (BBA) website: https://www.bbusinessalliance.org/ Email us: admin@bbusinessalliance.org | Visit the CTmbi.com for more information.

Personalized guidance for minority-owned businesses in all stages of growth

goes on and on and on.

The police are too often called to put Black people in their place, to force them to comply, to reinforce the tenet of White supremacy; the notion that when we see a White person, we must shuck and jive and smile. So-called law enforcement officers become servants of racism, who want us in our place.

I want the graduates to know that their place is everyplace.

Class of 2018, your place is in that Starbucks at the table, order or not.

Your place is in that Waffle House, getting the utensils you requested.

Your place is at the lake in Oakland, burning those bones on your grill.

Your place is on that stage at UF. Resistance has a high price. Who wants to go to jail and end up, like Sandra Bland, whose mysterious death in Texas still has not been solved? Who wants to be handcuffed, humiliated, exposed, and maligned, just for asking a simple question?

Starbucks will close thousands of stores to the tune of millions of dollars for unconscious bias training. But who will train these biased police officers and the racists who call them, because their feelings are bruised when no one waves at them?

The Class of 2018 will learn, as have millions of other Black Americans, that racism is alive and well.

They’ve cleared a hurdle with graduation, but even as some cross the stage, they are being reminded that there are many more hurdles to clear, to survive in our unfortunately racist nation.

Perhaps though, the Class of 2018, will be among those to dismantle the racist hurdles.

Perhaps in the process of clearing other hurdles (graduate and professional school, marriage and children, artificial intelligence and gentrification), they will also find the wherewithal to eliminate racial barriers to success.

Julianne Malveaux is an author, economist and founder of Economic Education. Her latest book “Are We Better Off? Race, Obama and Public Policy” is available to order at Amazon.com and at www. juliannemalveaux.com. Follow Dr. Malveaux on Twitter @drjlastword.

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J.C. Penney CEO Marvin Ellison resigns to become CEO of Lowe’s

By Nathan Bomey, Home improvement retailer Lowe’s on Tuesday named the CEO of department-store chain J.C. Penney as its new boss.

Marvin R. Ellison has resigned as CEO of J.C. Penney to become the new CEO of Lowe’s.

The former Home Depot U.S. store executive succeeds Robert Niblock, who announced his retirement in March after 13 years at the helm of Lowe’s.

Ellison, who has been guiding J.C. Penney through a turbulent period, will now help Lowe’s try to catch up with archrival Home Depot.

“Attracting Marvin is a great win for the entire Lowe’s team,” Lowe’s lead director Marshall O. Larsen said in a statement. “Marvin is an experienced retail CEO with extensive expertise in a complex omni-channel consumer-facing company. He also brings significant experience in the home improvement industry, with a proven track record of global operational excellence and driving results from both

Marvin R. Ellison

DIY and Pro customers.”

LaToya Cantrell is the First Black Woman Ever to be Mayor of New Orleans

LaToya Cantrell, New Orleans, LA — LaToya Cantrell, the newly elected mayor of New Orleans, has officially sworn in the oath of office. She has set a significant milestone as the first woman ever to be the head of the Louisiana city in its entire 300-year history.

“Almost 300 years, my friends – and New Orleans, we’re still making history,” she announced to the crowd in her victory speech for the mayor’s race in November last year.

Prior to her mayoral victory, she held an elected position for over 5 years from when she had been elected as a city councilor in 2012. She had also been a community organizer wherein she led the Broadmoor area’s restoration efforts after being hit by Hurricane Katrina in 2005.

As the new mayor of New Orleans, Cantrell will be facing challenges that were left behind by her predecessor, including the city’s old drainage system and the stubborn violent crime.

She is also dealing with an investigation of city finances. Republican Attorney General has been accusing Cantrell of misusing her City Council credit card.

The probe continues to now but it did not affect Cantrell’s candidacy. In fact, she won 60 percent of the votes over her opponent Desiree Charbonnet who came from a powerful political family in New Orleans.

Moreover, Cantrell’s Communications Director Beau Tidwell claims that “contrary to what Landry’s statement insinuates, the findings of his staff completely exonerate Mayor-elect Cantrell.”

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