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Birks Directed To Rescind Layoff Notices

by THOMAS BREEN

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The mayor and Board of Education president called for a course reversal on handling expected layoffs by the schools superintendent who was noticeably absent as they publicly criticized her as a newbie stumbling through an important decisionmaking process.

The call was issued at a Monday morning press conference held at City Hall.

Mayor Toni Harp and ed board President Darnell Goldson called at the press conference for Schools Superintendent Carol Birks to rescind the layoff notices she sent out June 22 to over 1,100 part-time New Haven Public Schools (NHPS) employees.

Standing alongside Board of Ed Vice President Jamell Cotto, Board of Ed Secretary Dr. Tamiko Jackson-McArthur, and Board of Ed member Frank Redente, Goldson said that, according to MUNIS, the school system’s employee database, only 764 parttime employees worked for, and were paid by, NHPS during the school year that just ended in June, not 1,100.

Goldson said 386 of the 1,153 people who received layoff notices two weeks ago did not work for NHPS last year. Instead, those people were previously employed

by NHPS, and their names simply had not been removed from the list of actively employed part-time personnel in MUNIS. He said another three of those part-time personnel do not have a last paid date listed in MUNIS. Harp said Birks’ action went against what they thought was an agreement to prioritize protecting employees who work directly

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Toni Harp: We thought we had an understanding.

with kids in the classroom as the Board of Ed proceeds making needed layoffs in the face of a $20 million projected budget deficit for the fiscal year beginning Monday.

“Make no mistake,” Harp said during the press conference; “1,153 public school employees are not going to lose their jobs.”

Goldson said that means that the school system currently employs only 764, not 1,153, part-time personnel. These people work as in positions ranging from athletic coaches and clerical workers to bus aides to part-time teachers. He said those 764 part-time staffers did indeed receive layoff notices a few weeks ago, and that the full board did not hear about these layoffs un-

til several days after the notices were sent out. He said the board is now ordering the superintendent to rescind and reexamine those 764 layoffs. The reason, he said, is the central role that many of those employees play in student education.

“We have also learned than an overwhelming majority of the 764 employees have direct and consequential contact with our students,” he said. “Though the question remains whether or not removing these employees from our schools may save the district some money, it is not clear to us that it will improve educational outcomes for our students and may actually have a negative effect.”

violence, he said.“I’ve been surrounded by trauma my whole life.”

In 2010, Howard decided to join the military to learn “discipline.” But from there, the trauma got even worse.

In 2012, he was deployed to Afghanistan, where he was surrounded by ubiquitous violence and constant deaths. But all he could think about was his people back in New Haven.

“When someone dies in New Haven, we all feel it,” said Howard. When he arrived back in New Haven after he served in the army, Howard said, he learned the “power of positivity and life coaching.”

From there, his entire life took a turn for the better.

He now proudly calls himself a “veteran mentor, youth mentor, everybody’s mentor.” Howard said he teaches young people about the importance of a positive mindset, physical health, “being connected with life,” and most importantly, values that help students discover their “passion and purpose.”

Alexis Ward also fearlessly stepped up at the event Thursday night to tell her story. Ward, a certified life coach based in Bridgeport, also had an adverse coming-

of-age experience, leading her to work in youth development for over 10 years.

When prompted about her story with trauma she was quick to say, “Well I’m black, so it started first before I was born, systematically.” With a grandmother addicted to hard drugs, a mother involved in abusive relationships, and trusted male family members who molested her, Ward realized her need to fend for herself “at a very very young age.”

“I didn’t want to see that for myself or my future,” she said, so she delved into reading and research to figure out how she can help herself and her community. She “transformed the energy that was created from pain into passion and purpose,” leading her to receive a degree in sociology and a certificate in life coaching. She said that although “all of us” have pain, “we can use it to be productive” so we can “thrive despite the trauma.”

“Trauma for me is happening all the time, but the process of healing that trauma is also happening at the same time,” she said.

“All of us have what we need inside of us to heal.” She compared the process to going to the gym: Mental wellness comes from “consistent work” in order to build up

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Birks: Blasted in absenstia.

Goldson referred to the superintendent’s actions on this layoff issue as a “stumble.”

“The superintendent is not just new to New Haven and this school system,” he said.

“She is also a new superintendent.”

Birks — whom Harp and Goldson led the charge to hire this year — was not present at Monday morning’s meeting. Goldson and Harp said she was at a previously scheduled meeting related to the part-time employee layoffs.

Board of Ed member Ed Joyner was also not at the meeting. He was the only Board of Ed member not to sign onto the board’s Monday morning call.

Neither Birks nor Joyner responded to several calls requesting comment on this article.

According to a handout provided by the mayor’s office, 126 of the 764 part-time employees who received layoff notices are part-time teachers who work over 150 hours per year. Another 50 are part-time teachers who work under 150 hours per week. The remaining nearly 600 active part-time employees include clerical workers, bus aides, paraprofessionals, athletic officials, and non-certified instructors.

Goldson said the board will order the superintendent to rescind her previous layoff notices for the school system’s 764 active part-time employees, and then send follow up notices to those personnel informing them that her office will perform a “more thorough analysis” of each individual position and determine on a “case by case basis whether or not those roles will fit the board’s desire to increase educational outcomes for our students.”

Birks started as schools superintendent in March 2018. Goldson and Harp spoke out forcefully for her hiring amid controversy over the process.

“We want the superintendent to explain to us how removing those part-time employees provides educational outcomes for our students,” Goldson continued. “That’s the number one goal.”

He said he understands that the layoffs were likely more related to the superintendent’s efforts to close the prospective $20 million budget deficit for the fiscal year that began July 1. But, he said, the superCon’t on page 06

They Rose From Trauma To Help Others Heal

by ALLISON PARK

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“Where do I start?” Yahkeem Howard said with a forced smile, when asked about his life story. Then he spoke about growing up in and out of an abusive foster care experience with no mother, brothers in jail, and no paternal presence in his life, then joining the streets.

Howard, who’s 27, was among dozens of people who shared personal stories at a PTSD Awareness Month discussion at City Hall about cultural trauma in the black community. The event, which drew around 60 people, was sponsored in part by CannaHealth and Minorities for Medical Marijuana.

Howard said that in foster care he was “beat” and “touched inappropriately” as he to navigate his way through a rocky adolescence. By middle school, Howard saw the streets as his best option. He said he joined the “bad guys so they [could] protect me.”

Howard joined gangs and adopted them as his second family. But growing up in New Haven, where in-gang violence was deadly, Howard was forced to be in a position where he was still losing loved ones. “I lost over 100 friends in New Haven” to gang

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Meeting attendees share personal stories with cultural trauma while growing up in New Haven.

“spiritual stamina”.

“Be patient with the process,” she advised.

Kyisha Velazquez, an integrative therapist and director of clinical services and community programs at Integrated Wellness Group, also talked about turning her own traumatize experiences into constructive hep for others. At the end of the discussion, Velazquez offered a solution to the

group: “Be honest with yourself and reflect: Where are you?”

The evening was a nearly two and a half hour emotional rollercoaster with the group riding on each other’s highs, but at times feeling the pain woven in their stories. It ended with a collective sense of fearlessness from hearing each other’s shared stories and experiences, and a determination to transform their life for the better.

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NAACP Sues State For “Prison Gerrymandering”

by MARKESHIA RICKS NEW HAVEN INDEPENDENT

The NAACP is suing the state of Connecticut with hopes of changing a practice here and possibly throughout the country— that disproportionately impacts AfricanAmericanns and Latinos when it comes to counting prisoners for purposes of political representation.

Brad Berry, general counsel for the 109-year-old organization, and state NAACP President Scot X. Esdaile stopped

by Yale Law School Thursday to announce the lawsuit filed in the names of five Greater New Haveners: Justin Farmer, Germano Kimbro, Conley Monk Jr., Garry Monk, and Dione Zachery.

The civil rights organization is working with the law school’s Rule of Law Clinic to bring the suit, which has been filed in U.S. District Court in the District of Connecticut.

The lawsuit claims that all five people residents who have been incarcerated or are related to someone who has been incarcerated have been harmed by Connecticut’s practice of counting incarcerated people in the places they are locked up instead of the place they reside, for the purposes of redistricting. The suit argues that at least five state House of Representative districts and possibly as many as nine districts — Districts 5, 37, 42, 52, 59, 61, 103, 106, 108 and Senate District 7 — have an inflated amount of political power because of this practice.

The suit calls this practice “prison gerrymandering. The suit alleges that the practice provides a political advantage to the predominantly white communities where many of the state’s prisons are located at the expense of the significantly blacker and browner urban centers where many of the incarcerated come from and return to after they are released.

The NAACP is asking the court to declare the practice an unconstitutional way to calculate reapportionment. Gov. Dannel P. Malloy and Secretary of the State Denise Merrill are the defendants in the lawsuit.

“We’re reviewing it,” said Malloy spokesman Leigh Appleby.

Merrill issued a statement noting that she plays “no role in redistricting” she will take a “close look at the complaint.”

“As Secretary of the State, I have consistently supported legislation that would have ended this practice in Connecticut, and I continue to believe that people who are in prison should be counted where they resided prior to their incarceration, and not in the prison in which they are incarcerated,” she stated. “Prison gerrymandering unfairly inflates the size of some districts at the expense of others, and ending the practice will give a more accurate population count of our urban communities.”

Berry called the complaint the first in what he hopes will be more lawsuits brought by the NAACP challenging prison gerrymandering throughout the country, which he said, “dilutes the electoral and representative strength of communities of color.”

“The lawsuit is a first of it’s kind because it’s the first time the practice of gerryman-

MARKESHIA RICKS PHOTO

Germano Kimbro, one of the plaintiffs.

NAACP General Counsel Brad Berry. dering has been challenged in court on a statewide basis,” he said. “Connecticut may feel picked on here but Connecticut shouldn’t feel picked on.”

Ashley Hall, a law student intern in the Rule of Law Clinic at Yale Law School, said a number of states were looked at for a possible suit because the number of states that use the practice. Connecticut, she said, had some particularly stark differences in districts where prisoners are incarcerated and those where they are not. In some districts that are home to prisons in the state, the population would be 15 percent smaller if it did not count its prison population.

“Because their individual votes count for less, individual Plaintiffs, NAACP members, and their fellow residents must invest greater energy to elect representatives of their choice. Plaintiffs in District 97 have over 15% more doors to knock on, voters to call, and mailings to send if they wish to have an equal influence over the political

process as residents of District 59. Because of this increased need for resources, their campaign donations go less far,” the complaint notes.

“Because their district is overpopulated in this manner, the influence of individual Plaintiffs’ and NAACP members over their representatives is also diluted. For example, District 97 Representative Al Paolillo has 3,751 more constituents than District 59 Representative Carol Hall. Thus, to serve his full body of constituents, Rep. Paolillo must fully listen and respond to 15% more people despite working with the same level of funding, staff, and hours in the day.”

Hall said an existing a U.S. Supreme Court standard identifies any deviation above 10 percent as a cause for concern that people might not be proportionately represented.

There is some hope on the NAACP’s part that this case will be resolved at the state

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level and in fact, does not go all the way to the U.S. Supreme Court, which is expected to continue to skew more conservative now that the Trump administration will have another opportunity to appoint a new justice.

“Every case is different,” Berry said of the current state of the country’s highest court.

“While there have been some rulings from the Supreme Court that have been disappointing to the civil rights community we are very hopeful that the courts will see the injustice of the practice that we are challenging.

“It seems obvious to us if you ship prisoners upstate — and the state makes the decision where the prisons are located— and then proceeds to use this fiction that they are somehow residents of that area,” that you knowingly engaging in a practice designed to disenfranchise people, Berry added.

Esdaile pointed out that despite the Malloy administration’s “second chance society” efforts to lower the prison population, a disproportionate number of the state inmates are African-American and Latino.

Their pre-incarceration address is often in Hartford, Bridgeport, or New Haven, or the immediate suburbs of these major cities.

He also noted that the NAACP has unsuccessfully pressed the Connecticut General Assembly, which decides how to carry our reapportionment, to stop the practice. Hall said that there have been a number of legislative attempts since 2010, including one in 2011, another in 2013, and most recently in 2016.

“The state has not done the right thing on this particular issue,” Esdaile said. “Our only course of action is to take this to the courts.”

Plaintiff Kimbro, a formerly incarcerated New Havener, equated prison gerrymandering with voter suppression in its effect.

“We’re asking for fair representation for our community, for our loved ones and family who have been incarcerated,” said Kimbro, who now is a criminal justice reform advocate. “We’re coming back here with little to no resources to establish ourselves, nor do we get advocated for whle we’re incarcerated for the things we need to re-establish ourselves.”

He said he challenges all the Ivy League law schools with clinics to take up the issue of prison gerrymandering in other states.

“It’s great that Yale has stepped up to the plate and recognized this issue but this is not a New Haven issue,” he said. “It’s something that is going on across the country.”

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Starting Today, New Haven Is “One City”

HT Barbers Snag Narrow Win

by CARLY WANNA

NEW HAVEN INDEPENDENT

THOMAS BREEN PHOTO Lensley Gray tables for a Dwight-based sickle cell disease education organization at the “One City Initiative” kick-off at Hillhouse.

Newhallvile management team’s Kim Harris with Westville’s Marjorie Wiener and Newhallville’s Jeanette Sykes at Thursday’s kick-off.

by THOMAS BREEN\ Travel to Newhallville for a basketball tournament. And to Amity to learn about native pollinators and plants. And to the Hill to eat brunch and talk financial literacy.

Hearing about those events took only a few steps and a conversation on Thursday afternoon during the official kickoff of a summer long flurry of familyfriendly activities designed to bring all of New Haven’s neighborhoods together long-term.

The organizers behind each of those events and more now want city residents to keep moving from neighborhood to neighborhood over the next two months to see just how much each part of town has to offer.

On Thursday afternoon over 100 New Haveners gathered in the indoor track of Hillhouse High School’s Floyd Athletic Center on Sherman Parkway to celebrate the opening day of the “One City Initiative,” a collaboration among the city’s 12 different community management teams to put together at least one family-friendly activity per day in each neighborhood for the next 60 days straight.

The initiative formally began at Hillhouse on Thursday and will end with a ceremony on the New Haven Green on Aug. 26. According to Kim Harris, the

co-chair of the Newhallville Community Management Team and the founder and chief organizer of the initiative, “One City” already has around 770 activities planned for the summer.

During Thursday’s kick-off event, each community management team had its own table at the center of the track. The tables were positioned in a circle, surrounding dozens of children’s books which had been laid out in the shape of a peace symbol. Behind each management team’s table stood representatives from a handful of community organizations based in that particular neighborhood.

Throughout the afternoon, each management team and community organization pitched events that their neighborhood would be hosting throughout the summer as part of the “One City” festivities.

“New Haven is a hidden gem,” Harris said as she flitted from table to table, sporting a bright red shirt emblazoned with the name of her Newhallville preschool. “There are so many opportunities. People just need access.”

Behind each set of tables, representatives from each neighborhood made their pitch as to why their community was worth a visit, or multiple visits, this summer.

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Jean Stanley’s smooth layup put the HT Barberz up 43-42 in a see-saw battled against Who’s Next in the 90-plus degree Sunday in Lincoln Bassett Park. Then Who’s Next raced down the court for one last chance at victory.

It was opening day of a six-week annual basketball tournament hosted by the Newhallville Neighborhood Corporation a nonprofit corporation dedicated to aiding the community through programs like the tournament. Community members field 10 five-person teams to take the court each Sundays.

“They come from other high schools and stuff. Legends, supposedly,” quipped Anthony Calder of HT Barberz.

The tournament began as a small program in 2000 led by Gary Gates –– president of Newhallville Neighborhood Corporation.

According to Gates, each week pulls about 100 players, with the last week attracting even higher numbers of community members.

The Sunday games attracts people on two different levels –– through the basketball games of primarily young men (although all are welcome to participate) and the provision of free hot dogs and hamburgers to passersby.

“Disenfranchised communities” like Newhallville too often lack these types of events, Gates said. “It gives people an opportunity just to have a great time and enjoy the day. Nothing other than having great moments in life.”

The HT Barberz-Who’s Next match-up showed how competitive the games get.

While Who’s Next put the first points of the game on the scoreboard , the HT Barberz enjoyed a comfortable lead for most of the first half, entering into the second half up 25-21. Who’s Next returned to the court hungry, setting an ambitious pace with an opening three pointer from Davon Warner, the team’s leading scorer with eventually 17 points. Soon after, Warner racked off another three pointer to briefly pull ahead of their opponents.

Just as the HT Barberz’ momentum seemed to be slipping, Calder provided an energizing dunk. It didn’t count for the score; he had travelled. Still, with his team rallying and the crowd cheering, the HT Barberz had regained its footing eight minutes into the second half, and pulled ahead once more.

Who’s Next wasn’t folding. Following a timeout, Deshawn Murphy of Who’s Next provided a dunk that again closed the gap against the HT Barberz, bringing the score to 37-37 with less than five minutes remaining in the game. Who’s Next then claimed a 40-39 lead with two minutes remaining.

With another dunk Keith “DC” Cothran gave the HT Barberz the lead that would stick with their team for the final minutes of the game. Stanley’s final lay-up brought the team to 43. Who’s Next fought for two more points on the scoreboard, lagging by one point.

Who’sNext regrouped during a final timeout, but fouls called against the team in the

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CARLY WANNA PHOTO Jean Stanley prepares to shoot

Burgers await the tourney’s participants. last moments of the game crystallized the HT Barberz slender triumph in the sweltering heat.

Many players Sunday veterans of the tournament. Tyquise Burney the highest scorer for the winning team, putting up 14 points grew up near Lincoln-Basset Park and has participated in the tournament in past years.

He once dreams of the pros; he said he enjoys the ability to play recreationally in his neighborhood.

“The kind of player I am, I like being competitive. I like having fun, too. Basketball’s fun to me, but being competitive – it

drives me,” said Burney, who now attends Central Connecticut State University.

Individual coaches from around the community craft their dream teams by reaching out to players they know through their play in various high school and college leagues.

In the end, the result is a free tournament driven by teams constituting anywhere from numbers nearing those of Who’s Next –– which flaunted more than 15 players to the modest five playing for HT Barberz.

“We had five,” Calder noted, “but we still took the” game.

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Black Men Vote Too! The Kiama Movement

Photo: Black Men Vote Too! City Hall, New Haven, CT. Showing Black men solidarity at the Juneteenth Celebration at the International Arts & Ideas Festival on the upper Green Saturday June 16, 2018.

The Kiyama Movement (TKM) was officially founded on May 19, 2005, the 80th anniversary of the birth of Malcolm X. The word “Kiyama” means “Resurrection” in Swahili. Interestingly enough, it also means “Judgment Day” in the same language.

TKM’s primary focus is self-improvement. The founder of TKM – Michael A. Jefferson – believes that self-improvement should be the goal of all human beings seeking to enhance the society in which we live and improve our world as a whole. He believes that the creation of a better society and world begins with the improvement of the individual.

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Birks Directed To Rescind Layoff Notices intendent still has to answer for the impact that these layoffs would have on the school system’s core education services.

He also said the board will order the superintendent to focus on completing her reorganization of the NHPS central office and to focus on preparing the district for the beginning of the new school year in September.

Goldson said he did not know how much the 764 active part-time staffers currently cost the BOE to employ. Birks’s new analysis of these positions should include projected savings for positions that may be eliminated, he said.

Harp also dealt with the issue following the press conference on her latest “Mayor Monday” program on WNHH FM. “We thought we had an agreement with the superintendent” on preserving positions that involve direct work with students, as many of these part-time and special-funded positions do, Harp said. “We had no idea” those notices were going out late last month to so many people.

“In our discussions with us, it was never really clear to us a number. ... It caused a lot of turmoil in the community. It never had been a process that had been followed before. It wasn’t ever altogether clear what that number would be of people going back.” It turns out that some 400 people who received notices hadn’t work during the past school year at all. “There was no real sense they were needed,” Harp said.

Harp cautioned that some layoffs are indeed coming in the school system because of the budget deficit. “This is a $20 million problem.”

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Audra Clark and Adrienne Sheats from the Harris-Tucker school made their pitch for “Sundaes on Mondays,” a weekly opportunity for adults to come to the Newhall Street pre-school, read to children, and then make their own ice cream sundaes with the students. That activity will run from 3 to 5 p.m. every Monday this summer except for July 2.

Behind them, Baba Jide Davis, the community outreach coordinator for the Newhallville Safe Neighborhood Initiative, told passerby about the YouthStat 2 program, which helps 17 to 27-year-olds recently released from prison find housing, jobs, and earn their GEDs. Davis said his program, which is overseen by the city’s Youth Services Department, will be hosting a basketball tournament every Sunday at noon for the next six Sundays at Lincoln-Bassett School on Bassett Street.

In the Hill section of the room brother and sister team Steven and Rachel Cotton shared information about their organization Building IT Together, which holds free brunches and financial literacy workshops every Saturday at 12:30 at barbershop at 552 Congress Ave. Over in Dwight, Lensley Gray of the Sickle Cell Disease Association of America, Southern Connecticut, Inc. promoted the upcoming opening of a new sickle cell disease education center at Orchard Street and Chapel Street just across from the old St. Raphael’s Hospital campus … … while Dwight Community Management Team member Olivia Martson shared a poster board with photos and information on historic Dwight homes and buildings. She also brought with her photographs that her husband Sven had taken in 1992 of an anti-tax protest on the New Haven Green.

In the Downtown section, Alanis Allen, a summer intern with the New Haven Preservation Trust, told passerby about such upcoming activities as a native pollinators and plants workshop at the Pond Lily Nature Preserve in Amity on Tuesday, July 10 at 6 p.m. and a “Scat, Tracks & Trails” activity, where participants investigate dropping and tracks left by animals in Eugene B. Fargeorge Preserve in Quinnipiac Meadows on Wednesday, July 11 at 6 p.m.

“Togetherness,” Harris said when asked what “One City” strove to accomplish.

“How do we take our uncommon relationships and pull together and make these collaborations for the future.”

New Haveners from every part of town did just that on Thursday afternoon. And they’ll have 60 more days to explore the different reaches of the city with the help of hundreds of “One City” activities.

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That was part of the opening of a Wednesday evening vigil near the corner of Henry Street and Dixwell Avenue, close to where Trayvon Foster was murdered last Saturday.

Ochumare organized the event through Black Lives Matter New Haven to mourn and provide a “healing space” for those who have been affected by the loss of New Haven’s own.

“Black and brown lives matter. It’s unfortunate we have to say that,” Ochumare noted.

She led the vigil with opening remarks in which she thanked the crowd for attending and affirmed their right to be angry.

Turning to police officers across the street, she asked, “Why aren’t you solving the crimes?”

“I’m tired of my oppressor winning,” said Ochumare.

Then she offered the megaphone to attendees to volunteer their opinions. By then, the rain had doused most candles, but not the sense of urgency held by the approximately 25 participants.

Niamke Daniels, a community activist, stepped forward and said that no outside source can save the community. Instead, he said the community would have to protect itself. He called on churches to do more to help neighborhoods as well as libraries to provide community support for children.

Daniels said “nothing” had changed throughout his 37 years in New Haven.

“The only thing that needs to be new is us,” said Daniels.

Justin Farmer, who represents the northern end of Newhallville on the Hamden City Council, heard of the vigil through his grandmother who lives in the neighborhood. Farmer is 23 years-old, the same age as Foster had been when he was killed.

He lamented the tendency to blame murders in New Haven on gang violence, an assessment he said distracts from underlying issues such as the lack of jobs and the closing of the Dixwell Community “Q” House“I think we as a community need to be more together to talk about those issues,” said Farmer.

Another elected official, Hill Alder Ron Hurt of Ward 3, came to the event with his son and called on attendees to hold Yale University accountable. He also encouraged the crowd to go to at an event hosted by the activist group New Haven Rising on Thursday at Conte West Hills Magnet School to discuss the job market and redlining.

“Black lives do matter. If you don’t think so, you’re in the wrong place. Wrong city,” said Hurt.

“You don’t want to walk up to a mother and ask, ‘How do you feel?’’” said Veronica Douglas-Givan, a family advocate at New Haven Adult Education Center and a mother. Having worked at WTNH, Channel 8, for 28 years, she frequently had to report the tales of murdered children and heartbroken parents, she recalled

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CARLY WANNA PHOTO Activist Camelle Scott-Mujahid called the violence “predictable,” saying that solutions need to derive from the community itself as opposed to delegating the problems to police. She said a shortage of jobs created part of a substantial barrier to violence

intervention.

“Our leaders consistently don’t prioritize our youths,” said Scott-Mujahid, specifically citing summer jobs cutbacks in Bridgeport.

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Immigrant Community Shuts Down ICE Courthouse in Hartford: The day when the Trump Administration will open a new ICE detention center in San Diego to cage migrants under Trump’s “zero-tolerance” policy, a coalition of CT immigrants rights shut down the Federal Building in Hartford

Hartford, CT -- July 2, 2018, hundreds protested outside Immigration & Customs Enforcement (ICE) to call for the abolition of ICE, a deadly institution that is caging Connecticut immigrants and tearing apart families every day. ICE unfairly jails immigrants while they await a decision on their immigration status, which is a civil, not criminal, matter.

Over 30 individuals were arrested

by Hartford PD in front of the Federal Building. The immigrant community, joined by many organizations, took over the Plaza with signs, banners, and chants for several hours.

The protest marked a day when the federal government is erecting a new camp to cage 47,000 migrants indefinitely under Trump’s “zero-tolerance” policy. This week, the federal government is also expected to ramp up the mass criminalization of migrants on the border through an expansion of Operation Streamline.

Organizations at the protest today represented a wide cross section of communities, including: the Connecticut Immigrant Rights Alliance (CIRA), Immigrant families directly impacted by deportations, Local Clergy, Connecticut Students for a Dream, Connecticut Bail Fund, Hartford Deportation Defense, Make the Road CT, Unidad Latina en Accion (ULA), Planned Parenthood Votes!, ACLU of CT, Action Together CT, Women’s March CT, Council on American Islamic Relations (CAIRCT), Windham Immigrant Rights Coalition (WIRC), Shoreline Indivisible, Fairfield County Indivisible, Alicia Strong, CAIR-CT Executive Director, “In the past few weeks the injustices carried out through ICE have garnered national attention.

However, from the institution’s very inception, ICE has criminalized immigrants. It is our moral duty to oppose any organization that systematically targets vulnerable populations.”

Patricia Rosas, New Britain Resident and member of Hartford Deportation Defense, “Esta lucha no es de hoy, hace muchos años que venimos luchando para conseguir cosas.Y hay que luchar para que nos den algo permanente, que no tengamos que estar ya con esta angustia, con este miedo.

Si hemos luchado por venir a este pais para mejorar, para ofrecerles un mejor futuro a nuestros hijos, no somos ningunos criminales como nos tienen catalogados. Este es el momento de que la gente salga y alce su voz! Llegó el momento a que se nos vaya el miedo.”

Sonia Hernandez, Make the Road CT (MRCT) Leader in the Madres en Accion, “Quiero incitarlos a que hablemos, y tomemos acción. Que no nos quedemos callados, que defendamos nuestros derechos y dignidad, que ICE y esta administración no nos intimiden a que uno mismo se auto deporte, tenemos que darle la lucha, no solo por nosotros, también por nuestra familia y comunidad. Por que un pueblo unido jamas sera vencido!”

Vania Galicia, undocumented ECSU Student and member of Windham Immigrant Rights Coalition (WIRC), “I will not trade my safety for the safety of my family and my community. I demand a permanent solution for pathway to citizenship that won’t criminalize our community.”

Reverend Kent Siladi, CT Conference Minister United Church of Christ, “I follow Jesus, an immigrant and a refugee whose mission was to “bring good news to the poor… release to the captives…sight to the blind...let the oppressed go free.” As Christians, we are called to love our neighbors. The Bible is unambiguous in calling us to welcome aliens and strangers in our land, and to love them as we love ourselves. Our current immigration policies are unjust and violate the basic commitments of faith traditions that center on the dignity and worth of all people.”

Najely Clavijo, undocumented leader of CT Students for a Dream, Danbury “I want to make my voice heard by the people that are against us. I wake up every day and say good bye to the people I love because I don’t know if that’s the day they will be arrested by ICE and deported. This is a fear that me and many others feel everyday.

This will be our reality until ICE is abolished so I demand our leaders take action so protect our communities now.”

David McGuire, executive director of the ACLU of Connecticut, said: “Connecticut can and must stand up to keep families free and together. It is long past time to dismantle the deportation and mass incarceration machines that destroy lives and betray equality, justice, and liberty. We have a message for the Trump administration and for all politicians who would rather drag Connecticut back to the failed mass incarceration policies of the 1980s than move forward toward justice: you live in our America, not the other way around.”

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Joyner: Don’t “Micromanage” Birks

by THOMAS BREEN NEW HAVEN INDEPENDENT

The lone Board of Ed member not to sign onto a public dressing-down of the new schools superintendent in her absence said he didn’t agree with “micromanaging” her.

Board of Ed member Ed Joyner said he first learned about a Monday morning City Hall press conference in which five of the seven members of the Board of Ed, including Mayor Toni Harp and ed board President Darnell Goldson criticized Schools Superintendent Carol Birks and called on her to reverse her decision to layoff over 700 part-time employees as the meeting was taking place. A sixth board member, Joseph Rodriguez, did not attend the conference but did sign onto a letter joining the group’s call.

Joyner said a friend called him yesterday morning to ask about it, and that he had no idea what that person was referring to. He said he then checked his email to find that his fellow board members had first emailed him about the planned press conference at a quarter to 10 the night before.

“Something this serious,” he told the Independent, “we should have met as a board [to discuss]. It shouldn’t have been just rushed.”

As for the contents of the presser, Joyner said the board should have stuck to its function as a legislative body and not superseded the executive authority and governing responsibility of the superintendent by ordering her to rescind the layoffs.

“I think it’s micromanagement,” he said. “I believe she knows what to do.”

He said he found it strange that the board members who fought so hard to bring Birks to New Haven are now criticizing her for making difficult decisions around closing the schools’ budget deficit. He said that he is not happy at the prospect of layoffs, but that he was and is confident that Birks will rehire those part-time staff who have a direct impact on the educational outcome of students.

“There is no painless way to reduce a 20-something-plus million-dollar deficit,” he said.

Joyner had publicly opposed Birks’ appointment earlier this year. The mayor and other board members who publicly criticized her Monday had publicly supported her.

THE INNER-CITY NEWS - July 04, 2018 - July 10, 2018

Community Walk Connects Cops With Kids

by ALLAN APPEL NEW HAVEN INDEPENDENT

The only time Justys Graham wants to be in a police car is in the front seat, where Lt. Jason Minardi let him for a few seconds operate the sirens,the loudspeaker, and the flashing lights.

That was precisely the outcome that police officials were hoping for from an hour-long community walk organized by Daniel Hunt at the Eastview Terrace Housing Authority of New Haven family development on Eastern Street in the shadow of Bella Vista.

Hunt, a 21-year-old communityminded Board of Education student support staffer, has been organizing these walks with officials in neighborhoods throughout the city.

Wednesday he gathered local officers along with the area top cop Lt. Jason Rentkowitz , Police Chief Anthony Campbell, and Assistant Chief Otoniel Reyes, along with Fire Chief John Alston Jr., who was bearing cool plastic fire helmets to distribute to the children.

They all took a slow, conversational circumambulation of the public housing development Wednesday afternoon.

It was one of about half a dozen similar walks that Hunt has organized since the summer of 2017.

The purpose, he said, is “community engagement and to build [positive, as opposed to negative] relationships with officers.”

After two shootings at the 127unit development in May, property manager Julie Cossette said, the tenants called for more of a police presence.

Eastview Terrace a development of initially 102 tidy townhouses, augmented recently by 25 more units for families displaced from Farnam Townhouses — once had its own dedicated full-time walking beat.

But staffing changes, along with the geographical challenge of this long, meandering policing district stretching from the North Haven border down to Morris Cove, have resulted in officers these days patrolling mostly in their cars. Beat Officer Brandon Way said officers

try to have a regular presence there when possible by parking visibly while talking care of paperwork or other business.

Bearing modest kids’ toys and keychains, Hunt led the way on the walk along with Rentkowitz, who distributed fact sheets on tips to keep your car from being stolen and “munchkin deployment kits.”

The latter were boxes of meatballsized donuts the officers had purchased at Dunkin Donuts. The group set out greeting the many young kids playing on the green lawns and adults perched on chairs on their porches.

Spreading out over the rolling hills of the development, the officers went to homes where they spotted potential beneficiaries of their engagement and charm tour.

For example, Fair Haven District Manager Lt. David Zannelli greeted a little kid and the adults around her, squatted down and gave her a toy. “Thanks for saying, ‘Hi,’” he said. He urged her and the gaggle of kids around her not to be afraid of officers.

Nearby Chiefs Campbell and Reyes got a warm greeting from mom Keva Suggs, who was minding her 1-year-old Pleshette. She praised the Youth Police Initiative Program in which her now 18-year-old son Kevaughn once participated. “This is good,” she said of the visit of the officers.

Residents “used to be scared, but not now.”

Suggs told the officers that Kevaughn had just graduated from Hillhouse High School. She praised the police youth program staff staying in touch with her son, checking in over the years. Then she commiserated, albeit joyfully, about the challenge of raising boys.

“Tell me about it,” said Chief Campbell. “I have three of them.”

As the serpentine line of officials made their way through the development, Fire Chief Alston became a bit of a star. Kids zoomed over on their bikes when they saw he was distributing the fire helmets, of different colors, to the kids.

He also bore swag for seniors:

ALLAN APPEL PHOTOJustys Graham, right, with his brother Jazz Grant waiting their turn to check

out the police cruiser gadgets.

Lt. Minardi’s cruiser became a hot item during the community walk.

Campbell and Reyes with tenant council prez Laura Harrell.

Fire Chief Alston, with oven ruler, which he adapted from one deployed at his previous department, in New Jersey.

nifty rulers, which tell you proper temperatures to cook meals while helping seniors avoid burns in dealing with their ovens.

“Most of the calls we get from seniors are falls and then oven burns,” he said. “They sometimes forget to use the oven mitt or it becomes wet and loses its insulation,” he said. Thus the ruler could help you pull out the rack, if you attached the grooved end of the ruler to it, without causing harm.

The rulers were definitely cool.

They did not compete in popularity with the fire caps.

The high point of the tour, at least for the kids, was when the promenade circled back toward the community house, where it had begun.

There, as Lts. Zannelli and O’Neill rediscovered their frisbee-throwing talents, Lt. Minardi gave the kids a chance to sit in the driver’s seat of his cruiser and try out the devices.

Suddenly, a booming voice emnated from the car and sounded across the whole development: “Pull over, pull your vehicle over.”

Everyone, particularly the officers, stopped their frisbee playing and other fun. Then they laughed.

“Yes, they can be in the front seat,” said O’Neill. “That’s the only time we want to see them” in cruisers.

Hunt estimated that the officers interacted with about 25 residents during their tour of Eastview Terrace and he pronounced it a “good event.”

Before the officers set off to meet residents, they were introduced by Eastview Tenant Resident Council President, Laura Harrell, who has lived in the complex for 11 years.

“This time we’re doing it not because we’ve lost a soul, but so we don’t lose a soul,” Harrell said.

Next up on Hunt’s busy schedule is a July 18,community walk through the Hill North neighborhood. It is set to begin at 4 p.m. at the police substation at Hallock and Congress near the John Daniels School.

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TOTAL FENCE LLC currently has a full time opening for a fence installer foreman.

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Galasso Materials is seeking a motivated, organized, detail-oriented candidate to join its truck dispatch office. Responsibilities include order entry and truck ticketing in a fast paced materials Candidates must have at least 5 years of fencing experience, strong commumanufacturing VALENTINA MACRI RENTAL HOUSING PREAPPLICATIONS AVAILABLEand contracting company. You will have daily innication skills, the ability to provide clear and detailed instructions to their teraction with employees and customers as numerous truckloads crew and management, a reliable form of daily transportation, a valid driver’s of material cross our scales daily. We are willing to train the right license, have the ability to obtain a DOT medical card and to a physical HOME INC, on behalf of Columbus House andagree the New Haven Housing Authority, individual that has a great attitude. NO PHONE CALLS PLEASE. andisdrug testing as required. accepting pre-applications for studio and one-bedroom apartments at this develReply to Hiring Manager, PO Box 1776, East Granby, CT 06026. opment located at 108 Frank Street, New Haven. Maximum income limitations apEOE/M/F/D/V. A valid CDL and current OSHA card are encouraged.

ply. Pre-applications will be available from 9AM TO 5PM beginning Monday Ju;y 25, 2016 and ending when sufficient pre-applications (approximately 100) have Please apply in person to: been received at the officesFENCE of HOME TOTAL LLCINC. Applications will be mailied upon request by calling HOME INC at 203-562-4663 during those hours.Our Completed pre525 ELLA GRASSO BOULEVARD tree service company is looking for a laborer applications mustNEW be returned to CT HOME INC’s offices at 171 Orange Street, Third HAVEN, 06519 to assist the Shop manager. Basic mechanic knowlFloor, New CT 06510.

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TOTAL FENCE LLC currently has a full time opening one Housing Authority, HOME INC, en nombre de la Columbus House y de la Newfor Haven está Email resume to mclellantree@comcast.net fence installer helper. aceptando pre-solicitudes para estudios y apartamentos de un dormitorio en este desarrollo ubicado en la calle 109 Frank Street, New Haven. Se aplican limitaciones de ingresos Or Fax: 860-261-7755

Candidates must have at least 1 year of fencing experience, a reliWe areMartes a medium sized 30+ year company that offers máximos. Las pre-solicitudes estarán disponibles 09 a.m.-5 p.m. comenzando 25 able form of daily transportation, a valid driver’s license, have the julio, 2016 hasta cuando se han recibido suficientes pre-solicitudes (aproximadamente 100) medical and dental benefits as well as 401K plan ability to obtain a DOT medical card and agree to a physical and en testing las oficinas de HOME INC. Las pre-solicitudes serán enviadas por correo aAffirmative petición Action/Equal Opportunity Employer drug as required.

Affordable Rental Housing – Studio & 1 Bedroom Units 1645 Black Rock Turnpike, Fairfield CT 06825 The application period will begin later this summer 2018. We will be following up this mailing with at least 2 more over the coming months updating you on the status of everything.

Owner: Harbour Townhomes, LLC Managing Agent: ARG Consulting Applicants will need to meet certain income requirements based on family size for 60% and 80% of Area Median Income. Applications will be received during the to-be-determined application period and placement on the wait list will be made through the random selection method, once the period has ended. The maximum number of applications to be placed on the wait list is twenty (20).

1.5 person family 60% AMI Max limit $42,210 1.5 person family 80% AMI Max limit $56,280 Applications will be provided to any & all interested persons when the application period begins. All units are studio or 1 bedroom units with stainless steel appliances and granite countertops. Individuals interested should email harbourtownhomes@gmail.com with their name, email, phone number, current address, and what style of unit (studio or 1 bedroom) they are interested in. We will follow up with you as the application period nears.

For Additional Information Contact Anthony: Email: harbourtownhomes@gmail.com

llamando a HOME INC al 203-562-4663 durante esas horas.Pre-solicitudes deberán remitirse . a las A oficinas de HOME INC enOSHA 171 Orange Street, tercer piso, New Haven , CT 06510KMK valid CDL and current card are encouraged.

Insulation Inc. Please apply in person to: TOTAL FENCE LLC 525 ELLA GRASSO BOULEVARD NEW HAVEN, CT 06519 Or email resume to: gina@totalfencellc.com ***No phone calls please*** Total Fence LLC is an Equal Opportunity Employer

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1907 Hartford Turnpike North Haven, CT 06473

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Please mail resume to above address.. MAIL ONLY This company is an Affirmative Action/ Equal Opportunity Employer.

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242-258 Fairmont Ave 2nd Notice GUILFORD HOUSING AUTHORITY 2BR Townhouse, 1.5 BA, 3BR, 1 levelisThe ,currently 1BA Must Have Own Vehicle If Interested call SAYEBROOKE VILLAGE accepting applications for COUPLES ONLY for its one

Common Highnew School is seeking a Full Time All newGround apartments, appliances, new carpet, close to I-91 & apartments I-95 bedroom at Guilford Court and Boston Terrace inOld GuilSaybrook, CT

(203) 435-1387

Teaching Assistant (TA). The TA is responsible for supporting highways, near bus stop & shopping centerford, CT. Applicants must be age 62 and over or on 100% (4 social Buildings, 17 Units) teachers in the classroom during the school day, providing targeted security or federal disability and over the age of 18. Applications Pet under 40lb allowed.

Interested parties contact Maria @ 860-985-8258 supports in academic labs both during and after school, and assistTax Exempt & Not Prevailing Wage Rate Project may be obtained by calling the application line at 203-453-6262, ing with summer academic programs. For a full job description ext. 107. An information packet will also be provided with the apand how to apply, please visit http://commongroundct.org/2018/05/ CARPENTER plication. Applications willNew be accepted until end of Framed, business Housing, day CT. Unified Deacon’s Association is pleased to offer a Deacon’s Construction, Wood Selective Demolition, Site-work, Castcommon-ground-is-seeking-a-special-education-teaching-assistanton July of31, 2018. Credit, police, and landlord checks are procured Certificate Program. This is a 10 month program designed to assist in the intellectual formation Candidates in-place Concrete, AsphaltLarge Shingles, Vinyl Siding, in response to the Church’s Ministry needs. The cost is $125. Classes start Saturday,by August 20, 2016 1:30CT Fence Company looking for a carpenter for our Wood Fence Producthe authority.

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tionAppliances, Shop. Experience preferred but will train the right person. Must be familiar Flooring, Painting, Division 10 Specialties, Residential Casework, with carpentry hand & power tools and be able to read a CAD drawing and tape Mechanical, Electrical, Plumbing and Fire Protection.

This is an in-shop production position. Duties include building fence This contract is subject to state set-aside measure. and contract compliance requirements.

Welder:

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 Large CT fence & guardrail contractor looking for a shop weldNew include Haven, but CT are not limited to welding & fabricating gates, plating posts, truck er.St.Duties and trailer repairs. Must be able to weld steel and aluminum. Some road work may be required. All necessary equipment provided. Must have a valid CT driver’s license and be able to obtain a DOT medical card. Required to pass a physical and drug test. Medical, vacation & other benefits included. Please email resume to pboucher@atlasoutdoor. com AA/EOE-MF

NEW HAVEN EARLY CHILHDOOD COUNCIL REQUEST FOR QUALITY ENHANCEMENT PROPOSALS

panels, posts, gates 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 DrivBid Extended, Due Date: August 5,Card.

2016 Must be able to pass a physical and drug test. Please email ers Medical 2016 The New Haven Early Childhood Council isAnticipated seeking toStart: August resume15, to pboucher@atlasoutdoor.com.

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SEYMOUR HOUSING AUTHORITY Class A CDL Driver

Sealed bids are invited by the Housing Authority of the Town of quality Seymour fund enhancement (QE) projects for the period available via ftp link below: Project documents until 3:00 pm on Tuesday, August 2, 2016 at its office at 28July Smith Street, 1, 2018 to June 30, 2019 for the following services: http://ftp.cbtghosting.com/loginok.html?username=sayebrookevillage Listing: Dispatch Assistant - Immediate Opening Seymour, CT Sidewalk with06483 3 years for min. Concrete exp. HAZMAT Endorsed.Repairs and Replacement at the High Volume petroleum oil company is seeking a full time skilled • on-site education consultation to prek programs Smithfield Gardens(Tractor/Triaxle/Roll-off) 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 Dispatchdawnlang@haynesconstruction.com Assistant with previous petroleum oil, retail or commercial

Some overnights may be required. FAX resumes to RED Technologies, at • professional development trainings related to CT Early Standards, HCC encourages theLearning participation of all Veteran,dispatching S/W/MBE & Section 3 Certified Businesses 860.342-1042; Email: HR@redtechllc.com Mail or in person: 173 Pickering experience for days, trauma informed care and topics required Street,conference Portland, CT 06480.

REDheld Technologies, is An EOE.Authority Office 28 Smith Haynes Construction Company, 32 Progress Ave, Seymour, CT 06483 A pre-bid will be at theLLC Housing

shared on call duties and weekends required also. MUST have previous dispatch experience in the oil inAA/EEO EMPLOYER Street Seymour, CT at 10:00 am, on Wednesday, July 20, 2016.

by School Readiness and NAEYC. dustry, and possess, excellent attention to detail, ability to manage mulTRANSFER STATION LABORER tiple projects, excel proficiency and good computer skills required. Send An info session will be held Monday, May 12th from 2-3pm at 54 Meadow Off load trailers, reload for trans/disp. Lift 50 lbs., operate industrial powered trucks and forklift.

Street, conference Ofroom 3B. To receive the RFP and for established rates for each Asbestos Worker Handler Trainingare a +. Resumes to RED from Technologies, 173 Pickering St., Bidding documents available theLLC, Seymour Housing Authority resume to: Human Resource Dept., PO Box 388, Guilford, CT 06437.

Portland, CT 06480; Fax 860-342-1022; or

fice, 28 Smith Street, CT 06483 (203) 888-4579.

EmailSeymour, to lkelly@redtransfer.com RED Technologies, LLC is an EOE.

service type, contact the School Readiness office

Denised@nhps.net 203-946-7875.

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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Facebook Turns to Long-time Civil Rights Leader Laura Murphy to Lead Discrimination Audit

By Freddie Allen, Editor-in-Chief, NNPA Newswire and BlackPressUSA.com

Civil rights beacon and ACLU veteran Laura Murphy laughed when she said that one of her co-workers called her “The Olivia Pope of the Tech World.”

Even though she finds the moniker amusing, it’s an accurate characterization that comes from a combination of her work in civil rights, crisis management, consulting and a track record for ultimately getting her clients to do the right thing at the end of the day, Murphy said.

In 2016, facing allegations of rampant discrimination on their home-sharing platform that sparked outrage among their users and birthed the #AirbnbWhileBlack hashtag, Airbnb executives tasked Murphy with leading “their effort to fight discrimination and bias.”

In an effort to address their own problems with bias and discrimination on their platform, Facebook recently called on Murphy to lead their own civil rights audit.

The NAACP recently criticized Facebook for the data collection breach that affected 87 million Facebook users and its impact on African American users of the platform.

In March, The New York Times reported that the “National Fair Housing Alliance and affiliated groups in New York, San Antonio and Miami” sued Facebook in U.S. District Court in Manhattan alleging that, “Facebook’s advertising platform ‘continues to enable landlords and real estate brokers to

bar families with children, women and others from receiving rental and sales ads for housing.”

Murphy hopes to utilize her experience and success working with Airbnb to implement new policies to address discrimination in her new role at Facebook.

Murphy detailed the actions that Airbnb took to address the concerns of their users in a commentary published on BlackPressUSA.com. Murphy said that the home-sharing platform called on former Attorney General Eric Holder, Harvard professor Dr. Robert Livingston to make recommendations. Murphy also worked with more than 20 civil rights organizations who have explored the intersection between the advancement of

NNPA Presents Several Prestigious Awards at Annual Convention During Friday Sessions

NNPA Honors Rev. Jesse Jackson, Sr. with 2018

Lifetime Legacy Award at Annual Convention

(Norfolk, VA,)…The National Newspaper Publishers Association (NNPA), a trade organization of over 200 African American owned community newspapers, is currently hosting its 2018 Annual National Convention at the Hilton Norfolk The Main in Norfolk VA from June 26-30, 2018. As the organization celebrates 191 years of service as the “Black Press of America”, NNPA has consistently been the incubator for news that makes history and impacts our country.

This year’s convention theme, “Celebrating 191 Years of Black Press in America: Sustaining, Engaging & Mobilizing Black Communities” focuses on the importance of remaining on the frontlines for reporting and distributing the news and ongoing advances in the mission of progress relevant to the African American community.

During Friday’s sessions, three prestigious awards will be presented to deserving recipients including: General Motors * 2018 National Meritorious Leadership Award Congressman Robert C. Scott * 2018 National Congressional Leadership Award Rev. Jesse L. Jackson, Sr. * 2018 Lifetime Legacy Award The awards for General Motors

civil rights and the sharing economy.

Airbnb also developed an “Open Doors” policy to assist guests who report discrimination on the platform and offered new training to help hosts learn to fight bias.

Murphy was the first woman and the first African American to head the Washington office of the 300,000-member American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU), according to

her biography. Her parents were civil rights leaders and her brother, the famed Baltimore attorney Billy Murphy, represented Freddie Gray’s family in a civil suit against the city; Gray’s death after he suffered a spinal injury in police custody sparked outrage and protests nationwide; the 25-year-old had been arrested for what many called “running while Black.” Billy Murphy was seen as a calming force in the Black community and helped Gray’s family reach a million-dollar settlement with the city.

Meanwhile, Laura Murphy sees her recent work with technology companies as a continuation of her family’s commitment to civil rights.

“It’s kind of in my DNA to try to make things right,” Murphy said.

According to Murphy, companies like Facebook have a business imperative to fight discrimination on their platforms.

“This audit is a sign that Facebook is taking the criticism it has received very seriously,” Murphy said. “If they are interested in their own survival in worldwide markets…those markets are going to be predominately people of color.”

Murphy said that Facebook users want to know that the ubiquitous social media plat-

form is operating in a way that respects civil rights and civil liberties.

That’s especially true for Black Facebook users, who often spend more time on social media platforms than their White peers.

According to the Pew Research Center, 69 percent of Black adults use at least one social media site, compared to 68 percent of White adults. Seventy percent of Black adults use Facebook, compared to 67 percent of White adults use Facebook. Forty-three percent of Black adults use Instagram, which is owned

by Facebook, compared to 32 percent of Whites that use the picture and video-sharing social network.

“Facebook has an added responsibility, because of their size and reach, to ensure that the platform isn’t being used to discriminate; that it isn’t fomenting misinformation,” Murphy said. “Given that employers and real estate companies are involved, a key part of the audit will include looking at what the company can do to eliminate discrimination in housing.”

Freddie Allen is the Editor-in-Chief of the NNPA Newswire and BlackPressUSA.com.

Follow Freddie on Twitter @freddieallenjr.

This article was originally published at BlackPressUSA.com.

Twin Brothers Graduate as Valedictorians and Receive Full Scholarships to MIT

Woodbridge, NJ — 18-year old twin brothers Malik and Miles George both have recently graduated as valedictorians from Woodbridge High School in New Jersey.

Now, they are both headed to the prestigious Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) where they were awarded full scholarship.

Having straight-A grades and almost perfect SAT scores, what Malik and Miles achieved didn’t really come unexpectedly.

The twins, who were born 11 minutes apart, were also tennis partners and they both love science research.

The brothers graduated as valedictorians last week from Woodbridge High School in New Jersey. All in all, five schools accepted them with full scholarship but they both chose their dream school, Massachusetts Institute of Technology.

Both of them are very grateful for their parents who guided them and motivated them to reach their dreams.

“Seeing them always doing their best to care for us has definitely made a good imprint on us,” Malik told ABC News.

“Whether it’s academics, athletics, some form of art, whatever passion someone has, my best advice would be just to explore it and do your best, and the success will come.”

They also believe that being really immersed in their academics is what led them to success.

“We worked hard,” Miles said. “Every course, studying, paying attention, asking questions. That’s one of the most important things, being an active student in our own education. Because that’s what the teachers are there for, you know?”

Meet the Only Black Woman in the U.S. Who Owns Her Own Bank

REV. JESSE L. JACKSON RECEIVES NNPA LIFETIME LEGACY AWARD; HON. ROBERT C. SCOTT RECEIVES NNPA LEADERSHIP AWARD; GENERAL MOTORS RECEIVES NNPA MERITORIOUS AWARD

and Congressman Scott will be presented TODAY at the 12 Noon Luncheon; Reverend Jesse Jackson will be awarded at the Lifetime Legacy Award Black Tie Gala at 7:30 PM at the Hilton Norfolk The Main. Nationally renown classical signer Audrey DuBois-Harris of Montreal will perform along with classical pianist Sandi Lewanika.

48-year old Kiko Davis is the majority stockholder of Detroit-based First Independence Bank, one of the top 10 largest Black-owned banks in the United States.

This makes her the only Black woman in the country who owns a bank.

During an interview with Rolling Out, she said that what makes her unique as an African American female leader is her ability to genuinely connect with people and inspire a culture of synergy. “It’s a God given talent that comes naturally,” she said. “People tend to lend the very best of themselves when they feel leaders are passionate about them and their environment.”

Her inspiration Kiko says that she is greatly inspired by Shirley Chisolm, the first Black congresswoman and the first major party Black candidate to run for president in 1972. She says her favorite quote by Chisolm is, “In the end, anti-Black, anti-female, and all forms of dis-

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crimination are equivalent to the same thing: anti-humanism.”

She is also inspired by her late husband, Donald Davis. After his untimely death, she created a foundation in his name to perpetuate his legacy building efforts and initiatives that he envisioned and developed.

Kiko Davi

How to win Kiko says that taking risks is very important if you want to become successful. “Without risk,” she says. “there can be no reward...

Your mistakes will bring invaluable knowledge that will ultimately become your strategy for winning.”

She also strongly believes in maintaining a positive attitude, and attributes her success to prayer, eating healthy, and exercising.

For more details about Kiko’s company, First Independence Bank, visit www.firstindependence.com or connect with her on LinkedIn at www.linkedin.com/in/kiko-davis-ba9756139

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