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THE INNER-CITY NEWS - August 26, 2020 - September 01, 2020

Cancer Patients Struggle From Impact of COVID-19

by Lisa Backus Ct. News Junkie

Before nurses at the Norma Pfriem Breast Center in Trumbull began collecting donations of food and asking people to donate meals through local restaurants, as the coronavirus pandemic got underway, some cancer patients went weeks without a hot meal, staff said.

The number of cancer patients who need help with food, utilities and transportation to treatment has also increased throughout the state according to oncology centers for Starling Physicians and the network of cancer centers associated with Hartford HealthCare.

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“Life is always complex for cancer patients,” said Ellen Dornelas, a psychologist with the Hartford HealthCare Cancer Institute. “But due to the pandemic, I think it’s become much more complex for cancer patients. There are people who have lost jobs or run out of unemployment or people who are struggling with getting rides.”

Some of the financial strain is due to the increased healthcare costs that come with a cancer diagnosis, social workers said.

For others, furloughs due to the pandemic or concerns that a spouse will bring the virus home to an immunocompromised family member have led to a loss of income.

“While I can’t say for certain the number of applications I’m completing has increased, I can say the severity of the situations have,” said Erin Stocking, social worker for Hartford HealthCare’s network of cancer care centers.

Hartford HealthCare is expanding efforts to help people connect with family and friends to organize food delivery and transportation through an online service provided by the Cancer Support Community, an international nonprofit that provides personalized support to cancer patients. The same organization will help patients find free Air B&B lodging if they have to travel for treatment, Dornelas said.

Many cancer patients treated at the Hospital of Central Connecticut have lost their entire income during the pandemic, Stocking said. “Not only does this impact their ability to maintain the household needs, but in some cases, also impacts their insurance coverage,” Stocking said.

“I anticipate with the loss of the extra $600 unemployment benefit many were receiving, the need is going to continue to increase.”

The Starling Physicians Department of Oncology and Hematology in Wethersfield also has been seeing an increase in the number of cancer patients who need help with food, transportation and utilities, according to social worker Christie Fiori.

“The need for transportation has increased because many of the services have been suspended,” Fiori said. To help patients get to medical appointments, Fiori has been handing out gift cards to Uber and Lyft that were donated by the Linda Clemons Foundation, which also donated Stop and Shop gift cards.

Fiori has been helping three to four patients a week with food and other resources as the pandemic has progressed. “Some weeks it’s absolutely crazy,” Fiori said.

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“They already weren’t necessarily feeling well enough to go to the grocery store and all meal delivery services have stopped.”

She’s been handing out donated grocerystore gift cards so people can get groceries delivered without having to go to the store. Delivery service is more expensive than shopping in person, she said, but people undergoing treatment are concerned about being out in public.

“People aren’t comfortable going to the grocery store if their immune system is compromised,” Fiori said.

Patricia Ponioros and Allison Vallance, both nurses at the Norma Pfriem Breast Center at the Yale New Haven Health Smilow Cancer Hospital Care Center, be-

gan seeking food donations from neighbors and friends after seeing an uptick in mid-April in cancer patients who needed help.

At one point, Vallance said they were handing out bags of groceries that included fresh milk, eggs and juice to 20 patients a week. The effort expanded to include a drive to get donors to pay for meals at local restaurants that were distributed to local cancer patients.

“I had deliveries coming from Massachusetts and all over the state,” Vallance said.

The Trumbull effort has been scaled back of late, but they are still collecting gift cards in case the pandemic ramps

up again. “Patients know to get in touch with us if they need anything,” Vallance said. “We have patient navigators who are there to help emotionally and financially.

Our goal is to treat the whole patient, not just the cancer.”

Donations of gift cards to Stop & Shop, Uber, Lyft or Visa can be mailed to the Hematology and Oncology Department at Starling Physicians, attn.: Christie Fiori, 1260 Silas Deane Highway, Wethersfield, CT, 06109. Donations are also welcome at the Hartford HealthCare oncology patient assistance fund or the Norma Pfriem Breast Center COVID Helping Hands Fund by calling Kate or Mari-Jo at 203255-5300.

DNC Diary: Kids Watch Kamala Make History

by DARRYL BRACKEEN, JR. New Haven I ndependent

Below is the third DNC 2020 diary entry submitted by Westville Alder Darryl Brackeen, Jr., who is a delegate at this year’s national party convention. The convention, which began Monday, is taking place almost entirely online due to the Covid-19 pandemic.

What a historic night. The first Black and Indian American nominated as the Democratic nominee for Vice President.

There were so many wonderful speeches and highlights that occurred Wednesday night, but I’m dedicating today’s diary entry entirely to California U.S. Sen. and newly minted nominee for Vice President, Kamala Harris.

Earlier Wednesday, the CT delegation heard from Connecticut’s Fifth District congresswoman, U.S. Rep. Jahana Hayes (who was a protégé of the late Jack Paulishen of Hillhouse High School and was an interning teacher for my class while I was at Hillhouse).

She talked about how she was a very early supporter of Kamala Harris’s campaign for President. Harris became a close friend and mentor as Hayes started her journey as a freshman congresswoman.

She spoke about how many people have mischaracterized Harris’s background.

She even highlighted how Harris helped her craft school bus safety legislation.

Hayes said she truly believes that everything in life happens for a reason. And that Vice President Joe Biden’s choice of Kamala was a great decision. The representative believes that Joe Biden’s choice of Sen. Harris is a reflection of his character.

Hayes also reflected on the moment Sen. Harris dropped out of the Presidential race. Hayes said she received a call from the Senator, and that Hayes was devastated upon learning the news.

Harris’s response was that it was “never about me, it was always about the people.” That line summed up Sen. Harris’ life work, Hayes said. It has always been

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Staying up late to watch the DNC. Darryl Brackeen (second from right) with wife Chaz and daughters Gabriella and Chelsea.

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for the people.

To hear former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton pass the mantle to Sen. Harris was also a moving moment Wednesday night.

As someone who was deeply involved in Clinton’s 2016 campaign, I could not shake the thought that America dropped the ball by not electing her as our President. We have a second chance to make this right.

Then of course former President Barack Obama made the case for the Biden/Harris ticket. The President stated, “Donald Trump never grew into the position….he simply can’t.”

In the light of the 100th anniversary of the passage of the 19th Amendment and only less than 60 years that Black women won the full right to vote, it was truly a historic moment.

To hear the Sen. Harris call on the likes of Civil Rights icons like Mary McCleod Bethune, Fannie Lou Hamer, Shirley Chisholm, and New Haven native Constance

Baker Motley was amazing.

Personally, as a member of Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity Inc (Eta Alpha Lambda Chapter-New Haven), to hear my sister organization Alpha Kappa Alpha Inc acknowledged by a Vice Presidential nominee on the stage of the Democratic National Convention was such an overwhelming and historic moment.

Divine 9 organizations and HBCU’s since their inception have produced the best and the brightest, and now we have someone representing us headed to the White House.

I grabbed my daughters (even though it was a little late at night), sat them on my lap, pointed to the screen, and told them that is the next Vice President of the United States.

Will they remember it? I don’t know, but that is what cell phone cameras are for. I will always remind them where they were and that they too can continue to shatter the glass ceiling.

THE INNER-CITY NEWS - August 26, 2020 - September 01, 2020

Police Bring Recruitment Push To The People

by THOMAS BREEN & MAYA MCFADDEN New Haven I ndependent

New Haven police visited the Stop & Shop parking lot on Whalley Avenue— not in response to a call for help, but instead as part of a new push to recruit community members to join the local force.

The city police department held that outdoor recruitment event Wednesday midday in the expansive parking lot and retail plaza at 150 Whalley Ave. Leaving paper flyers on the windshields of parked cars and flagging down customers as they pushed carts full of groceries along the ocean of asphalt, Sgt. Dana Smith, Officer Yelena Borisova, and Officer Todd Kelley encouraged the New Haveners they met to apply to become a police officer—and to let interested family and friends know that the department is now hiring.

“We’re a community-based police department,” said Smith, who is the department’s supervisor of recruitment and background investigations. “We try to get people from the community. We try to get whoever’s eligible, whether they be Black, Brown, Asian, Caucasian, whatever. As many people from the community as we can get, that’s what we try to do.”

The parking lot recruitment push came two days after the department formally began recruiting for new police officer candidates.

It also came one day after the department held a women-focused online recruiting event called Empowering Women Through Law Enforcement. At that forum, current city officers who are women answered female attendees’ questions about the challenges of being a woman in law enforcement, the importance of having a diverse force, and whether or not one has to be tall to be a police officer.

(Spoiler: You don’t). See more below on that event.

Police officer job applications are now available online at policeapp.com/newhaven. Applications must be completed and submitted online by Friday, Sept. 4.

The starting pay for city police officers is $49,387. That annual salary increases to $75,961 by an officer’s third year, according to the application form.

According to the pamphlets handed out by the recruitment officers Wednesday, candidates must meet the following eligibility criteria in order to be considered for employment by the department: They must be 21 years old as of Nov. 4, 2020; must have a high school diploma or GED; must have good written and verbal communication skills in English; must be a born or naturalized U.S. citizen; must not have any felony convictions or Class A or Class B misdemeanor convictions; must possess a valid driver’s license; and must reside within 20 miles of New Haven after graduation from the police academy.

Smith said that the department usually tries to seat a new police academy class

with 30 to 40 candidates. He said the department just recently started a class with 18 recruits.

“It’s Nice To See Them Out Here” Tammy Rius said that her nephew is interested in becoming a police officer, and that she would pass along the recruitment information to him this afternoon. She said he was at the gym at that very moment, trying to stay in shape.

“It’s a good thing,” Rius said about seeing officers out at the Whalley Avenue grocery store letting anyone and everyone know that the department is hiring.

“I can see a change, that they’re trying to get involved with the community more.

Sometimes people don’t trust them, but it’s getting better.”

Born and raised in Newhallville, Rius said she’s “always been at a place of trust with the New Haven Police Department.”

Even amidst this summer of protest against police brutality around the country, she said, she feels confident that New Haven officers are overwhelmingly interested in protecting the community they serve.

Vanessa Berrios, another New Haven native, said the same. She’s not personally looking to become a police officer, but she has a friend who is, and planned to pass along the information.

“It’s nice to see them out here trying to community with people,” she said.

She said she thinks police-community relations would only improve if regular people see officers out in the community more, and not just in times of crisis.

“There’s good people and bad people,” she said about her current thoughts on police in general and New Haven’s department in particular. “It’s not all police that are bad. You see a lot of bad things, but you know that it’s not everyone. You can’t think that it’s everyone. “ She said she’s had relatively little contact with city police. And from what she has seen, she said, she’s been impressed.

“I’ve seen them doing their job, but I’ve never seen them beat somebody.”

Berrios recognized that this summer’s protests have likely taken quite a toll on officers who are in the job for all the right reasons.

“I know it’s affecting them,” she said.

“Even though they’re not the ones doing anything wrong, some people see it as it’s all cops. It’s scary, because there are some out there that will do whatever, and they can’t get away with in. But there are some good ones that are really there to protect us and do what they’re supposed to do.”

Wyatt Jackson said he would consider applying, if he were 50 years younger.

He’s 75 now and, he said, probably not the right fit for the job.

“I think it’s good that they’re recruiting in the neighborhood,” he said. “If that could help one life, it’s worth it.”

Size doesn’t matter, at least when it comes to being a good police officer.

What’s much more important is confi-

Borisova shares a police recruitment flyer with Rius.

Officer Todd Kelley shares recruitment info with Wyatt Jackson.

dence and an ability to communicate.

A panel of women officers from the New Haven Police Department (NHPD) passed along those words of wisdom to prospective female police candidates Tuesday evening during an Empowering Women Through Law Enforcement forum.

The department held the virtual recruitment event in an attempt to expand the NHPD’s pool of applicants and further diversify the ranks of the city police. It was organized by Supervisor of Recruitment and Background Investigations Sgt. Dana Smith and Deputy Commander of Training Sgt. Shayna Kendall.

The event came one day after the NHPD officially opened its application process for new officers on Monday. Interested candidates can submit applications as late as Sept. 4.

According to the city’s June monthly financial report, 16 percent of the department’s sworn personnel are female.

One of Tuesday’s attendees, Victoria Weiss, asked the women officers for advice about “always being told I’m too nice to be a cop, or too small.”

“It’s not what you look like or how big you are because in reality our biggest tool is our mouth to communicate,” said Ken-

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dall.

Officer Jasmine Sanders, who is five feet and two inches tall, said height means nothing.

“I’m a small statue and I pay it no mind because I have confidence,” she responded.

Kendall said the purpose of the womenfocused recruitment event was to show that the department is “able to advance.”

Due to the Covid-19 pandemic, the recruitment team won’t be doing as much in-person travel as usual. Now the team is looking at more virtual opportunities to promote the recruitment process and attract candidates interested in serving on the NHPD. Kendall and Smith organized the Zoom panel for about 15 potential applicants in hopes of recruiting more women to the male-dominated profession of law enforcement.

A department that has many confident and capable women on its force is empowering, said Kendall.

The panel of women officers ranged in ranks and time of service to offer a variety of perspectives to those interested in a career at the NHPD. The panelists discussed some of their experiences on job and

shared with the group other requirements for becoming a police officer (e.g. at least 21 years old as of November 2020, a GED or high school degree_.

The panel was made up of NHPD Officers Nikki Curry, Nancy Jordan, and Sanders, Sgt. Kendall, and Lt. Lt. Manmeet Colon.

Kendall said the NHPD is open to becoming better by making the department reflect the community it serves more.

“Women officers can provide a different lens,” said Kendall.

Smith hopes that the hiring of more women officers will offer more role models in New Haven.

The NHPD is one of the best police departments in the country, according to Kendall. By hiring more women the department can “rely mostly on the ability to talk and connect with people,” said Kendall.

The panel started with informing the group about the application process, and finished with a Q&A. A viewer named Sarah asked the panel, “What made you stay with New Haven?

What do you like most?”

Curry applied to the NHPD 11 years ago.

It was the only department she applied to.

Curry said she was unsure she would be recruited as she has a few family members who are convicted felons.

Curry was born and raised in New Haven. Growing up, she only had negative encounters with police.

“I always saw them arresting my family.

I remember running from them too,” she said. “I joined because I wanted to get a different perspective.”

Sanders said she joined the NHPD because it “gives you many opportunities to grow.”

Jordan too was raised in New Haven and has been working to make a difference in her community since joining 20 years ago.

Laura Galvet applied last year and asked the panel for advice for how to work as a police officer while living in the same city one patrols.

“You’re going to get challenged on the job as a female. Don’t let anybody get in your head and tell you otherwise,” said Curry.

Sanders added that knowing residents can be an advantage.

Applications for recruitment will close Sept. 4.

Thais Saucedo, a 20-year-old attendee at the forum, asked the panel for advice as she trains and waits to apply until she turns 21 next year.

Kendall advised Saucedo to condition and get in shape now. “Act as though your’re currently going through the process,” she responded.

Smith and Kendall said they hope to continue these forums during the open application time for anyone interested in getting a new look at policing.

THE INNER-CITY NEWS - August 26, 2020 - September 01, 2020

Federal Judge Says ‘No’ To State Police Union

by Lisa Backus Ct. News Junkie

A federal judge has denied the Connecticut State Police Union’s request for a temporary restraining order that would have barred the agency from releasing certain internal affairs reports now considered public records under the new police accountability law.

The law reverses a key portion of the state police contract approved by the legislature in May 2019 that prohibits the public release of internal affairs documents if the investigation determines the allegations of wrongdoing are unfounded or unsubstantiated.

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The union was seeking a temporary restraining order while a lawsuit seeking a permanent injunction moves forward. The lawsuit was filed days after the police accountability bill became law in late July.

In a five-page memorandum issued Friday, U.S. District Judge Charles Haight, Jr., concluded that the union had not shown there would be an irreparable harm to union members in the few weeks it would take to hold a preliminary injunction hearing.

Haight ordered the union represented

by executive director Andrew Matthews to file a brief in response to the objection to the restraining order filed by the state Department of Emergency Services and Public Protection, which oversees the state police, by Aug. 28.

The hearing on the injunction will take place Sept. 1 by telephone conference, Haight said.

Legislators did not discuss that portion of the contract when they held a session to review the pay raises and other collective bargaining points before it was unanimously approved.

Critics, including members of the state’s Freedom of Information Commission, pointed out that the contract allows state police to circumvent state Freedom of Information laws and doesn’t add to the public’s trust since no one would be able to scrutinize how the investigations were conducted.

The police accountability bill was largely drafted by the Judiciary Committee cochairs Sen. Gary Winfield, D-New Haven, and Rep. Steve Stafstrom, D-Bridgeport, after the death of George Floyd at the hands of Minneapolis police on May 25.

Floyd’s death, which was captured on video, sparked protests throughout the nation and in Connecticut where advocates

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for police reform blocked highways and camped out at police departments.

The 65-page law includes new standards for training in de-escalation and for how deadly use of force incidents are investigated, along with other provisions to reform how policing is done in Connecticut.

The portions of the state police contract that were impacted by the law were already the subject of a state labor grievance filed by the union after state police

officials under DESPP Commissioner James Rovella were instructed to release the documents.

The union won the grievance with the agency on June 10. The agency is required to ask troopers if the release of a substantiated allegation would be an invasion of privacy. The agency also was required to stop releasing any reports related to allegations that were deemed “unfounded.”

Hill Corner Named After Church Founders

by LAURA GLESBY

New Haven I ndependent

Over the past 47 years, the church that Bishop James Perkins and Pastor Tanzella Perkins founded has grown from three parishioners to over 400.

The Perkins’ legacy is evident not only in the community they started, but also on a Hill streetcorner that now bears their names.

Around 40 congregants gathered outside the Mount Calvary Holy Revival Center on Saturday morning, feet from the corner of Legion Avenue and Greenwood Street that the Board of Alders named in the Perkins’ honor. They convened for a ceremony to unveil the new street sign naming the corner after the church’s founders.

Bishop and Pastor Perkins started Mount Calvary Holy Revival Center down the street in 1972. Seven years later, their community migrated to the gray ridged building near the corner of Greenwood and Legion.

In that building, Bishop Perkins led the congregation until his death in 1993, after which Pastor Perkins took over his role.

Tancella and Trent Perkins, the children of the bishop and pastor, said their parents would have been elated to see the streetcorner’s new name.

“Even though they’re sleeping now, I believe they know,” Tancella said.

Tancella recalled that her father’s shortest-ever sermon inside the Legion Avenue

Bishop James Perkins

church was an hour and a half long. When he got particularly passionate, she said, his talks could last the whole night.

Trent said the Bishop devoted himself to mentorship. “My father opened the doors to other young preachers,” he said.

Meanwhile, Pastor Tanzella Perkins was known as a “radio pastor” to her family; she kept her sermons to an average of 15 minutes, short and sweet.

She would come into the church building

Pastor Tanzella Perkins

every day at noon to pray, Trent recalled.

The siblings were joined by dozens of congregants and friends.

Theresa Morant, a congregant who joined the church after both founders’ deaths, said she felt their presence despite not having met them. “They worked tirelessly for this building,” she said.

Vicky Mariconde, a friend of the family, sang “How Great is Our God” as a part of the ceremony. She had never met Bishop

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Perkins, but she recalled that the pastor was always “outgoing, energetic.”

“Their hard work was not in vain,” Mariconde added.

In her speech, Tancella noted that the name of the street Legion Avenue evokes a massive group of people. The small church that Pastor and Bishop Perkins founded has grown into a legion, she said.

Ron Hurt, another Hill pastor and the ward’s alder, helped make the corner naming happen. He cast Mount Calvary Holy Revival Center as one of the faith communities that have helped the Hill neighborhood come together in tough times. The church recently held a community food and voter registration drive.

“I feel so much safer with the Calvary,” Hurt said.

Overseer Daniel Bland, the church’s current leader, said that the ceremony brought joy amid the difficulties of the coronavirus: “During this time, what people need is hope.”

The street sign was finally revealed . . . . . . identifying the intersection as “Bishop James & Pastor Tanzella Perkins Corner” from then onwards.

Afterwards, Tancella distributed 38 balloons 19 green in honor of her father, and 19 white in honor of her mother for those gathered to release.

As the congregants let go, the balloons floated skyward from the street.

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THE INNER-CITY NEWS - August 26, 2020 - September 01, 2020

Suicidal Thoughts Increase Among Youth During COVID-19: CDC Study

by Christine Stuart

A recent study by the Centers for Disease Control found that 25% of people aged 18 to 24 reported considering taking their own life as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic.

“A lot of youth are feeling very isolated from their families. They’re feeling very isolated from their communities, from school and a lot of anxiety just due to this level of uncertainty. Not knowing what’s going to come next or where to find the answers,” said Maisha Smith, a licensed clinical social worker with the Institute of Living.

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Ice The Beef Equips Fair Haveners For School

by MAYA MCFADDEN

New Haven I ndependent

Mother of ten Rameinak Armour-White picked up brand new book bags filled with supplies with six of her youngest kids, who are eager to head back to school safely after the large household struggled to concentrate on remote classes in the Spring.

Ice the Beef’s Latino Caucus distributed 430 book bags at the back-to-school giveaway, its debut event, on Friday outside of Christopher Columbus Family Academy.

Families like Armour-White’s were offered kids backpacks filled with school supplies, Covid testing, musical performances, and voter and census registration.

Visitors were greeted with a squirt of hand sanitizer each, and face masks were offered.

Sisters Tainia, 15, and Cakira 13, helped their siblings pick out book bags for the school year.

“It’s too hard learning from home,” said Tainia, who attends Achievement First Amistad High School. Her sister attends Amistad Academy Middle School.

“Most of my friends go to school because it’s their safe place,” said Cakira.

Armour-White, who lives in Newhallville, was around the Fair Haven area while the event was happening. Her family was in need of school supplies as the start of the school year approaches quickly. Armour-White hasn’t been able to find the time or money to go school shopping while working as a nurse.

Ice The Beef’s Latino Caucus was formed in July at the suggestion of President Manuel Camacho, 15. The caucus has about six group members currently.

Camacho got help planning the event from secretary Jose Carrion, 16, and Vice President Kassandra Martel, 17.

Camacho has lived in Fair Haven for six years. “There’s not much going on over here for the community,” he said. “I immediately knew where I wanted to start my work, right here.”

The organizers spoke with families as they stopped by. Camacho heard from

Jose Carrion, Manuel Camacho, Kassandra Martel.

neighbors who were laid off and are struggling to find new jobs.

Martel joined the team in hopes of getting more connected with the Hispanic community. Martel is Peruvian and is in foster care; her current parents are white and live in Orange. As a Hillhouse student, Martel spends most of her time in New Haven, one of few places she can find Peruvian food markets and barbershops.

While talking with community members at the event, Martel said she was reminded of the many struggles she has faced with different foster families. “I understand

the struggle of what it’s like. Most of us aren’t thinking about school supplies. because we’re thinking about rent and food, That’s the first priority,” she said.

Carrion, who attends Sound School, is Camacho’s cousin. As secretary, Carrion said, he hopes to bring Ice the Beef’s message to the Latino community, which “has a voice and important place in the fight.”

Inside the book bags were pencils and notebooks for students. “This was a burden on many people,” said Camacho.

The event was scheduled to end at five.

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THE INNER-CITY NEWS - August 26, 2020 - September 01, 2020

Connecticut Democrats Close ‘Virtual’ Convention Together

by Christine Stuart Ct. News Junkie

HARTFORD, CT — The 2020 Democratic National Convention was like no other. It was mostly virtual, but Connecticut Democrats gathered Thursday at the Hartford Yard Goats’ baseball stadium to watch Joe Biden accept the nomination for president.

It was the first time the 74 delegates were physically together, but still socially distanced.

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“Most of the folks here have been to a few conventions before and this one is novel,” U.S. Sen. Richard Blumenthal said.

He said he thinks people watching the convention have felt a “personal connection” to this convention, which has been absent from traditions like cheering crowds, off-script remarks, and lengthy speeches.

Martin Dunleavy, one of the delegates, said the convention was one of the “best messaging devices to voters, ever.” Dunleavy, who has been attending conventions since 1968, said the experience was not the same for delegates, but the delegates already know how they’re casting

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their ballots.

“The only way Donald Trump wins this election is to steal it,” Blumenthal said.

“The election machinery, diminishing and degrading the Post Office, but also inviting Russians to continue interfering.”

Blumenthal said the “threat of foreign interference is absolutely chilling. I’ve seen the classified documents. The top secret

briefings.”

In accepting the nomination, Biden said in his administration, “America will not turn a blind eye to Russian bounties on the heads of American soldiers. Nor will I put up with foreign interference in our most sacred democratic exercise – voting.

I will stand always for our values of human rights and dignity.”

U.S. Rep Rosa DeLauro said the Trump administration has divided this country.

She said Joe Biden walks in the shoes of the American people and he will “restore the trust of the American people in government.”

Trust in government was one of the themes the Democratic Party hit on during the four-day convention.

U.S. Sen. Chris Murphy said Biden understands what Americans go through.

“We need someone in the White House who is a human being, who feels the pain that people are going through,” Murphy said. “What’s so exceptional to me is that Joe Biden has been able to open up his life to us. To show us who he is. To put people as part of this convention—who don’t have any titles in front of their names. They’re just the folks who gave him a ride on the train.”

Attorney General William Tong said the convention really helped focus the party on the issues.

One of its most pressing issues is the integrity of the vote, which they believe is being threatened by cuts to the U.S. Postal Service.

Tong talked about a mail sorting machine left out in the open at the Weston Street postal center in Hartford. He said it

was dismantled and left in the parking lot, exposed to the elements.

Gov. Ned Lamont said Biden understands what it means to be American and “he’ll represent the best of our country.”

Lamont, an early Biden supporter, said he doesn’t think there would be 170,000 dead from COVID-19 if Biden had been president.

Biden is preparing to take office in January with a unified national plan to defeat COVID-19. The plan includes a centralized federal strategy for testing, contact tracing, and shoring up the medical supply chain.

Lt. Gov. Susan Bysiewicz said a Biden administration would be supportive of what Connecticut has accomplished with its paid Family and Medical Leave Act that will go into effect in 2022, and an increased minimum wage.

Biden also used his acceptance speech to talk about ending systematic racism.

“History has thrust one more urgent task on us,” Biden said. “Will we be the generation that finally wipes the stain of racism from our national character? I believe we’re up to it.”

Dunleavy said it was the best speech he ever heard Biden give.

Covid Cases Tick Upward

by LAURA GLESBY

New Haven I ndependent

In late July, New Haven learned of about one or two new Covid-19 cases per day.

Now, eight to nine new cases are being discovered each day, as college campuses reported their first testing results.

Over the past 14 days, coronavirus tests have detected 66 positive cases in town — compared to approximately 36 cases three weeks ago.

City Health Director Maritza Bond said on Monday that the positive cases have been occurring throughout New Haven.

Of the 66 cases, at least 30 percent identify as Latinx or Hispanic and at least 27 percent identify as Black or AfricanAmerican. Much information about the racial demographics of recent cases is unknown due to incomplete forms collected by providers, according to Bond.

Bond said that there are a number of factors that might be contributing to the rise in cases, including relaxed social distancing behavior, improper mask usage, and out-of-state visitors.

“I go out into the community often and see people congregating and not wearing masks,” she said. “I usually attend community events and I’m giving out masks and masks because people are not wearing them.”

She pointed out a common misconception that people don’t have to remain six feet apart from one another as long as

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Health Director Bond: Mask up; stay vigilant.

they are wearing masks. From a virus prevention standpoint, a six-foot distance from others is necessary even when everyone has a mask on.

Anecdotally, Bond added, she’ll see people reusing worn-out disposable masks that were meant for a single use.

She has also noticed a lot of out-of-state license plates, particularly as students have begun moving into colleges for the semester.

Yale, Albertus, SCSU Cases Reported

Bond said that the city is closely monitoring cases at Albertus Magnus, Southern Connecticut State University, and Yale.

She reported that Albertus Magnus and Southern have each seen two cases among incoming students; the city is waiting on Yale to return a specific breakdown of numbers for students and staff. (According to Yale’s website, between Aug. 10 and Aug. 16, three students tested positive for coronavirus.)

“We’re seeing that there’s an increase across the country in general,” Bond said.

“We want to be vigilant that there could be a rise in cases [in New Haven].” Social distancing remains essential. “If you don’t want to do it for yourself, do it for others that are at a greater risk, for those that are over 65 or have preexisting conditions.”

Bond said that the city is stepping up initiatives such as the “Mask Up” campaign to educate the public about social distancing.

At a press briefing on Monday morning, Yale-New Haven Health officials stressed that Covid hospitalizations remain low across Connecticut.

New Haven currently has the highest number of hospitalizations for Covid-19 among YNHH facilities. Seventeen Covid-19 patients are hospitalized in New Haven — compared to four at Bridgeport, one at Greenwich, one at Lawrence Con‘t on page 17

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OP-ED | Welcome to ‘The Souls of Black Folk,’ Connecticut

by Jonathan L. Wharton After watching Kamala Harris’ Democratic Party nomination for vice president, I was taken aback by social media comments on Facebook and Twitter. Yes, the unfortunate sexist and racist thoughts were in full force. But there were also comments that Harris is “not Black” and “not Black enough.” Do we not understand the African diaspora?

On paper, I should be the last one to shed some light on Harris and the African diaspora. As a Republican from Connecticut, many of you would – and have – challenged me that I’m not Black enough in your myopic understanding of Black

America. Growing up Black in West Hartford will be a forever scarring experience for me. But attending Howard University, a Historically Black College and University (HBCU), was an enlightening experience in my life.

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Harris also attended Howard years before I did. And I returned 16 years ago to complete my doctoral dissertation (and book) on then-Newark Mayor (now U.S. Senator) Cory Booker and concerns surrounding his post-racial politics. Many, including the city’s prior mayor, challenged Booker’s race since he is Black American and was raised in nearby suburbs. So presenting Black experiences has been a part of my research and my own life.

Harris’ and my alma mater respects these various Black experiences and yet there’s often an assumption that Howard is only inclusive of Black American history, poli-

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tics, culture, and thought. This is hardly the case. Howard and so many HBCUs revere the diverse reality of the African

diaspora writ large since the Black experience is not just a Black American monolith and Harris was seeking this in the 1980s.

In fact, various HBCUs have many West, East, and South African students, faculty, and administrators. Their campuses often include a number of South American, Central American, and Caribbean individuals as well. Even at Howard, there were many East and South Asian students and faculty members, especially in our medical and law schools. Class and campus discussions were not always about the Black American experience. They stressed shared global experiences and respecting the ties that bind, also known as the diaspora experience and the purpose for HBCUs. This diaspora outlook is not unusual since many are aware of the Jewish diaspora and the Muslim diaspora. Even Pan-African, Pan-Asian, and Pan-Latino thought are known for going beyond na-

tionalistic borders and respecting cultural and historical linkages. After all, various populations for generations have migrated for political, social and religious reasons. But the African diaspora is unique since much of it centers on enslavement, uplift, and equality. There are a number of books and reading lists on the African diaspora.

So there are countless perspectives illustrating that the Black experience is not monolithic. Many writers and scholars offer a western “liberal-conservative” but also non-western understanding to African diaspora thought. Yes, W.E.B. Du Bois and Frantz Fanon, but also Alphonso Pickney and Thomas Sowell. There isn’t one singular experience nor a notion of one Black America, but instead a variety of perspectives and experiences. In other words, there is a range of understanding and interpreting the Black experience and Con’t on page 17

A Week Later, Hill Rallies For Peace

by COURTNEY LUCIANA New Haven I ndependent

Pastor Esau Greene of New Antioch Church of God and Reverend Wayne McCrae of Upright Ministries Outreach organized a peace rally on the corner of Rosette and Hurlburt streets, the same street where Dayshon Smith was shot and killed and five others were injured a week earlier. Fifteen city officials and officers gathered to speak out for peace and prayer.

McCrae said that the community must stand up for one another instead of going against each other.

“I also grieve because so many deaths have occurred. When we see a shooting takes place, the investigation and the officers come out. They tape off the area. That’s not becoming a new normal.

Through this pandemic, we are trying to find a new normal,” McCrae said. “We’re not trying to go from the pandemic to the pandemonium. We want to let the community know that we’re not going to be tolerating that.”

Greene told the crowd that he called McCrae to help arrange the event after he had witnessed Hill resident Lucia Marrero cleaning blood from the shootings off the street.

“This concerned citizen, this mother of the community, was out here with her small water plant pot and she was cleaning the blood off of the sidewalk in tears because she said she has seen enough,” Greene said. “None of us are better than the next and we’re out here killing each other.”

Marrero (at right in photo) is a mother of four children. She has been a second mom to many kids while living in the neigh-

borhood that past 15 and a half years. She said that Smith was the 12th person she had seen die due to street violence.

“We all as a community need to work together. We’re all parents out here. These children don’t have anything. All they have is the street and it’s sad,” Marrero said. “Some of these children might not realize that they have programs but they’re not utilizing them because they probably don’t know of them. There’s a lot of kids out here who are just losing their lives.”

Clifford Beers Director of Family and Community Engagement Tirzah Kemp (at left in above photo) gave Marrero and every attendee a business card to reach the agency’s mental health anonymous hotline and other services. The Clifford Beers card was designed to be small enough for people to put in their pockets and to know they’re not alone.

Kemp said Marrero’s pain reflected that when there is an act of violence in the community, it affects more people than the perpetrator and victim.

“It affects the whole community. Our community is traumatized, our community is in pain, our community is facing inequities unlike we’ve ever faced before,” said Kemp. “We need help. It’s very important that we stand up and begin to look at the traumatic impact of what’s happening in our community, and how it’s disproportionately affecting Black and brown families.”

Neighbors listened from a distance while sitting on their front porches or passing by on foot, “We’re pleading with you and we’re asking you to survive! We need you to survive!” Kemp implored them.

Police Chief Otoniel Reyes, who grew

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Pastor Esau Greene leads the peace rally on Saturday.

up on Rosette and Hurlburt streets, said he wanted to spread a message of love, unity, and hope.

“The New Haven Police Department stands with you. We are your partners. We understand the pain. We understand the need for positive reform. And we stand with you to be a part of that change,” said Reyes. “More importantly, we understand the need of uplifting the community and making sure our young folks have an opportunity for a better future.”

New Haven State Rep. Robyn Porter noted the impact of Covid-19 on the community.

“People have been locked up in their homes, and I think we’re seeing a manifestation of that. We do not need to be

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killing one another, and I will acknowledge that,” Porter said. “I also want us to acknowledge the conditions of the community and the conditions under which we have been forced to live not only for generations, but for centuries. We need to talk about how we have had a chokehold not only on our necks, our finances, and economics,.”

Hill Alders Kampton Singh and Evelyn Rodriguez said residents, particularly the youth, need to take the community back.

“We have our families here. We have to show people that we are ready to take our streets back. We are ready to enjoy our property and neighborhoods,” Singh said. “You have resources. Please reach out. There are agencies and people you can talk to.”

“We don’t have to resort to guns or violence. Please let us want to love ourselves, to love others, and to help each other during this serious time,” Rodriguez added, after Singh spoke. “There’s a lot of things we need for. There’s this Covid-19.

There’s a lot of joblessness. There’s a lot of young adults without jobs.”

Charles Minchenko said the shootings resonated with him because of the death of his nephew, Darrin Winfrey, who was shot in October 2017 on Richard Street.

“This right here sits bad with me because it was a whole block party and you’ve got six people that got shot and one murder.

For the people in this community to not come forward and say something, you’re wrong,” Michenko said. “You’re not coming forward because it wasn’t you and your family, but you have other families that you’re friends with out in this community that are hurting right now. If you can’t help them then who are you going to help? Nobody. It needs to stop and New Haven needs to step up.”

Rev. Brixeida Marquez runs Free Forever Prison Ministry at 149 Rosette St.. Her ministry assists prison inmates in reentering society She urged the community to work as one.

Angel Ramos (pictured), an ex-convict, is now a minister in West Haven because of Marquez’ help, he said. He stood as a living example that anyone can save themselves. Ramos spent his entire youth incarcerated at Attica Correctional Facility in New York. He still has a bullet in his body from his days on the street.

“I was facing 25 years to life, but there the Lord rescued me,” Ramos said. “Don’t wait to realize the police and ministers are with you until being in a prison.”

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by SOPHIE SONNENFELD New Haven I ndependent

Members of the National Veteran’s Council for Legal Redress (NVCLR) gathered in front of the Vietnam War monument at Vietnam War Memorial Park Saturday afternoon to serve fellow New Haven veteran by handing out personal protective equipment (PPE) and other essentials.

NVCLR was awarded $10,000 from the Yale Community for New Haven Fund to supply hand sanitizer, reusable and disposable masks, gloves, and a $50 Stop & Shop gift card.

Using these supplies, Director Conley Monk and Executive Director Garry Monk put together 85 bags for veterans and their families.

Garry Monk and his brother Conley founded the NVCLR in 1982. Conley Monk helped design and was on the original committee that raised $250,000 to erect the granite V-shaped Vietnam War monument in the late 1980s.

Conley Monk spoke about the organization’s efforts to support all veterans in the New Haven area in terms of providing essentials and trying to build housing for veterans.

The Monk brothers and the NVCLR began planning Saturday’s PPE free giveaway in late May. They arrived to set up two tents and essential items bags at 11a.m. and start giving out PPE at 2 p.m.. By 2:15, they already had ten veterans come by for PPE

bags.

“Inside of Covid-19, the opportunity to support New Haven residents was key,” Garry Monk said. “A lot of veterans don’t have the ability and the wherewithal to get the masks and also they’re short on money because of their jobs. It’s been a struggle so we’re making sure that they have what they need.”

Along with handing out PPE, NVCLR members answered questions and offered information about their organization and other organizations that support veterans.

They encouraged veterans who stopped by to reach out if they need help obtaining masks or getting testing in the future.

“It’s really important because it’s a health thing. What you gotta understand is veterans have more questionable health than the rest of the population,” Monk said. He said it’s hard enough for many veterans to get the medical attention and healthcare they need without the threat of the Covid-19 pandemic.

“The idea is to also provide fellowship. People haven’t seen each other in a while,” he added.

Just at that moment, the Monks’ longtime family friend, Jay Reed, approached the table. “So here we are, like I said, with fellowship that we haven’t been able to do in so long and we’re making connections again,” Monk observed.

Reed, who is from New Haven, went into the Marines in 1968. Garry Monk has known Reed since he was 5.

Garry Monk and Houston with Conley Monk (far right), Olivia Monk Henderson (center right), and Alder Carmen Rodriguez (left).

Reed said Covid-19 has been hard for him and said he was thankful for the PPE giveaway.

Hill South Management Team’s Angela Hatley, who served in the military from 1976 to 1989, picked up a PPE bag on Saturday. Hatley’s two brothers are also veterans. She told one brother who lives across town to come to the event as well.

“There’s nothing targeted towards veterans that benefits them and masks are such a desperately needed item in our everyday

life unfortunately now,” Hatley said.

She said Covid-19 has impacted her both “some and none.” Hatley lost her mother at the beginning of March just as the pandemic struck Connecticut. “I’ve been living in a sort of alternate universe this whole time. And the fact that the world is topsy turvy, it fits my narrative because I feel like I’m living in bizarro world right now.”

Hatley, who is medically retired, said that Covid-19 has made affording rising

prices for essentials difficult: “They know that you’re going to buy it no matter what.

Take it or leave it is their attitude for the basics.”

Hatley said she is grateful for NVCLR’s assistance in getting masks and a Stop & Shop gift card. “You don’t ever hear the narrative starting off with veterans, so I’m just really happy and thankful.”

New Havener Marlon Graham didn’t know about the PPE giveaway, but decided to check it out when he saw the gathering at the Vietnam War memorial.

Marlon served from 1986 to 1992. She said PPE distributions are important. “If Connecticut wants to stay with a low infection rate, we should give out PPE like this. We could easily be Texas, Louisiana, Florida, the list goes on.”

“Right now Connecticut’s enjoying a low impact rate and that’s great, that’s great,” Marlon said.

Hill Alder Carmen Rodriguez helped NVCLR members greet New Haven veterans and hand out the PPE bags “They’ve served our country and because of them we have the freedom that we have and so it’s important to support our veterans” she said.

Rodriguez said she was happy to see all that NVCLR is doing for the community.

“Their coming out is for an awareness about resources and not only for today, but ongoing. They have a vision for great outcomes for our servicemen that are coming back.”

Women’s Empowerment Organization to Open First Black-Owned Supermarket in the Tri-State Area BlackNews.com

New York, NY — Think Like a Boss, a women’s empowerment organization founded in New York City, is planning to open the first Black-owned grocery store in the tri-state area. It will be called Seneca Market, and will act as a blueprint for future Black-owned franchises.

Think Like a Boss and its community of close supporters have already launched an online crowdfunding campaign aimed towards creating Seneca Market. The founders believe that the act of people of color supporting and uplifting each other is a foundational tenet to spearheading real societal change.

“We have to adopt the mindset that buying from and supporting black businesses is for progress and not just for protest,” says Founder & CEO Alexandra Bernard Simmons.

Supermarkets and grocery stores are a critical aspect of any thriving community, as they often serve as neighborhood hubs that fill the roles of employment centers, local gathering places, and sources of community pride beyond just a place to shop for food. There are less than 10 supermarkets in the U.S. that are Black-

owned, which is something Think Like a Boss is actively working to change.

Alexandra continues, “In 2020, we’ve seen our lives completely turned upside down as we’ve been forced to navigate two pandemic – A virus that has brought us to a standstill while racism has brought

us to our knees. Seneca Market is a new opportunity for Black people to take ownership in supporting such a crucial part of their neighborhoods.”

Named after NYC’s first fully self-sufficient Black Village that was destroyed during the creation of Central Park, Sen-

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eca Market’s flagship location is slated to open in New Jersey and will be the first of what will ultimately be many such franchises.

The store will be different from conventional corporate chains insofar as it will prioritize sustainability through neigh-

borhood economics by sourcing directly from black farmers, suppliers, entrepreneurs, wholesalers, and more. Franchising will allow the organization to recreate the market in different cities around the nation, with New York City and Philadelphia in early consideration for the next store locations.

The crowdfunding campaign is now live and is scheduled to end on October 19th, 2020. It can be found on the organization’s iFundWomen page. Their goal is to raise $500,000–all of which will go directly towards the funding of Seneca Market.

About the Company: Founded in 2014 and headquartered in New York City, Think Like a Boss is a multi-faceted social goods organization focused on improving communities through women empowerment, entrepreneurship, teen programs, and media content. The company also provides business consulting services and marketing training for aspiring and seasoned entrepreneurs.

For media inquiries, please contact (973) 559-3652 or by email at thinklikeabossnj@gmail.com

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Trump Administration Ramps Up Efforts to Dismantle Post Office

By Stacy M. Brown, NNPA Newswire Senior National Correspondent

President Donald Trump has made no secret of his desire to dismantle the United States Postal Service or revamp the agency in a way that has angered Democrats and others who said it’s a tactic to prevent mail-in voting for the upcoming election.

The CARES Act passed in April authorized the postal service to borrow up to $10 billion from the Treasury Department for operating expenses if it’s determines that, due to the COVID-19 emergency, the post office would not fund operating expenses without borrowing money.

“They have withheld that money. They have broken the law,” Congressional Black Caucus Chair Karen Bass told BlackPressUSA during a livestream interview last month. Other Democratic lawmakers, including Sen. Sherrod Brown (D-Ohio), Rep. Bobby Scott (D-Va.), and Rep. Hank Johnson (D-Ga.), also told BlackPressUSA that the president is trying to dismantle the postal service.

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Bags ran out by 4 p.m.

Fair Haven Community Health Care staffers Tatiana Davlla, Yoaniris Deleon, and Annette Nasiadka conducted about ten Covid test on community members at the event.

Sponsors for the event included Never Forgotten Never Alone, Fair Haven Health, Black and Brown People United, Mellisa Attlebury, New Haven’s People Center, Friends of Goffe Street Parks, Unidad Latina, Islamic Center, CIty Wide Youth Colilition, Chatham Square Neighborhood Association, Ct Cowboys Fan Club, Cornell Scott Hill Health, Yale Latino Networking Group, CAGV, Maintenance Pro, Cruse Bereavement Care, and Advance Child Care.

The team hopes to arrange marches and rallies in Fair Haven in the near future and partner with organizations like Unidad Latina en Accion.

Marcey Lynn Jones, Ward 30 Democratic committee co-chair, distributed 300 of her handmade mask at the event within the first hour. CT Against Gun Violence Executive Director Jeremy Stein distributed shirts reading, “How many kids does it take to change our gun laws?”

Nancy Perez brought her cousins Delmy, 12, and Christian 7, to get book bags after hearing about the event on Facebook.

Delmy picked out a shiny pink bookbag while Christian picked a spider man bookbag.

“I’m glad they got to pick their bags to make them more excited for school,” said Perez.

Jocelyn Benson (D) and Ohio Secretary of State Frank LaRose (R) joined in signing the letter.

“State and local election officials are busy planning for the November general election, and many expect an increase in the use of absentee and mail ballots, along with other election-related mailings,” the state officials wrote.

“We view the [United States Postal Service] as a vital partner in administering a safe, successful election and would like to learn more about any planned changes around USPS service due to COVID-19, preparations for increased election-related mail, USPS staffing levels and processing times, and other pertinent issues.”

The postal service has sent letters to warn 46 states that it could not guarantee all mail-in ballots cast for the November election would arrive in time to be counted.

Some states, like Maryland and Virginia, received a “heightened warning” that the postal service could not meet state-mandated deadlines.

In response, a large group of protesters staged a “noise demonstration” on Saturday, Aug. 15, outside of Postmaster General Louis DeJoy’s home in Washington, D.C. The demonstration was organized by the direct-action group “Shut Down D.C.” The organization said they believe DeJoy is “dismantling” the U.S. Postal Service in favor of President Donald Trump’s re-election. They said his actions contribute to voter suppression.

“DeJoy has fired or reassigned much of the existing USPS leadership and ordered the removal of mail sorting machines that are fundamental to the functioning of the postal service. Meanwhile, mail delivery is slowing down under other decisions

made by DeJoy, such as eliminating overtime for postal workers,” the organization wrote in a statement.

This week, the U.S. Inspector General opened an investigation into DeJoy’s policy changes at the post office.

According to some lawmakers, those changes are reportedly taking a toll on military veterans who are experiencing much longer wait times to receive mailorder prescription drugs.

Slowdowns at the post office have reportedly also resulted in seniors receiving their medications late and other important mail like social security checks.

It has also angered those who work for the agency.

Postal workers throughout the country have reported low morale, and many have cited the actions of Dejoy, who was appointed by Trump. On Friday, Aug. 14, the National Association of Letter Carriers (NALC), a union that boasts nearly 300,000 active and retired postal workers, endorsed Presumptive Democratic Presidential Nominee Joe Biden.

“Vice President Biden is, was, and will continue to be a fierce ally and defender of the United States Postal Service, letter carriers, and our fellow postal brothers and sisters,” NALC President Fredric Rolando said in a statement.

“Together, Biden and [vice presidential running mate] Sen. Kamala Harris fully exhibit the experience, dedication, thoughtfulness and steady hands that will work to ensure that letter carriers and working families are put first,” Rolando declared.

intentions causing bad consequences, specifically for Black Americans, Latinx Americans and other people of color who are trying to work as independent contractors on a legitimate path to becoming sustainable and profitable entrepreneurs.

Systemic racism in America today has many varied and debilitating manifestations that keep a knee on the necks of people of color striving to achieve success, empowerment and lift themselves out of poverty. In my view, the proposed California law, Assembly Bill 5, is unconstitutional and racist. Other states should become aware and alarmed by these nonprogressive and regressive regulations.

We have a fundamental right to participate in the emerging gig-economy. Black independent contractors who drive as a means of entrepreneurship do matter.

In fact, all Black Riders Matter. There are hundreds of thousands of people of color riders who depend daily on Lyft, Uber and other ride share companies to provide transportation and other vital services in particular during the devastating COVID-19 pandemic.

A court in California just issued a temporary “stay” on restricting rideshare operations in the state over the independent contractor issue. The court ruling should be made permanent while civil rights and business leaders work together to undo the unjust and unfair rideshare regulations that may negatively impact millions of people throughout America.

The quality of life needs and aspirations of Black Americans and others should not be relegated to the political or exclusive whims of those who do not really care about the empowerment of our families and communities in California and across the nation. This is a growing national issue and I cannot and will not remain silent.

the postal service.

Despite recently voting with his wife by mail in a Florida primary election, the president said he’s against mail-in voting.

“Trump is not stupid. He knows if there is a decent-sized turnout in this election, he loses,” Sen. Bernie Sanders (D-Vt.) wrote on Twitter.

“He and his friends believe they can suppress the vote by destroying the post office. We aren’t going to allow that to happen.”

Several postal workers have reported the removal of sorting machines at postal facilities and the removal of sidewalk mailboxes.

Postal officials reported that in the last week, the agency had removed letter collection boxes in at least four states: New York, Oregon, Montana, and Indiana.

Postal workers in at least three states – West Virginia, Florida, and Missouri – have received notification that retail operating hours also face reduction.

Removing mailboxes had become a practice along marathon and parade routes since the 2013 Boston Marathon bombing, however, the latest removals are believed intentional and strategically coordinated to impact the election.

In response to the removal of mailboxes and a slowdown in the delivery of mail, the National Association of Secretaries of State (NASS) sent a letter to the Postmaster General on Aug. 7. New Mexico Secretary of State Maggie Toulouse Oliver (D), Louisiana Secretary of State R. Kyle Ardoin (R), Michigan Secretary of State

OP-ED:Black Riders Matter

By Benjamin F. Chavis, Jr., National Newspaper Publishers Association President and CEO

The National Newspaper Publishers Association (NNPA) is the nation’s oldest and largest trade association of Blackowned newspapers and media companies.

Our NNPA member publishers hire employees, but we also hire a large number of independent contractors across America to accomplish the work and success of the Black Press.

In the tradition of African American business development, many independent contractors in our communities subsequently become the proprietors of their own businesses.

The point here is that today, across the state of California (and for seemingly counterproductive reasons), public policies, laws and regulations are being passed to prevent companies such as Lyft and Uber from having independent contractors drive and conduct related business across the state.

This is another glaring example of good

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THE INNER-CITY NEWS - August 26, 2020 - September 01, 2020

Teaching Will Be Remote,

But Interactive

by EMILY HAYS

New Haven elementary schoolers will start off the school year with a home science experiment: What happens when they try to move a tissue with their breath while wearing a mask?

The experiment is designed to teach children why face masks help prevent the spread of Covid-19.

And it is one example of the more interactive lessons New Haven Public Schools is planning for the fall as educators try to reengage students who stopped logging on when the novel coronavirus shuttered schools in the spring.

“If kids are with you and you’re just standing up there talking, there’s going to be trouble,” said New Haven Public Schools Science Supervisor Richard Therrien.

Whether students will be physically or virtually with teachers is still up in the air.

The Board of Education thought the state would settle the question on Tuesday when the board met with a panel of state officials on NHPS’ request to start school remotely.

Instead, the state encouraged the board to rethink its position and offered help in clearing up New Haven’s safety concerns.

Board member Larry Conaway reported at the board’s Teaching and Learning Committee meeting on Wednesday afternoon that conversations with the state had begun. However, he did not expect to start the school year with in-person classes.

“We’re probably going to open with remote learning. But we really want to get teachers back in the building and students back into learning as quick as we can,” Conaway said.

Once teachers, students and paraprofessionals are back in school buildings, they might have to switch back to classes by video if New Haven Covid-19 cases spike.

Smooth transitions between fully remote learning, fully in-person classes and a hybrid of the two will be key, Conaway said.

“I think the new normal will be flowing in and out,” Conaway said.

The district’s new curriculum-focused assistant superintendent, Ivelise Velazquez, said that the schedules for distance learning and the hybrid model will mirror each other to make transitions easier.

For example, Wednesday will be a short day where students log in from home in both the hybrid and remote model. This allows the district to deep clean the schools mid-week between students’ in-person class days.

New Haven has a significant engagement gap to close this fall.

The district reported to the state that roughly 70 percent of their students logged on inconsistently or not at all after schools closed this spring. This is one of the highest rates in the state (although each rate was self-reported and subject to interpretation by school districts).

New Haven Public Schools is closing one of the sources of that gap by ensuring every student will have their own laptop or tablet to study on this fall.

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New Black Comedy Podcast “Say What?” to Launch Live on ROKU hilarious-nostalgic commentary and opinions. This podcast is perfect for social distancing and sure to be a favorite among social media entertainment fans.

Say What? will be hosted by actor/ comedian Camari Brown known for appearances on Law & Order SVU, The Backlist, and his role as the maintenance man on the hit show Checked Inn on the OWN network. Camari has written, directed, and starred in the Thugtastic comedy skits currently featured on Applause Network TV’s Roku app.

You may also recognize his voice as the voice over artist featured on many

By BlackNews.com

The 45-minute podcast, produced by an African American owned streaming service called Applause Network TV, Inc., will be hosted by actor/comedian Camari Brown.

New York, NY — Applause Network TV, Inc. will live stream a new comedy podcast called Say What? on Roku September 3, 2020, at 7:30 pm EST. The podcast consists of three panelists made up of two comedians and one guest participant who guess which quotes were made by celebrities resulting in

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After a 40-Year Career, Artist Jody Watley Still Shines as an Icon, Influencer, and Entrepreneur

By BlackNews.com

Jody Watley is a Grammy Awardwinning artist, songwriter, trendsetter, and the founder of Avitone Recordings whose career has spanned more than four decades.

Nationwide — Today, Jody Watley (respectively Ms. Watley) forever remains relevant as one of the architects of 21stcentury pop. She is a well-respected businesswoman, an innovative music maker, and style-forging pioneer who has led the way as an entrepreneur working in the independent music world as one of the few already-established female bestselling artists to produce, create and own her recordings.

After breaking from the majors and starting her own label Avitone Recordings in 1995, Ms. Watley began collaborating with a Who’s Who of visionary producers and remixers, many of whom were longtime fans and jumped at the chance to work with her: 4 Hero, King Britt, Kenny “Dope” Gonzalez & Little Louie Vega (Masters At Work), Mark de Clive Lowe, Miguel Atwood-Ferguson, Ron Trent, Dam-Funk, French Horn Rebellion, Moto Blanco, and Alex Di Ciò as well as folk artist Peter Harper.

From her groundbreaking union of rap and R&B (1987’s “Friends,” a collaboration with hip-hop legends Eric B. & Rakim) to her vision-forward amalgamation of high fashion, street fashion and music in the 1980s (long before it became the norm), to her fusion of jazz and underground club culture with keen pop instincts, and the ease with which she crossed and still crosses genre, Jody Watley forged the template that is now everybody’s playbook.

Her adoring fans from ‘old school,’ to ‘new school,’ embrace the Grammy Award-winning artist, songwriter, visionary, and producer with great adoration, including writers who assessed her broad and deep impact.

Iconic. Trendsetter. Relevant. Jody Watley has blended all of these and much more into a singular career in music,

fashion, and longevity that’s influenced generations.

We are fortunate to engage and connect with the icon on her social media platforms – a tremendous treat and honor!

Her timely spoken-word anthem release, “The Healing,” with lyric video touching up the civil unrest and Black Lives Matter stretches globally with a message that resonates with listeners everywhere. The beautiful living legend reminds us to keep living, keep loving, and keep moving forward.

Watley is also the goddaughter of music legend pioneer Jackie Wilson.

Winner of the Best New Artist Grammy in 1987, Watley’s entire career has been about looking forward, drawing inspiration from personal heroes and iconoclasts who were and are always ten steps ahead of the pack. The Chicago native’s eclectic repertoire – R&B, hip-hop, House, jazz, pop, drum & bass, ambient, spokenword – is built on a positive vision and a strong taste for artistic and aesthetic risk.

Her self-titled 1987 solo debut – a showcase for her vocal chops and songwriting skills was a beats and grooves tribute to her club kid roots, from the underground spots she frequented as a teenager to her stardom (while still a teen) as one of the most popular dancers in the history of iconic TV show Soul Train. It yielded the chart-topping hits like the Grammy-nominated “Looking for a New Love” (which launched the Jody-penned phrase “Hasta la vista” into popular vernacular, becoming so huge that Arnold Schwarzenegger jacked it for his signature line in the movie The Terminator), “Don’t You Want Me,” “Most of All,” “Some Kind of Lover” and “Still a Thrill,” whose video was the first (and as yet unmatched) time a pop star flexed their skills at waacking, the underground Los Angeles dance that is a sibling to both breakdancing and voguing.

1989’s Larger Than Life, her blockbuster sophomore album, yielded the hits “Real Love” (whose influential music

video – nominated for seven MTV Video Music Awards – was her second collaboration with acclaimed film director David Fincher, the first being her sleek video for “Most of All”), “Friends,” featuring Eric B & Rakim the first rap sung collaboration with Pop/R&B singer and rapper to crossover Top 10 Hot 100, R&B, Rap/Hip Hop and Dance along with the sultry ballad “Everything.” They were all huge hits.

Like many artists who top the charts, Jody Watley soon found herself stymied by the limited vision of her label, who wanted to shoehorn her into a formula.

The albums Affairs of the Heart (1991) and Intimacy (1993) displayed her deepening songwriting skills and singing prowess, as well as her assured experimentation with layered musical textures, but label support was missing in action.

The powerful, beat-driven spoken-word track “When a Man Loves a Woman” from Affairs sparked controversy for addressing AIDS and domestic violence long before they were topics of national conversation, and her skittish label turned its back on the track and album.

Though Watley’s artistry continued to deepen and grow, she was hamstrung by her label’s lack of support and their adherence to the same narrow definitions of success that saw her leave iconic R&B group Shalamar at the height of its popularity in 1983. Her own definition of success centered then and now on artistic growth and freedom, not simply replicating whatever was or is hot at the moment.

Thanks to her non-stop touring, her global fan base remains as fervent as ever and they’ve made chart and club hits of Ms. Watley’s indie albums – Affection (1995), Flower (1998), The Saturday Night Experience (1999), Japanese Exclusive, Midnight Lounge (2001), and The Makeover (2006) released exclusively to retailer Virgin Megastore and became their Number 1 Best Seller overall big label commercial releases. 2014 produced the EP ‘Paradise’ saying that she felt full-length albums in an era of Con’t page 13

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Choice of Kamala Harris as Dem VP Candidate Praised by Many

By Stacy M. Brown, NNPA Senior National Correspondent

Amelia Ashley Ward, publisher of San Francisco’s Sun Reporter newspaper, could hardly contain her emotions when Sen. Kamala Harris (D-Calif.) was announced as the running mate for Democratic Presidential Nominee Joe Biden.

“I cried,” said Ward, who has remained close friends with Sen. Harris for more than two decades.

“I know that she is qualified, and she is for the people,” Ward proclaimed. “I’ve always felt that God had a little something special for her.”

Marcela Howell, the president and CEO of In Our Own Voice: National Reproductive Justice Agenda, called Sen. Harris highly qualified with a proven record of fighting for human and civil rights.

“As a Black woman born to immigrant parents, Sen. Harris understands, personally, how devastatingly unjust the Trump-Pence administration’s attacks on our most basic rights have been. She knows how it feels and what it means to be targeted because of race, gender, and national origin,” Howell stated.

Presidential Nominee Joe Biden Sen. Kamala Harris

NAACP President Derrick Johnson called Biden’s selection of Sen. Harris a “defining moment.”

“Sen. Kamala Harris, as the first vicepresidential candidate of a major political party, breaks down one of these barriers in

COMMENTARY:

By Amelia Ashley-Ward, Publisher, San Francisco Sun Reporter Newspaper I reached out to congratulate my friend Kamala Harris shortly after she accepted the nomination to become the Democratic Party’s candidate for Vice President of the United States of America. She is, in fact, the first African American woman to be selected to be Vice President by any major political party. I had planned on simply leaving a message for her because it’s been our habit for some 20 years to have each other’s back and to celebrate milestones.

I didn’t expect her to answer. After all, she had just given the speech of her life.

It was searing, well-reasoned and at times emotional. She had just ascended magnificently into history, standing on the shoulders of Shirley Chisholm, Mary McLeod Bethune, Fannie Lou Hamer, Harriet Tubman and other Sheroes. She must have been nostalgic.

CNN and other major networks were busy analyzing her speech. They were comparing her to the politically iconic Kennedys. One analyst even suggested that Harris is the Democratic party’s new leader. They talked of her defining speech, its content, and the praise she heaped upon her late Mother, Dr. Shyamala Gopalan Harris, her inspiration.

I was still crying and celebrating, while

Kamala Harris

historic proportions,” Johnson declared.

“This announcement is even more powerful as it comes at a time when Black Americans face dueling threats – a global health crisis and ingrained racism. This moment is long overdue.”

Back in the Bay area, Ashley Ward said most people are thrilled and proud that their native daughter can lead America’s future.

“I believe many of us will work overtime to help elect President Biden and Vice President Harris,” Ashley Ward said. “I believe once elected November 3, Vice President Harris will work alongside President Biden to immediately put this country back on track. She is no stranger to controversy, and she certainly is not afraid of working to make the country better.”

In recent weeks, supporters of the president and many in the GOP have ramped up attacks against Sen. Harris and the other Black women considered by Biden.

In an open letter by nearly 700 Black women leaders, the attacks were roundly denounced.

“Black women are many things. We are business executives, political strategists, and elected officials, philanthropists, and activists,” the letter, circulated throughout the media and posted to various social media accounts, read.

“We are health and wellness practitioners. We are entertainers and faith lead-

ers. We are wives, mothers, daughters, educators, and students. We set and shift culture. We build power, and we are powerful.”

Counting among the many Black women who signed the open letter are Dr. Johnnetta B. Cole, Maya Cummings, Dr. Hazel Dukes, Suzanne DePasse, Valeisha Butterfield Jones, Cora Masters Barry, Melanie Campbell, and Karen BoykinTowns.

“We are the highest propensity voters in this nation. We are a coalition of Black women leaders, who, in this inflection point of the Black liberation movement, where people around the world are galvanized to action, know that the time for Black women in the United States is now,” the women penned in the letter.

Ashley Ward said she believes Sen. Harris is up to facing down those who might spew racist or sexist hate toward her.

“Sen. Harris is no stranger to rude and negative folks,” Ashley Ward said.

“She has dealt with racism and sexism since the beginning of her 18-year political career. She is driven, fearless, tried, tested, and qualified. She will give Trump and Pence all that they can handle.”

She Will Answer

talking with my right hand, Rosalyn Gillis. I could hardly see through my tears, when a few minutes later Kamala Devi Harris, my freedom fighting friend, answered me back. I was blown away. I just thought that since you’re about to finally kick in that glass ceiling – and we know it had to be you – that you didn’t have time to answer. But you did.

I was thinking to myself: Hey Madame Vice-President, what’s up with you? Why are you taking a pause from celebrating to answer me with such a kind and loving message?

My thoughts about my friend Kamala continued to flow. This is your night, your time, and your turn. Enjoy it and get every ounce of pleasure out of it. You are

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now finally reaping what you have sowed.

You weren’t given any free passes, you never asked for favors, handouts, or hand me downs. You earned all that you have achieved and climbed every stair to get there. You answered the bell for every round, and you refuse to ever back down.

I should not have been surprised by your answering the call. You have always

made yourself available and answered the call to service. And I am so proud of you for answering the call to serve with President Joe Biden to help turn this country around. That’s simply your way and how you operate.

Our future VP is who she is and where she is because she is driven in her quest for freedom, justice and equality and she is loyal. Senator Harris at times will stop what’s she’s doing to answer a call. I have known California’s first African American woman District Attorney and first African American Attorney General Harris to be this way for her 18-year political career. To make it plain: She is “Kamala Harris For the People.”

Kamala listens and she’s an independent thinker. And she’ll do the same as VP. Kamala has been characterized as being too ambitious. What a great compliment and aren’t we glad. Someone lacking ambition would never have run for such valuable political offices to perfect social change and, in doing so, made the cover of Time Magazine. And, she certainly would not be the talk of the world as an exemplary woman who has marched into the history books again and again and again. Well done!

Thank you, Kamala, for always answering and being there for all of us.

Let’s Go Biden and Harris!

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Tick Upward

+ Memorial in New London, and one at Westerly.

YNHH has a total of 24 Covid cases in its hospital system. New Haven has two fewer hospitalized Covid cases than yesterday, after two patients were able to safely return home.

These numbers are slightly higher than what YNHH reported on Aug. 11. Two weeks ago, New Haven had seven Covid patients; Bridgeport had five; Greenwich had two; and Lawrence + Memorial had one, for a total of 15 statewide cases.

“The thing we have to put in perspective is that the numbers continue to be small,” said YNHH CEO Marna Borgstrom.

The numbers that YNHH reported include asymptomatic patients who arrived at the hospital for unrelated reasons and received a positive Covid test result.

Statewide, Connecticut continues to have among the lowest Covid cases per capita in the country.

Yet the state isn’t outbreak-free. The town of Danbury has seen at least 178 new cases since Aug. 2, prompting town officials to increase testing sites and urge residents to remain inside when possible.

“It’s a cautionary tale,” Chief Clinical Officer Tom Balcezak said of Danbury’s rise in cases. “The potential exists for spread anywhere. The opening of the schools, universities, and colleges just adds to the complexities in things.”

The hospitals haven’t yet seen a spike from college students returning to Connecticut for school. A majority of the current patients in Yale-New Haven Health’s hospitals are in their fifties or older, Borgstrom said.

“Whether or not we see a spike in cases is largely up to students themselves and how they behave and how they conduct themselves,” Balcezak said.

In general, Balcezak emphasized a need for continued mask-wearing and social distancing, as well as institutional flexibility, as the pandemic fluctuates.

“It’s important for us to continue to monitor and change course,” he said. “We tend to value as a society people who pick a path and stay on it, but when you’re dealing with a novel disease… you are going to have to change when the evidence changes.”

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The Souls of Black Folk

Harris is one of many.

So Harris’ father is from Jamaica and her mother is from India and she was raised in America and attended an HBCU. She is Jamaican-American and Indian-American and she’s also as diverse as the African diaspora itself.

Jonathan L. Wharton, Ph.D. is an associate professor of political science and urban affairs at Southern Connecticut State University in New Haven. He is also a frequent guest on WNPR’s Wheelhouse radio show.

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U.S. Bank outlines details of $15 million Rebuild and Transform Fund

By BlackPressUSA

The U.S. Bank Foundation fund supports leaders of color and addresses inequities, with initial $5 million going toward Twin Cities MINNEAPOLIS, MN – U.S. Bank announced today details of a $15 million Rebuild and Transform Fund, which will help small businesses impacted by civil unrest and support organizations working to address systemic economic and racial inequities. The U.S. Bank Foundation will make philanthropic investments in Black, Indigenous, People of Color (BIPOC) – led organizations, with a priority on Black-led nonprofits. The initial $5 million in grants will be distributed in the Twin Cities as general operating support and will include funding to grantees to support trauma care for staff or residents in impacted areas. The Fund is part of the bank’s previously announced $116 million commitment to address social and economic inequities.

“We are proud to announce this first wave of partnerships in the Twin Cities to help rebuild and transform our communities,” said Andy Cecere, Chairman, President and CEO of U.S. Bank. “While we rebuild, we are investing in leaders who are driving access to economic mobility. This is just the beginning as we work together to create lasting change.”

Rebuilding the Twin Cities The U.S. Bank Foundation is donating $2 million to Community Development Financial Institutions (CDFIs) and nonprofit organizations serving impacted small businesses to support rebuilding the Twin Cities. These funds will be distributed to nonprofits in three key areas: • Lake Street corridor: Neighborhood Development Center (NDC), Latino Economic Development Center (LEDC) and African Development Center (ADC)

• West Broadway Avenue corridor: Northside Economic Opportunity Network (NEON), Black Women’s Wealth Alliance and West Broadway Business and Area Coalition • University Avenue corridor: NDC, Asian Economic Development Association (AEDA) and African Economic Development Solutions (AEDS) In addition to these grants, U.S. Bank continues to focus on supporting customers and small businesses in the Twin Cities community throughout this challenging time.

Efforts include establishing a mobile banking unit in the Lake Street/West Broadway area to ensure all customers have access to the banking services they need and adding an ATM on West Broadway, through which the bank has been refunding foreign ATM fees for customers in the area.

Transforming communities to support

systems change The U.S. Bank Foundation is donating $3 million to transforming the Twin Cities, investing in leaders who are driving access to economic mobility by addressing structural systems that lead to racial disparities and inequities. These multi-year funds will be distributed in three pillars: • Racial equity and housing: Urban League; Philanthropic Collective to Combat AntiBlackness & Realize Racial Justice; Hope Community and Nexus Community Partners • Small business and economic development: Pillsbury United Communities’ newly created Community Development Corporation – Justice Built Communities • Workforce advancement and education: Summit Academy OIC; Northside Achievement Zone (NAZ) and Generation Next U.S. Bank Foundation will soon share

details of the other $10 million from the Rebuild and Transform Fund, which will support other markets impacted by civil unrest and include funding for national partnerships.

“Our investments start with listening and learning from local community leaders who understand the challenges and opportunities in their communities better than anyone,” said Reba Dominski, Chief Social Responsibility Officer. “We are providing general operating funds and investing in people because we trust community leaders to know how, when and where to use these funds for the greatest impact. And we know philanthropy cannot solve these problems alone. When philanthropic dollars are combined with other resources a bank can provide, like increased access to capital, it creates opportunities for catalytic change.”

In addition to these local commitments, U.S. Bank has a deep partnership with the

Center for Economic Inclusion (CEI) in the Twin Cities. In 2019, the Foundation provided the organization with a $500,000 grant to help break down historical and structural barriers to economic mobility.

U.S. Bank intends to expand its partnership nationally with CEI as part of its efforts to address economic and racial inequities.

The U.S. Bancorp Community Development Corporation (USBCDC) also recently announced details of the $1 million in grants to 15 Black-led Community Development Financial Institutions (CDFI) partners across the country as part of the bank’s larger $116 million commitment.

USBCDC and the U.S. Bank Foundation also donated $150,000 to the African American Alliance of CDFI CEOs, which represents 29 Black-led CDFIs focused on increasing capital and financial services to African American-owned businesses with a goal to change the odds and outcomes for African Americans in underserved communities across America.

About U.S. Bank U.S. Bancorp, with more than 70,000 employees and $547 billion in assets as of June 30, 2020, is the parent company of U.S. Bank National Association, the fifth-largest commercial bank in the United States. The Minneapolis-based bank blends its relationship teams, branches and ATM network with mobile and online tools that allow customers to bank how, when and where they prefer. U.S. Bank is committed to serving its millions of retail, business, wealth management, payment, commercial and corporate, and investment services customers across the country and around the world as a trusted financial partner, a commitment recognized by the Ethisphere Institute naming the bank one of the 2020 World’s Most Ethical Companies. Visit U.S. Bank at http://www.usbank.com or follow on social media to stay up to date with company news.

Report: COVID-19 Now is The Third Leading Cause of Death Among Black People

By Stacy M. Brown, NNPA Newswire

America’s economic situation has substantially deteriorated since the onset of the COVID-19 crisis, and families across race and ethnicity feel the pain, according to a new report from the Brookings Institution, which notes that the coronavirus now stands as the third leading cause of death among African Americans.

“If I told you on January 1 that a new virus that we did not even know about would, in August, be the third leading cause of death for Black Americans, our hair should have been set on fire and we would have an extensive public policy response to this unprecedented pandemic,” noted Trevon Logan, professor of economics at the Ohio State University.

Logan co-authored the report titled, “The Hamilton Project, Racial Economic Inequality Amid the COVID-19 Crisis,” with Bradley L. Hardy of the American University in Northwest, Washington D.C.

“In 2020, more Black Americans will die of COVID-19 than will succumb to diabetes, strokes, accidents, or pneumonia. In fact, COVID-19 is currently the third leading cause of death for African Americans,” Logan and Hardy concluded.

Among the reasons for the disparity is that African Americans are more than twice as likely as the average worker to be employed in the healthcare support service industry, which has been decimated by COVID-19 in assisted living facilities and nursing homes.

African Americans are also significantly overrepresented in the personal care and service and food preparation industries, which are disproportionately essential worker industries, the authors discovered.

“Black Americans also comprise more than a quarter of the meatpacking industry’s frontline workforce, which has seen several outbreaks of COVID-19. Among those out of the labor force, the outbreak of the virus among the incarcerated has a disproportionate racial impact as well, given

the overrepresentation of African Americans in the prison population,” Logan and Hardy wrote.

Additionally, on average, African Americans share their living quarters with more people. While only 48 percent of white households have three or more members, more than 58 percent of Black households do, the authors noted, citing a 2013 Pew Research Center study.

“This increases the scope for exposure to COVID-19 in living quarters for Black households. For nearly all of the health conditions that increase the likelihood of serious COVID-19 complications, African Americans have higher rates of prevalence, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention,” Logan and Hardy said.

For example, African Americans are more likely to have cancer, be obese, have diabetes, and have kidney disease relative to white Americans. African Americans also have higher rates of lung disease than White Americans, which is particularly

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pertinent for respiratory illnesses such as COVID-19.

Death rates among African Americans due to diabetes, heart disease, kidney disease, and obesity are all higher than among White Americans, according to the CDC. The authors summarized the report by noting that America’s economic situation has substantially deteriorated since the onset of the COVID-19 crisis.

According to the Bureau of Economic Analysis, the gross domestic product fell at an annualized rate of 32.9 percent from April to the end of June 2020. It’s the most significant decline on record.

Families across race and ethnicity are feeling the pain, but African Americans are generally in an even weaker position to absorb this economic adversity, the authors said.

Further, Black families face a range of economic risks without the buffer from stable employment, adequate earnings, or sufficient savings and wealth accumulation.

“Amid substantial economic and policy

uncertainty, there is the potential for this crisis to have negative, long-term economic and educational consequences. COVID-19 has exposed and further highlighted existing racial inequality across economic and health status,” the authors wrote.

They continued: “As a result, these preexisting factors have left many Black families at greater risk to bear the consequences of this historic economic crisis. Inadequate, additional federal economic relief, such as legislation that does not provide enough unemployment assistance and supplements to the safety net, potentially threatens Black families’ economic security.

“Ultimately, robust, reliable fiscal policy responses to the crisis will help to reduce the negative impacts of the pandemic on families. If the economic and public health crisis continues at its current pace, many American families will require such assistance, including a disproportionate share of Black families.”

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SEYMOUR HOUSING AUTHORITY LEGAL NOTICE Sealed bids are invited by the Housing Authority of the Town of Seymour Request for Public Comment until 3:00 pm on Tuesday, August 2, 2016 at its office at 28 Smith Street,

Seymour, CT 06483 for Concrete Sidewalk Repairs and Replacement at the Workforce the non-profit workforce development board servSmithfieldAlliance, Gardens Assisted Living Facility, 26 Smith Street Seymour. ing 30 towns in South Central CT, is requesting public comment on its proposed Plan of service. outlines priorities for A pre-bidLocal conference will be heldThis at thestrategic Housingplan Authority Office 28 Smith serving jobseekers and employers using federal, state and local funds for Street Seymour, CT at 10:00 am, on Wednesday, July 20, 2016. employment and training. The plan will be posted as a PDF at https:// www.workforcealliance.biz/south-central-region/our-region-and-boardBidding documents are available from the Seymour Housing Authority Ofof-directors/. Submit comments by email to Christine D. Reardon at fice, 28 Smith Street, Seymour, CT 06483 (203) 888-4579. creardon@workforcealliance.biz by 3 PM on Wed., Sept 23, 2020.

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

Listing: Customer Retail Assistant

DELIVERY PERSON

Petroleum Company has an immediate full time opening. Excellent customer service skills a must. Requirements include: answering billing questions, assisting in sales calls received, scheduling service calls as well as assisting in collections and account set ups. Previous petroleum experience and/or experience in a very busy office environment a plus. Applicant to also perform administrative/ clerical tasks as assigned. Please send resume to: H.R. Manager, Confidential,

NEEDED

Part Time Delivery Needed One/Two Day a Week,

P O Box 388, Guilford CT 06437.

Must Have your Own Vehicle If Interested call

********An Affirmative Action/Equal Opportunity Employer**********

(203) 387-0354

QSR STEEL CORPORATION

APPLY NOW!

Steel Fabricators, Erectors & Welders Top pay for top performers. Health Benefits, 401K, Vacation Pay. Email Resume: Rose@qsrsteel.com Hartford, CT AFFIRMATIVE ACTION/EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER

Assistant Director Public Works – Operations, Water Pollution Control Division. The skills and knowledge required would usually be acquired with a Master’s Degree with a minimum of eight years’ experience related to the management of Public Works operations, including a minimum of four years supervisory/administrative experience or a Bachelor’s Degree in Engineering or Business, with a minimum of ten years’ experience related to the management of in Public Works operations, including four years of supervisory/ administrative experience. Requires knowledge of budgeting, contract and financial management and demonstrated project management skills. FT, $85,753-$98,616. Applications at www.groton-ct.gov and must be returned by September 11, 2020.

HELP WANTED:

Plant Maintenance Mechanic

Highly skilled mechanic needed in the repair and maintenance of all plant equipment to include pumping station equipment and motor vehicles for the Town of Wallingford Sewer Division. Requires graduation from a high school/trade school and 4 years experience in the repair and maintenance of mechanical equipment. Must obtain a CDL Class B motor vehicle operator license within 6 months of employment. $29.15 to $34.18 per hour plus an excellent fringe benefit package. Apply to: Department of Human Resources, Town of Wallingford, 45 South Main Street, Wallingford, CT 06492. Fax #: (203) 294-2084. Closing date will be September 15, 2020 or the date the 50th application is received, occurs first. EOE. Invitationwhichever to Bid:

Large CT guardrail company looking for Laborer/Driver with valid CT CDL Class A license and able to get a medical card.

Must be able to pass a drug test and physical. Compensation based on experience.

Email resume to dmastracchio@atlasoutdoor.com AA/EOE M-F

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Large CT. Fence Company SAYEBROOKE VILLAGE

Large CT Fence & Guardrail Contractor is looking for an individual for our is looking for experienced, responsible stock yard. Warehouse shipping and receiving and Forklift experience a must. commercial and residential fence erectors Old Saybrook, CT Must have a minimum of 3 years’ material handling experience. Must be able and installers on a subcontractor basis.

(4 Buildings, 17 Units) to read and write English, and read a tape measure. Duties will include: LoadEarn from $750 to $2,000 per day. Email Tax Exempt & Not Prevailing Wageunloading Rate Project ing and trucks, pulling orders for installation and retail counter sales, resume to rhauer@atlasoutdoor.com AA/ EOE keeping the yard clean and organized at all times and inventory control. Individ-

ualSelective will alsoDemolition, make deliveries of fence New Construction, Wood Framed, Housing, Site-work, Cast- panels and products, must be able to lift at LEGAL NOTICE of least 70lbs.

Required to pass a Physical and Drug test, have a valid CT. Driver’s in-place Concrete, Asphalt Shingles, Vinyl Siding, License and be able to obtain a Drivers Medical Card. CDL B & A drivers a plus.

TOWN OF PORTLAND, CT Flooring, Painting, Division 10 Specialties, Appliances, Residential Casework, Town of Portland has amended its Citi- Send resume to pboucher@atlasoutdoor.com AA/EOE/MF zen Participation Mechanical, Plan for the Electrical, purpose ofPlumbing and Fire Protection.

This contract is subject state set-aside and contract compliance requirements. informing the public abouttoits intent to apply for CDBG, Covid-19 funding. For a copy of the amendedBid Plan go to www.

Extended, Due Date: portlandct.org.

THE GLENDOWER GROUP

Request for Qualifications

August 5, 2016 Anticipated Start: August 15, 2016 Project documents available via ftp linkDesign below: Competition for Robert T. Wolfe, http://ftp.cbtghosting.com/loginok.html?username=sayebrookevillage Crawford Manor, Westville Manor, and 34 Level Street

DELIVERY PERSON

NEEDED

The Glendower Group is currently seeking Qualifications

Fax or Email Questions & Bids to: Dawn Lang @ 203-881-8372 dawnlang@haynesconstruction.com for the design competition for Robert T. Wolfe, Crawford HCC encourages the participation of all Veteran, S/W/MBE & Section 3 Certified Businesses Haynes Construction Company, 32 Progress Ave, Seymour, CT 06483 Manor, and 34 Level Street. A complete Manor, Westville AA/EEO EMPLOYER

Part Time Delivery Needed One/Two Day a Week,

Must Have your Own Vehicle If Interested call

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copy of the requirements may be obtained from Glendower’s Vendor Collaboration Portal https://newhavenhousing. cobblestonesystems.com/gateway beginning on Monday August 24, 2020 at 3:00PM

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Construction Equipment Mechanic preferably experienced in Full time Class A driver for petroleum deliveries for nights Reclaiming and Road Milling Equipment. We offer factory and weekends. Previous experience required. Competitive training on equipment we operate. Location: Bloomfield CT We offer excellent hourly rate & excellent benefits wage, 401(k) and benefits. Send resume to: HR Manager, VALENTINA MACRI RENTAL HOUSING PRE- APPLICATIONS AVAILABLE Contact: Tom Dunay P. O. Box 388, Guilford, CT 06437.

NOTICE

Phone: 243-2300 HOME INC, on behalf of860Columbus House and the New Haven Housing Authority, ********An Affirmative Action/Equal Opportunity Employer********** is accepting pre-applications for studio and one-bedroom apartments at this develEmail: tom.dunay@garrityasphalt.com opment& located at 108 Frank Street, Haven. Maximum Women Minority Applicants are New encouraged to apply income limitations apply.Affi Pre-applications willEqual be available from 9AM TO 5PM beginning Monday Ju;y rmative Action/ Opportunity Employer State of Connecticut 25, 2016 and ending when sufficient pre-applications (approximately 100) have been received at the offices of HOME INC. Applications will be mailied upon re- Office of Policy quest by calling HOME INC at 203-562-4663 during those hours. Completed pre- and Management Garrity Asphalt Reclaiming, Incoffices seeks: applications must be returned to HOME INC’s at 171 Orange Street, Third Reclaimer Operators and Milling Operators with current licensing Floor, New Haven, CT 06510. and clean driving record, be willing to travel throughout the NorthThe State of Connecticut, Office of east & NY. We offer excellent hourly rate & excellent benefits

NOTICIA

TOWN OF EAST HAVEN TAX COLLECTOR

Listing: Commercial Driver

Garrity Asphalt Reclaiming, Inc seeks:

Policy and Management is recruiting for

a Connecticut Careers Trainee (target Contact: Rick Tousignant Phone: 860- 243-2300 class Planning Analyst) position.

VALENTINA MACRI VIVIENDAS DE ALQUILER PRE-SOLICITUDES DISPONIBLES Email: rick.tou-

The Town of East Haven seeks a qualified candidate to serve in the position of Tax Collector. This is a highly responsible administrative position involving the direction of a municipal tax collection operation. The Tax Collector directs and supervises the department operations; administers and evaluates the preparation of tax bills, receipt of current taxes, the pursuit of delinquent taxes and the collection of revenue. The Tax Collector works under the direction of the Finance Director and supervises the staff of the Tax Department. Qualified candidates should possess a Bachelor’s Degree from an accredited college or university in Accounting, Finance or Public Administration and four (4) years of progressively responsible administrative experience, or an equivalent combination of training and qualifying experience substituting on a year-for-year basis and must possess or be able to obtain CCMC Certification by State of Connecticut within a reasonable period of time. The salary range for this position is $78,388-87,099/year, 35 hours per week and the Town offers an excellent benefit package. Please send resume with references to: Michelle Benivegna, Assistant Director of Administration & Management, 250 Main Street, East Haven, CT 06512. Deadline September 1, 2020. The Town of East Haven is committed to building a work force of diverse individuals. Minorities, females, handicapped and veterans are encouraged to apply. The Town of East Haven is an equal opportunity employer.

Electric Utility System Operator/Dispatcher

signant@garrityasphalt.com Further information regarding the duties, HOME INC, en nombre de la Columbus House y de la New Haven Housing Authority, está requirements and application Women & Minority Applicants are encouraged to apply eligibility aceptando pre-solicitudes para estudios y apartamentos de un dormitorio en este desarrollo Affirmative Action/ Equal Opportunity Employer instructions for this position is available ubicado en la calle 109 Frank Street, New Haven. Se aplican limitaciones de ingresos at:

Union Company seeks:

máximos. Las pre-solicitudes estarán disponibles 09 a.m.-5 p.m. comenzando Martes 25 https://www.jobapscloud.com/ julio, 2016 hasta cuando se han recibido suficientes pre-solicitudes (aproximadamente 100) en lasTrailer oficinasDriver de HOME INC. & Las pre-solicitudes serán enviadas CT/sup/bulpreview.asp?R1= Tractor for Heavy Highway Construction Equip- por correo a petición llamando HOME INCLicense, al 203-562-4663 duranterecord, esas horas.Pre-solicitudes deberán remitirse 200805&R2=2292AR&R3=001 ment.

Must ahave a CDL clean driving capable of a las oficinas de equipment; HOME INCbe enwilling 171 Orange Street, tercer piso, operating heavy to travel throughout theNew Haven , CT 06510 .

The State of Connecticut is an equal Northeast & NY. We offer excellent hourly rate & excellent benefits opportunity/affirmative action employer and strongly encourages the applications of women, minorities, and persons Email: dana.briere@garrityasphalt.com with disabilities.

Contact Dana at 860-243-2300

Women & Minority Applicants are encouraged to apply

NEW HAVEN

Town of Bloomfield 242-258 Fairmont Ave 2BR Townhouse, 1.5 BA, 3BR, 1 level , 1BA

Finance Director Full Time - Benefited

All new apartments, new appliances, new carpet, close to I-91 & I-95 highways, near bus stop & shopping center Pet under 40lb allowed. Interested parties contact Maria @ 860-985-8258

$96,755 - $149,345

CT. Unified Deacon’s Association is pleased to offer a Deacon’s Pre-employment drug testing. For more details, visit our website – www.bloomfieldct.org Certificate Program. This is a 10 month program designed to assist in the intellectual formation of Candidates in response to the Church’s Ministry needs. The cost is $125. Classes start Saturday, August 20, 2016 1:303:30 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

LEGAL NOTICE of TOWN OF PORTLAND, CT

Town of Portland has amended its Citizen Participation Plan for the purpose of informing the public about its intent to apply for CDBG, Covid-19 funding.

For a copy of SEYMOUR HOUSING AUTHORITY the amended Sealed bids are Plan invitedgo by to the www.portlandct.org.

Housing Authority of the Town of Seymour St. New Haven, CT

until 3:00 pm on Tuesday, August 2, 2016 at its office at 28 Smith Street, Seymour, CT 06483 for CITY ConcreteCOMMUNITIES Sidewalk Repairs and Replacement at the ELM Smithfield Gardens Assisted Living Facility, 26 Smith Street Seymour.

Request for Proposals

Housing Choice Voucher (Section Based Assistance Program to A pre-bid conference will be held8)atProjectthe Housing Authority Office 28 Smith Support the Development of Affordable Housing

Street Seymour, CT at 10:00 am, on Wednesday, July 20, 2016.

Housing Authority City of New Haven d/b/a Elm city Communities is currently seekdocuments areChoice available from(Section the Seymour Housing ingBidding Proposals for Housing Voucher 8) ProjectBased Authority Assistance OfProgram Support Development Affordable Housing.

A complete copy of the fice,to28 Smiththe Street, Seymour,ofCT 06483 (203) 888-4579. requirement may be obtained from Elm City’s Vendor Collaboration Portal https://newhavenhousing.

The Housing Authority reserves the right to accept or reject any or all bids, to cobblestonesystems.com/gateway

reduce the scope of the on project to reflect and to waive any beginning Monday, Julyavailable 13, 2020funding, at 3:00PM. informalities in the bidding, if such actions are in the best interest of the Housing Authority.

Operates electric distribution substation and Supervisory Control and Data Acquisition (SCADA) system for an electric utility serving 25,000 customers. Coordinates electric system switching and places equipment in and out of service during routine and emergency operations. Requires HS diploma/GED with 2 years experience in the operation of Distribution SCADA equipment and/or switchboards used in the distribution of electricity.

Experience and training may be substituted on a year for year basis. Must maintain valid system operation certification from Connecticut Valley Exchange (CONVEX) or other approved agency or be able to obtain the same within 90 days of hire. Must posses and maintain a valid State of CT driver’s license. $ 34.63 - $ 41.15 per hour plus an excellent fringe benefit package. Apply to: Department of Human Resources, Town of Wallingford, 45 South Main Street, Wallingford, CT 06492. Fax #: (203) 294-2084. Closing date will Invitationbeto September Bid: 8, 2020. EOE.

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SAYEBROOKE VILLAGE ELM CITY COMMUNITIES

Lead Building Maintainer - Facilities

Old Saybrook, CT Full Time - Benefited Request for Proposals (4 $31.26 hourly Buildings, 17 Units) Development of Single-Family Homeownership Housing Taxdrug Exempt & Not Prevailing Wage Rate Project Pre-employment testing.

For more details, visit our website –

www.bloomfiWood eldct.org The Housing AuthoritySite-work, of the City of New Haven d/b/a Elm City Communities is New Construction, Framed, Housing, Selective Demolition, CastProposals for Development of Single-Family Homeownership in-place Concrete, Asphaltcurrently Shingles,seeking Vinyl Siding, Construction Administrative Housing.

A complete copy of the requirement may be obtained from Elm City Flooring, Painting, DivisionOffi 10ce Specialties, Appliances, Residential Casework, Position. FT-Exp required.

Communities’ Vendor Collaboration Portal https://newhavenhousing.cobbleMechanical, Electrical, Plumbing and Fire Protection.

Email- Hherbert@ gwfabrication.com stonesystems.com/gateway beginning on This contract is subject to state set-aside and contract compliance requirements.

FENCE ERECTING SUBCONTRACTORS

Monday, August 10, 2020 at 3:00PM.

Bid Extended, Due Date: August 5, 2016 Large CT Fence & Guardrail ContractorStart: is Construction Anticipated August 15, 2016 Administrative Office Position. FT-Exp required. looking for experienced, responsible comEmail- Hherbert@ gwfabrication.com Project documents available via ftp link below: mercial and residential fence erectors and http://ftp.cbtghosting.com/loginok.html?username=sayebrookevillage installers on a subcontractor basis. Earn

ELM CITY COMMUNITIES

from $750 to $2,000 per day. Email resume to rhauer@atlasoutdoor.com Fax or Email Questions & BidsAA/EOE to: Dawn Lang @ 203-881-8372 dawnlang@haynesconstruction.com HCC encourages the participation of all Veteran, S/W/MBE & Section 3 Certified Businesses Construction Company, 32 Progress Ave, Seymour, CT 06483 QSR STEELHaynes CORPORATION AA/EEO EMPLOYER

APPLY NOW!

Steel Fabricators, Erectors & Welders Top pay for top performers. Health Benefits, 401K, Vacation Pay. Email Resume: Rose@qsrsteel.com Hartford, CT AFFIRMATIVE ACTION/EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER

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Request for Proposals Electronic File Management Services

The Housing Authority of the City of New Haven d/b/a Elm City Communities is currently seeking Proposals for Electronic File Management Services. A complete copy of the requirement may be obtained from Elm City Communities’ Vendor Collaboration Portal https://newhavenhousing.cobblestonesystems.com/ gateway beginning on

Monday, August 17, 2020 at 3:00PM.

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Electric

ATTENTION GENERAL CONTRACTORS

NOTICE General Line Foreman – The Town of Wallingford Electric Division is seeking a highly skilled su-

***INVITATION TO BID***

pervisor with strong administrative and leadership skills to oversee the utility’s overhead and underVALENTINA MACRI repair RENTAL HOUSING PRE-functions.

APPLICATIONS AVAILABLE ground line installation, and maintenance The utility serves 25,000 customers in a 50+ square mile distribution area with a peak demand of 130 MW. The position requires an A.S. HOME on behalf of Columbus House and the Newplus Haven Housing Authority, degree in INC, electrical, civil, or mechanical engineering eight (8) years of progressive experience is accepting pre-applications for studio and one-bedroom apartments at thisdistribution develin the construction, maintenance, and operation of utility-grade electric facilities, or an opment located at 108 of Frank Street, New Haven. Maximum income limitations on ap-a year-for-year basis. equivalent combination education and qualifying experience substituting ply.(1)Pre-applications willasbea available from TO 5PM beginning Ju;y a valid Motor VeOne year experience supervisor is 9AM preferred.

Must possessMonday and maintain 25, 2016 and ending when sufficient pre-applications (approximately 100) have hicle Operator License. Salary: $92,405 - $118,227 plus an excellent fringe benefit package. Apply been received at the offices of HOME INC. Applications will be mailied upon reto: Department of Human Resources, Town of Wallingford, 45 South Main Street, Wallingford, CT quest by calling HOME INC at 203-562-4663 during those hours. Completed pre06492.

Phone #: (203) 294-2080; Fax #: INC’s (203)offices 294-2084. closing dateThird will be the date the 50th applications must be returned to HOME at 171The Orange Street, application or resume is received or September 2, 2020 whichever occurs first.

EOE Floor, New Haven, CT 06510.

CITY OF MILFORD

ELEVATOR MODERNIZATIONS at KENNEDY, RIBICOFF, GRAHAM, & JANE JOHNSON BUILDINGS

CENTRAL CONNECTICUT AREA THE HOUSING AUTHORITY of the CITY OF NEW BRITAIN (Housing Authority) will receive sealed bids, in TRIPLICATE, for the above referenced construction project.

1. The work generally consists of the modernization of elevators at four (4) buildings.

2. All bids shall be clearly marked “Elevator Modernizations at Kennedy, Ribicoff, Graham, & Jane Johnson Buildings” delivered to the Authority Offices by mail or courier, and time and date stamped upon receipt. Bids will be received until September 10, 2020 at 10:00 AM at the office of the Housing Authority, 16 Armistice Street, New Britain, CT 06053, at which time they will be publicly opened and read aloud.

3. There will be a pre-bid walk thru on August 25, 2020 at 10:00 AM starting from the Graham Apartments Community Room, located at 107 Martin Luther King Drive New Britain, Ct. 06051. Interested bidders should attend this meeting to understand and clarify the scope of work and intent of bid documents. Any bidder, who is not in attendance at this meeting, will be held responsible for the understanding and extent of the scope of work and the contract. CDC guidelines will be followed.

NOTICIA

Seeking qualified condidates to fill numerous vacancies to include, Engineer Technician, Secretary and more.

For information and detailed application instructions, DISPONIBLES visit www.ci.milford.ct.us Click on VALENTINA MACRI VIVIENDAS DE ALQUILER PRE-SOLICITUDES SERVICES, JOBS and JOB TITLE.

4. Bid forms and contract documents are on file as of August 18, 2020, at the Housing Authority Office. Copies of these documents may be obtained by depositing a $50.00 check (COMPANY CHECK or MONEY ORDER ONLY, NO CASH) made payable to The Housing Authority of the City of New Britain for each set of documents so obtained.

Such deposit will be non-refundable.

HOME INC, en nombre de la Columbus House y de la New Haven Housing Authority, está 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 máximos. pre-solicitudes estarán disponibles 09 a.m.-5 p.m. comenzando Martes 25 CITYLasOF NEW HAVEN, CONNECTICUT - REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS julio, 2016 hasta cuando se han recibido suficientes pre-solicitudes (aproximadamente 100) en las oficinas de HOME INC. Las pre-solicitudes serán enviadas por correo a petición Q-House Launch and Management llamando a HOME INC al 203-562-4663 durante esas horas.Pre-solicitudes deberán remitirse RFP Street, # 2020-07-1340 a las oficinas de HOME INC en 171 Orange tercer piso, New Haven , CT 06510 .

5. Each bidder is required to submit with their bid, a bid guarantee of not less than five percent (5%) of the amount of the bid in the form of a certified check or bank draft, U.S. Government Bonds at par value, an irrevocable letter of credit or a bid bond secured by a surety company.

6. The successful bidder will be required to furnish a performance and payment bond for one hundred percent (100%) of the contract price; or a one hundred percent (100%) cash escrow; or a twenty-five percent (25%) irrevocable letter of credit. The surety must be a guarantee or surety company acceptable to the Housing Authority and licensed to provide sureties in the State of Connecticut. Individual sureties will not be considered.

RFP due date: Tuesday September 29, 2020 at 11:00 AM EST. RFP can be downloaded at https://newhavenct.bonfirehub.com/portal/?tab=login Michael V. Fumiatti Purchasing Agent

7. The Housing Authority reserves the right to reject any or all bids or to waive any informality in the bidding. No bid shall be withdrawn for a period of ninety (90) days subsequent to the opening of bids without the consent of the Housing Authority.

NEW HAVEN

Invitation to Bid:

8. It isndthe responsibility of the Bidder to monitor the www.nbhact.org website for any notices Notice that may be issued pertinent to the information being viewed.

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242-258 Fairmont Ave 2BR Townhouse,ELM 1.5CITY BA, 3BR, 1 level , 1BA COMMUNITIES

SAYEBROOKE VILLAGE The Housing Authority of the City of New Britain is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action

All new apartments, new appliances, new carpet, close to I-91 & I-95 for Proposals highways, near busRequest stop & shopping center Request for Proposals for Outside General Legal Services for Elm Pet under 40lb allowed. Interested parties contact MariaCounsel @ 860-985-8258

Employer and conducts Old Saybrook, CT its business in accordance with all Federal, State and Local laws, regulations, and guidelines. Small, Minority, Women Business Enterprises and Disabled are (4 Buildings, 17 Units) in this process. encouraged to participate

Tax Exempt & Not Prevailing Wage Rate Project HOUSING AUTHORITY of the CITY OF NEW BRITAIN City Communities/Housing Authority of The City of New Haven, Including John T. Hamilton, Executive Director The Glendower Group, Inc. and Its Various Affiliates and 360 CT. Unified Deacon’s Association is pleased to offer a Deacon’s New Construction, Wood Framed, Housing, Selective Demolition, Site-work, CastCertificate Program. This is a 10 month program designed to assist in the intellectual formation of Candidates Management Group Company in-place Concrete, Asphalt Shingles, Vinyl Siding, in response to the Church’s Ministry needs. The cost is $125. Classes start Saturday, August 20, 2016 1:303:30 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

Flooring, Painting, Division 10 Specialties, Appliances, Residential Casework,

The Housing Authority of the City of New Haven d/b/a Elm City Communities is currently seekElectrical, Plumbing and Fire Protection.

Ducci Electrical Contractors, Inc. seeks a Diversity Compliance Manager to oversee and imSt. New Haven, CT ing Proposals for Request for Proposals for Outside General Counsel Legal Services for Elm City Mechanical, plement the company’s Diversity Policy and requirements.

Program. Duties will include guidance for all diversity contract to state set-aside and contract compliance Communities/Housing Authority of The City of New Haven, Including The GlendowerThis Group, Inc.is subject programs, reviewing bid documents, managing supplier outreach efforts, reviewing contracts and and Its Various Affiliates and 360 Management Group Company. monitoring DBE, MWBE, SBE goals.

Send resume to Ducci Electrical Contractors, 74 Scott Swamp Bid Extended, Due Date: August 5, 2016 A complete copy of the requirements may be obtained from Elm City’s Vendor Collaboration Portal Rd. Farmington, CT 06032 ATTN: Jackie Ducci OR via e-mail to jaducci@duccielectrical.com; EOE/ https://newhavenhousing.cobblestonesystems.com/gateway beginning on Anticipated Start: August 15, 2016 M/F/D/V Sealed bids are invited by the Monday, Housing July Authority of the Town of Seymour 27, 2020 at 3:00PM Project documents available via ftp link below:

SEYMOUR HOUSING AUTHORITY

until 3:00 pm on Tuesday, August 2, 2016 at its office at 28 Smith Street, Seymour, CT 06483 for Concrete Sidewalk Repairs and Replacement at the ELM CITY COMMUNITIES Smithfield Gardens Assisted Living Facility, 26 Smith Street Seymour.

BidsOffice 28 Smith A pre-bid conference will be held Invitation at the Housingfor Authority Street Seymour, CT at 10:00 am, on Wednesday, July 20, Services 2016.

Agency-Wide Elevator

FENCE INSTALLER

http://ftp.cbtghosting.com/loginok.html?username=sayebrookevillage

Fax or Email Questions & Bids to: Dawn Lang @ 203-881-8372 dawnlang@haynesconstruction.com CT Fence & Guardrail is looking for Fence Installer foremen and helpers. Foreman HCC encouragesLarge the participation of all Veteran, S/W/MBEContractor & Section 3 Certified Businesses Haynes Construction Seymour, CTHelpers-no 06483 must have Company, at least 325 Progress years’ Ave, experience. experience required, will train the right person.

AA/EEO EMPLOYER Work available 10-12 months per year. Valid Ct. Driver’s license required and must be able to get a

DOT Medical Card. All necessary equipment provided. Medical, vacation & other benefits included.

Must be able to pass a physical and drug test. OSHA 10 training required.

Bidding documents areof available the Seymour Housing OfThe Housing Authority the Cityfrom of New Haven d/b/a ElmAuthority City Communities is currently fice, 28 Smith Street, Seymour, CT 06483 (203) 888-4579. seeking Bids for Agency-Wide Elevator Services. A complete copy of the requirement may be obtained from Elm City Communities’ Vendor Collaboration Portal https://newhavenThe Housing Authority reserves the right to accept or reject housing.cobblestonesystems.com/gateway beginning onany or all bids, to reduce the scope of the project to reflect available funding, and to waive any Monday, August 10, 2020 at 3:00PM. informalities in the bidding, if such actions are in the best interest of the Housing Authority.

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Please email resume to rhauer@atlasoutdoor.com AA/EOE – M/F

Construction Administrative Office Position. FT-Exp required.

Email- Hherbert@ gwfabrication.com

THE INNER-CITY NEWS - August 26, 2020 - September 01, 2020

Federal Appeals Court Hearing Concludes in Challenge to Florida Law Obstructing Voting Rights Restoration

By BlackPressUSA

The court’s ultimate ruling may enable hundreds of thousands of Floridians to vote in November’s general election ATLANTA – A federal appeals court hearing in a case that may enable hundreds of thousands of Floridians to register to vote in time for the November election concluded today after two hours of oral argument.

The case concerns Senate Bill 7066, signed into law by Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis in 2019. Senate Bill 7066 made voting rights for hundreds of thousands of returning citizens contingent on payment of all legal financial obligations before being able to vote. This law directly undermines Florida voters’ overwhelming passage of the Amendment 4 in 2018, which restored voting rights to over a million people with past felony convictions.

The American Civil Liberties Union, ACLU of Florida, NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund, Brennan Center for Justice at NYU Law, Campaign Legal Center, and the Southern Poverty Law Center immediately sued. In May 2020, the district court struck down the law, but the ruling was put on hold pending the appeal by DeSantis.

The appeal was heard today by the full U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit. If the appeals court affirms the district court’s ruling, it may enable hundreds of thousands of returning citizens to register to vote in time for the November election.

The following comments are from: Nancy Abudu, deputy legal director for the Southern Poverty Law Center: “On

the day we commemorate the centennial anniversary of the suffrage movement’s ultimate victory — the ratification of the 19th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution — we must remain vigilant in challenging election laws that place a serious burden on women when it comes to exercising their fundamental right to vote.

Today’s hearing demonstrated once again that Florida’s pay-to-vote scheme denies people like our clients the right to vote simply because they cannot afford to pay off their financial obligations. Florida’s law is unconstitutional and undermines

the very heart of our democracy.”

Julie Ebenstein, senior staff attorney with the ACLU’s Voting Rights Project: “The courts have repeatedly ruled that Florida’s modern-day poll tax is unconstitutional. People from all across the political spectrum recognize it is wrong to force Americans to pay to vote. We are hopeful the appeals court will affirm the trial court’s decision and strike down this law once and for all.”

Daniel Tilley, ACLU of Florida legal director: “We have proudly fought for our clients against Florida’s unconstitutional

attempt to affix a price on a person’s right to vote. It is a fight we will continue to fight until all returning citizens in Florida who regained their right to vote through Amendment 4 are able to participate in our democracy.”

Sean Morales-Doyle, senior counsel at the Brennan Center for Justice at NYU Law: “In putting a price tag on voting, Florida’s law violates the Constitution and cheapens our democracy. We are hopeful the Eleventh Circuit will strike down this law, enabling hundreds of thousands of Floridians with past convictions

to exercise their fundamental right to cast a ballot, in November and beyond.”

Danielle Lang, co-director of voting rights and redistricting at Campaign Legal Center (CLC): “Hundreds of thousands of otherwise eligible voters have their constitutional rights depending on the outcome of this case. Florida’s voters have spoken loud and clear when nearly two-thirds of them supported rights restoration at the ballot box. It’s time for the appeals court to hear their voices and reject Florida’s pay-to-vote scheme.”

Leah C. Aden, deputy director of litigation at the NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund: “Florida’s pay-to-vote law unjustly denies hundreds of thousands of people their right to vote, and is especially harmful to Black Floridians, who are already otherwise disproportionately impacted by voter suppression tactics. The fact that Florida has the gall to attempt to enforce a pay-to-vote system when it knew that it has no credible record-keeping system in place for returning citizens or state officials to track their LFOs is completely unacceptable. Under no circumstance should the state be allowed to enforce a law that does not allow people to receive notice of what they owe upfront — and to determine whether they can register, remain on the voter polls, and vote. This law is unconstitutional — and the trial court’s decisions must stand.”

The Southern Poverty Law Center is a catalyst for racial justice in the South and beyond, working in partnership with communities to dismantle white supremacy, strengthen intersectional movements, and advance the human rights of all people.

For more information, visit http://www. splcenter.org.

Black Writers Weekend Powered By AAMBC Inc Goes Virtual

By BlackNews.com

Nationwide — Black Writers Weekend virtual experience will stream online on Thursday, August 27th to Saturday, August 29th. While the event usually takes place in June, pushing the date back, has given them the beautiful opportunity to take part in Black August. Signifying a month of historical civil rights moments in black history, Black August celebrates the history of Black Resistance. The festival, which is powered by AAMBC Inc, has amplified black creative voices for over 12 years through literacy programs and events furthermore contributing to the elevation of Black excellence.

Celebrating and acknowledging black creators that have paved the way for future authors and filmmakers, has always been the goal for CEO and founder of Black Writers Weekend, Tamika Newhouse. See the list below for a preview of some of the talents and events.

Amazon Presents a Town Hall Meeting moderated by Tamika Newhouse with guests Kimberly L. Jones, Jamila T. Da-

vis, Aya De Leon, and Monique Melton.

The meeting will include an Amazon masterclass entitled “Reach More Readers with Kindle Direct Publishing,” Create and Master a Writing Career with Wattpad, Creative Talks with Zane, Donna Hill, and Mary B. Morrison.

A star line up of producers and filmmakers form BETHer, Will Packer Studios, Netflix, and more will listen to pitches from aspiring screenwriters during our Access to Hollywood Panel, a young adult novel panel featuring New York Times best-selling author Nic Stone, a pitch session with Harlequin editors, and of course a Black Girl Magic Panel. The weekend will also feature fun segments such as our Book Battles that will include; Candy Licker by Noire vs. Addicted by Zane and Waiting to Exhale vs. Your Blues Ain’t Like Mine by Bebe Moore Campbell.

Although Black Writers Weekend decided to go digital for 2020 events online, the festival will return to its home in Atlanta for BWW 2021. The event will be hosted in the Historic Sweet Auburn District next June, marking the organization’s 12th an-

niversary and the seventh time celebrating in Atlanta.

For additional updates on Black Writers Weekend, visit BlackWritersWeekend. com or follow them on social media @ BlackWritersWeekend About Black Writers Weekend Powered by AAMBC Inc, a non-profit 501(c) organization, Black Writers Weekend is the largest gathering for literary

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creatives and filmmakers in the Southeast. Producing literary infused experiences such as live readings, panels, movie screenings, and masterclasses. Black Writers Weekend was specially created for creatives and culture lovers. Its core mission is to counteract the stigma that black folks don’t read.

About Black Writers Weekend Founder From teen mom to CEO by the age of 20,

Tamika Newhouse became a huge staple in the rise of black fiction and contributed to the demand of “urban fiction” in the 2010s. Independently for over a decade she discovered and published black writers, publishing over two hundred books, and created a platform for thousands of writers’ stories to be read. She successfully wrote and published over 17 romance novels, launched the careers of hundreds of writers, and developed a powerful organization in the publishing industry, AAMBC Inc, that has honored literary legends such as Nikki Giovanni and Terri Woods.

Black Writers Weekend 2020 Partners: AAMBC Inc, The INK, Goodreads, Dafina Books, Amazon KDP, Harlequin, Wattpad, Delphine Legacy Media, Dreamspire TV, and Black Librarians.

Event Schedule: The full list of virtual events can be found on BlackWritersWeekend.com Event Platforms: Each event will happen digitally via the following platforms: Twitter, IGTV, YouTube, Zoom, and Facebook.

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