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Elm City Montessori Makes Its Pitch by CHRISTOPHER PEAK New Haven Independent

Alanda Canty fessed up that her class at Elm City Montessori School had accidentally broken some school supplies, but she hoped the Board of Education wouldn’t hold that against them in an upcoming vote to keep their charter school open. Alanda, a third-grader, made that plea to the board’s Finance & Operations Committee Monday night at Celentano School, as it conducted the first public hearing on whether to renew the school’s charter. Founded by moms four years ago, Elm City Montessori School is now seeking to expand to eighth grade by 2023. Nineteen supporters including the school’s teaching faculty and front-desk receptionist, parents who went to Montessori themselves and parents who live in housing projects, even another school principal — all signed up to speak about how the school had benefited the city and changed lives. They were cheered on by supporters who filled up the cafeteria seats. Many of them wore the school’s forest-green sweatshirt, leading one attendee to call the group “the green wave.” At the end of the hour-long hearing, the board’s leadership gave positive feedback, adding to the compliments other members gave after a site visit last month. Jamell Cotto, the board’s vice-president, said he’s “excited” by Elm City Montessori. “It is my hope that my colleagues see the magic that is happening here,” he said. Darnell Goldson, the board’s president, said he too likes what he’s heard so far, but he’s waiting for the superintendent’s recommendation to make a final decision. The board will hear additional testimony at a second hearing next Tuesday before it takes a vote. If the application gains local support, it will then go to the State Department of Education, which plans to make a site visit on Nov. 28 before passing on their recommendation to the Connecticut State Board of Education for a final decision. Split between early childhood classes in Fair Haven and elementary school classes at the new Blake Street location in West Hills, Elm City Montessori is now entering its fourth year with 198 students. Its classrooms look quite different from those in the district’s traditional schools. There’s no class-wide instruction, no period breaks between subjects, no required textbooks, no standardized tests. Instead, the shelves of its multi-age classrooms are stocked with prepared activities, essentially “mini-lessons” that students choose to puzzle through, either by themselves or in a small group. “We have real wood and glass and ceramics. We use real things so students learn to handle them properly, learn to care for all that’s in the classroom. It’s beautiful and breakable,” said Jennifer Richards, a former hydrogeologist who now teaches the primary grades. “Students learn selfcontrol, independence, concentration and self-regulation. They resolve their own problems and conflicts themselves.” Sometimes, the third-grader Alanda ex-

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BOE’s Jamell Cotto and Darnell Goldson. plained, they also made mistakes, like when the glass lunch plates shatter on the floor. Another teacher added that the model of self-discovery readies students for a rapidly changing world, where entire career fields have yet to be invented. “It prepares them to tackle those chal-

lenges and be successful,” said Susan Clark, a longtime teacher. “The elementary classrooms engage the imaginations of the children and expose them to great big ideas early on: the creation of the universe, how plants and animals and human beings got here; where the alphabet and numbers come from; how everything in the universe

is connected and has a purpose. With these big ideas in their growing minds, we then fill in the details, … follow[ing] up with a story or chart or a lesson or research as they search for more information.” The students have so much fun learning that they come home and “play Montessori,” one dad, Nate Price, added. Many speakers said they were grateful that the Montessori option is offered within the public school system, without the prohibitive tuition that many private schools charge. Anyone can apply to Elm City Montessori through the same lottery that’s used by the district-run magnet schools. Rita Torres said that was particularly valuable to her, as a resident who lives in the city’s public housing. She’d first learned about the Montessori model while she was a young mom studying at Gateway Community College. But she quickly found out, “Damn, that’s expensive.” After winning a spot through the lottery, Torres said her daughter has taught her about healthy eating and mindfulness. “She’s learning the social-emotional skills that, at 35, I still don’t have,” she said. Torres added that she often goes to the teachers to find out how she can help her daughter, asking for refreshers in basic math in the hallways or guidance on how she can educate herself. “All in all, it’s really a phenomenal place,” she said. Elm City Montessori is the only school of its kind in Connecticut: a charter school that’s still under the local school board’s supervision. Unlike “state charters,” public schools (like Achievement First) that get approval and money directly from the state to operate independently, “local charters” fit within the district’s offering of traditional public schools under the Board of Education’s supervision. In both cases, the schools get to operate on some of their own rules, while receiving public money to operate. The only difference is governance. Che Dawson, a former school board member who’s now the school’s operations director, said that continuing a local charter like Elm City Montessori would show the district cared about “true choice, in parents deciding what they want for their children.” Another parent, Miriam Johnson, added that keeping the school open would encourage parent involvement. As Monday’s turnout showed, the school is a “grassroots effort” that’s sustained by the community, she said. “We don’t sit back. We don’t let the guides and administrators take over our children, leave for seven hours and come back. We are being a part of what we want to see,” she said. “Our school has a great foundation, which is built on heart and commitment and passion. Those are things that we see lacking in our world some days. I ask the board to really consider and give us more time to continue to be that example of what hard work, passion and organization can do.”

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Campbell: Not surprised. by PAUL BASS As many as 15 New Haven cops are looking to Yale to pull them away from the city’s ranks. Yale’s police force has three, maybe four, current openings for patrol officers, according to Chief Ronnell Higgins. He said over 300 people have applied for those positions including up to 15 New Haven police officers. (He didn’t have a precise number.) New Haven Police Chief Anthony Campbell said he doesn’t blame them. Just look at the numbers, he said. The city starts cops at $44,400, the lowest level in the state. Yale starts cops at $67,000, with better benefits; that starting salary is to rise to $76,300, with top patrol salaries at $96,000, according to Higgins. That’s more than any other department pays. Plus, Yale offers better benefits, including financial help buying homes in the New Haven and paying their kids’ college tuition. So many New Haven cops were interested in applying that the rumor around 1 Union Ave. was that up to 100 had applied, he said. He noted that his cops are choosing between the lowest and the highest salaries in the state. Campbell said he worries about a continuing shortage of New Haven cops, as his officers work under a contract that expired two years ago. A new contract is now the subject of binding arbitration; New Haven is making the case that it lacks the money to pay cops enough to compete with suburban departments. The department has 495 budgeted positions. The number of filled positions is officially down to a little over 400, according to Campbell, but that figure is a “misnomer”: It includes more than 20 cops currently in the police academy, and others who are off the street on injured leave or administrative duty, or manning the formerly state-run prisoner lock-up. And given the discouraging contract prospects, Campbell said, he envisions as many as 50 more cops leaving the department in coming months.

The Dentist Comes To School THE INNER-CITY NEWS - November 07, 2018 - November 13, 2018

by CHRISTOPHER PEAK New Haven Independent

Tracey Oberg applied a mint-flavored fluoride to the surface of 9-year-old Nashelley’s chompers, strengthening the hard enamel against the sticky layer of bacteria that causes tooth decay. She then swabbed a plastic protective sealant over the back molars. Nashelley said it tasted “kinda spicy.” Oberg sent the fourth-grader back to class in less than 20 minutes. Compare that to average dental visit, which causes students to miss an estimated two hours of class. Later on in the afternoon, as she continued seeing fourth-graders, Oberg taught a boy how to brush properly, and she caught a pusfilled infection in a girl’s gums. Oberg’s work at Hill Central is part of New Haven’s push to bring medical services into the schools in the hopes of boosting attendance and teaching healthy habits, focusing in particular on dental services. Last year, just over 1,300 students received cleanings, and 605 students were referred to outside providers for additional treatment. At Hill Central alone, 326 kids are enrolled, representing two-thirds of the student body one of the highest participation rates in the district. So far, the dental staff has found that the needs in New Haven are high. Last year, two-thirds of the students who were quickly screened with a mirror and a flashlight appeared to be at elevated risk for untreated cavities, with some students reporting that they had never been to a dentist or even used a toothbrush at home. The district currently operates 17 schoolbased health centers, which extend the school’s medical capabilities beyond what can be pulled out of a first-aid kit. “At the school health centers, we can provide all the services if a student isn’t feeling well,” said Will Clark, the district’s chief operating officer. “Rather than a cold compress, maybe that student can stay in school.” At the school-based health centers, which are staffed by a nurse practitioner, a social worker and an office manager, students can receive their annual physical, flu shots and other immunizations, mental health counseling, or urgent medical treatment. The school-based health centers don’t charge families anything. They bill Medicaid or private insurance for reimbursement when they can, but they won’t turn any students away for not being covered. Parents just need to fill out a permission slip to get access to the clinics’ services. “There’s no questions asked,” said Sue Peters, the school health clinic coordinator. Recently, with a $60,000 grant from the Connecticut Department of Public Health, the school-health centers began adding preventive dental services to the school health centers. Now, with permanent equipment in the clinics, unlike the “traveling roadshow” that Clark said used to go from school to school, a dental hygienist brings students into an office for routine check-ups and cleanings. The expansion of dental services started at eight elementary schools: Barnard Environmental Studies Interdistrict Magnet School,

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CHRISTOPHER PEAK PHOTO Nashelley, 9, demonstrates brushing technique at Hill Central’s clinic.

Oberg looks around Hector’s mouth for cavities. Clinton Avenue School, Fair Haven School, King-Robinson Interdistrict Magnet School, Hill Central School, John S. Martinez Sea & Sky STEM Magnet School, Truman School and Augusta Lewis Troup School. The newest dental clinic just opened at BrennanRogers Magnet School. Today, on scheduled visits, the hygienists are able to catch small cavities early before problems worsen. But they still regularly come across dangerous infections. Last week, another fourth-grader came in for a routine visit. It had been about seven months since the girl had last been called down to the clinic, Oberg had been seeing her since May 2016, after noticing in state medical records that the student hadn’t had any dental appointments outside school for nearly three years. The girl complained to Oberg that her tooth had been bothering her for about two months. She said she hadn’t told her parents, who both work and have a tough time getting to medical appointments. Oberg peered inside her mouth and saw that the girl had what she described as “a major infection.” She saw an inflamed bump in the gum tissue (known as a fistula) from

which pus was oozing out, reflecting a deeper infection underneath. Oberg immediately sent her to the nurse practitioner, next door within the school health center, to receive antibiotics. The Spanish-speaking office manager called the parents and explained how the infection needed to be treated. “The student will now receive the extra care she needs and not be in pain,” Oberg said. “Infection is huge as it can spread to the rest of the body if left untreated, so this was a win-win on all fronts in how are clinics collaborate on a daily basis in the best interest of the child in need.” Tamiko Jackson-McArthur, a pediatrician who sits on the Board of Education, said that finding dental care for kids is difficult, both logistically and financially. That can prevent parents from seeking out the check-ups their children need. The problems often begin when parents don’t know to seek out a pediatric dentist when their babies turn 1 year old. Instead, many try their family dentists, who often don’t start seeing children until 3 years old. Later on, parents are inhibited by “so many social and economic stressors,” she added.

But without catching cavities early on, students might develop more severe infections, which can leave them unable to eat or even talk, according to school administrators. When a toothache gets that bad, students might stop coming to class, they added. Last school year, one in five students at Hill Central 21.0 percent missed at least 18 days of school. Even if it was for an excused absence, those students were marked chronically absent. Citywide, New Haven’s chronic absenteeism rate is more than double the statewide average. In the early grades, chronically absent students score lower on reading and math tests for years to come. By middle school, they are more likely to become high-school drop-outs, according to studies of Chicago and Baltimore schools. Figuring out why students are missing class is a challenge for school districts nationwide. Locally, administrators are putting an emphasis on health, trying to track if diabetes, asthma, toothaches and other ailments are keeping kids away. But outside of the excused absences, where students come back to school with a doctor’s note, it’s difficult to track exactly how many days of school students are missing for medical appointments. Principal Jaime Ramos said the clinics help keep kids in school by establishing a trusting relationship with families. That’s especially true for undocumented parents, he added, who often can’t take their children to the dentist because they don’t have insurance, while working off-the-books gigs without benefits. “You have an ally now,” Ramos said. “It’s now easier to call home. They know who’s calling.” While that’s tough to measure, administrators said they do know they’re at least saving time on appointments. And they add that reinforcing oral healthcare within school is beneficial in itself, especially when so many families don’t know the basics themselves. Con’t on page 06

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Yale Police Union Ratifies 7-Year Contract by ALLAN APPEL

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While New Haven’s police force remains in arbitration over a new contract, Yale cops voted 67-2 Tuesday to ratify a long-awaited new pact with the university. The ratification by nearly all the non-supervisory patrol officers and detectives in the 93-person Yale department came after 28 months without a contract and more than three score and ten bargaining sessions. On Oct. 18, Yale Police Benevolent Association (YPBA) leaders announced a tentative agreement on the seven-year contract. It offers 3 percent annual pay hikes; additional job security; cost sharing by the university for arbitrator fees on grievances, as well as improved due process and procedural rights protections. Perhaps most important to union members, it does not include retiree health care givebacks that Yale sought, and that Yale obtained from other unions. The contract covers the period from July 2016 to June 2023. By its end, Yale cops will be earning among the highest police salaries in Connecticut, according to Yale. The all-day voting on the contract took place at the YPBA headquarters at 101 Ashmun St. One of those who voted in favor was fouryear department veteran Martin Parker. “I like it,” Parker said as he and fellow community engagement officer Martha Ross,

affixed spider webs, pumpkin-colored paper, and various skeletons and skulls to the YPBA headquarters in preparation for a Wednesday night Halloween party. “It’s not 100 percent,” Parker, but he voted for it in the interest of “the greater good.” He particularly praised leadership for resisting Yale’s demand that, like members of Yale’s UNITE HERE unions, the cops participate in a Health Expectations Program (HEP) that requires mandatory medical tests as well as coaching for those with chronic conditions. In return, the union agreed to “small premium co-shares for two-person and family coverage under the Yale Health Plan, which is currently premium-free,” according to officials. The university also withdrew controversial proposalsto require members to keep paying premium co-shares in retirement; to eliminate reimbursement of Medicare Part B premiums; and to reinstate a $800 maximum out-of-pocket expense cap under the Medicare Rx Plan. Yale University and the YPBA issued the following joint statement after Tuesday night’s vote: Yale University and the Yale Police Benevolent Association are pleased to announce their successor collective bargaining agreement has been overwhelmingly ratified by the union membership. The negotiators for the University and the Yale Police Benevolent Association worked extremely hard over the course of numerous meetings to resolve

issues and make necessary compromises. The parties reached an excellent agreement at the bargaining table while the University’s officers continued to serve the campus community with dedication and professionalism. Continuing this spirit, we look forward to advancing a collaborative relationship through mechanisms built into the new agreement. New Haven police have also been working without a new contract since 2016. But the union and the city could not reach a contract deal, so the matter is now the subject of binding arbitration. Both sides see the situation as a no-win: The cash-strapped city feels it doesn’t have a lot of money to spend. But the city is hemorrhaging cops who are lured by suburban departments paying tens of thousands of dollars a year more per year and offering better benefits. Along with a new contract, also new to the Yale department is the position of community engagement officer. The first two to hold that position Parker and Ross were selected in September to inaugurate the program. They were putting up colorful party decorations Tuesday on the main floor of the police headquarters while the voting was taking place in a room below. “These officers have already engaged in programming with student groups, residential colleges, campus staff, the athletics department and other New Haven community members and groups,” stated Yale Police T:9.25” Chief Ronnell Higgins.

PAUL BASS PHOTO Yale cops protesting before deal was struck.

Those activities included taking 30 city kids to see a recent Yale football game, an experience Parker, who spent two years with the New York Giants, knows quite a bit about. Was there any relationship between the party being planned for Halloween and the

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by CHRISTINE STUART New Haven Independent

WALLINGFORD — Not everyone in the room for Republican Bob Stefanowski’s get-out-the-vote rally Sunday voted for President Donald Trump. At least two of more than 400 in attendance are members of the Democratic Party. The first, Rev. Boise Kimber of New Haven had supported Guy Smith earlier this year and then when Smith failed to get enough support to primary, Kimber supported Bridgeport Mayor Joe Ganim, but now he’s supporting Stefanowski. Kimber, a Democrat and a controversial minister who supported Gov. Dannel P. Malloy in 2010, said he’s supporting Stefanowski because “I think Connecticut needs a change.” Stefanowski has promised to eliminate the income tax over eight years, but Connecticut has a balanced budget amendment so he would have to eliminate an equal amount

of spending. He has refused to give any details about how he would tackle the task aside from promises of “zero-based budgeting.” A task that’s even harder considering there’s a no-layoff clause in place for the first two years. Kimber said Stefanowski has been honest in his campaigning on the issue. He said no one knows where they’re going to cut spending until they get elected. How will those budget cuts impact New Haven where Kimber has his ministry? “We’re surviving now,” Kimber said. He said they can’t label people anymore as Democrat or Republican. He said they need to ask themselves who is going to be better for their community. For Kimber, that’s Stefanowski. Kimber gave the opening prayer at Stefanowski’s rally Sunday. The other Democratic Party member to take the stage Sunday was Jim Grasso, son of the late-Gov. Ella Grasso.

“It’s not just brushing and flossing, it’s eating from salad bars and exercising at recess. It’s all good health lessons,” said Clark. “It’s all part of their education, and it makes them more available to learn.” Oberg said it’s especially important to communicate how much dietary choices matter in high-poverty areas, where cheap, sugar-laden snacks and soda line the shelves convenience-store shelves. Oberg tried to do that with Hector, another 9-year-old with four wiggly baby teeth, who came by her clinic for an appointment after lunch. After she told him she’d “get his teeth all shined up,” Oberg asked him to demonstrate how he brushed his teeth on a stuffed animal with a set of plastic whites. Hector gave the teeth a once-over, brushing for just a few seconds far short of what dentists recommended. “Are you a speed racer?” Oberg asked. “Yup,” Hector nodded. Oberg pulled out an iPad to see if she could find another way to teach proper brushing. In one game, Hector scrubbed the plaque off yellowing teeth with his finger, taking his time until each was white again. Later, as Oberg leaned back the chair and cleaned his teeth, pulling out food crumbs from one tooth, Hector said his father had lost several teeth on the side of his mouth. “My dad used to have a lot of candy every day, and a lot of his teeth fell out,” he said. Did that mean Hector was going to limit his sweets? Oberg asked. Would an adult look at his Halloween candy before he dug in? “No, I open it myself,” Hector said. “I do it all the time.” “Are you sure? I don’t think your mom would let you,” Oberg asked. “You’re going to get a sick tummy.” “On birthdays, I can eat a whole box,” Hector said. “It’s worth it.” “Every once in a while is okay to have treats,” Oberg said. “But not every day, because you’ll have a mouth full of cavities.” She sent him upstairs with a bag of toothbrushes and toothpaste, floss, and a twominute timer to remind him how long he needed to keep scrubbing. Jackson-McArthur said that it’s always difficult to instill the importance of dental healthcare in children when parents neglect their own teeth. She said she’s seen some middle-schoolers who need root canals for infections that have rotted all the way through to the pulp. “If the child is getting seen by a pediatrician (which many are because the state requires health maintenance visits to enter certain grades) the parents are getting guidance and recommendations. But whether they adhere to the recommendations is another story,” she said. “Parents who don’t care about their detention will not raise children who care either. It is a vicious cycle of neglectful oral health maintenance.” Jackson-McArthur added that the schoolbased dental services could “help break those habits.” She said New Haven sorely needs this care, and she’s happy to see it in the schools.

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Dixwell Corner To Be Renamed For

“Church That Cares”

by PAUL BASS

New Haven Independent

THOMAS BREEN PHOTO St. Matthew’s Unison Free Will Baptist Church at 400 Dixwell Ave.

St. Matthew’s Church Pastor Kevin Hardy at City Hall on Thursday night. by THOMAS BREEN

New Haven Independent

The city is on its way to renaming a Dixwell Avenue corner after an historic, community-service-oriented local Baptist congregation that dubs itself “the church that cares.” During this past Thursday night’s Community Services and Environmental Policy (CSEP) committee meeting on the second floor of City Hall, alders voted unanimously in support of renaming the corner of Argyle Street and Dixwell Avenue “St. Matthew’s Church Way” in honor of the 100-year-anniversary of St. Matthew’s Unison Free Will Baptist Church at 400 Dixwell Ave. (The proposal now goes to the full Board of Alders for final approval.) Pastor Kevin Brady and two dozen smiling, supportive St. Matthew’s congregants filled the back half of the Aldermanic Chambers’ pews to demonstrate their enthusiasm for the proposed street corner name change. Brady said century-old St. Matthews’ unofficial nickname is “the church that cares” because of the congregation’s long-standing commitment to community service in the Dixwell neighborhood. The church serves as a food pantry in collaboration with the Connecticut Food Bank. It partners with Lincoln Bassett school on a literacy program, and with the Hill Health Center on a men’s health fair where men receive HIV testing, blood pressure screenings, and access to mental health services. “The church wants to be a beacon not just on Sunday,” Brady told the alders. “We as a church want to be a refuge for all com-

ers and be a place in the community where they can feel God’s love and also our love.” In an Oct. 8 letter submitted to the Board of Alders along with over 250 signatures of support for renaming the corner, St. Matthew’s Committee Chairperson Lillian Vinston provided a history of the Dixwell neighborhood fixture as the church celebrates its 100-year anniversary. “We started out on Orchard Street,” Vinston wrote, “moved to Henry Street and became charted as St. Matthew’s United American Free Will Baptist Church. In the 1920’s the church moved to Webster Street and in the 1930s moved to Charles Street. In 1962 St. Matthew’s moved to 400 Dixwell Avenue, where it is currently located.” “They’ve been in the community for a long time,” Hill Alder and local pastor Ron Hurt said about St. Matthew’s. “I believe that part of Dixwell Avenue has become better because of the church that sits right down in the middle of it. I’m just so elated to support this whole corner naming.” Newhallville/Prospect Hill Alder Steve Winter, who represents the stretch of Dixwell where St. Matthew’s sits and who helped the church’s congregants gather signatures for the street corner name change petition, said he quickly learned going door to door just how much the church has meant, and still means, to the Dixwell community. “Given the ethic of faith and service that St. Matthew’s brings to Dixwell and has brought to Dixwell for the past 100 years,” he said, he supports the corner name change.

Mayor Toni Harp supports more state funding for transportation. She doesn’t want to create a “lockbox” to do it. Harp offered that view on an election-eve episode of WNHH FM’s “Mayor Monday” program. On the program, she was asked about whether she supports a referendum question on Tuesday’s ballot to create a constitutional “lockbox” that would dedicate revenues raised from the gas tax and motor vehicles fines solely to transportation spending. It would be placed in a virtual “lockbox” that legislators wouldn’t be able to use for other purposes. Advocates for investing in rebuilding roads and bridges and improving train and bus service are supporting a “yes” vote. They argue it will create public confidence by ensuring that the money would be used for that intended purpose and therefore enable the state to make much-needed transit upgrades. Harp said she supports improved transit. But she argued that “lockboxes” limit legislators’ options when they have to make tough choices at budget time — when, perhaps, a more pressing need presents itself and there’s not enough money for every worthwhile use. Harp, who for 11 years co-chaired the legislature’s Appropriations Committee, argued that the referendum question if approved, “would take away the responsibility that we’ve given to our legislature to make those decisions on our behalf based on what

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Mayor Toni Harp at Sunday evening’s getout-the-vote rally at Bella Vista. is happening when they pass that budget. ... You’re really tying the hands and you’re absolving the legislature of the responsibility of doing the work.” “That’s why we elect people to go the legislature. They are there in real time making real decisions based on what they think their constitutions need and want,” Harp said.

In response to a caller’s question, Harp reminded voters to turn over their ballots Tuesday so they can vote for state constitutional offices like comptroller, secretary of the state, attorney general, treasurer. The options for those offices will be placed on the back of New Haven’s ballot. Each city has a different ballot; New Haven’s has races on both sides this year rather than one side. That has raised concerns that many voters won’t notice and turn the page over to complete their ballots. Harp said she shares that concern. “It’s an easy thing to forget. That will absolutely suppress the vote for the constitutional officers,” she said. She said she hopes that poll workers remind all voters Tuesday about the double-sided ballots when voters sign in. After the election, she said, “we’re going to have to see how many votes fall off because we did it that way and have a conversation” if results show a drop-off in voting for races on the back. Local city clerks design local ballots; then the secretary of the state’s office approves the designs. Secretary of the State spokesperson Gabe Rosenberg said local elections officials were asked during a pre-election conference call to remind voters on Tuesday about two-sided ballots. “I haven’t heard concerns per se, especially since there are towns with two-sided ballots (because of local referenda) almost every election with statewide offices. Also, the instruction to turn the ballot over is big and bold,” Rosenberg stated.

Murphy Easily Wins Re-election by Jack Kramer CT. News Junkie

HARTFORD, CT — U.S. Sen. Chris Murphy easily won a second term Tuesday night defeating Republican challenger Matthew Corey. Murphy was declared the winner shortly after the polls closed at 8 p.m. Early results showed him with a 3-2 margin over Corey. Murphy, with his family by his side, told cheering supporters at Dunkin’ Donuts ballpark: “I pledge to give every ounce of my being to fighting for the state of Connecticut for the next six years.” The 45-year-old Democrat has developed a national profile, partly for his stance on stronger gun laws, his well publicized annual walks across Connecticut, and frequent appearances on national TV. Murphy amassed $14.5 million for his reelection bid, attracting contributions from many outside Connecticut through his advocacy on issues, including gun control and opposition to many policies of Republican President Donald President Donald Trump. Corey, who was at Republican gubernatorial Bob Stefanowski’s party in Rocky Hill, said it was “an honor” to run. He said they did their best to raise money and meet the voters in Connecticut. He said the race was about “the economy, jobs, and taxes,” and making “Washington work for the state of Connecticut.” Corey said he would stay involved despite losing the race.

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U.S. Sen. Chris Murphy speaks to supporters Tuesday night

Hayes Coasts to 5th District Victory THE INNER-CITY NEWS - November 07, 2018 - November 13, 2018

by John F. Silver CT. News Junkie

WATERBURY — Democrat Jahana Hayes finished her meteoric ascent from national Teacher of the Year to the halls of Congress on Tuesday night, beating former Meriden mayor and Republican nominee Manny Santos for the open 5th Congressional District seat. Hayes didn’t wait for a concession from Santos, instead taking the podium at the Marriott Courtyard in downtown Waterbury to a boisterous room of supporters while fighting back tears. “You know who I am. You know what I stand for and you know what I believe in. The votes also show that you also believe,” Hayes said. “You believe that we are so much better together.” “All this hate and this intolerance and all this fear is not who we are.” Hayes declared victory, while Santos said it was premature. With 40 percent of the vote reporting, Hayes led with 53.2 percent of the vote. Santos had garnered approximately 46.8. “I think it’s premature. We still have some key precincts that haven’t yet been re-

ported,” Santos told NEWS8. “I think her (Hayes) speech is premature,” Santos said. Hayes refuted, saying in her victory speech there is “no path for Santos to win.” Indeed, there was not, and around 12:15 a.m., he called to concede. Hayes’ victory keeps the entire Congressional delegation in Democratic hands as the other four districts and Murphy’s Senate seat all remain in the party’s control. “In all my years in politics, I’ve never seen a candidate as energetic, as inspiring, and as qualified to serve in Congress as Jahana Hayes,” Democratic State Party Chair Nick Balletto said. “I am so proud to have Jahana Hayes join our congressional delegation and I can’t wait to see what she accomplishes in Congress.” Hayes will succeed Democrat Elizabeth Esty, who did not seek re-election. Hayes’ triumph is a boost to the liberal activist base of the national Democratic Party as the former Waterbury public school teacher became a media darling after a campaign video of her receiving the national teaching award from former President Barack Obama went viral. Obama went on to endorse Hayes and her candidacy. Hayes was

also helped by a visit from former Vice President Joe Biden last week. A charismatic political newcomer, Hayes’ run for Congress began late and at the behest of U.S. Senator Christopher Murphy after Esty chose to not stand for re-election following her handling of an alleged assault by a senior staffer. Hayes was within a whisker of winning the endorsement of the state party at the district’s convention in June, then easily won the primary against endorsed candidate Mary Glassman in August. Hayes went into the general election as a big favorite over Santos and with a sizeable advantage in fundraising. Hayes and Santos were scheduled for three debates in October, but the Meriden mayor dropped out of the final two debates. Hayes’ backstory reads like a movie-ofthe-week. She was a single mother at 19, living in public housing in Waterbury before putting herself through college parttime, first at Naugatuck Valley Community College, and then Southern Connecticut State University. She went on to teach history at John F. Kennedy High School and was named National Teacher of the Year

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Jahana Hayes takes a call from her opponent, Manny Santos, who conceded the race shortly after midnight

Lamont Says He’ll Hit the Ground Running by Christine Stuart

New Haven Independent

HARTFORD, CT) — Governor-elect Ned Lamont thanked a small group of supporters Wednesday afternoon for their efforts to get him across the finish line in what turned out to be another close gubernatorial election in Connecticut. With a historic number of voters participating in Tuesday’s election, Lamont was able to defeat Republican Bob Stefanowski by 16,906 votes without including any results from New Haven, a traditional Democratic stronghold in Connecticut. The New Haven Independent was reporting today that Lamont received 24,688 votes to 4,227 for Stefanowski, which will expand Lamont’s victory, but won’t necessarily give him a mandate. Stefanowski sent a statement Wednesday announcing that he called Lamont to concede. “I wish both Ned and the state of Connecticut success over these next four years,” Stefanowski said in a statement. “While this is not the result we would have hoped for, I am glad that we were able to draw so much attention to the tax burden in this state.” Stefanowski, who won a five-way Republican primary, said he feels like he made a real difference in the race by focusing on “cutting taxes.” “We were able to mold the discussion in such a way that the other candidates slowly began to come around to the same conclusion to varying degrees,” he said. “I am hopeful that by relentlessly focusing on that issue we’ve started the conversation

on how we can start to bring the tax burden on Connecticut families down.” Lamont said that Stefanowski could not have been more gracious in his call to concede the race Wednesday. “I look forward to working with him, because we all need to come together — regardless of party — to solve our state’s biggest challenges,” Lamont said. He added that he will work every day “to move this state forward and be a champion for Connecticut.” Lamont continued his positive message in an acceptance speech at noon Wednesday at the Yard Goats’ stadium in Hartford. It was where his supporters gathered Tuesday to watch the results and celebrate, but the delayed results and a cautious governorelect forced the campaign to send supporters home. He said he plans to listen to people from all walks of life. “I really need folks who are going to roll up their sleeves and get the job done,” Lamont said. “Just leave the labels at the door. I want labor there. I want business leaders there. I want Democrats there. I want Republicans there. We gotta to work together to get through this thing and that’s how we’re going to do it.” Lamont said the job of transitioning into the new position starts Thursday. He said he called Democratic legislative leaders and Republican legislative leaders to let them know his door is open. Based on unofficial numbers it looks like Democrats were able to win a supermajority in the Senate and gain as many as 12 seats in the House.

CHRISTINE STUART / CTNEWSJUNKIe Ned Lamont and his family after his victory speech on Wednesday

Jonathan Harris, a former rival in the gubernatorial race who dropped out and gave his support to Lamont, said that what he admires most about Lamont is that “he is who he is.” Harris, who was one of the well-wishers who attended Lamont’s speech and press conference Wednesday, said Lamont “really knows what he knows and he’s willing

to listen when he doesn’t.” Lamont said one of the mandates he believes he got from voters “is to bring real fundamental change.” Lamont pointed out that both he and Stefanowski came from outside the political process, so if there was a mandate maybe it’s to “shake things up.” The race for many had become a proxy

war between Republican President Donald Trump and outgoing Democratic Gov. Dannel P. Malloy. If that was the match-up then it looks as if Malloy won Tuesday. “Elections offer a snapshot of the collective character as a state or nation,” Malloy said Wednesday morning. “It’s our opporCon’t on page 08

THE INNER-CITY NEWS - Noveber 07, 2018 - November 13, 2018

Big Night For New Haven Dems by PAUL BASS

What will that mean for New Haven constituents? “Assuming that [Democratic gubernatorial candidate] Ned Lamont wins, we will be able to pursue initiatives like paid family and medical leave, $15 minimum wage, additional criminal justice reforms,” Looney said. The Democrats were also widening their majority in the state House, winning at least 83 seats with another 16 races to be decided. The party’s slim 80-71 majority, coupled with the deadlocked Senate, prevented the Democrats from passing their own version of a budget last term, not to mention legalizing recreational use of marijuana or other New Haven Democratic priorities.

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at a pre-election rally.

Looney, at senator, with fellow victorious New Haven legislators

It wasn’t clear late Tuesday night how soon the gubernatorial tally would be settled. Cities like New Haven were far away from completing their voting tallies because of widespread tabulation machine malfunctions due to wethanded voters coming in from the rain. Ward 9 Moderator Naomi Campbell received a new tabulator from Atwater assistant registrar Jayuan Carter just before 11 p.m. Campbell refused to share how many total ballots had been submitted before she and her staff started tabulating the results, pulling each ballot sheet from a foot-tall black duffel bag (pictured above) stationed on a nearby chair. She said that there was no way for her to know how many total ballots had been submitted because of the prior machine’s broken printer. “You’re really pushing my buttons,” she said in response to a question about the new tabulator. “How do you think we feel? We’re tired. Give us a break.” A long night remained for polls workers there and in Dwight, lower Westville, and the Hill. But the early returns in New Haven were

bright for Democrats. An Independent tally of reported results from a majority of wards—where the machines weren’t still broken—showed Lamont leading Republican Stefanowski 19,496 to 3,535. And all the remaining wards to be counted are heavily Democratic. Another estimated 1,700 absentee ballots remain to be counted, along with all the same-day registration-and-voting ballots. By 2:30 a.m. Lamont was matching Democrat Dannel P. Malloy’s crucial 18,000-vote New Haven victory margin over his Republican opponents in 2010 and 2014, with several wards still left to report results. Democratic Town Chair Vin Mauro Jr. estimated that New Haven could end up with as many as 29,000 votes cast, three to four thousand more than the number cast in the past two gubernatorial elections. But given the record of past closely contested elections, no one was assuming any results until the votes were fully counted. Which, thanks to another disastrous year at New Haven’s polls, could mean a statewide wait.

Harp Orders 3-Day Furloughs by THOMAS BREEN

New Haven Independent

The mayor has informed three dozen government managers that they must each take three unpaid days off over the next eight months to help alleviate the city’s fiscal stress. On Oct. 30, Mayor Toni Harp sent a letter to the city’s 36 non-unionized executive management and “confidential employees,” requiring them to each take a three-day unpaid furlough leave between now and the end of the 2018-2019 fiscal year at the end of June 2019. That unpaid-time-off requirement will also apply to the mayor herself, Harp wrote. “As leaders in our various departments and our City,” she wrote, “we need to be role models in demonstrating our support of sound fiscal responsibility.” The final budget that the alders passed for the fiscal year that started July 1 included $1.9 million in the “Employee Concessions Vacan-

CONNECTICUT SAVORS ELECTION VICTORIES Reproductive health care champions were victorious during the 2018 Connecticut elections.

New Haven Independent

New Haven’s voting officials may have ended up as national embarrassments Tuesday after a day of election disasters, but New Haven’s Democratic elected officials emerged as big winners. New Haven’s state legislators, all of whom are Democrats, cruised to reelection. The list: State Reps. Pat Dillon, Toni Walker, Robyn Porter, Roland Lemar, Al Paolillo Jr., Juan Candelaria; State Sens. Gary Winfield and Martin Looney. New Haven U.S. Rep. Rosa DeLauro cruised to a 15th two-year term. (Two ballot propositions, to put transportation revenues in a constitutional “lockbox” and to create a deliberative process for selling state parkland, also passed.) And because Democrats were sweeping to victory in legislative races statewide, Looney will return to Hartford in January as the president of the State Senate. The only president. Because the Senate was evenly split 18-18 last session, Looney shared president duties with Republican State Sen. Len Fasano. By 11 p.m. Tuesday, it was clear Democrats will regain a solid majority. They had won 21 seats, with a few more possible after recounts or tabulation of absentee ballots. Looney was pumped to return to Hartford for his 14th two-year Senate term (which followed six two-year state House terms). “I’m raring to go with the excitement of having a majority again,” he said in an interview.

PLANNED PARENTHOOD VOTES!

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Mayor Harp.

cy & Non-Personnel Savings” line item. Harp’s letter says that the employees may

take the furlough time in increments as small as one hour, and that the time must be approved by each employee’s department head and/or coordinator. All 21 hours of unpaid furlough time, she wrote, must be used by June 30, 2019. “Implementing this Furlough Time in this manner permits the continued operations of your department with a lessened impact to services,” Harp continued, “while creating a savings for the City.” City spokesperson Laurence Grotheer confirmed that the mayor will hold herself to the same three-day furlough requirement that she has issued to the three dozen executive management and “confidential employees.” “The city’s current-year budget includes employee concessions,” he told the Independent. “These unpaid furlough days are part of that initiative.”

(New Haven, CT) – On Tuesday, November 6, the voters of Connecticut clearly demonstrated strong support for reproductive health and rights. Connecticut voters elected candidates statewide and at the legislative level who are proud champions of reproductive freedom. “This is very exciting,” said Amanda Skinner, President and CEO of Planned Parenthood Votes! Connecticut. “We have made a lot of important gains in CT, but the reality is there is still more work to do to make health care meaningfully accessible to all people. We have an opportunity to do that work, and we need to do more, now that we have a general assembly committed to our values: not only to support health care for all, but to fight for Connecticut’s working families and pass a paid family medical leave policy. “With everything that’s at stake in Washington, DC, it’s imperative not only that Connecticut remain a ‘safe state’, but we want to see CT become a state where all people can make their own decisions about reproductive health care including safe, legal abortion,” Skinner said. “All people should have meaningful access to health care, no matter who they are, or where they live.” Skinner noted that Connecticut codified the holdings of Roe v. Wade in 1990, and, as recently as last spring, passed a law to protect the essential preventive benefits of the Affordable Con’ from page 08

Hit the Ground Running

tunity to affirm who we are and what we value. And today, Connecticut spoke loud and clear that we stand for fairness, inclusivity, and decency. That the politics of President Trump have no home here.” Malloy said that by voting for Lamont, “we resoundingly reject [Trump’s] politics of division, falsehoods, and empty promises. I offer my heartfelt congratulations to Governor-elect Ned Lamont and Lieutenant Governor-elect Susan Bysiewicz.” Malloy, who stayed away from the race to succeed him, said that “Connecticut has forward momentum, and of all the candidates on the ballot for these offices, they are, by far, the best suited to keep the state moving in the right direction. Under their leadership, Connecticut’s future remains bright.” It’s the first time since 1877 that a Democratic governor succeeded another Democratic governor to an open seat. Republicans had said that if they didn’t win Tuesday that droves of Connecticut residents were planning to leave Connecticut because they can no longer afford to live here.

Care Act (ACA) in Connecticut, including birth control coverage without cost sharing, in the event that the ACA is repealed or eroded by Congress. Planned Parenthood Votes! Connecticut (PPV!CT) endorsed a record number of candidates this fall, with at least 80 endorsed candidates as of noon on Wednesday winning their races. In addition, PPV!CT endorsed the victorious statewide Democratic slate including Ned Lamont for Governor, Susan Bysiewicz for Lieutenant Governor, William Tong for Attorney General, Denise Merrill for Secretary of State, Shawn Wooden for Treasurer and Kevin Lembo for Comptroller. “The strong, unwavering support of our State Constitutional Officers, including the roles played by our Governor and Attorney General is absolutely central to the protection of the health and rights we take for granted in Connecticut,” Skinner stated. “PPV!CT also celebrates the tremendous General Assembly victories of Julie Kushner (in Senate 24), and Mary Abrams (in Senate 13), each of whom defeated a strong opponent of reproductive health and rights and paid family medical leave,” said Chris Corcoran, PPV!CT Board Chair. “We are thrilled to celebrate the historic election of Jahana Hayes as the first Black woman in Congress from Connecticut’s 5th District, and we look forward to working with her to protect reproductive health care on the federal level.” “Now more than ever, we are grateful for courageous elected officials who are clear about how important it is to stand with Planned Parenthood,” Skinner said. “Tuesday’s results reinforce our commitment to doing electoral work because there’s just so much at stake for the women, men and families of Connecticut who come to Planned Parenthood for health care. “Yesterday, at polls across the state, the power of the people was heard,” Skinner concluded. “Thanks to Planned Parenthood volunteer power on the doors, on the phones and online, we were able to bring wins to our endorsed candidates. The work can’t stop after this historic election day. Yesterday we turned out at the polls. Today we celebrate these historic accomplishments. Tomorrow we get to work building more power for our patients and our communities, so we can ensure that all people regardless of who they are, or where they live will have access to the health care they need.” For more information on Planned Parenthood Votes! Connecticut, visit plannedparenthoodvotes.org/ct.

THE INNER-CITY NEWS - November 07, 2018 - November 13, 2018

African-American Profiles: Ed Martin of The Five Satins The baritone singer who helped make “In the Still of the Night” a legendary doo-wop hit

By Kirk Lang, writer

Ed Martin is famous, yet he can go grocery shopping unnoticed. That’s the beautiful thing about being part of an enduring doo-wop hit from sixty-plus years ago. You can still find yourself getting fan mail and photos to sign, but you won’t be badgered with endless autograph requests while running your daily errands. “The loudmouth on there, that’s me,” said Martin, referring to his contribution to The Five Satins’ “In the Still of the Night,” one of the most well-known doo wop songs, and one that received further attention with its inclusion in the movie Dirty Dancing. In the 1990s, Boyz II Men gave it continued life on the 1993 reissue of their debut album. Martin has outlived nearly everybody that comprised other doo-wop charting groups, as so many of the stars of that era, and even subsequent musical genres, such as rock and soul, passed on, and many of them far too early. Yet the four vocalists who recorded “In the Still of the Night” remain alive and kicking. Could it be because the song was recorded in the basement of New Haven’s St. Bernadette Catholic Church? “It could be. I believe in God,” said Martin. Martin, 85, is clearly blessed. When it’s noted he still has all of his hair, he laughs and adds “almost.” Looking as thin as his performing days, Martin doesn’t have a litany of health issues others his age often deal with. In fact, he only mentions one ailment. “I’ve got a bad knee but I still get around,” said Martin. Get around he does. Up until this year, he made annual treks to Alaska in the summer to fish for Halibut and Trout. But Martin, now a half decade from turning 90, has finally decided to keep his fishing trips closer to home. “I’m not going back to Alaska,” he said. “It’s too rough. “That plane ride kills you. Flying takes a toll on you.” Fishing, 1,000 piece puzzles, and listening to music in his basement of his West Haven home comprise the bulk of his schedule nowadays. It’s a drastic change from his days as a Five Satin, when life was much more hectic on the road. “We did the chitlin’ circuit,” said Martin. “It started in Louisiana. But before that, the first place we played was the Apollo Theatre. If you didn’t make it at the Apollo, you didn’t make it at all.” The Five Satins passed the Apollo test. “Oh yeah,” said Martin. Seven shows a day. It was a wreck. We used to do like six shows a day. About that. You know, you would do your show, then you’d get off stage, and then everybody else did theirs, and then you’d come back on.” Before the Apollo, before sharing bills with Little Richard and others, the Five Satins were one of numerous New Haven vocals groups performing on various street corners on Dixwell Avenue, Webster Street or at the Dixwell Community House.

Group members came and went. And in Martin’s case, being in the right place at the right time – at home - led to him filling a slot that would change his life. Martin was not a member of The Five Satins, led by Fred Parris, prior to Feb. 19, 1956, but on that day, the group, ready to hit the recording studio – in this case the church basement - needed a baritone for some reason or another. “On a Sunday morning, I just got up, said Martin. “Jim Freeman (the bass member of the group), who lived across the street, came over. He asked me if I wanted to help them out. I said, ‘Yeah, OK.’ At that time I was singing first tenor and baritone.” “In the Still of the Night” was actually the B-side to the more uptempo “The Jones Girl.” However, the B-side turned out to be the hit. Five Satins founder Fred Parris, also the writer of “In the Still of the Night,” recorded it while on a break from his military duties in Philadelphia. When the song took off, Parris was no longer stateside.

He was in Japan. As a result, a Five Satins group led by Bill Baker in the lead spot toured in support of the hit record. “You know we did maybe four shows with him (Parris),” said Martin. “Then he went to Japan and that was it.” Martin believes he and the other Satins, though they didn’t have a hand in writing the song, did much to promote it and thus, helped make it the hit it became. “All the sweat and tears we had,” said Martin. “We’d be on a bus 24 hours a day. In the evening we’d be in motels with cockroaches. In Maryland, oh man, them boys were so big when they hit the floor you could hear them. Washington, D.C. had some big ones too. We used to play the Holiday Inn. We had cockroaches in the dressing room backstage.” But worse than cockroaches was the treatment the group received from fellow human beings where they would perform. In 1950s America, especially down south, black performers often encountered unfair

treatment. “We kind of had it hard out there,” said Martin. “Some places were nice but they didn’t want us in the restaurants at that time. They would have a boxed lunch for us when the bus pulled in. They’d have a little bag for you with a dried up sandwich and stuff. I wouldn’t take it, because it was racist.” If performers were lucky, they could use the bathroom. “It depended on the club,” said Martin. “Some of the places that we’d play, they would have a rope in the middle of the room. Whites over here. Blacks over here.” He added, “We weren’t used to it because we never had that up here in New Haven. It was never an issue. When I was young, white kids could come and spend the night at my house. I would go spend the night at their home. Everything was fine in New Haven, but when you got to Branford people was prejudice. You couldn’t buy a house out there and things like that but other than that, no problem, no problem in high school.” However, Martin noted that “once you crossed that Mason-Dixon line, things changed. One place we were, we played in an auditorium for white people, and we played in a barn, in horsesh*t, for the blacks. I can’t remember the place. I’ve been trying to think of the name of that place for a long time. I think it was in Mississippi. They had a makeshift stage.” Martin and his family moved to the New Haven area from Johnson County, Florida when he was only four years old. He was around eight or nine years old when he realized he wanted to be a singer. “What really got me started on singing was a club on Dixwell Avenue, I forget the name of it. I think it was called the Golden Gate. Somebody from New York used to come around. I used to have me a box and I used to put it next to the window to get up there and look in. I heard them singing and carrying on and knew that’s what I wanted to do. I said, ‘Shoot, I can do that.’ I started singing in church.” Martin would later meet Jimmy Tyson, baritone singer for The Nutmegs, another New Haven-based vocal group. “We tried to beat each other on the blocks, so that’s how I really got my start,” Martin said. His first performance at an actual venue was the Dixwell Community House following a basketball game. “I was maybe 15 or 16,” he said. At 17, he entered the military. “I was with the 82nd Airborne Division out of Fort Bragg, North Carolina,” said Martin. “I went in. I wasn’t drafted. I wanted to be a paratrooper after I went to see the movie, The Paratrooper. I said, ‘That’s what I want to do,’ and that’s what I did.” He married at 21 and later remarried at 40. A father of six, Martin and his wife Amada are only four years away from a 50th wedding anniversary. As far as his music career, Martin would

join the Nutmegs after a two-year stint with the Five Satins. Following the Nutmegs, he spent five years in Canada singing with a band – Professor Lett and Study – but when things started to get a bit out of hand, around 1975 or 1976, he gave up music altogether. “We had two drunks on there and I didn’t want to hurt ‘em so I quit,” said Martin. For a quarter of a century, Martin simultaneously held down two jobs. He worked on a garbage truck in the morning and then made his way over to Yale New Haven Hospital, where he worked in labor and delivery. “It was good because you get done early but still get eight hours of pay,” said Martin. “Everybody on that truck [also] worked at Yale so we made sure to finish early. You’d get on the truck about 4:30 a.m., finish that, come home, rest and go to Yale. Usually by 8 a.m. we were done.” He added, “Sometimes the guys today, they work all day. They’ve been by here at 6 at night. Today they have to put in eight hours. We never went to noon. It was twoand-a-half to four hours at the most. Yale would start, I think, at 3 p.m. After labor and delivery I went over to maintenance.” An inductee (as part of The Five Satins) into the Doo-Wop Hall of Fame and the Vocal Group Hall of Fame, as well as recipient of the Pioneer Award by the Rhythm & Blues Foundation Hall of Fame, Martin had no clue when he recorded “In the Still of the Night” in the basement of that New Haven church, along with nine other songs, that it would prove to be enduringly popular. “Well you know, when you record, you want to think all of them are going to be like that,” said Martin. I never thought it would be as big as it is. You never know what’s going to hit and what isn’t going to hit.” But The Five Satins scored with a classic. Sixty-two years after recording “In the Still of The Night,” Martin still finds himself getting fan mail. “I’ve got guys from Canada, all over, they want me to sign pictures and this and that and the other thing, said Martin. “I do it, even if they don’t have the self-addressed stamped envelope. What does it cost for a postage stamp?” What does Martin make of this fame he still retains? “It’s nice,” he said. When I go to the bar, they say, ‘Here he comes, The Five Satins. Set him up.’ I had a good time. I had fun.” Martin admits he hardly ever sings nowadays. “Only in the basement, “he said, adding, “That was another life.” Photo credit: Eklablog. Youtube.

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By Yolanda Caraway, Leah Daughtry, Minyon Moore Co-Authors of For Colored Girls Who Have Considered Politics

November 5th marked the historic 50th Anniversary of the first African American woman elected to the U.S. Congress, Rep. Shirley Chisholm. This important milestone marks a watershed moment in American politics for black women, to emerge and take their rightful seats at the table of elected Democratic leadership. As the representative from the state of New York, Rep. Chisholm still serves as a trailblazer, inspiring a generation of women elected officials. Her career and that of many black women in Congress are intrinsically connected. One of those women, is California Congresswoman Barbara Lee. Rep. Chisholm’s 1972 campaign, as the first Black person and first woman to ever run for the Democratic Party’s presidential nomination, and first woman, major party candidate, galvanized young women all over the country. One such woman, a young college student attending Mills College, upon meeting the Congresswoman on the presidential campaign trial, immediately signed on to help organize the Chisholm for Presi-

dent Northern California primary campaign. That student was Rep. Barbara Lee.

Although Rep. Chisholm faced tremendous obstacles getting on statewide ballots, she earned primary votes in 14 states, with her 2nd biggest win coming in the June 6 California primary, garnering 4.4% of the vote, and finishing fourth. At the end of the presidential primary, Rep. Chisholm produced 28 delegates that she took to the Miami Democratic Convention. In her 1973 book, “The Good Fight,” she explained: “I ran for the presidency, despite hopeless odds, to demonstrate the sheer will and refusal to accept the status quo.” Rep. Chisholm’s run for the Presidency was one of many glass ceilings she would break. It would be Rep. Barbara Lee’s first time at a Democratic National Convention, this one in Miami, and as a Chisholm delegate. Rep. Chisholm’s June 1968 run for the U.S. Congress from New York’s newly, court-ordered, and reorganized 12th congressional district, the Bedford-Stuyvesant area, represented a larger black population, and would automatically result in its first black member of Congress. With her campaign slogan,

Shirley Chisholm, future member of the U.S. House of Representatives (D-NY), announcing her candidacy. “Unbought and Unbossed,” then New York State Delegate Chisholm held back two other black challengers, winning the Democratic primary to go on and win the General election, thereby becoming the first African American woman in Congress. Once in Congress, and as a member of the House Agriculture Committee, Chisholm

distinguished herself by working hard for the newly drawn district: expanding the food stamp program, helping to create the Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants and Children (WIC) Program, and working for federal funds for child care services. Rep. Chisholm hired mostly women in her

state assembly, district and congressional offices, because she felt she was discriminated against more as a woman than for being black. The 7-term lawmaker retired from Congress as the third highest-ranking member of the House Education and Labor Committee and was a co-founder of the

President and Mrs. Bush gave White House flowers for the funeral, and neither she nor the team knew the arrangement wasn’t supposed to stay with the casket. “Well that belonged to the White House and we had to figure out ‘How do we get it back?’ That was the first time we ever buried somebody,” Brazile said. “But now we’ve become very good at it.” Daughtry, the CEO of the 2008 and 2016 Democratic National Convention Committees, shared some of the moments that came from organizing Dorothy Height’s memorials in 2010. The whole House senior leadership came to NCNW [National Council of Negro Women] where she laid in repose. You saw the House and Senate Democrat and Republican leadership come to pay their respect to Dr. Height in a building that she chaired for so many years,” Daughtry said. “It was just marvelous.” Moore told several stories about the Clintons. She explained that Clinton was one of the first presidents who insisted on a diverse cabinet. “He was one of the ones that said very early on, ‘I want an administration that looks like America. I want to have strong African Americans. I want to have strong Hispanics. I want to have strong women in my cabinet,’” Moore said. She also talked about election night 2016

when the Clintons waited for returns and the former president called her for clarification about Michigan votes. “If you know anything about President Clinton he’s insatiable when it comes to data, he’s insatiable when it comes to numbers,” Moore said. “He knew the trend of the state,” she said and numbers weren’t adding up for the supportive husband. She revealed that President Clinton’s concerns ended up making sense once learning what voters were doing. “We were seeing that people were going to the polls and they weren’t voting for president. They were voting down ballot [not voting president and vice president]… 76,000 people did that in Michigan and we didn’t find that out until later.” Through all the lessons from careers in politics, the women explained that the true purpose behind the work is beyond partisan ideals. “Without the labels, without the political parties we can begin to heal. As long as we go by, whatever name, by whatever ideology, we take away from humanity of folk,” Daughtry said. “I hope this will show people in America, it is about country, it is about bringing our country together and this book shows that,” Moore said. This article originally appeared in The Afro.

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Black Women Save Politics By Micha Green, AFRO Washington, D.C. Editor

Politics aren’t for the faint of heart-and, according to the new book, “For Colored Girls Who Have Considered Politics,” it’s taken some of the strongest people around to keep politicians and parties in tact- Black women. Described as the “four most powerful African-American women in politics,” Donna Brazile, Yolanda Caraway, Leah Daughtry and Minyon Moore wrote “For Colored Girls Who Have Considered Politics” and on Oct. 27 three of the authors were featured on the Armstrong Williams Show. Brazile, Daughtry and Moore spoke to Williams candidly for an hour about their career in politics and the work, stories and successes that led them to writing the book. “The purpose was to share our lessons being eye witnesses to history,” Brazile, former chair of the Democratic National Committee, told Williams. The book’s tile is a reference to the play, “For Colored Girls Who Have Considered Suicide When the Rainbow is Enuf”, by Ntozake Shange, who died the same day of the authors’ appearance on Williams’ show. In Shange’s play, women of color share their trials and tribulations that led to depression, trauma and more, yet in the end there is a sense of triumph in being content with all of the nuances that make them who they are.

Donna Brazile, left, Minyon Moore, Yolanda Caraway and Rev. Leah Daughtry are the women who considered and chose politics. (Courtesy Photo) According to the political “colored girls,” even with personal and national trials and tribulations, they have remained major assets to politicians and politics. Moore, who served as the director of the White House Office of Public Liaison under the Clinton administration, said the key to her success in politics was an understanding of business.

“I had the value of understanding business all my life and I also understand politics and I understood very early on that it’s a business, it’s not just about politics,” Moore said. The women shared behind the scenes stories that have come from working in politics, such as the first time they organized a state funeral- when Rosa Parks died in 2005. Brazile giggled as she talked about how

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Collaborative WWI Centennial Project Brings Forgotten Stories From the Black Press on African Americans in the WWI Era to a Worldwide Audience Through VR Technology Hidden voices. Buried history.

Nationwide — Imagine yourself standing on a street corner in the South Side of present day Chicago. There doesn’t seem to be anything extraordinary about this spot—there are buildings, cars driving by. Then suddenly, your surroundings change. You’re in the middle of the 1919 “Red Summer” when post-World War I social and racial tensions boiled over into violence. You’re witnessing a confrontation outside of an old lunch room and cigar shop. You’re looking at an old photo of a black WWI veteran and a white militiaman. You’re looking at the Chicago Race Riot of 1919, by the end of which 38 would be dead, more than 500 injured and 1,000 black families left homeless. Forgotten stories like these are being made available to students nationwide through immersive storytelling technology thanks to a collaborative partnership with Google Expeditions, the Friends of the Victory Memorial and the West Virginia University Reed College of Media Innovation Center. This project, “WWI Through the Eyes of the Chicago Defender,” brings history to life through virtual reality. The VR project takes viewers on a tour of WWI-era United States as seen through the eyes of the nation’s most influential black weekly newspaper at that time. The project has been commissioned for Google Expeditions, a product that allows teachers to take their classes on virtual field trips, immersing students in experiences that bring abstract concepts to life, brings virtual objects into the classroom, and gives students a deeper understanding of the world beyond the classroom. The “WWI Through the Eyes of the Chicago

Defender” expedition became a “pioneer” beta partner in 2016. On the Through the Eyes of the Defender expedition, students will follow stories encompassing broad themes from that era including Jim Crow laws, the Great Migration, women’s struggle for civil rights, the second rise of the KKK and the individual story of the 370th Infantry Regiment, formerly the “Old 8th” Illinois National Guard unit, the only entirely black combat unit during World War I commanded by black officers. “For this project, we’re used new technology that really wasn’t intended for what we are doing,” explained Joel Beeson, an associate professor at the WVU Reed College of Media and expedition producer. “This technology was designed for gaming and entertainment, and we’re adapting it to engage communities that have been historically marginalized from authorship of stories.” By inserting a smartphone into a Google Cardboard headset and wearing it over their eyes, students will “travel” to the modern-day locations of important events from the past reported by the Chicago Defender. Historical artifacts like photos, newspaper articles and video footage will pop up on the screen. While the technology itself is groundbreaking, Beeson says that what’s really innovative is how it’s used to give new audiences a better understanding of and appreciation for their historical past. “Innovation comes out of problemsolving and being open to how you can tell stories to create new knowledge,” said Beeson. “For example, it might be easiest to document a story by writing it, but with VR and Augmented Reality, we can engage young people by letting them experience it

Upon their return from war, black veterans resisted second-class citizenship. This black sergeant stands defiantly before a white private during the Chicago Race Riot of 1919. According to historian Chad Williams, the “presence and inspiration of black veterans, particularly those of the 370th Infantry Regiment was critical to black Chicagoans forced to defend themselves from white aggression.” [almost] first-hand.” A unique aspect of the expedition related to Engaged Journalism practice is that the project is a community-sourced, cultural memory project – anchored in the perspective of community members of Bronzeville, IL, co-produced and narrated by local voices, using local archival content, and the cultural and historical knowledge of the Black press. Central to the project is the involvement of Chicago Friends of the Victory Memorial, led by Beverly Reed-Scott and Colonel Eugene Scott (USA Ret.), a Vietnam War veteran. Beverly was a former reporter and columnist for the Defender while her husband, Eugene, was the last publisher of the daily newspaper. They both helped factcheck, write and edit the project, and their

voices narrate the experience. A section of the project covers the role of Pullman Porters in the Great Migration, serving as Defender correspondents, and selling subscriptions and delivering the paper throughout the South – often a dangerous job. “The Defender was upsetting the status quo,” says Col. Scott, “telling blacks to leave the South, to leave these plantations and go north. White Southerners considered it a radical newspaper.” Beverly Reed-Scott hopes that the appeal of virtual reality technology will attract young people to the important lessons of history. “To have your humanness questioned and maintain your dignity in the face of it, and not only do well, but excel. This is what the men of the 370th did every day that they served in the Great War.

They had to fight and die in defense of this country and then come home and fight in defense of the right to be in this country.” “WWI Through the Eyes of the Chicago Defender” launched this fall, with several community engagement. The project coincided with the WWI Centennial Commemoration on Veteran’s Day, November 11, which was originally named “Armistice Day” for the day WWI ended in Europe in 1918. Teachers are able to download the Google Expeditions app for Android or iOS and lead the class using a tablet, while students view it with a smartphone and headphones with Google Cardboard or any virtual reality headset. A narrated standalone version of the project is scheduled to launch later this month.

Sexiest Man Alive On How He Found ‘The One’ Barry Anderson, BDO Contributing Writer

Actor, filmmaker and producer Idris Elba, was named “Sexiest Man Alive” of 2018 by PEOPLE. Ever since his breakthrough role in America as drug kingpin Russell “Stringer” Bell on HBO’s hit series The Wire, he’s been making women swoon. Now his commanding portrayal of memorable characters like the gatekeeper of Asgard, Heimdall, in Marvel’s Thor franchise, or his role in the hit show Luther, the British heartthrob, has propelled him to become one of Hollywood’s biggest and sexiest stars. So what did Elba think when he first heard about his latest title? “I was like, ‘Come on, no way. Really?’” the actor tells PEOPLE in this week’s cover story. “Looked in the mirror, I checked myself out. I was like, ‘Yeah, you are kind of sexy today.’ But to be honest, it was just a nice feeling. It was a nice surprise — an ego boost for sure.” Elba asked his fiance’ Sabrina Dhowre,

former 2014 Miss Vancouver, to marry him in February, says his bended-knee proposal “was the most nerve-wracking thing for me ever.” “But in terms of wanting to make someone feel super special and feel my love, that was pretty romantic for me,” he tells PEOPLE. Elba, 46, had planned to propose to Dhowre on Valentine’s Day “but that was going to be problematic” so he decided to do it at a screening of his film, Yardie, which he directed. “It was a little spontaneous if I’m honest,” he says. “I was at a cast and crew screening and among people I loved. We had all worked so hard for this project so I was like I’m doing it right now, here, today.” As for what makes Dhowre “the one,” Elba says the two “have good chemistry. She makes me laugh and we share common goals. She makes me happy. She makes me celebrate my successes and when I’m not too sure about stuff, she makes me think.” Elba met Dhowre while he was filming

the 2017 film The Mountain Between Us alongside Kate Winslet in Dhorwe’s home country. Meeting and falling for Dhrowe while shooting the movie marked a particularly special moment for Elba, considering the movie tells the love story of a man and women stranded in the snowy, mountainous wilderness after a plane crash. “Falling in love while making a movie about falling in love is pretty special,” … …Elba told People magazine during an interview in February. Elba’s early days were far from sexy, Elba said, growing up “tall and skinny” at an all-boys school in London, where he played football, basketball, cricket, hockey and rugby. “And my name was Idrissa Akuna Elba, OK?,” he said. “I got picked on a little bit. But as soon as I could grow a mustache, I was the coolest kid on the block. Grew a mustache, had some muscles, bonkers.”

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Congressional Black Caucus. As the Representative from the Bay Area, Congresswoman Lee is the first woman, and the first African American woman, to represent Northern California in the state House, and in Congress. She is a former Chairwoman of the Congressional Black Caucus. While Shirley Chisholm’s incredible journey has clearly provided a direction, wisdom, and INSPIRATION for the many women leaders to come after her, to date, there have only been 41 African American women to serve in the House, (including House delegates), and the Senate. Today, there are 21 African American women serving in the U.S. Congress. There are fewer or none, to ever serve in statewide or local elective offices. The 50th Anniversary of Rep. Chisholm’s election offers our country a chance to renew our commitment to Black women, not only in elective office, but within the ranks of true political power. Black women will disregard the old, conventional ways of wielding power, and owe little to nothing to traditional institutional structures of power. In the last year, we have seen black women create the margin of difference in races in Alabama, Virginia, Florida, and Georgia. It is no secret that black women are the most consistent, the most loyal base of Democratic voters. In this election year, according to the Center from American Women and Politics at Rutgers, there are 41 African American women running for House seats, and 16 African American women running for Statewide Executive Elected Offices. This is historic! Clearly, this has become paramount, and a political priority, that the Democratic Party, and its Congress reward and deliver on its promise of inclusiveness. Rep. Chisholm had the foresight and saw this day coming. In 1977, she challenged Rep. Thomas Foley (WA) for the chairmanship of the House Democratic Caucus. She lost her bid by 76 votes, and the Democratic leaders saw fit to give her the position and title of “Secretary” of the Democratic Caucus. This year, the House Democratic leadership has the chance to not only talk about inclusion in the leadership ranks, but to show it. Rep. Barbara Lee has officially put her bid in to follow in Rep. Chisholm’s footsteps and lead the Democratic Caucus, thereby becoming the highest ranking African American woman, ever, in Congress. Although Rep. Chisholm tried – this has never been done. If Rep. Lee succeeds, this ensures African American women are represented in the leadership in Congress and the legacy of Rep. Shirley Chisholm lives forever.

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Outside the Plaza hotel Hollywood elite gather for New York City’s annual Harper’s Bazaar celebrates ICONS party hosted by Carine Roitfeld. One by one stars walk across the black carpet bedecked in coutre, one of them being Cardi B who dressed in Dolce & Gabbana has been enjoying the success of her debut album Invasion of Privacy going platinum, just one year after the release of her single Bodak Yellow. Following Cardi B is ten time Grammy nominated rapper Nicki Minaj who post the release of her fourth studio album Queen has also started entering the venue. Clothed in an animal print Alexandre Vauthier gown, Minaj walks the carpet posing and smiling for cameras until making her way inside. But despite these artists surfaced joy there is a cloud that lingers over both of them. Since, the height of Cardi B’s success in 2017 rumors birthed by the media have spoken of a possible rift between these two, perpetuating the stereotype that many female artists have had to face, that although both can create both cannot coexist. Unfortunately, when these rivalries come about we all fall prey even the artist themselves, giving into the idea that the music industry is a collection of talent turned royal family, with only one artist or in this case female rapper chosen to be Queen. It’s 10:50 at night when all of a sudden commotion erupts. Startled by the yells and screams of a familiar Bronx accent bystanders lift up their camera phones and stare in shock as an irate Cardi B is held back from trying to attack, you guessed it Nicki Minaj. While the clearly upset I Like It rapper who’s currently nominated for ten Bet Hip Hop Awards is being hurried out of the event witnesses are also present to Minaj, who just a few feet away is noticeably protected by her security team. By 10:54pm Cardi is hurried out of the venue accompanied by a fist sized knot above her left eye and a tear in the back of her dress big enough that it exposes her backside. Not long after Cardi B’s dramatic exit Minaj begins leaving the venue, and with word by now spread of the incident press gather outside the main entrance just in time for the Trinidadian rapper to make her exit. Now 11:30pm and attempting to appear unbothered by the debacle Minaj poses for the cameras. But, despite what may appear as Nicki Minaj rising above the incident, we the world are left to wonder why an artist who’s been relevant for over a decade would suddenly make sure we all know that she is a selfproclaimed Queen. Conveniently one year after the introduction to Cardi B and their rumored feud. It’s February 25, 2017. Tom Perez is elected chair of the DNC, Bill Paxton who portrayed the treasure hunter in the 1997 film Titanic has passed away, though most memorably a diss track by Remy Ma has been released Shether...that with the help of lyrics such as “dumb bitch” have drawn in listeners after learning about the newly existing feud between Remy Ma herself and Nicki Minaj.

photo: hypebeat.com Remy Ma whose real name is Reminisce Mackie spoke about the songs background on the Wendy Williams Show on March 3, 2017. When asked why the Bronx native targeted Minaj the rapper who wore an outfit fit for a funeral explained “It wasn’t that she was targeted, It’s just been weird because she’s been doing this to a lot of females from Lil Kim to Mariah to Taylor”... “What is it that she does?” Williams asks “It wasn’t necessarily anything she said on a record because you’re supposed to say you’re the best, it was the behind the scenes things that you people wouldn’t know about as far as trying to keep me off of red carpets, trying to make sure awards don’t go to me, saying that I won’t be in attendance, trying to get people to make bad reports about my album sales in attempt to make me look less and her look better and when you’re trying to stop me from taking care of my children is when I have a problem with you.” Nine months after the release of Shether, Motorsport by American hip hop group Migos featuring Cardi B and Nicki Minaj is released. Shooting to number six on the billboard hot 100 the song brings together Nicki and Cardi despite living in an era when female artists are so commonly pinned against each other, but the joyous reunion doesn’t last forever. In old Hollywood fashion rumors of an alleged feud between both Nicki and Cardi surface with both artists forced to tell their sides. November of 2017 just one month after the release of Motorsport, Cardi B sits down with Capital Xtra Radio to talk about the status of her relationship with Nicki stating “I spoke to her before, I saw her in person before and we spoke about things. When I heard the track her verse wasn’t finished, or at least not the verse that’s on the track now and Quavo told me to get on and I just felt like it’s a perfect opportunity for me to be on a track that’s big like them because those

are two big people and I just started in the game. So of course i’m thinking if I get on this record it’s gonna be crazy.” April 10, 2018. Nicki Minaj sits down with Beats 1 Apple Music Radio to give her version. Minaj explains “You know with Cardi B she’s done exactly what she should’ve done, going full steam ahead the only thing with Cardi that really hurt my feelings was the first interview she did after motor sport came out. I remember when I first came in the game if a female of that stature had done a feature with me on it I would only be singing her praises. First interview she did after motorsport came out she seemed so angry stating “oh I don’t hear that verse.” So her most recent interview I felt good because it finally felt like she said something genuinely nice about me but with Motor Sport I felt ambushed, so I texted Quavo “Hey, could you back me up on this? I don’t want people to think i’m lying.”He didn’t back me up saying “I would only go on Twitter and back you up if you were my girl.” There are certain rappers who I call my baby so for Quavo to say that hurt my feelings, to know that people would watch me be slaughtered with not one person stepping in to say the truth, showing they will run with that because it’s entertaining to make Nicki the bad guy.” Not, only does Minaj exaggerate what Cardi B said in an attempt to make herself look like the target but interestingly enough refers to her peers who are all men as her babies, as to imply that she is the mother or above a few. With little evidence about why there is a feud let alone their being a reason to be one Minaj not only rewrites her narrative but writes Cardi’s in an attempt to portray herself as the victim and Cardi as the entitled newbie who shows no respect for any female rapper or as Nicki humbly puts it “sings her her praise” Minaj uses the recent tabloid drama as her fuel to get ahead, further validating rapper Remy Ma’s claim on how

Minaj will go to great lengths to make others look less and herself look better. Fast Forward, to August 8, 2018. Nicki creates her very own radio station titled Queen Radio Show on Beats 1 with Apple just two days before the release of her highly anticipated album Queen. For, many die hard Nicki Minaj fans this is a chance for them to see and hear more from their favorite rapper, but for those like myself who have been paying attention it seems that this is an opportunity for Minaj to not only stay relevant but again control the narrative in time to address any news relating to her feud with Cardi B, or anything for that matter that she doesn’t agree with. At 12:14am on September 8, 2018 less than two hours after the brawl at the Plaza Hotel Cardi B speaks out on Instagram stating “I’ve let a lot of shit slide! I let you sneak diss me. I let you lie on me, I let you attempt to stop my bags, fuck up the way I eat! You’ve threaten other artists in the industry, told them if they work with me you’ll stop fuckin with them!! I addressed you once in person, I addressed you a second time in person, and every time you copped the plea!! But when you mention my child, you choose to like comments about me as a mother, make comments about my abilities to take care of my daughter is when all bets are off!! I’ve worked to hard and come too far to let anybody fuck with my success!!!! Bitches talk all that shit in they raps but in real life they pussy!! This shit really is for entertainment!! Sound Familiar? When time for Nicki Minaj to give her version on her radio show as she says “I was apart of something so mortifying and so humiliating to go through in front of a bunch of upper echelon people, they way they pass by looking at this disgusting commotion I will never forget, I was mortified.”

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Walter Mosely’s ‘John Woman’ is an interesting read By Terri Schlichenmeyer

Clothes, as they say, make the man. So do his language and demeanor – but what else? Did his parents or teachers make him who he is? Is it income, peer pressure, the movies he sees, jobs he holds, or his favorite music? Or, as in the new novel “John Woman” by Walter Mosley, is a man-made purely of his actions – including murder? Cornelius “CC” Jones had always adored his mother. Some of his best memories were of having tea with her in her apartment, listening to her blithely reminisce about past loves, kisses and passion, and the night she was almost killed but instead met CC’s father. Those memories framed one side of CC’s childhood, and his father framed the other side. Herman Jones was a slave in Mississippi before he taught himself to read. He had a great love of books and philosophy, and he demanded much from his son: CC learned to speak correctly, to think widely, and to love history. He became a respected,

responsible boy who quietly assumed his father’s job when Herman fell ill. It was a job that saved them both, in many ways, but it wasn’t to last. When Herman died and CC’s mother vanished, CC left New York, attended college under an assumed name, and then reinvented himself again as John Woman, a professor at New University of the Southwest in Arizona. There, because of his brilliant hypotheses and his cutting-edge deconstructionist history classes, students flocked to his classroom. But not everyone loved John Woman.

John Woman never fit in, nor did he try. Several of his colleagues wanted him gone from the NUSA, though others were highly intrigued by the way his mind worked. A barely-transparent “cult” of elites that ran the University had their eye on Woman because they recognized his extreme genius. And then there was the NYPD, which was looking for John Woman for a murder they were sure he’d committed…. The very first thing you need to know is

that “John Woman” is absolutely not an easy book to read. In many ways, fans of author Walter Mosley will know this: Mosley likes to create unique situations, deep philosophers, and thinkers, and in this book, he’s totally accomplished that. There’s a weird super-educated “cult,” for example, that serpentines through the plotline, but it’s a largely-unexplained tease. More prominently, the title character here is so deep in his ideas that what he says is sometimes indecipherable but it’ll still tickle your mind until well, well into the book. At that point, the sheer brilliance of it all becomes clear, as does his next step – and yours, for that matter, as this book’s meaning lingers and your mind is blown. Needless to say, despite the drama and bedroom scenes within, this book isn’t a fluff-bit that you can set down at a whim. This novel is going to force you to think, as well as gasp, smile, and chuckle. If you’re ready for a ten-ton-heavy novel, “John Woman” will make you very happy. This article originally appeared in the North Dallas Gazette.

Willow Smith: “A Lot of Adolescent Girls Struggle With Self-Harm” Christian Carter, BDO Assignment Reporter

Willow Smith, the talented daughter of rapper Will Smith and actress Jada Pinkett-Smith released her first single, ‘Whip My Hair’, when she was 10-years-old and it instantly became a hit. All of this thrust her even more into the spotlight than she alreasdy was, followed by concert tours, interviews and more at such a young age. Speaking on Red Table Talk with her mother, she spoke about how the pressures of fame at such a young age pushed her to extremes. “It was after that whole ‘Whip My Hair’ thing and I had just stopped doing singing lessons and I was kind of just in this grey area of, ‘Who am I? Do I have a purpose? Is there anything I can do besides this?’,” she said. Willow continued: “After the tour and the promotion and all of that, they wanted me to finish my album. And I was like, I’m not gonna do that. And after all of that kinda settled down and it was like a kind of lull.”Explaining why she turned to self-harm, she said: “I honestly felt like I was experiencing so much emotional pain but my physical circumstances weren’t reflecting that. A lot of adolescent girls struggle with selfharm.” Willow added that she didn’t tell her family about what she was going through, and that only one of her friends knew that she was self-harming. “I never talk about it because it was such

a short, weird point in my life. But you have to pull yourself out of it,” she said. “One night I was like, ‘This is actually psychotic’. And I just stopped.” Willow made headlines when she spoke out about how she struggled with the attention of fame during adolescence. Television and print were enough back in the day, but now with social media and blogs, your could be talked about 24/7. “I’m going to be completely and utterly honest, it’s absolutely terrible,” she said.“Growing up and trying to figure out your life… while people feel like

they have some sort of entitlement to know what’s going on, is absolutely, excruciatingly terrible— and the only way to get over it, is to go into it.” She continued: “You can’t change your face. You can’t change your parents. You can’t change any of those things. So I feel like most kids like me end up going down a spiral of depression, and the world is sitting there looking at them through their phones; laughing and making jokes and making memes at the crippling effect that this lifestyle has on the psyche.” When Smith was 15, another epiphany

happened: she was invited by French fashion house Chanel to be one of their ambassadors. It’s an important role and it’s one that Smith took seriously because, even back then, she understood… .. that “It’s not every day that a 15-yearold black girl with dreads gets elected to be the Chanel ambassador.” She made these comments in an interview with The Telegraph and told the publication she realizes the importance of being a role model for those who are not represented by the media. “I know a lot of girls that look like me feel that they’re not beautiful and feel

like they don’t have a place in the media or a place in the world,” she said. “I want them to know that’s not true, and if you’re confident and you love yourself then everything you see, your perception, will start to change and you’ll see things differently. I want to show those girls that might not think they’re beautiful but they are.” Willow’s story is important, but not uncommon. Many girls struggle with identity issues which makes the need for self-care beforehand so self-harm will be less of an issue.

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Remy Ma Launches Clothing Line to Help Women Previously Incarcerated

Aside from being one of the best female rappers in the game, Rema Ma is giving back to the community in a big way. As first reported by AllHipHop.com, the “All the Way Up,” rapper announced on social media that she’s launched a clothing line called Vim Vixen to benefit previously incarcerated women. “I’m so excited to finally launch my very own clothing line … when I got out of prison, I wanted to do something to support women just like me … women who have done their time and paid their debt to society,” said the star, whose real name is Reminisce Smith. She went on to say that previously incarcerated women remain overlooked and mostly forgotten.

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A portion of the proceeds from the sale of the clothing line will support the Remy Ma Foundation which helps women who have previously been in prison by providing opportunities and lifelong resources to help enhance their lives and the lives of their families, according to a mission statement. “I am so very proud of this moment,” Remy Ma said. “Launching both a clothing line and foundation are two things I have been very passionate about since my release from prison,” she said. The New York-born rapper served a sixyear prison sentence after being convicted in 2008 on charges stemming from a shooting outside a Manhattan deli where a man was wounded reportedly after a confronta-

tion over money he allegedly owed Remy Ma. In a 2017 interview with Complex.com, she said hit the studio just hours after being released from prison on August 1, 2014, meeting DJ Khaled to record the “They Don’t Love You No More” remix. One week later she knocked out a song with Jadakiss. Then a record with Ty Dolla Sign. Then, since it was summer 2014, she touched Bobby Shmurda’s “Hot Nigga” instrumental. She was 34 years old, without state ID or driver’s license, without health insurance. She had to find a school for her then 14-year-old son, who was living out of state at the time. But she had a plan, and

she stuck to it: She’d reestablish her musicindustry presence before getting her life in order. “Looking back,” Remy told Complex, “I guess it was a good decision.” There was more to come. In 2015, Remy joined the cast of VH1’s reality series, Love & Hip Hop: New York, establishing a footprint in another medium. She also scored a hit record with “All the Way Up,” a collaboration with Fat Joe and French Montana that went double-platinum and spawned a slew of unofficial remixes. Her new clothing line features everything from tops and jackets, to dresses and activewear and everything in between. Fans can browse on vimvixen.com.

Harvard University Selects Author and Consultant Allison V. Manswell to Address Race in the Workplace

Ellicott City, MD — As part of their Diversity Dialogue Series, Harvard University has selected Allison V. Manswell to speak on Race in the Workplace. Allison is the author of Listen In: Crucial Conversations on Race in the Workplace. This annual event is designed for faculty and staff to build awareness around a range of issues related to diversity and inclusion. This is one of the first times that race is a headline issue and it will feature key concepts from Manswell’s book. “It is an honor to be selected to speak at Harvard University’s 2018-2019 Diversity Dialogue Series,” said Allison Manswell. “I will address the realities of race in the workplace and provide solutions for how we can do so in an empowering way that engages everyone and gets results.”

Street, Cambridge, MA. For more information, visit Harvard University Diversity Dialogue Link. About Path Forward Consulting Path Forward Consulting is a talent management consulting firm that provides expertise in organizational effectiveness, leadership development, diversity and inclusion. Led by author and Chief Results Officer, Allison V. Manswell, this boutique firm provides expertise in organizational effectiveness, employee and leadership development interventions with Fortuneranked companies like Exelon, Lowe’s and State Farm. Allison holds an MBA in Leadership and the industry credential as a Certified Professional in Learning and Performance (CPLP) from the Association for Talent Development.

Dr. Barbara Nobles Crawford, Executive Coach and Senior OD Consultant at Harvard University’s Center for Workplace Development participated in Allison’s session on race in the workplace at the HR Leadership Forum and said, “Allison is absolutely outstanding, downright exemplary in her presentation of this topic from beginning to the end. She engaged the audience in a safe way so that all felt free to speak up. She nailed this conversation with contemporary thought, and does a remarkable job balancing both sides of the subtle and not so subtle subject of race in the workplace. I am delighted that she will be joining us here at Harvard.” The Diversity Dialogues will be held on Thursday, November 15, 2018 from 10am2pm at Harvard Hillel, 52 Mt. Auburn

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seeks: Construction Equipment Mechanic preferably experienced in Reclaiming and Road Milling Equipment. We offer factory training on equipment we operate. Location: Bloomfield CT We offer excellent hourly rate & excellent benefits Contact: Dan Peterson Phone: 860- 243-2300 email: dpeterson@garrityasphalt.com Women & Minority Applicants are encouraged to apply Affirmative Action/ Equal Opportunity Employer

Must have DOT Construction Exp. Involves traveling to Job Site for record keeping. Reliable transportation a must. NO PHONE CALLS EMAIL RESUME TO michelle@occllc.com EOE/AA Females and Minorities are encouraged to apply

Garrity Asphalt Reclaiming, Inc

seeks: Reclaimer Operators and Milling Operators with current licensing and clean driving record, be willing to travel throughout the Northeast & NY. We offer excellent hourly rate & excellent benefits Contact: Rick Tousignant Phone: 860- 243-2300 Email: rick.tousignant@garrityasphalt.com

Project Manager

InvitationDivision to Bid: Environmental Remediation nd 2 Notice

3-5 years exp. and Bachelor’s Degree, 40-Hr. Hazwoper Training Req. Forward resumes to RED Technologies, LLC, 10 Northwood Dr., Bloomfield, CTOld 06002; Fax 860.218.2433; or Saybrook, CT Email to HR@redtechllc.com RED(4Technologies, LLC is an EOE. Buildings, 17 Units)

SAYEBROOKE VILLAGE

Women & Minority Applicants are encouraged to apply Affirmative Action/ Equal Opportunity Employer

Tax Exempt & Not Prevailing Wage Rate Project

Firefighter/ParamediC

Union Company seeks:

New Construction, Wood Framed, Housing, Selective Demolition,Tractor Site-work,Trailer Cast- Driver for Heavy & Highway ConThe Town of Wallingford currently Asphalt acceptingShingles, applications in-placeis Concrete, Vinylfor Siding, struction Equipment. Must have a CDL License, Firefighter/Paramedic. Applicants must have: a valid CPAT card, clean driving record, capable of operating heavy Flooring, Painting, Division 10 Specialties, Appliances, Residential Casework, HS diploma/GED, valid driver’s license and hold a valid Paramedic equipment; be willing to travel throughout the Electrical, Plumbing Fire Protection. License that meetsMechanical, CT State Regulations. Copies ofand licenses and certifi cations must be submitted with application materials. The This contract is subject to state set-aside and contract compliance requirements. Northeast & NY.

Town of Wallingford offers a competitive pay rate of $55,145.48 We offer excellent hourly rate & excellent benefits to $71,095.44 annually. In addition, there is a $4,500 annual paraContact Dana at 860-243-2300. Bid Extended, Duet package. Date: August 5, 2016 medic bonus plus an excellent fringe benefi Application Email: dana.briere@garrityasphalt.com deadline is November 13, 2018 or the date theAugust 75th application Anticipated Start: 15, 2016 is Women & Minority Applicants are encouraged to apply received, whichever occurs first. Apply: Human Resources DepartProject documents available via ftp link below: Affirmative Action/ Equal Opportunity Employer ment, Town of Wallingford, 45 South Main St., Wallingford, CT. phone:http://ftp.cbtghosting.com/loginok.html?username=sayebrookevillage (203) 294-2080; fax: (203) 294-2084. EOE.

FENCE ERECTING SUBCONTRACTORS

Fax or Email Questions & Bids Dawn Lang @ 203-881-8372 dawnlang@haynesconstruction.com Town of to:Bloomfi eld HCC encourages the participation of all Veteran, S/W/MBE & Section 3 Certified Businesses Haynes Construction Company, 32 Progress Ave, Seymour, CT 06483 Large CT Fence & Guardrail Contractor is looking AA/EEO EMPLOYER for experienced, responsible commercial and resi-

Full Time Custodian $22.87 hourly

Pre-employment drug testing. AA/EOE For details and how to apply go to www.bloomfieldct.org

dential fence erectors and installers on a subcontractor basis. Earn from $750 to $2,000 per day. Email resume to pking@atlasoutdoor.com AA/EOE

INNER-CITY NEWS July 27, 2016- - August 02, 2016 THE INNER-CITY NEWS - Noveber 07, 2018 November 13, 2018

The Housing Authority of the City of Bridgeport

Dispatcher

ELM CITY COMMUNITIES

Request for Proposals NOTICE Master Lease Agreement Services

Galasso Materials is seeking a motivated, organized, detail-oriented candidate to join its truck dispatch office. Responsibilities include order entry and truck ticketing in a fast paced materials manufacturing and contracting company. You will have daily interaction with employees and customers The Housing Authority of the City of New Haven d/b/a Elm City Comas numerous truckloads of material cross our scales daily. We are willing munities is currently seeking Proposals for Master Lease Agreement to train the right individual that has a great attitude. NO PHONE CALLS Services. complete copy of of Columbus the requirement may be the obtained from Housing PLEASE.Authority, Reply to Hiring Manager, PO Box 1776, East Granby, CT 06026. HOMEAINC, on behalf House and New Haven Elm City’s Vendor Collaboration Portal https://newhavenhousing. EOE/M/F/D/V.

VALENTINA MACRI RENTAL HOUSING PRE- APPLICATIONS AVAILABLE

is accepting pre-applications for studio and one-bedroom apartments at this devel-

cobblestonesystems.com/gateway beginning on Monday, October 15, opment located at 108 Frank Street, New Haven. Maximum income limitations ap2018 at 3:00PM.

DELIVERY PERSON

ply. Pre-applications will be available from 9AM TO 5PM beginning Monday Ju;y 25, 2016 and ending when sufficient pre-applications (approximately 100) have ELM CITY COMMUNITIES been received at the offices of HOME INC. Applications will be mailied upon rePart quest by calling HOME INC at 203-562-4663 during those hours. Completed pre-Time Delivery Needed Invitation for Bid applications must be returned to HOME INC’s offices at 171 Orange Street, Third One/Two Day a Week, Pest Control and Preventative Maintenance Services Floor, New Haven, CT 06510.

Must Have your Own Vehicle

The Housing Authority of the City of New Haven d/b/a Elm City Communities is currently seeking Bids for Pest Control and Preventative Maintenance Services. A complete copy of the requirement may be obtained from Elm City’s Vendor Collaboration Portal https://newhavenhousing.cobblestonesystems.com/gateway Monday, OcVALENTINA MACRI VIVIENDAS DEbeginning ALQUILERonPRE-SOLICITUDES DISPONIBLES tober 15, 2018 at 3:00PM.

NOTICIA

If Interested call

(203) 435-1387

HOME INC, en nombre de la Columbus House y de la New Haven Housing Authority, está aceptando pre-solicitudes para estudios y apartamentos esteCommunity desarrollo Foundation for Greater New Haven The Glendower Group, Inc de un dormitorio enThe ubicado en la calle 109 Frank Street, New Haven. Se aplican limitaciones de ingresos is seeking máximos. Las pre-solicitudes estarán disponibles 09 a.m.-5 p.m. comenzando Martesto25fill the position of Director of Gift Planning. Request for Proposals Please refer100) to our website for details: http://www.cfgnh.org/ julio,Market 2016 hastaResearch cuando se han recibido suficientes pre-solicitudes (aproximadamente and Brand Positioning About/ContactUs/EmploymentOpportunities.aspx. EOE. en las oficinas de HOME INC. Las pre-solicitudes serán enviadas por correo a petición Electronic submissions only. No phone calls Thellamando Glendower Group, Incal an affiliate of durante Housingesas Authority City of a HOME INC 203-562-4663 horas.Pre-solicitudes deberán remitirse New Haven d/b/adeElm city INC Communities is currently proposa las oficinas HOME en 171 Orange Street,seeking tercer piso, New Haven , CT 06510 .

Request for Proposal (RFP) General Counsel Solicitation Number: 115-EO-18-S

The Housing Authority of the City of Bridgeport (HACB) d/b/a Park City Communities (PCC) seeks proposals from attorneys/law firms for the provision of a full cadre of legal services. Respondent(s) must have graduated from an accredited law school and be a member of the Connecticut Bar. A complete set of RFP documents will be available on September 24, 2018. To obtain a copy of the solicitation you must send your request to bids@parkcitycommunities.org, please reference solicitation number and title on the subject line. A Pre-Proposal Conference will be held at PCC’s Administrative Offices at 150 Highland Ave, Bridgeport, CT 06604 on October 11, 2018 at 10:30 a.m. All interested parties are strongly encouraged to attend the conference. Although not mandatory, all applicants are encouraged to attend to better understand the PCC’s requirements under this RFP. Additional questions should be emailed only to bids@parkcitycommunities.org no later than October 18, 2018 @ 3:00 p.m. Answers to all the questions will be posted on PCC’s Website: www.parkcitycommunities.org. Proposals shall be mailed or hand delivered by November 5, 2018 at 3:00 p.m.to Ms. Caroline Sanchez, Director of Procurement, 150 Highland Ave, Bridgeport, CT 06604. Late proposals will not be accepted.

Housing Authority of the City of Bridgeport

Request for Proposal (RFP) Housing Choice Voucher (HCV) Management and Support Services Solicitation Number: 116-S8-18-S

The Housing Authority of the City of Bridgeport (HACB) d/b/a Park City Communities (PCC) is seeking proposals from consulting/management firms to provide management and support services for our HCV Program. A complete set of RFP documents can be obtained on September 24, 2018 by emailing your request to bids@parkcitycommunities. org, please reference solicitation number and title on the subject line. A Pre-Proposal Conference will be held at PCC’s Administrative Offices at 150 Highland Avenue, Bridgeport, CT 06604 on October 10, 2018 at 10:30 a.m. All interested parties are strongly encouraged als for Market Research and Brand Positioning. A complete copy of to attend the conference. Although not mandatory, all applicants are encouraged to attend the requirement may be obtained from Elm City’s Vendor Collaborato better understand the PCC’s requirements under this RFP. Additional questions should tion Portal https://newhavenhousing.cobblestonesystems.com/gateway The Town of be emailed only to bids@parkcitycommunities.org no later than October 18, 2018 @ 3:00 beginning on Monday, October 15, 2018 at 3:00PM Wallingford Electric Division is seeking a highly technical manp.m. Answers to all the questions will be posted on PCC’s Website: www.parkcitycomager with strong administrative skills to manage the construction, munities.org. Proposals shall be mailed or hand delivered by November 5, 2018 at 3:00 Public Notice maintenance and operation of the utility’s electric transmission and The Manchester Housing Authority will open the waiting list for distribution systems. The utility serves 24,700 customers in a 50+ p.m. to Ms. Caroline Sanchez, Director of Procurement, 150 Highland Ave, Bridgeport, CT 06604. to Bid: Late proposals will not be accepted. the Federal Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher (HCV) Program. square mile distribution area with a peak demand of 130 MW.Invitation The Applications will be available at 8:00 AM Monday November 5th, position requires a B.S. degree in electrical engineering plus 8 years 2nd Notice 2018- Friday November 5th, 2018 at 4:00PM in person and on the of responsible experience in electric utility distribution, construction Listing: Retail Assistant MHA website at http://manchesterha.org and may be returned to maintenance and operations which must include 4 years of super24 Bluefi Drive Manchester, 06040 in person or by mail Alleld new apartments, newCTappliances, new carpet, close to I-91 experience, & I-95 visory or an equivalent combination of education Petroleum Oldand Saybrook, CT Company has an immediate full time opening. Previous experience helpful in 8:00AM Monday November 26th,near 2018bus - 4:00PM Novemanswering multiple telephone lines and in dealing with customers. Personable customer highways, stop &Friday shopping centerexperience substituting on a year-for year basis. Salary: $91,742 Buildings,service 17 Units) ber 30th, 2018. Important Information: This is not first come first $117,382 plus an excellent fringe benefit package. Apply to: (4 Human skills a must. Previous petroleum experience a plus. Applicant to also perform Pet MHA under will 40lbplace allowed. Interested parties Maria @ 860-985-8258 serve, The all applications into a contact lottery process Exempt & Not Prevailing Wage Rate Project Resources Department, Town of Wallingford, Tax 45 South Main Street, administrative tasks such as typing proposals, scheduling appointments and ordering parts that and select 400 applications to be placed on the waiting list. Wallingford, CT 06492. Fax #: (203) 294-2084. Closing date will and materials. Please send resume to: H.R. Manager, Confidential, P O Box 388, Guilford Once the lottery is performed the 400 chosen applicants will re- be November 6, 2018 or the date the 50th application is received, CT 06437. CT. Unified Deacon’s Association is pleased to offer a Deacon’s New Construction, Wood Framed, Housing, Selective Demolition, Site-work, Castceive a letter informing them that they have been placed on the ********An Afﬁrmative Action/Equal Opportunity Employer********** Certificate Program. This is a 10 month program designed to assist in the intellectual formation of Candidates HCV waiting list. Due to the anticipated volume of applications, 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 1:30Contact: Deacon Joe J. Davis, M.S., the3:30 MHA willChairman, not contact applicants who areB.S. not chosen. The Manchester Housing Authority will open the State of Connecticut Elderly Flooring, Painting, (203) 996-4517 Host, General Bishop Elijah Davis, D.D. Pastor of Pitts Chapel U.F.W.B. Church 64 BrewsterFT Assistant Building Offi cial Division 10 Specialties, Appliances, Residential Casework, . waiting list for Spencer Village I & II. The property consists of 80 studio units with a base and Fire Protection. The Manchester St. New Haven, CT Housing Authority does not discriminate based upon race, $38.03 hourly Mechanical, Electrical, Plumbing rent of $425.00. 300 applicants chosen by lottery will be entered on the waiting list. Applicolor, disability, familial status, sex or national origin For details and how to apply, go to www.bloomfi This contract is subject toeldct.org. state set-asidecations and contract compliance requirements. are available in person and on the MHA website at http://manchesterha.org and will Pre-employment drug testing. be accepted by mail or in person at 24 Bluefield Drive Manchester, CT 06040. Applications AA/EOE will be accepted October 1st 8AM – October 31st, 2018 4PM. Applicants must meet the Bid Extended, Due Date: August 5, 2016 income limits and the definition of an “elderly person”. An “elderly person” is 62 years of Public Notice Anticipated Start: age August 15, 2016 Laborer: The Town of East Haven is currently accepting applior older, or a person who has been certified by the Social Security board as being totally The Manchester Housing Authority open the waiting list for Town Sealed bids are invited by the will Housing Authority of the of Seymour Works documents Department.available via ftp link below: the Federal Low Income Public Housing (LIPH) program (Elderly/ cations for the position of Laborer in its PublicProject ed candidates until 3:00 pmunits on atTuesday, 2,1,2016 its office at Qualifi 28 Smith Street, must possess a High School Diploma or GED, Disabled) 2 BR 8:00 AMAugust November 2018.atApplications http://ftp.cbtghosting.com/loginok.html?username=sayebrookevillage some experience areSeymour, available in andfor on Concrete the MHA website at http://manchesCTperson 06483 Sidewalk Repairs and Replacement at thein heavy manual labor and CDL. Current base pay for this position is $40.782/year. The application is available terha.org and may be returned to 24 BluefiFacility, eld Drive26 Manchester, Smithfield Gardens Assisted Living Smith Street at Seymour. http://www.townofeasthavenct.org/civil-service-commission/ Fax or Email Questions & Bids to: Dawn Lang @ 203-881-8372 dawnlang@haynesconstruction.com CT 06040 in person or by mail. pages/job-notices-and-tests or The ce of thetheMayor, 250ofMain HCCOffi encourages participation all Veteran, S/W/MBE & Section 3 Certified Businesses . Haven CT. The Town of East Haven is an Equal Op- 32 Progress Ave, Seymour, CT 06483 The Manchester Housing Authority does not based Authority Street, Haynes Construction Company, A pre-bid conference will be held atdiscriminate the Housing OfficeEast 28 Smith portunity Employer. Minorities, Females, Veterans and Handiupon race, color, disability, familial status, sex or national origin AA/EEO EMPLOYER Street Seymour, CT at 10:00 am, on Wednesday, July 20, 2016. capped are encouraged to apply. Insulation company offering good pay and benefits.

Electric

Distribution Superintendent –

NEW HAVEN

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

SAYEBROOKE VILLAGE

Town of Bloomfield

SEYMOUR HOUSING AUTHORITY

Mechanical Insulator position

Town of Bloomfield

Bidding documents areAssessor available fromhourly the Seymour Housing Authority Full Time Assistant $39.96 ClassOf-A driver F/T Experienced Pre-employment drug testing. AA/EOE fice, 28 Smith Street, Seymour, CT 06483 (203) 888-4579. For details and how to apply go to www.bloomfieldct.org

Email-Hherbert@gwfabrication.com

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

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

THE INNER-CITY NEWS - November 07, 2018 - November 13, 2018

'BARGAINING WHILE BLACK' MAY LEAD TO LOWER SALARIES Racially biased people may believe African-American job seekers deserve less pay, study finds

WASHINGTON -- African-American job candidates are more likely to receive lower salaries in hiring negotiations when racially biased evaluators believe they have negotiated too much, according to research published by the American Psychological Association. The findings could help explain the serious wage gap faced by African-Americans, said lead study author Morela Hernandez, PhD, an associate professor of business administration at the University of Virginia. College-educated African-American men earn roughly 80 percent of the hourly wages of college-educated white men, according to the Pew Research Center. “Racially biased people often believe negative stereotypes that characterize African-American job seekers as less qualified or motivated than white applicants,” Hernandez said. “Those stereotypes can

have serious repercussions for AfricanAmericans who choose to negotiate their starting salaries.” The study, which the authors say is the first to examine this issue empirically, was published in the Journal of Applied Psychology. In one experiment conducted online, 272 participants (57 percent male; 73 percent white, 10 percent AfricanAmerican, 7 percent Asian-American, 6 percent Hispanic and 3 percent other) were randomly assigned to view one of two resumes that differed only in the photo of a male African-American or white male job applicant. All participants were asked to estimate the likelihood that the job seeker would negotiate his salary offer, and then they completed a survey about their own beliefs relating to racial bias. More racially biased participants expected that the African-American applicant

would negotiate less, an effect that wasn’t found with less biased participants. The study analyzed the effects of racial bias on African-American job seekers and negotiators, not the prevalence of racial bias based on the race of the participants. The study did not examine whether white participants displayed more racial bias than participants of other races or whether the impact of racial bias was more extreme for white participants than those of other races. A second experiment included 144 working adults (72 percent female; 50 percent white, 27 percent African-American, 14 percent Asian-American, 6 percent Hispanic and 2 percent other) along with 74 undergraduate college students (78 percent female; 21 percent white, 22 percent African-American, 20 percent Hispanic, 27 percent Asian-American and 10 percent other). In each group, participants were

randomly assigned to be a job candidate or hiring evaluator, with each pair given 15 minutes for a face-to-face negotiation over a salary with a range of $82,000 to $90,000. White and African-American job candidates negotiated roughly the same amount, but racially biased hiring evaluators believed both male and female AfricanAmerican job applicants had negotiated more than their white counterparts. “This finding reveals how our brains can see something that isn’t in fact there and how racial bias can distort reality,” Hernandez said. Each time an African-American job applicant was perceived to have made another offer or counteroffer, he or she received, on average, $300 less in starting salary. A third experiment conducted online also simulated salary negotiations and had simi-

lar results. Racial bias in salary negotiations for African-American employees can have detrimental effects for their employers, including employee distrust and increased turnover, the study noted. Employers should design protocols with objective criteria for hiring negotiations, and hiring managers need to be aware of how their own racial bias may affect hiring decisions, Hernandez said. Article: “Bargaining While Black: The Role of Race in Salary Negotiations,” by Morela Hernandez, PhD, University of Virginia; Derek R. Avery, PhD, Wake Forest University; Sabrina D. Volpone, PhD, University of Colorado and Cheryl R. Kaiser, PhD, University of Washington. Journal of Applied Psychology. Published online October 18, 2018.

It’s Official! Simone Biles Is Greatest Gymnast Of All Time! by Derrick Lane, BlackDoctor.org

If it wasn’t official before, it definitely is official now: Simone Biles is the greatest gymnast of all time. Hands down. No debate needed. She’s the G.O.A.T. The Olympic champion continued her record-breaking winning streak on Saturday, becoming the first American ever to win a medal in every event at the world championships. Not first African American, not first woman, but the first American, male or female, EVER to do it. Twenty-one-year-old Biles will head home to Houston with medals from the team final, all-around final, floor and vault, as well as medals on the uneven bars and beam. Biles became the most-decorated female gymnast in world championships history after winning four golds, a silver and a bronze medal this week, according

“I’m really happy to be done,” she said. “Proud of my performances here. I wish some of them would have been better, but I’m really proud of the outcome.” Biles took a year off after the 2016 Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, where she was part of the gold medal-winning team nicknamed the “Final Five.” Oh yeah, we forgot to mention that she did all of this with a painful kidney stone in her body. But Biles believes that these recordbreaking wins are just… … the beginning. She will visit with doctors to treat the kidney stone, go on a short vacation and then point toward 2019. “Hopefully I feel more confident next year going into all of the events,” she said. “We’ll see about upgrades. I’m not sure. We’ll see.” Biles also holds the record for most career world champion titles by a gymnast.

to multiple reports. Biles finished a busy 10 days by drilling her floor routine, which included an intricate series of tumbling runs. Though she stepped out of bounds on her third pass, her score of 14.933 was a full point better than that of teammate Morgan Hurd, who earned her third medal of the meet by finishing with silver. The gold medal was Biles’ 14th title in her career at the world championships, extending her own record for the most world titles for any gymnast in history, female or male. Saturday marked the best meet of her life as she became the first woman in 30 years to win medals at all six events at the world gymnastics championships or Olympics, USA Today reported. “I think there’s a lot to be proud [of], but I’m most proud that I’m here, made all of the event finals, medaled in all of the events, and I survived,” Biles said.

Sean “Diddy” Combs: “You Have To Believe In Your Dream” Christian Carter, BDO Assignment Reporter

Sean Combs, Puff Daddy, P. Diddy, Diddy…whatever you want to call him, you have to call him successful. Love him or hate him, Diddy is an incredible example of how a persistent, obsession-like approach to business growth can create amazing results. At age 49, he often offers advice and motivation to the masses. And, he provides a seemingly never-ending source of inspiration to his social media followers, many of which are today’s generation of entrepreneurs. For Combs it all started when he was young. At age five, Sean Combs’ father was mur-

dered and he was raised in Mt. Vernon, New York by his mother. Fast forward past high school, Combs attended Howard University. While attending classes, he produced dance parties and operated an airport shuttle service. He pursued an internship with Uptown Records that led to a position as talent director. Combs rapidly rose to vice president and enjoyed great success producing a number of Uptown’s key artists, ultimately leaving the company in the early 90s. In 1993, Combs founded Bad Boy Entertainment, his own production company. No doubt as the result of connections he made while working at Uptown Records, he worked with some of the biggest names in hip-hop and pop music. A short four

years later, after $100 million in sales, he inked a multi-million dollar deal with Arista Records to manage the label. Later, he recorded several albums, launched his own clothing line and launched a reality TV series titled: I Want to Work for Diddy and created an entire cable TV music network, REVOLT. In an incredible and lucrative move, Diddy entered into a partnership with Diageo to create and manage all marketing processes for Diddy’s brainchild, Ciroc Vodka. The deal dictated that Diddy and Sean Combs Enterprises make all brand related decisions and share future profits and growth with Diageo. This unique collaboration for a USA based spirits company, is set to last several years and will be worth

an estimated $100 Million for Diddy. In the early part of last year, Diddy ignited another partnership with Diageo in order to kick-start a joint venture to purchase DeLeon, a luxury Tequila brand. DeLeon is currently selling for $1000 per in Los Angeles bars. It is currently selling around 10,000 cases per year in only 18 states so Diddy’s famous ability for business growth is destined to take effect for the brand. Now, Combs has even opened a school, Capital Prep in New York, to help the next generation be successful as well. “My mother taught me the importance of education at an early age,” says Combs. “I was able to gain tools, secrets and knowledge about what it takes to be a leader, what it takes to win and what it takes to

make your dreams come true!! That’s what we’re doing with #CapitalPrepHarlem!! We’re empowering our inner city youth with the knowledge they need to be great.” “I was able to be successful because of education,” he said. Located in Harlem, New York, Capital Prep has enrolled 160 sixth and seventh graders, this school year. The charter school currently has plans to expand to high school grades in the future. Now, Sean “Diddy” Combs holds hiphop’s 2013 top spot for the industry’s wealthiest player and his net worth is estimated by Forbes at $580 million. “But how did he go from intern to CEO?” is one

THE INNER-CITY NEWS - Noveber 07, 2018 - November 13, 2018

Ethiopia Makes History by Electing Its First Ever Female President

Worldwide — For the first time ever, the President of the Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia is a woman. Her name is Sahle-Work Zewde, she is 68-years old, and she was formally an Ambassador of the United Nations and the diplomatic corps. Although there have formerly been female empresses in ancient Ethiopia, Zewde is modern Ethiopia’s first female head of state Born in the capital city of Addis Ababa, Sahle-Work went on to study natural science at the University of Montpellier, France. She fluent speaks three languages – English, French, and the country’s native language Amharic. She formerly served as the Ethiopian Ambassador to France, and was also the first woman to become the United Nations Secretary-General’s Special Representative to the African Union and Head of the United Nations Office to the African Union (UNOAU) at the level of Under-Secretary-General. Justin Trudeau, the Prime Minister of Canada, congratulated her on Twitter by saying: “Ethiopia has joined a growing list of countries with gender-balanced

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grant DEADLINES Letter of Intent: November 21 | Application: December 19 cabinets. And this week, the country’s Parliament appointed its first female president. Congratulations to @SahleWorkZewde on the milestone. We look forward to continuing to work with Ethiopia’s government.”

Zewde herself also tweeted: “It is an honor and immense privilege to have been appointed as the 4th President of FDR#Ethiopia. I am very much humbled by this unique opportunity to once again serve my beloved country Ethiopia.”

Disturbing Video Shows Children Egaged in Organized Fighting at a Daycare

St. Louis, MO — An alarming video that shows several preschoolers (one white and one Black) punching each other has put Adventure Learning Center in St. Louis, Missouri in a bad light after the teachers allegedly organized the fight club. Most of the children in the video that are cheering on the fight appear to be Black, and so does one of the teachers. Both teachers, however, were immediately fired after the incident, but the mothers of the children have filed a lawsuit and want the daycare ultimately closed. The video shows the young boys wearing oversized Incredible Hulk fist gloves pounding each other’s heads. A teacher can also be seen excitedly jumping up and

down apparently cheering them on. Only another preschooler can be seen trying to break the fight. The video was captured by the 10-year old brother of one of the participants, who was in an adjacent room. He quickly sent it to his mother, who called the school director. The director acted upon and stopped the fight. A surveillance camera on the daycare captured over 30 minutes of fighting. Two teachers who were involved in the incident were immediately fired. After police and state investigation, however, there were no charges filed and the center continued its operation. The mothers of the two children filed a

lawsuit claiming that their son “continues to suffer injuries to his body, as well as mental anguish.” They demanded the daycare to be closed. A case trial will be held in December. Meanwhile, Circuit Attorney Kim Gardner’s office declined to prosecute. In a statement, it acknowledged the fact that the adult supervisors had a poor judgment but noted that there was “insufficient evidence to prove beyond a reasonable doubt that any laws were violated.” State regulators increased inspections following the incident and they found different violations, but nothing that could shut down the daycare.

Innocent Black Mom Charged For the Death of Her 1-Year Old Who Was Killed by Hurricane Florence

Charlotte, NC — Union County Sheriff’s detectives have unjustly filed criminal charges against Dazia Ideah Lee, a 20-year old African American mother, for driving around barricades on route NC 218 which resulted in the tragic drowning death of her one year old son. The unfortunate accident happened last month when Hurricane Florence hit the state of North Carolina. Dazia, who is from Charlotte, faces a charge of Involuntary Manslaughter and a Misdemeanor charge of Driving on a Closed/Unopened Highway in connection with the death of her son, Kaiden Lee-Welch. Sheriff’s deputies served Dazia with a Criminal Summons and she is due in court on November 20, 2018. Sheriff Eddie Cathey stated, “The tragic death of this child and the circumstances surrounding this case are heartbreaking. We continue to pray for all those suffering as a result of this child’s death. However,

after a very thorough investigation and taking all facts into consideration and applying the law, we feel that these charges are appropriate.” Meanwhile, Dazia has told reporters, “I did everything I could. From the moment I was pregnant until the moment I lost him. I did everything I could to save and protect him.” She says that on the day of her baby’s death, she did drive around two orange barrels after she saw other drivers doing the same thing. She says that when her car was hit with flood waters, it quickly hydroplaned and began to sink. She was able to free herself and her son from the vehicle, but the rush of water was too strong and she lost her grip of her son. Sadly, he floated away in the rushing waters, and was found dead the next morning.

Dazia Ideah Lee, a 20-year old African American mother

MORE INFO/APPLICATION: 203.946.7172 UPCOMING INFORMATION SESSIONS Nov. 8 - Ives (Main) Library. 6:00pm. Nov. 13 - Mitchell Library. 5:00pm. Nov. 14 - Fair Haven Library. 4:30pm. Nov. 15 - Wilson Library. 5:00pm. Nov. 20 - Stetson Library. 5:00pm.

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SIGN YOUR CHILD UP FOR SUCCESS! There are still openings in preschool programs for children ages 3-5 years. Free & Low-Cost Programs located throughout the city. What to bring to enroll: Proof of residency Proof of income Child’s birth certificate Child’s health/immunization record Call School Readiness Office for more info 475-220-1470

THE INNER-CITY NEWS - November 07, 2018 - November 13, 2018

You can’t predict unexpected medical bills. But you can have a plan.

An injury or illness can have a serious impact on your finances. So make sure you compare the plan options available through Access Health CT. You just may find cost savings, lower monthly payments, and an insurance plan that minimizes your medical expenses – and maximizes your health. We’ll help you find the plan that’s right for you: online, in person, or over the phone. Compare plans at AccessHealthCT.com. Financial help is still available. Open Enrollment ends December 15.

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