R.I.S.E. Newspaper Hits the Streets!!! Resources Information Services Employment

Blackstonian Exclusive

During this past Juneteenth/Father's Day Weekend Distribution started throughout the streets of Boston with a new survival guide just for you! R.I.S.E. Resources Information Services Employment was created to give you all the information you need in a one shot deal!



Get yours online here (PDF format):
DOWNLOAD THE R.I.S.E. Community Survival guide

AND Visit these Community Locations:
A Nubian Notion (Dudley Sq.)
Everything is Real Barber Shop (Dudley Sq.)
Roxbury Boys & Girls Club (Dudley Sq.)
Roxbury YMCA (Warren & MLK)
24/7 Variety Store (Grove Hall)
Mattapan's Finest (Grove Hall)
Mecca's Boutique (Grove Hall)
Back To The Roots (Grove Hall)
Peace Convenience (Codman Sq.)

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What the Media doesn't want you to know about... Successful Black Community Gatherings

Blackstonian Exclusive

The Media "Black Out"
Good News is No News

While the media in Boston is eager to cover any and all instances of death and destruction in our community, they seem equally eager to ignore events in our community which are positive and peaceful.  We have all heard the sentiment "They won't tell about anything good in our community" and in this case in 2011 they have provided us with a major example of such lack of interest when our community puts our best foot forward.

I am calling on the community of Black Bostonians, "Blackstonians" to send in photos of these events so we can tell OUR OWN story. Send photos to: blackstonian@verizon.net

The media in Boston cannot simply tell one side of the story or provide their interpretation of our community.
Particularly when the events are just too big to ignore.

Saturday June 18th 2011
Juneteenth - Roxbury Homecoming
Franklin Park
estimated crowd 8,000

For years this event has gone on and brought together people from as far away as California to return home to Boston for what has become a Mega-Family Reunion with hundreds of Families and one day in Boston where everybody is Family. Never has there been so much as a fist fight. This is the single most beautiful day in the Black Community where babies, children, teenagers, 20 somethings, 30 and ups all the way to seniors of 90 + are all in attendance listening to music, reminiscing and eating good food. Some people would say, well there is no trouble there because the "Thugs" don't attend. Not true. Rather you can see people from every "Hood" in Boston who on this one day forget about all drama. This shows us a shining example that peace is possible.

Sunday June 19th 2011
Father's Day Cookout
Malcolm X Park
estimated crowd 2,000

Brought to you by "The X Men" The Father's Day cookout in Malcolm X Park has been going strong for 10 years.  It has been a blessing to watch a group of men from the Hood who have given back consistently with no fanfare, no thanks and little to no outside support. This is truly a For Us By Us event. Throughout the year these brothers dedicate themselves as coaches and mentors working with children from our community from all walks of life. This year I watched as they handed out at least 20 scholarships to schools ranging from North Carolina State to Yale University.  Once again, this community event is violence and drama free. In my several years of attending the only negative incident I have ever seen was caused by the Boston Police who chased a teen through the park spraying pepper spray which hit an infant, an elder and a single mother.  This event is one that everyone should not only attend but support! Contribute to the scholarships and donate food and money.

Other Noteworthy Events that took place over the Juneteenth/Father's Day Weekend were

Friday, June 17th 6/17
617 Day
brought to you by the folks at Six One Seven Live
A celebration of the Boston scene including Hip-Hop and more!!!
In the house was a who's who of Boston
Edo G., Twice Thou, Cool Gzus, Takeitha, D.L., Terryl Calloway and many more!!!

Sunday, June 19th
The Museum of the National Center of Afro-American Artists
300 Walnut Ave.
also held a Juneteenth celebration with Art, Music, Poetry and more!!!
Hosted at the museum by Community Arts Elder
Edmund Barry Gaither

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10,000 STRONG BOSTON 2011 CANCELLED DUE TO CITY FEES

10,000 STRONG BOSTON 2011
CANCELLED DUE TO CITY FEES

Dear Blackstonian Family,

It pains me to have to report to you that 10,000 Strong Boston will not take place this year, Father's Day and the day after Juneteenth as we have done since 2008.  In order to explain WHY we cannot do it this year I have attached the original letter (see below) I sent out to various Elected and City Officials who shall remain nameless at this time, because I don't think there is any one person to blame. Rather I believe it is a societal ill where often the finger is pointed at the community for "not doing anything" but any attempt to do anything good for us and by us and the pointing finger quickly turns to a clenched fist to smash efforts that are not within the systems direct control.

We will still do 10,000 Strong Boston but we will manifest at another time at another location and this time I'm not asking the City anything or giving them the courtesy of filing for a permit. We will do what we have always done and make due with what we have. We will most likely move to a park that does not require "rangers" or an empty lot that we will clean free of broken bottles, needles and litter. Or maybe even just show up on City Hall Plaza a couple hundred deep and we can present some of the issues we have worked on for the past several years. Stay Tuned.

It is a shame to me that efforts such as 10,000 Strong Boston are not embraced by the City and that Boston once again in my 40 yrs has proven itself a difficult place to live in for a Black person.

Thank you to all who have made 10,000 Strong Boston a success without even the hint of violence since 2008 and who will also join us in the very near future. To all those who participated, contributed food, time, energy, brought their children, to those who spoke and brought information for the community.... THANK YOU THANK YOU THANK YOU!!!!!

Thumbs down to the City of Boston on this one.

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Original Letter sent out in April 5, 2011


Since 2008, I have been organizing 10,000 Strong Boston each year the Sunday after Juneteenth which also falls on Father's Day.  10,000 Strong Boston is a community event with a focus on issues plaguing our community; drugs, crime, gangs, guns, violence, unemployment, etc. We promote Peace, Family, Fatherhood, Education, Involvement, Mentoring, Accountability and Responsibility. 10,000 Strong has attracted crowds of several hundred from all walks of life; Black, Latino, Cape Verdean, Youth, Elders, Clergy, Community Leaders and Elected Officials such as; Councillor Ayanna Pressley, Councillor Charles Yancey, State Rep. Carlos Henriquez, Sen. Dianne Wilkerson, Sen. Sonia Chang-Diaz, Sen. Bill Owens and Gov. Deval Patrick.  10,000 Strong Boston has received positive responses from community and media alike; featured in Boston Herald, Boston Globe, Boston Phoenix, Boston Metro, Channel 5, BNN, NNN.
(See each years event... press, photos, videos, etc.)
http://10000strongboston.com/

In past years, 10,000 Strong Boston was supported at the City level by Mr. Larry Mayes, who generously provided us with a City generator in 2008 at no charge and was supportive each year.  I have never paid to use Franklin Park for this worthwhile community event.

I was surprised to receive a letter in November of 2010 after another successful event June 20, 2010 which showed a revised permit contract (different than the signed original) which indicated a fee of $431.20.

The initial contract I signed and all prior conversations with Parks & Recreation Dept. never indicated that there would be any fee associated with this community event. I did not have to pay in 2008 and I did not have to pay in 2009.  As a strictly community based grassroots effort with no formal structure, no staff, no office, no budget or 501c3 non-profit status, a bill of this amount is a major financial burden and may in fact jeopardize 10,000 Strong Boston this year on Sun. June 19th 2011.

I am requesting your assistance in having these fees waived and ensuring that future community events will be free of charge or we will be forced to either search for an alternate or private location, thus not utilizing our City's central open space, or cancel the event altogether strictly due to financial constraints. The only other remedy would be securing sponsorship or a fund to defray the costs of the past and potential future city fees.

In a city where there are so many issues facing our community and where there is such a strong desire for community organization and unity, it is my belief that to "tax" or "charge" events with community building goals does the city of Boston a disservice and actually discourages people from civic engagement and getting involved.  In contrast, on any given day, anyone can host a friends and family "non-formal" cookout in Franklin Park with no advance notice, no permit and no charge which may have more people, many of whom are consuming alcoholic beverages and with no regulation, supervision or park ranger presence other than standard patrol.

10,000 Strong Boston is a free event for which we solicit donations from local supermarkets in order to provide people, particularly children, with free hot dogs and drinks. As a truly grassroots effort, friends and family extend themselves to provide private grills or donate any extra money needed for food, we are not an organization who can bear the extra burden of almost a $500 expense, which is arguably unnecessary to begin with. These fees are restrictive and seem almost punitive for those who want to do good in the community.

All organizers clean up before and after the event, every time leaving the park in better condition than when we arrived. Our event as an anti-violence, pro-peace event is very unlikely to ever experience an incident in which the police or rangers presence is warranted, no more than a church picnic.

I recognize the city's need to raise revenue, however I think exceptions should be made in instances such as this where communities gather in a Peace Rally to address the issues we are facing. Any event which charges a fee or has financial sponsorship, should easily and happily pay associated fees.

Please look at the enclosed original and subsequent permits from the Parks and Recreation Dept.

May 7, 2010 - Initial Permit Approved
(submitted April 29, 2010, signed)

June 21, 2010 - Permit changed to charge a fee
(day AFTER the event with no prior notice that this was even a possibility, not signed)

November 15, 2010 Letter re: Overdue Permit Fees
(w/Permit dated 11/15/10)

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Judges rips gun access at sentencing of ‘career criminal’

Judges rips gun access at sentencing of ‘career criminal’

By Laura Crimaldi  |   Wednesday, April 27, 2011  |  http://www.bostonherald.com  |  Local Coverage

A Hub judge disgusted by easy access to guns on city streets sentenced a Dorchester “career criminal” to 14 to 15 years behind bars today for paralyzing a 19-year-old who was trying to shield his younger brother from gunfire.

Suffolk Superior Court Judge Thomas Connolly said the confrontation that left Joao Perreira without the full use of his legs would have only been a quickly forgotten fist fight if the suspect did not have an illegal .357 magnum.

“This was a very, very serious crime that I’m sure nobody thought was going to happen that night,” Connolly said before sentencing Daunte Beal, 23. “Once again the availability of guns. Guns, guns. guns. If the guns were not available this would have never have happened. ... The availability of guns is the biggest problem in this city.”

Perreira and his brother, Ovidido, then 15, were at a birthday party on July 13, 2008, when the shooting took place, prosecutors said.

Beal shot at Perreira and his brother after a confrontation with a group of people who threw bottles at Beal’s car. One bottle shattered a car window and struck Beal in the head, drawing blood, prosecutors said.

That incident was preceded by a verbal argument earlier in the evening that was settled amicably, prosecutors said. Authorities said Beal drove to the Howard Avenue party after that confrontation and threatened to slap anyone who had a problem.

After being struck, Beal got out of his car carrying a .357 magnum revolver, prosecutors said. The Perreira brothers and another man ran to the back of a nearby building as Beal tailed them, firing twice. The brothers ran to a porch and tried to open a locked door to escape. Prosecutors said Beal fired three more times at the brothers from 6 to 8 feet away. A bullet struck Jaoa Perreira in the lower back, leaving him in a wheelchair most of the time, prosecutors said.

The brothers did not attend the sentencing.

Suffolk County Assistant District Attorney Joseph Janezic asked for a harsher sentence that would have put Beal away for 29 to 30 years. Under career criminal laws, Beal had to serve a minimum of 10 years because of his prior convictions for assault and battery, cocaine possession and assault and battery on a public employee, Janezic said.

Beal, dressed in a sweater, dress shirt, neck tie and eye glasses, waved to his parents and siblings as he was led away in handcuffs and leg shackles.

His father, Leon Beal, said his son is innocent and appealing the jury’s decision.

“I don’t see how he was found guilty,” he said. “I have sympathy for (Perreira) but my concern is for my child.”

Article URL: http://www.bostonherald.com/news/regional/view.bg?articleid=1333704

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Some Brockton police officers object to fundraiser in memory of Danroy ‘DJ’ Henry of Easton Brockton officer warned after using work email to complain about Taunton event

Some Brockton police officers object to fundraiser in memory of Danroy ‘DJ’ Henry of Easton
Brockton officer warned after using work email to complain about Taunton event

Wayne Dozier of Boston, left, grandfather of college football player Danroy “DJ” Henry Jr., who was shot and killed by a police officer, wipes his eyes as Jamele Dozier, Danroy’s uncle, holds a photo of the football player during a news conference in Boston’s Roxbury neighborhood on Thursday.

By Vicki-Ann Downing


Enterprise Staff Writer
Posted Apr 22, 2011 @ 06:00 AM

BROCKTON —
A  Brockton police officer used his work email to send a message to a restaurant holding a benefit to honor the late Danroy “DJ” Henry of Easton, asking when a similar event would be held for the police officers involved in Henry’s fatal shooting in New York.

“Please let me know when the benefit is being held for the two police officers that were struck and killed by the drunk driver,” wrote Patrolman Scott D. Uhlman. “I will charter a bus and fill it up with people who would spend money at Uno’s for a good cause.”

The three-day fundraiser, held in February at Uno Chicago Grill in Taunton, raised $5,000 for the DJ Dream Fund, a nonprofit group founded by the Henry family that will award money to children younger than 18 for the purchase of sports equipment and to pay athletic fees and gym memberships.

Henry, 20, a student at Pace University, was shot and killed by police on Oct. 17 in a shopping plaza in suburban New York. His family on Wednesday filed a wrongful-death civil suit against one police officer and the village that employed him.

That officer, Aaron Hess, was named “Officer of the Year” last week by his union. Police contend DJ Henry was drunk and drove his car at Hess, who landed on the hood and shot through the windshield.

Uhlman’s email, which incorrectly said that police were “killed” in the Henry incident, was one of many received from law enforcement personnel after the fundraiser for the “DJ Dream Fund” was reported on The Enterprise website, the Henry family said.

Another Brockton police officer, Jason Ford, a decorated Iraq War veteran, wrote Uno’s from his home email account, not his work account.

“As a longtime and faithful patron of your restaurant, I would like to know when the benefit for the two New York police officers DJ Henry ran down while underage, intoxicated, refusing to obey the lawful orders and attempting to flee” will be, Ford wrote. “I would love to attend the benefit for those officers.”

The emails from police to Uno’s led Henry’s father, Dan Henry of Easton, to write a letter of complaint to Brockton Mayor Linda M. Balzotti.

“My family and I recently learned of the concerns expressed by several of your officers in advance of a Dream Fund fundraiser held at the Uno’s in Taunton,” Henry wrote. “Why they would object to a fund that will enable youth throughout Massachusetts to afford sports equipment, pay participation fees and afford gym memberships is troubling to us.

“As we intend to both fund-raise and distribute funds to those in need living in Brockton, we hope that you can assure us that this was an isolated incident and that the Dream Fund will be welcomed in Brockton.”
Balzotti did not respond to Henry’s letter. The mayor’s office said this week that Balzotti considered the letter “informational” and the issue to be a “personnel matter” that she brought to the attention of the Police Chief William Conlon.

Conlon said he issued a warning about the matter, but did not discipline anyone.
“People were told that whatever their opinions may be, they can’t use emails from here to express them,” Conlon said. “They were warned about the future use of computers in that fashion.”
Conlon called the Henry case “a very unfortunate situation that inflamed a lot of passions on both sides, and I think it’s best if we stay out of it. It’s a tragic story and very sad for the family.”

After the emails were received by Uno’s in Taunton, the corporate office in Boston asked the event organizers to write a letter to Uno’s chief operating officer, Roger L. Zingle, explaining that the money raised would be used to benefit children, not for the Henry family or its legal expenses.
The goal was to “be sure there was no misunderstanding,” said Rick Hendrie, senior vice president of marketing for Uno’s.

He said the company received “a very, very modest rumbling” of complaint about the Henry fundraiser.
The event “went without a hitch,” Hendrie said. “It was a great event. The restaurant was festive ... It’s part of what we do to support the community.”

Uhlman acknowledged that he made a mistake in using his work email to write Uno’s.
“I was a little distraught that a police officer was severely injured (in the Henry incident) and may never walk again,” Uhlman said. “I sympathize with the family that their son died, but what about the police officer that may never walk again or hold a job again?”

Hess, the officer who shot Henry, underwent knee surgery following the incident and is expected to return to work soon, his union said last week.

Ford, the other Brockton officer who sent an email about the fundraiser, could not be reached for comment.

Vicki-Ann Downing may be reached at vdowning@enterprisenews.com.


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Boston NAACP moves to recapture relevance

Boston NAACP moves to recapture relevance

BY: GABRIELLE GURLEY
ISSUE: SPRING 2011 April 12, 2011

THE NAACP'S BOSTON branch all but dropped out of sight in recent years, but new president Michael Curry is looking to erase doubts about the all-volunteer organization’s relevancy by stepping up its advocacy for civil rights in education and the workplace.

Since moving into the top slot earlier this year, the 42-year-old Curry has focused on recruiting a team of teachers, doctors, lawyers, and community activists to prioritize the specific issues that the branch will home in on in the months ahead. But he’s concerned about school closings in Boston and their impact on students of color, and employment discrimination.

Curry would like to launch a polling project to begin to get a handle on how many people have experienced discrimination in the workplace. “I get more [employment] discrimination calls than I would have ever imagined,” he says. “Most em­ployment discrimination cases never make it to [the Massachusetts Com­mis­sion Against Discrim­ination], but they do come through our office.”

He recognizes that apathy may be one of the local NAACP chapter’s biggest obstacles. “People have given up and given in to racial profiling and police brutality,” says Curry, who grew up in Roxbury and Dor­ches­ter. “We live in a generation where people say, ‘Hey, no one is going to do anything about it anyway.’”

Curry understands the stresses of living in violence-plagued neighborhoods. Curry was twice mugged at knife-point as a teenager, and says fights, shootings, and the murders of family members were facts of his life. Now the senior counsel and legislative affairs director at the Massa­chu­setts League of Community Health Centers, he pushed himself to excel, graduating from Boston Latin Academy, St. Paul’s Macalester College, and the New England School of Law.

Breathing new life into the Boston branch of the NAACP won’t be easy. Jamarhl Crawford, the editor of Blackstonian, a news and features website, compares the organization to a favorite restaurant whose customers trickled away over the years as the quality declined. “Now you have to convince them that the sweet potato pie is good again,” he says.

Opinions vary on what the organization should be doing. Crawford says it should do what it does best, legal advocacy and bringing attention to specific issues percolating in black neighborhoods, such as returning to an elected school committee. But Barbara Lewis, director of the Trotter Institute at the University of Massachusetts Boston, thinks the organization, which marks its centennial this year, needs to initiate long-overdue conversations about Boston’s troubled racial history.

Curry wonders if even a broader discussion about race can happen. “To be very honest with you, I don’t think people…want to have an honest conversation,” Curry says. “They want to say, ‘Hey, slavery happened a long time ago; segregation is over; we’re all good; we love each other now; we’ve got a black president,  let’s move on.’”

Curry says Deval Patrick’s rise to governor is the exception, not the rule. “The reality is that we are dealing with the taint of racism in the attitudes of people and institutions,” he says.

STORY FROM COMMONWEALTH MAGAZINE
http://www.commonwealthmagazine.org/News-and-Features/Inquiries/2011/Spring/Boston-NAACP-moves-to-recapture-relevance.aspx

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2 teens charged with assaulting MBTA bus driver

2 teens charged with assaulting MBTA bus driver

By O’Ryan Johnson and Richard Weir  |   Thursday, April 14, 2011  |  http://www.bostonherald.com  |  Local Coverage

Two teens were arrested last night on charges of assaulting an MBTA bus driver Monday afternoon, in an incident that ended with a bizarre crash that injured five and trapped one suspect’s foot under a bus tire, Transit Police said.

Felix Garcia, 18, and Michael Baptista, 19, both of Roxbury, face charges of interfering with a bus driver and assault and battery on a public employee. Baptista also is charged with threats to commit a crime. The interference charge is a felony punishable by up to 20 years in prison and a $10,000 fine.

Police said it all started when the driver told a smoker on the bus to snuff it. Witnesses told police as many as five people attacked the driver, who lost control of the bus. It hopped a curb, knocked down a crosswalk signal and slammed into a barber shop.

Police said Garcia was the teen who was pinned by the bus for about 40 minutes, and loudly thanked the crowd and rescuers as he was wheeled away by Boston EMS on a gurney. Boston firefighters used a powerful jack to lift the bus off his foot. A total of five people were injured, including a 9-year-old girl whose head slammed into a bus fixture during the crash.

MBTA Deputy Superintendent Joseph O’Connor said police do not believe the driver purposefully hit Garcia with the bus.

“We don’t believe there was any intent to pin or assault Mr. Garcia,” O’Connor said. “We believe this was all part of his exiting which caused him to get pinned.”

Deputy Transit Police Chief Lewis Best said, “They punched (the driver) repeatedly and pushed his face into the window. He was briefly knocked unconscious. The bus was in gear and his foot came off the brake as these two individuals tried to run off the bus.”

Article URL: http://www.bostonherald.com/news/regional/view.bg?articleid=1330664

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YouTube video eyed for clues in bus attack: VIDEO HERE

YouTube video eyed for clues in bus attack

By Richard Weir and Laura Crimaldi  |   Wednesday, April 13, 2011  |  http://www.bostonherald.com  |  Local Coverage

T Police are analyzing a YouTube video of the chaotic aftermath of Monday’s MBTA bus crash as they continue their criminal probe into the gang attack on a bus driver who was pummeled after asking a group of young male passengers to stop smoking.

“We’re certainly taking a good, hard look at that video and others,” said a police source with knowledge of the investigation, who described one of the men seen in the clip “as a person of interest.”

Police said yesterday they had made no arrests in the assault on the 39-year-old driver, who lost control of his bus, which jumped a curb, knocked down a crosswalk pole, rammed a vacant barbershop and pinned the foot of a man whom cops suspect was with the group that attacked the driver. It took firefighters with a hydraulic jack 40 minutes to free the teen, who was cheered by onlookers as he left on a stretcher.

“We have a very active investigation. We’re interviewing all witnesses. It was a crowded bus,” said Transit Deputy Police Chief Lewis Best.

The bus driver called for police help just before he was jumped, according to radio calls released yesterday.

“I got a situation I need to deal with right away . . . I got a couple of unruly passengers. I got a couple of kids smoking cigarettes. I’m at Dudley Street and Hammond Street. Please get ‘em down here right away,” the unidentified driver told a Bus Operations Control Center operator.

Moments later, he told the operator: “I was just assaulted. Got knocked out. Got my head smashed into the window. I’m still at the same location. There’s a kid with his foot underneath the bus. About 10 of these kids jumped me.”

A passenger who called 911 said, “He’s being assaulted by a bunch of teenagers on the bus. . . . They were hitting them. I left the bus because they were smoking. I have asthma.” After the 911 operator told the woman police were en route, she said, “Oh my God. It was unbelievable.”

Monday’s attack comes among a rise in assaults on T bus and subway operators, with 66 total assaults reported in 2010, including 31 against bus drivers, compared with 58 overall assaults in 2009, including 29 against bus drivers. And assaults this year are on pace to exceed last year’s, with 20 reported so far, 10 of which involved bus drivers.

Article URL: http://www.bostonherald.com/news/regional/view.bg?articleid=1330308

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$2.4B budget eliminates programs, jobs

$2.4B budget eliminates programs, jobs

By Dave Wedge  |   Wednesday, April 13, 2011  |  http://www.bostonherald.com  |  Local Coverage

The city is pulling 30 staffers out of five community centers and bracing for potential layoffs in the schools and possibly other departments as part of a tight $2.4 billion spending plan set to be unveiled today.

The budget calls for the Boston Centers for Youth and Families to stop running city-funded programs on June 30 at the Kent School in Charlestown, Tynan School in South Boston, Harbor School in Dorchester, Orchard Gardens School in Roxbury and the Mason Pool in Roxbury.

“I’m greatly concerned about losing another resource,” said state Rep. Nick Collins, who represents South Boston and parts of Dorchester. “I have received some calls from constituents about it. With summer coming, this is a great concern.”

The city hopes to avoid closing the five community centers by bringing in non-profit groups to run programs.

The budget, which Mayor Thomas M. Menino will present to the council this morning, also figures in the elimination of 240 school jobs, many of which will be cut through retirements and attrition, as well as staffing changes due to the department’s closure of nine schools and merging of eight others into four. Officials said there could be school layoffs but just how many will be unknown until the fall.

“There are still challenges, and we’re asking each department head to do more with less,” said Councilor Mark Ciommo, head of the council’s Ways and Means Committee. “We’ve laid the groundwork the past couple years toward sustainability, but we’re not out of the woods yet.”

Most departments will be funded at the same level as 2011 under the plan, but the Police Department would see a $2 million cut, shutting down one of the department’s “neighborhood interaction units” — a civilian call center for non-emergency calls.

Despite the cuts, the city is bringing in a new police class in June and is planning to hire 35 new cops.

Health-care costs continue to hamstring the city and are due to hit $315 million in 2012 — a $17.5 million increase — while city officials project state aid cuts of up to $37 million.

The budget also includes $8 million toward the design of Menino’s highly touted redevelopment of the Ferdinand Building in Dudley Square, a $115 million project that will transfer hundreds of city workers to new digs in the Roxbury neighborhood.

— -dwedge@bostonherald.com

Article URL: http://www.bostonherald.com/news/regional/view.bg?articleid=1330366

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Columbus Avenue in Jackson Square could get indoor skating rink and rec center

Columbus Avenue in Jackson Square could get indoor skating rink and rec center
By adamg - 4/12/11 - 7:38 am

What the building could look like.

Urban Edge yesterday submitted plans to the city to build the recreational facility at 1562 Columbus Ave. as part of its Jackson Commons mixed-use development.

The space was originally meant for a DYS treatment program, but the state agency pulled out of the project in 2008. The new center would allow for skating in colder months and indoor turf sports the rest of the year in a 39,000-square-foot building:

FULL STORY HERE
http://www.universalhub.com/2011/columbus-avenue-jackson-square-could-get-indoor-sk

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Bobby Brown says his high life’s over

Bobby Brown says his high life’s over

By Gayle Fee and Laura Raposa with Megan Johnson  |   Thursday, April 7, 2011  |  http://www.bostonherald.com  |  The Inside Track

Photo by Sandra Rose/ Getty Images
Roxbury bad boy Bobby Brown was so horrified by his bizarro behavior on his reality show “Being Bobby Brown” that he quit doing drugs and turned his life around.

The former New Edition singer tells People magazine that he’s been sober for six years after overindulging in cocaine and heroin during his roller-coaster marriage to Whitney Houston.

“When I used to get high, I wasn’t there for my older kids. I always had a drink in my hand or disappeared,” said Brown, who was repeatedly hauled into Norfolk Family Court in Canton over the years for non-support of his two kids with Kim Ward of Stoughton.

Bobby says he’s now determined to make up for it with Cassius, his baby son with wife/manager Alicia Etheridge.

“My past has made me the man I am now. I had to grow. I got my passion back for music, for loving myself. I’m a better person, so I can be a better partner and father.”

The “My Prerogative” singer also addressed the controversy over Bobbi Kristina, his 18-year-old daughter with Houston. She was photographed allegedly snorting what looked like cocaine in the National Enquirer.

“She was hanging around some bad people and isn’t around them now,” he said. “I trust my baby.”

But a source close to Bobby said he was “devastated” by the situation.

“He and Whitney both love Bobbi, but she’s been living like an adult for years,” the source said. “She does what she wants.”

Article URL: http://www.bostonherald.com/track/inside_track/view.bg?articleid=1328930

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Brothers for Boston march to fight crime and violence

Brothers for Boston march to fight crime and violence

Marchers pause in front of the Quick Stop on Warren Street where Tahitia Milton was killed.

by: Richard Caesar, Baystate Banner

The Brothers for Boston marchers make their way down Blue Hill Avenue. (Richard Caesar photos)
There are still concerned men in our community who care about making a difference. This was the message Brothers for Boston aimed to send with their march through Roxbury last Saturday.

FULL STORY HERE
http://www.baystatebanner.com/local15-2011-04-07

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City Council considers dedicating conference room to first black member

City Council considers dedicating conference room to first black member

Posted by Martin Finucane April 6, 2011 12:57 PM
By Jenna Duncan, Globe Correspondent

The Boston City Council is set to vote today on naming a new conference room after Thomas I. Atkins, the first African-American city councilor, at today’s meeting.

After some space at City Hall was reorganized and a new conference room was created, Councilor-at-Large Felix G. Arroyo knew he wanted to name it in Atkins's memory.

“We want to make sure he’s remembered in this building and in the body he served,” he said.

Atkins was elected in 1967, serving on the council from 1968 to 1971 and took a lead role when Boston schools were desegregated. He went on to be the first person of color to hold a state Cabinet post, and served as executive director of the Boston Chapter of the NAACP.

“As students of Boston history, we should all remember Thomas Atkins,” said Arroyo.

The potential naming of the conference room follows a tradition in the City Council of naming large spaces at City Hall after influential former council members.

FULL STORY HERE
http://www.boston.com/news/local/breaking_news/2011/04/city_council_co_1.html?p1=Local_Links

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Google gives $1M grant to Museum of Science

Google gives $1M grant to Museum of Science

By Donna Goodison  |   Wednesday, April 6, 2011  |  http://www.bostonherald.com  |  Local Coverage

Internet search giant Google Inc. has given a $1 million grant to Boston’s Museum of Science.

The Hub museum was one of seven science museums to receive a total of $12 million in grants from Google, the Mountain View, Calif., company announced today.

In a blog post, Google chief technology advocate Michael Jones, a self-described “museumophile,” cited his own “amazing journey through human creativity” courtesy of science museums.

“Museums do more than entertain and teach,” Jones said in the post. “I’ve spoken with many Googlers who cite their own experiences in science museums as a positive influence on their decision to become engineers.”

Other grant recipients include the Museum of Mathematics in New York, the New York Hall of Science, the Science Museum London, the Exploratorium and the California Academy of Sciences in San Francisco, and the Museum of Science & Industry in Chicago.

“When looking to support these beloved institutions, we naturally gravitated towards museums in communities where Googlers volunteer and have ties,” Jones said. “Our funds are going to meet diverse needs of the museums, from the construction of new facilities to the development of new exhibitions to new curricula that will extend their work outside of the museum walls.”

Article URL: http://www.bostonherald.com/news/regional/view.bg?articleid=1328845

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APRIL 2011 THANGZ-2-DO!! brought to you by... Vernon "VCR" Robinson

APRIL 2011 THANGZ-2-DO!!

brought to you by: Vernon "VCR" Robinson
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Welcome to "Thangz-2-Do!!", the monthly e-newsletter providing information of cultural arts (poetry, theatre, comedy, etc.), as well as several other info to keep people in the loop that includes a link for Black History facts (http://www.yenoba.com), R.I.P. for those that passed away and a B-Day shout-out to those born in April (especially one special child you all should know...LOL). We have also attached a file that include out-of-Massachusetts events for those who plan on traveling outside the state. 

 

Also, please come out to Boston's longest-running open mic gathering, commonly known as VerBaLizAtiOn every second and fourth Tuesday at the Hibernian Hall. We will have an important Poetry Community Forum happening on April 12th. All poets, spoken word artists and others involved in the cultural arts are welcomed for discussion. VerB will also have special guest Jazz artist/storyteller FULANI HAYNES on April 26th.

 

Also, congratulations to TITO JACKSON for his victory in the District 7 City Council candidacy. Congrats to runner-up candidate CORNELL MILLS for a valiant effort as well. Much success to the both of them!!

  

Lastly, I would like to thank all honorees of the NAACP Image Awards of the Boston Chapter who were announced on March 4th, in which I am an awardee this year. Other recipients of this prestigious award are:

AYANNA PRESSLEY (Boston City Council-At-Large)

SHAUMBA DIBINGA (OrigiNation)

CHIP GREENIDGE (Greatest Minds)

BOYCE SLAYMAN JR. (Poppa B's)

NANCY ROUSSEAU

TONY "T-RICH" RICHARDS

VALERIE STEPHENS (singer)

SALIH ROWE (9-Alarms Ent.)

THE MAESTRO Z.O.O.M. (rapper/producer)

MARIAMA WHITE-HAMMOND (Project Hip-Hop)

M.L. VENAY

RAHSAAN HALL

& ALICIA CANADY (YBWS)!

 

Congrats to all!! 

 

Please continue sending prayers to the families of murdered victims in Boston & Haiti and send some to Japan as well!!

 

Enjoy the list and have a day!!

 

Peace,

VCR

 

R.I.P.

SIS. RUBY MUHAMMAD 

(known as "Mother of the Nation of Islam)

MARK ADAMS 

(bass player for funk band Slave)

ST. CLAIR LEE 

(singer/member of soul group Hues Corporation - "Rock The Boat")

NATE DOGG 

(Hip-Hop artist)

LOLEATTA HOLLOWAY 

(Disco singer - "Love Sensation")

 

 

 

APRIL B-DAY WISHES

Makita aka "At Peace", Myriam Ortiz, Thulani DeMarsay,

Lisa Simmons, Ashley Oguadimma, Ernesto "E-Roc" Arroyo,

Crystal Johnson, Elie St. Brice, Irina Martinez, Joanne Pena,

Ramona Lisa Alexander, Tito Jackson, Greta Douglas,

Pat Williams, Wyatt Jackson, Erika Zysman, Mawakana Onifade,

Enisoto Adika Ekunsirinde, Preach Nelson Cepeda, Zenda Walker,

Nicole "Cole" Rodriguez, Dana Gilmore, Iyeoka Ivie Okoawo,

and Vernon C. Robinson aka "VCR" 

 

 

POETRY/OPEN MIC EVENTS

Every Sunday Night

LIZARD LOUNGE SUNDAY NIGHT POETRY JAM

w/The Jeff Robinson Trio

@ The Lizard Lounge

1667 Massachusetts Ave., Cambridge

(between Harvard Sq. & Porter Sq.)

Doors at 7:30pm - $5.00 cover

21+ w/ID required

April 17th - 2011 Lizard Lounge Poetry Slam Team Finals 

April 24th - Mwalim

For info visit www.poetryjam.org

 

Every 2nd & 4th Tuesday

VerBaLizAtiOn

@ Roxbury Center for Arts at Hibernian Hall

184 Dudley St., Roxbury/Dudley Sq.

(across from the fire dept. and barber shop)

7:00pm start / doors and open mic sign-up at 6:30pm

Free 2 The Public - All ages welcomed

(parental discretion suggested) 

Hosted by VCR

Poetry Community Forum: April 12th

Fulani Haynes: April 26th 

4 info contact VCR at 617-480-7663 or bloodskinland@yahoo.com 

 

Every Wednesday Night

OPEN MIC NIGHT AT KINGS

Some of Boston's most talented performers take

over the King's Lounge. If you are a musician, poet,

comedian or magician...this is the night for you!

@ Kings Lounge

50 Dalton St., Boston/Back Bay

9:00pm start (sign-up at 8:00pm) / 18+ event

For more info contact kingsopenmic@gmail.com or 617-266-2695 

 

Wednesday, April 27th 2011

POETIC ESCAPE

@ Blue Wave Bar & Lounge

343 Congress St., Boston

Doors at 8:30pm / $5.00 before 9:30pm

Proper dress required - no baseball caps or Timbs allowed 

Hosted by Eli & Nuri

Music by DJ Razor Kutz (of Simply Sweet Entertainment)

spinning the best of Neo-Soul, R&B, Old School and Hip-Hop 

For more info to feature or to sign-up in advance for the open mic,

E-mail poeticescape3@gmail.com or call 617-549-2700 

 

Every Thursday Night

ART IS LIFE ITSELF

@ The Haley House Bakery & Café

12 Dade St., Roxbury/Dudley Sq.

(off Washington St . – next to Tropical Foods)

7:00pm – 10:00pm / No cover charge

Hosted by Nina LaNegra & Fulani Haynes 

 

 

THEATRE

Friday, April 1st 2011 - Saturday, April 23rd 2011

"BROKE-OLOGY"

A play by Nathan Louis Jackson

A warm and wrenching play about a loving African-American family facing its troubles with humor, resiliency, and grace. Set in a beleaguered Kansas City neighborhood, two grown brothers try to balance the challenges of their own lives with their desire to care for their ailing father. Even as they remember simpler times, tension builds between the brothers as their conflicting interests churn into a surprising outcome.

Starring David Curtis, Johnny Lee Davenport,

Monte Cole and Patrice Jean-Baptiste 

@ The Lyric Stage Company of Boston

140 Clarendon St., Boston/Copley Sq.

Friday shows at 8:00pm / Saturday shows at 3:00pm & 8:00pm

Sunday shows at 3:00pm

Wednesday & Thursday shows at 7:30pm (2:00pm show on April 20th)

Talk-backs on Sun., April 10th after 3:00pm performance

(an informal way to meet and chat with the artists)

For tickets call 617-585-5678 or visit www.lyricstage.com

 

Saturday, April 23rd 2011

Peace Boston presents

HIP HOP 9.1.1.

A Play Featuring Ebony & the Ghosts of Hip-Hop Past, Present & Future

Directed by Naheem Garcia / written by Queen Vivian

Featuring Cindy Diggs, Dilania Tirado, Shaquan Reed and Mr. Harvey

@ Roxbury Community College - Media Arts Center

1234 Columbus Ave., Roxbury

(across from MBTA Roxbury Crossings & Domino's Pizza)

Doors open at 6:30pm - performance at 7:00pm

General seating: $15.00 adults / $10.00 youth under 21 / $25.00 VIP Tickets can be purchased at A Nubian Notions in Dudley Square

(148 Dudley St., Roxbury MA)

For more info contact peaceboston@gmail.com

 

 

 

COMMUNITY EVENTS

Saturday, April 2nd 2011

8TH ANNUAL URBAN WALK FOR HAITI

@ St. Paul's Church Courtyard

29 Mt. Auburn St., Cambridge MA

12:00pm - 2:00pm 

Hosted & emcee'd by Ashley Rose

Please join H.B.N.N. and friends for this 8th Annual event. Beginning promptly at 12pm pre-walk festivities will include the fabulous Caribbean female group Zili Misik, poets, dancers, a gospel group, food, vendors and more! The walk will begin at 2pm, which consists of a 3-mile walk along the Charles River.

This is a family-freindly event.
Ways to get involved:
-attend the walk and bring a donation to benefit Partners in Health's (PIH) work in Haiti
-collect donations at work, school or form friends and family to bring to the walk
-organize a walk team or go to www.walkforhaiti.org to dowload a pledge form or start a fundraising page to get people to sponsor your participation in the walk.Saturday, April 2nd 2011

BROTHERS FOR BOSTON MARCHWhere Are The Men in our Community??

Men, Women, youth, elders, Black, Latino, Cape Verdean,
Roxbury, Dorchester, Mattapan, Jamaica Plain, South End
TAKE A STAND!!
(education, crime, violence, drugs, guns, gangs, housing, family)

WEAR BLACK!!!

@ The Grove Hall Mecca

Dorchester / Grove Hall
Gather 1:00pm at the Stop & Shop parking lot

March at 1:30pm from Grove Hall to Dudley Square

Arrive 2:00pm at Hibernian Hall for "Facing Love IV"
Brothers for Boston will attend the "Facing Love IV"
community forum on Black/Latino relationships & family.
Organized by Brothers For Boston
ALL ARE WELCOME!!

Saturday, April 2nd 2011 

FACING LOVE IV

The 4th symposium focusing on the dynamics and intricacies of Black male/Black female relationships in order to strengthen lines of communication and empathetic perceptions between the genders and among our people overall. Facing Love works to the elevate the

number of marriages that occur between men and women of the Black community.

@ Roxbury Center for  Arts at Hibernian Hall

184 Dudley St. - 3rd floor, Roxbury/Dudley Sq.

(next to fire department & barber shop)

1:00pm - 7:00pm / Free event

Free buffet + Giveaways + "Facing Love IV" soundtrack

Subject matters are as follows:

- Is slavery a relevant factor or just an excuse?

- What role does music play in our relationships and perceptions

of each other?

- Do men get more physically attractive with money, success,

fame or position?

- Is there too much comparison between Black relationships

and white relationships?

Panelists on "What role does music play in our relationships/perceptions

of each other?"

include: Angel Babbitt, Sherie Graves, Catch Wreck,

Hassan Smith (road manager for John Legend),Reggie Beasley, Hammad S. N'Cho, G. Valentino Ball, TaShawn King,

Eric Hardin (Eclipse Magazine) & Tekitha (of the Wu-Tang Clan)

Also featuring Dr. Kathryn Silva Banks

(asst. history professor - Andrew Univ.)

And special guest Mayor Setti Warren 

(Newton mayor - 1st Black mayor elected in Massachusetts)  

Musical performances by Tekitha and TaShawn King 

 

Saturday, April 9th 2011

25 YEARS AFTER CRACK!

The Effect of Crack Cocaine On Boston's Black Community (1986-2011)

Join 25 community leaders, non-profit agency directors, social workers,

ministers, health professionals, judges, politicians, university professors,

law enforcement officers, youth, former drug dealers, former crack users, youth advocates and ex-offenders for a retrospective discussion and symposium on the arrival of crack cocaine and how 25 years later

it has effected community building planning sessions. This will help develop grassroots and non-profit solutions to build a new infrastructure

for our Black communities.

@ Roxbury Center for Arts at Hibernian Hall

184 Dudley St. - 3rd floor, Roxbury/Dudley Sq.

(next to the fire department & barber shop)

9:00pm - 4:00pm / Free to the public

To RSVP or for more info, please e-mail your name and number to

greatestminds@gmail.com

 

Saturday, April 9th 2011

Concerned Black Men of Massachusetts (CBMM) presents

THE 22ND ANNIVERSARY ANDREW J. DAVIS JR.

"UNITY BREAKFAST"

Mentoring Boys to Manhood!

@ Marriott Renaissance Boston Waterfront Hotel

606 Congress St., Boston

10:00am - 1:00pm

Tickets $40.00 in advance / $50.00 at the door

Featuring the 2011 recipient of the Paul Robeson Leadership Award

Hill Harper (award-winning actor in "CSI: NY", "Get On The Bus")

plus Outstanding Community Service & Student Achievement Awards

Proceeds benefit the Paul Robeson Institute for Positive Self-Development

For sponsor opportunities and more info call 617-541-8642

or visit www.cbmm.net 

 

 

PARTIES/SOCIAL NETWORKING 

Every Friday Night

Soul Cafe presents

GROWN & CLASSY FRIDAY

Voted "Best Old School Night" in the city

@ The Blue Wave

343 Congress St., Boston

9:00pm - 2:00am

$5.00 before 10pm / $10.00 until 11pm w/RSVP

Proper dress required

Each night with a different DJ each week 

For info and RSVP contact stephenanglin_firstfridays@msn.com 

 

Every Friday & Saturday Night

BARE YOUR SOUL WEEKENDS

We are excited to now offer enhanced entertainment for the discriminating mature professional that seeks to shake off the worries of a long week. We will now feature some of the areas best DJs and dancing weekly. Bare Your Soul will be a compilation of music to make you move!
That may be R&B, Neo Soul, Funk, Latin, Carribean, Throwbacks & Deep Soulful House!!

@ Darryl's Corner Bar & Kitchen
604 Columbus Ave., Boston/South End

(diagonally across from NY Pizza)
11:00pm - 2:00pm
$10.00 admission / Proper dress required

Darryls is an chic quaint restaurant, bar and lounge with great quality food and people. Darryl's will continue having a full range of live bands and dinner in the early evening.

 

Saturday, April 9th 2011

Establised Entertainment presents

THE 6TH ANNUAL ARIES GALA

Come Party in Style at Boston's Premier Grown-Up Affair

@ William E. Reed Auditorium

24 Washington St., Dorchester/Grove Hall

8:00pm - 2:00am (performance at 10;00pm)

$8.00 tickets in advance...FOR ARIES ONLY!!

Reduced tickets in advance - $15.00 at the door

Hosted by T. Brown

21+ event w/cocktail attire

Music by Ill Neil (playing the hottest music)

Tickets sold at the following locations:

- Chanique's Hair Salon: 900 Morton St. (617-265-2500)

- Sun-Ah's Cafe: 503 Washington St. (617-297-5912)

- On Topp Clothing: 10 Walk Hill (617-522-8050)

For tickets or info contact 617-759-4130 or 757-303-8395

 

 

Saturday, April 9th 2011

Fam IV Life presents

"I'M SO FUNKY FRESH" 80's & 90's SHOW/PARTY

With live performance by legendary Hip-Hop group Whodini

@ China Pearl Lounge

219-237 Quincy Ave., Quincy MA

(in the President Plaza - 9 mins. south of Quincy Ctr.)

Doors open at 9:00pm - performance at 11:00pm SHARP!

$20.00 limited advanced tickets

21+ event / proper ID required

No hats, sneakers, yellow Timbs or athletic gear (jeans OK)

Featuring DJ Dex & DJ Philly Black

(spinning the best of R&B, Reggae, Hip-Hop and Old Skool)

Advanced tickets located at these outlets:

Mattapan's Finest Barber (Grove Hall)

Lawson's Beauty Supply (Egleston Sq.)

Silver Slipper Restaurant (Dudley Sq.)

Kung Fu Video & DVD (Downtown Boston - 2nd fl. at Jewelry Exchange)

Threadz (Dorchester - across from Franklin Park)

Star Styles Unisex (Brockton)

For more info, Facebook "Fam IV Life Entertainment"

or contact famIVlife@gmail.com, check out famIVlifeblogspot.com

or follow us on Twitter at famIVlife 

Saturday, April 23rd 2011

30+ Event presents
"THE PARTY ON THE CHARLES"

A monthly meet-up for a diverse and progressive group of

professional men and women seeking to socialize, mix and

mingle with like-minded peers.@ Courtyard Marriott Hotel
777 Memorial Drive, Cambridge MA

9:00pm - 2:00amFeaturing a live band playing Jazz and R&B

Music by DJ Reggie Beas

(spinning R&B, Neo-Soul, Soulful House and Old School Classics) 

 

COMEDY NIGHTS

Every Monday Night

SoulKore Productions presents

THE HAPPY HOUR

Express Yourself!!

@ 270 Medford St., Malden MA

6:30pm - 10:00pm / Free 2 enter

Come early for open mic sign-up

All forms of entertainment welcomed

Open mic slots are limited (5 minutes each)

Hosted by Bigg Nez / Music by DJ Nomadik

For more info contact info@soulkore.com  

Every Wednesday Night

BLACK COMEDY EXPLOSION

@ Slade's Bar & Grill

958 Tremont St., Boston/South End

9:00pm showtime / $15.00 admission

Hosted by Jonathon Gates

For more information contact Jonathon Gates

617-590-8334 or jgates1963@aol.com

 

 

CULTURE/PERFORMANCES

Every Thursday Night

The Roxbury Center for the Arts at Hibernian Hall presents

CAFE TATANT

An Upscale Venue for Jazz, R&B and Sweet Soul Music

Come early for socializing and enjoy fine dining, dancing and the most

evocative talent around as the grand ballroom is transformed into a

relaxed listening lounge & supper club

@ Hibernian Hall

184 Dudley St., Roxbury/Dudley Sq.

(next to fire dept. and barber shop)

Drinks at 6:00pm / Dinner served at 7:00pm / Show starts at 7:30pm

Cash bar available

Dinner & show: $39.00 / $69.00 for couples

Show only: $19.00

Tickets can be purchased online at www.madison-park.org/cafetatant

Parking behind Hibernian Hall off Zeigler St.

Additional free parking available at Peking House on Harrison Ave.

For more info visit www.madison-park.org/cafe-tatant

 

Thursday, April 28th 2011

New England Up Front presents

A.M.B. (African Man Born): BIGGER THAN HIP-HOP!

@ Sammy's Patio

63 Revere Beach Blvd., Revere MA

9:00pm - 1:00pm

$10.00 in advance / $15.00 at the door

21+ event with ID required (no ID...no entry)

With guest performances by

Simone Iman, Cassius The 5th, Lyfe Styles, Genius and Mike Biggs

Special performances by The Knowbodies

Hosted by D.Loopz

Sounds by DJ Daz-One

Tight security will be present!

 

Saturday, April 30th 2011

THE 2011 NEW ENGLAND URBAN MUSIC AWARDS

A Tribute To Womem In Music!

Join us as we celebrate women in the music industry at the

UMA's 6th annual award ceremony. we will acknowledge the

talented women who don't get enough recognition for all of

their hard work and dedication in the performing arts. 

@ The Strand Theatre

543 Columbia Rd., Dorchester/Uphams Corner

For more info call 617-686-1377

or visit www.urbanmusicawards.org

 

Saturday, April 30th 2011

K-Ghee Productions presents

A PRE-MOTHER'S DAY CELEBRATION

featuring Cuba Gooding Sr. & The Main Ingredient

("Everybody Plays The Fool", "Just Don't Want To Be Lonely")

Performing with a live band

@ Moseley's On The Charles

50 Bridge St., Dedham MA

Doors open at 8:30pm

$45.00 advanced tickets / $55.00 VIP tickets

Celebrating the birthday of Cuba Gooding Sr.

Also featuring "The Time Tunnel Reunion" with J. Michaels

(80's voice of WILD 1090AM's "The Time Tunnel")

Tickets available at these outlets:

A Nubian Notions (Dudley Sq.) 617-442-2622

Skippy White's (Egleston Sq.) 617-524-4500

For more info call 617-792-8328

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