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From YouTube: Committee on Government Operations on August 20, 2021
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Docket #0773 - Ordinance Creating a Commission on Black Men and Boys.
Docket #0774 - Ordinance Creating a Commission on Latino Men and Boys
A
Record
my
name
is
lydia
edwards,
the
boston
city
council
for
district
one,
I'm
the
chair
of
the
boston
city
council
committee
on
government
operations.
I'm
joined
today
by
my
colleagues,
councillor,
julia
mejia
and
council
ricardo
arroyo,
who
are
the
lead
sponsors
for
the
dockets
to
be
discussed
today.
I
will
explain
a
little
bit:
oh
and
also
counselor
ed
flynn.
Thank
you
so
much
counselor
fun.
I
apologize
for
missing
you
in
the
original
this
public.
This
is
a
public.
This
is
a
public
hearing,
that's
being
recorded
in
live
stream
at
boston.gov,
diddy
city.
A
A
You
may
also
submit
a
general
unwritten
testimony
by
emailing
ccc.go
boston.gov.
Today's
hearing
is
on
docket
zero.
Three
excuse
me:
zero,
seven,
seven,
three,
an
ordinance
creating
a
commission
on
black
men
and
boys.
We
as
it
was
notified
the
docket
zero
seven,
seven,
four,
an
ordinance
creating
a
commission
on
latino
men
and
boys
will
be,
if
folks
choose
to
discuss
that
during
their
comments
they
can.
But
our
panel
today
will
be
focused
on
the
ordinance
creating
a
commission
on
black
men
and
boys.
A
The
ordinance
is,
let's
see,
the
ordinance
again
was
introduced
by
councillors,
julia
mejia
and
councillor
ricardo
arroyo.
The
expected
panelists
today
are
chief
celina
marios
milner
of
the
equity
and
inclusion
cabinet,
susan
helmy
program
manager
of
the
human
rights
commission,
gregory
braze
executive
director
of
my
brother's
keeper
alliance,
mk
mbka
boston,
rufus,
falk,
director
of
the
mayor's
office
of
public
safety,
safety
and
talia
wright,
rivera
director
program
of
soar.
A
We
also
have
for
our
panel
on
our
additional
panel
tito
jackson,
former
city
councilor
of
district
7,
current
ceo
of
burden,
medical,
william
dickerson,
a
bishop
of
the
greater
love
tabernacle,
church,
corey
thompson.
Community
advocate
ron
bell.
Also,
a
community
advocate
and
thaddeus
miles,
director
of
community
services
mass
housing.
A
We
I'm
going
to
turn
it
now
over
to
my
colleagues
for
a
brief
opening
remarks
and
then
we
will
have
the
I
believe
the
administration
panel
go.
Is
that
right,
counselor
and
then
we'll
have
our
our
guest
panelists
also
speak
again,
so
counselor.
B
Thank
you,
council
edwards,
and
thank
you
to
everyone
who's
here
today
and
for
coordinating
this
very
important
effort
here
alongside
us
and
councilor
arroyo
for
co-sponsoring
our
ordinance
to
establish
a
latino
men's
and
boys
commission.
Seven
years
ago,
then
counselor
tito
jackson
filed
an
ordinance
to
establish
a
commission
on
black
men
and
boys.
B
As
I
as
a
response
to
president
obama's
my
brother's
keeper
initiative.
The
goal
of
this
commission
was
to
center
the
lived
experience
of
black
men
and
boys
across
the
city
and
give
them
a
voice
towards
the
issues
that
are
impacting
them,
the
most
from
education
to
economic
development,
to
violence
and
so
much
more
seven
years
later.
We
still
do
not
have
that
commission,
but
the
issues
that
our
black
men
and
boys
face
continue
to
disproportionately
impact
our
community.
B
When
we
say
we
have
been
having
the
same
conversation
for
years.
This
is
what
it
looks
like
in
2020.
A
disproportionately
number
of
homicide
victims
were
black
and
in
2018,
in
a
2018
study
published
in
the
washington
post,
found
that
boston
had
the
widest
gap
of
arrest
from
for
white
and
black
victims
of
homicide.
B
We
needed
commission
on
black
men
and
boys
not
only
to
address
the
external
threats
and
discrimination
that
are
experienced,
but
to
also
create
space
for
healing
and
restorative
justice
on
issues
that
come
within
the
black
community.
We
also
need
to
state
clearly
that
two
commissions,
black
and
latino
men
and
boys-
must
be
kept
separate
period
there.
B
There
are
a
stark
differences
in
the
type
of
of
impact
and
of
discrimination
that
each
community
experiences
and
we
need
to
be
able
to
heal
individually
before
we
can
heal
together
as
an
afro-latina
who
claims
my
black
roots.
I
know
this
to
be
true:
the
police,
the
policies
that
establishes
these
two
commissions
are
nearly
identical
to
the
ones
filed
seven
years
ago.
The
only
major
differences
between
these
two
now
are
that
we
have
separate
that
we
have
separated
the
two
commissions
as
originally
intended.
B
We
have
granted
the
commissions
the
authority
to
hold
community
conversations
so
that
the
healing
process
is
directly
a
part
of
the
process
of
that
commission.
We
are
blessed
today
to
have
black
leaders
who
have
been
fierce
advocates,
and
we
would
not
be
here
today
on
august,
the
20th
holding
this
particular
conversation.
Had
it
not
been
for
the
work
that
these
men
have
done.
Ron
bell,
tito
jackson,
corey
thompson,
thaddeus
miles,
bishop
dickerson,
conan
harris
and
a
host
of
others
who
who
are
part
of
this
conversation,
but
could
not
be
here
today.
B
C
Thank
you,
madam
chair.
I
just
want
to
thank
our
advocates
here
today
who
put
in
so
much
work.
I
want
to
thank
councillor
mejia
for
making
sure
that
this
didn't
go
by
the
wayside.
As
most
folks
know,
this
is
something
that
was
initiated
by
councillor
tito
jackson,
and
so
I'm
just
glad
to
see
that
we
are
moving
forward
on
on
this
now.
I
know
we're
we're
running
a
little
late,
so
I
don't
want
to
take
time
from
the
panelists
I'd
like
to
hear
from
our
panelists.
Thank
you,
madam
chair.
D
Thank
you,
council
edwards.
I
will
also
be
very
brief.
I
think
councillor
mejia
in
council
arroyo
said
it
best.
This
is
a
a
committee.
That's
definitely
needed.
I
support
it.
It's
going
to
bring
great
value
to
the
city
of
boston,
it's
it's!
It's
a
voice
that
needs
to
be
heard
and
to
be
heard,
strong
and
to
be
respected,
and
the
the
panelists
that
were
mentioned
by
council
of
mejia
are
outstanding
men,
black
men
in
the
city
so
proud
to
join
them.
D
In
listening
to
listening
to
some
of
the
issues
facing
boys
and
black
men
as
well,
thank
you
to
the
piano
outstanding
group
group
of
people.
A
A
E
Hi
good
morning,
everyone,
I'm
selena,
barrios-milner,
chief
of
equity
and
inclusion.
I
want
to
start
by
thanking
councillor
mejia
and
arroyo
for
your
leadership
on
the
creation
of
these
two
commissions
and
also
former
counselor
tito
jackson,
for
his
leadership
and
and
having
the
vision
for
this
work.
Thank
you
to
councillor
edwards
and
flynn
for
holding
the
space
for
this
conversation
today
and
for
for
your
support
of
what
I
think
is
a
vital
body
for
the
city.
I
just
want
to
underscore
everything.
E
E
They
are
underrepresented
in
all
of
those
areas
and
in
in
the
determinants
that
we
would
like
to
in
the
sort
of
negative
the
social
determinants
of
health,
whether
it's
different
diseases
or
being
victims
of
gun,
violence
or
being
over
disciplined
in
our
school
system
they're
over
represented,
and
I
think
that
any
time
that
they're
such
outliers,
you
need
to
put
those
affected
in
the
in
the
middle
of
decision
making
and
envisioning
solutions
and
advising
us
on
how
to
best
serve
their
needs
and
advising
the
city
on
how
to
ensure
that
our
policies
take
these
large
disparities
and
discrimination
into
account.
E
So
I
definitely
want
to
hear
from
the
panelists
that
are
here
today.
So
just
thank
you
all.
I
just
want
to
say
that
our
cabinet
and
administration
wholeheartedly
support
this.
The
creation
of
this
commission-
and
we
look
forward
to
working
with
you
on
this.
F
F
I
want
to
echo
everything
that
everyone
is
saying
I
think
chief
byros
miller
said
it
beautifully
so,
and
everyone
said
it
beautifully.
So
I
don't
want
to
sit
here
and
repeat
everything
during
the
commission's
first
public
meeting
in
june
of
last
year.
It
was
suggested
by
a
commissioner
that
the
commission
make
it
a
priority
to
address
the
marginalization
of
black
males
in
the
city
of
boston.
The
goal
of
this
initiative
is
to
bring
awareness
to
the
marginalization,
trauma
and
necessary
healing
of
black
males.
F
The
goal
of
this
is
to
rebrand
and
redefine
the
way
the
society
portrays
black
males.
The
commission
held
its
first
event
january
of
this
year
january,
14
2021,
via
zoom,
in
which
approximately
50
people
attended.
We
had
a
wonderful
presentation
by
a
man
named
brandon
jones,
he's
a
psychotherapist
professor
and
behavioral
health
consultant.
F
He
gave
a
presentation
on
the
trauma
that
black
males
face
from
the
minute
they
are
born
until
they
pass
away
after
brandon's
presentation.
We
had
a
great
discussion
with
some
panelists
that
included
robert
lewis
jr,
the
founder
of
base,
robert
lewis,
the
founder
of
pathway
to
redemption
haywood
fennell
and
dr
craig
andrade
associate
dean
at
boston
university
moderated
the
discussion.
The
commission's
goal
is
to
host
more
events
and
to
bring
awareness
to
this
initiative
with
the
recent
hiring
of
our
education
outreach
manager.
That
will
be
starting
next
week.
G
Having
worked
with
a
number
of
the
advocates
here
today
on
the
panel
in
a
professional
and
personal
setting,
is
needed
necessary
to
say
that
their
holistic
efforts
have
created
the
synergy
that
the
city
desperately
needs
and
credit
to.
The
foresight
of
former
president
obama
and
emeritus
mayor
walsh
and
now
madame
mayor
kim
janey,
the
city
of
boston
is
tackling
issues
of
historical
and
generational
marginalization.
G
G
My
brother's
keeper
is
an
entity
to
uplift
and
serve
marginalized
populations,
who
have
yet
to
see
their
value
in
the
city,
let
alone
this
country.
This
commission
will
bring
forth
that
very
same
value
for
future
policy
to
intentionally
factor
in
the
experiences
and
narratives
of
a
population
whose
value
has
yet
to
be
realized
by
pillared
institutions.
G
A
H
Thank
you,
madam
chair
and
good
afternoon
council.
Good
morning.
Sorry,
I
have
the
honor
of
being
the
director
for
public
safety
for
the
mayor's
office
for
city
of
boston.
H
I've
been
in
this
role
for
about
two
and
a
half
years
now,
and
one
of
the
most
rewarding
pieces
of
this
job
is
seeing
the
young
men
that
we
partner
with
whether
it
be
in
our
expert
through
our
external
partnerships,
through
entities
like
mbk,
617
or
other
other
agencies
who
are
directly
impacting
and
interfacing
with
boston's,
most
vulnerable
population,
young
young
men
who
are
either
on
the
precipice
of
being
gang
involved
or
trying
to
leave
that
life.
H
I
I
feel
like
that
this
commission
will
be
able
to
provide
some
data
behind
the
anecdotal
information
that
we
already
know.
We
already
know
that
we
have
many
young
men
who
feel
like
they
don't
have
a
place
in
the
city,
but
we
have
to
be
able
to
put
numbers
to
it
to
quantify
that
experience
being
a
product
of
the
city's
institution,
whether
it
be
as
public
schools
or
community
centers
or
just
local
local
entities.
H
I
often
felt,
like
my
experience,
was
exceptional
to
the
rule
versus
being
rule,
and
I
know
that
there
were
young
men
who
had
far
more
capacity,
far
more
charisma,
far
more
intelligence
who
didn't
have
access
to
the
same
opportunities
that
I
had.
So
I
think
that
this
is
our
as
a
city.
This
is
our
chance
to
sort
of
create
a
baseline
where
it
doesn't,
regardless
of
your
zip
code,
regardless
of
who
you're
connected
with
via
church
or
over
your
family
network,
that
you
have
access
to
an
opportunity
to
be
successful.
H
For
like
the
city's
yours,
I
think
we
lose
too
many
young
men
and
women
for
that
matter,
too.
Many
young
black
men
and
women
who
feel
like
they
they've
reached
a
glass
ceiling
in
this
city,
but
you
don't
feel
like
they
have
access
to
opportunities
that
this
is
an
opportunity
for
us
to
address
some
of
that
brain
training
that
the
city
has
experienced
as
well,
and
I
would
I
it
would
behoove
me
not
to
sort
of
thank
my
father,
who
was
a
boston,
boston.
H
Kid
point
point
in
cathedral,
my
my
grandfathers,
who
were
men
in
this
city
who
had
to
traverse
so
many
difficult
opportunities
or
environments
in
order
to
create
an
opportunity
for
me
to
be
sitting
in
the
seat
today.
So
the
office
of
public
safety,
whether
it
be
through
our
operation,
exit
programs
or
partnering,
with
hhs
on
the
youth
development
fund
side,
try
to
create
as
many
opportunities
for
those
individuals
impacted,
whether
it
be
by
criminal
justice
or
simply
by
environment.
H
But
I
think
this
commission
will
give
us
an
opportunity
to
be
more
prevented,
be
more
preventative
and
be
more
wide,
widespread
and
holistic
in
our
approach
and
ensuring
that
young
men
with
potential
young
black
men
with
potential
don't
fall
through
the
cracks
because
they're
not
directly
connected
to
any
of
our
programming
or
any
programming
that
we
may
fund,
so
I'm
honored
to
be
here.
I
think
this
is
a
amazing
first
step
and
I
think,
there's
we're
in
an
exciting
time.
We
can
make
sure
this
is
really
a
city
for
all.
H
A
Thank
you.
I
just
want
to
say
thank
you
for
your
work,
also
in
east
boston
meeting
with
us
talk
about
the
youth
over
there,
so
I
just
want
to
acknowledge
that
your
office
has
been
readily
available
many
times.
So
I
wanted
to
thank
you
for
that.
I
will
check
if
I
think
it
was
if
talia
might
be
running
a
little
late.
A
If
so,
when
she
joins
us,
we'll
just
go
ahead
and
have
her
speak
in
in
the
next
panel,
but
for
right
now
we're
going
to
go
on
to
the
next
panel
on
counselor
mahia,
that's
okay,
I
figured
it
would
make
sense
to
have
both
panels
speak
and
then
we
can
have
our
questions.
A
Yeah,
okay,
so
is
former
counselor
tito
jackson.
I
see
he
raised
his
hand.
He
might
be
in
the
waiting
room.
My
apologies.
B
A
Everyone's
coming
in,
I
apologize
everyone
in
the
waiting
room,
so
corey
thompson,
yep,
dave,
halpert,
yep,
they're,
all
coming.
I
A
Apologies
just
trying
to
manage
and
get
the
zoom
life
still
so
my
apologies
to
everyone
who
is
in
the
waiting
room,
but
that,
but
so
counselor
or
counselor
tito
jackson
for
former
council
cheetah
jackson
of
laura
george.
J
Thank
you
so
much
madam
chair
and
the
title,
and
the
responsibility
does
not
go
away
so
to
y'all,
who
are
on
the
council,
and
I
and
I
want
to
give
a
huge
shout
out
to
counselor
julia
mejia.
J
This
is
a
promise
that
was
made
and
kept,
and
I
want
to
thank
you
for
following
through
seven
years
later
on
this
important
piece
and
it's
just
as
important
as
it
was
seven
years
ago.
I
want
to
give
props
to
it's.
J
I'm
I'm
having
a
little
flashback,
because
counselor
ed
flynn
is
has
the
same
office
that
I
occupied,
so
I'm
I'm
actually
having
some
flashbacks
about
that
office,
and
I
want
to
thank
you
for
being
president
and
the
support
that
you
give
to
all
the
members
of
the
administration.
J
I
wanna
thank
you
for
the
work
that
you
do
every
day
that
people
don't
see.
I
want
to
thank
you
for
addressing
issues
that
will
never
show
up
on
the
cover
of
a
newspaper
unless
you're
doing
something
wrong.
I
will
I
just
I
we
know
the
that
the
work
is
is
happening.
I
just
want
to
put
a
couple
things
in
perspective
relative
to
how
this
came
about.
I
do
want
to
note
that
this
commission
predated
president
obama's
conversation
about
my
brother's
keeper.
J
I
just
want
that
is
a
very
important,
factual
component,
because
the
last
administration
conflated
the
two-
and
I
want
to
be
very,
very
clear
here
that
this
predated
this,
and
this
came
out
of
a
conversation
that
actually
began
at
horace
smalls
kitchen
table,
and
we
had
a
conversation
about
the
women's
commission
in
the
city
of
boston
and
how
effective
the
women's
commission
has
been.
The
women's
commission
that's
been
there
for
over
25
years.
J
That
has
a
dashboard
that
actually
looks
at
how
women
are
doing
in
the
city
of
boston,
how
child
care
is
doing
in
the
city
of
boston.
How
pay
is
distributed
in
the
city
of
boston
and
in
fact,
the
women's
commission
that
actually
was
able
to
achieve
a
really
important
component
that
we
see
as
something
status
quo.
J
Now
there
was
not
a
a
child
care
institution
inside
city
hall
until
the
women's
commission
was
created,
and
so
we
need
to
acknowledge
that
that
has
been
effective,
and
so
what
happened
in
that
conversation
and
then
ron
and
thaddeus
and
and
700
other
brothers
who
got
together
around
this
issue,
were
demanding
that
our
issues
as
black
men
in
the
city
of
boston,
where
a
city
where
people
say
that
they
want
to
close
the
gaps,
deal
with
the
disparities.
Well,
you
know
what
I
damn
sure
know.
J
We
can't
close
any
of
these
gaps
or
close
any
of
these
disparities.
If
we
don't
deal
with
the
issues
of
black
men,
it's
just
around
the
issue
of
violence
and
not
only
those
individuals
who
are
perpetrating
those
also
individuals
who
are
victims
and
as
as
dr
faulk,
I
love
saying
that
knows
that
can
be
that
can
change.
In
a
day
an
individual
could
be
a
perpetrator.
One
day
could
be
a
victim
the
other
day,
but
they're
still
someone
that
we
actually
need
to
take
care
of.
J
If
we
truly
believe
in
this
work,
so
that's
a
critical
component.
I
also
would
note
contextually
this.
This
is
settled
off
this
past
13
to
zero,
and
I
want
to
note
it
passed
in
a
council
that
was
a
little
bit
less
diverse
than
the
council
that
we
have
today
a
little
bit,
and
so
I
would
I
actually
consider
this
settled
law,
and
I
personally
believe
that
this
is
something
that
just
needs
to
happen.
It
has
to
happen
and
it
has
to
happen
now.
We
can't
you
know
we.
J
We
have
an
air
pol
air
pollution
control,
commission,
an
animal
control,
commission,
an
archives
records,
an
advisory
commission,
an
audit
come
on
guys
right,
and
so
I
can
keep
on
going.
If
y'all
want
to
talk
about
my
my
friends
at
the
bay
village,
historic
district
commission
and
the
beacon
hill
architect,
but
so
we
have
multiple
entities
that
look
at
multiple
things
in
the
city
of
boston.
I
can't
think
of
an
issue
that
is
more
urgent
than
this.
J
The
median
net
worth
of
a
black
family
in
the
city
of
boston
is
eight
dollars
and
the
most
recent
census
data
shows
that
we
are
less
black
of
a
city
than
four
years
ago,
when
I
was
actually
on
the
council
based
on
the
latest
census
numbers,
and
let's
just
say
that
50,
let's
say
at
least
50
percent
of
those
folks
who
were
moving
out
were
were
black
men.
These
issues
that
are
before
us
are
absolutely
critical.
J
It's
such
an
important
time
that
we
move
forward,
and
I
also
just
need
to
name
another
component
when
we
put
these
things
forward,
and
I
appreciate
brother
greg
blaze
and
the
work
that
he's
doing,
but
let's
also
keep
it
real.
J
My
brother's
keeper
has
not
been
a
funded
initiative
in
the
city
of
boston
and
in
fact,
most
of
the
funding
that
has
ever
been
allocated
to
my
brother's
keeper
came
out
of
thaddeus
miles
pocket
and
the
pocket
of
mass
housing,
the
organization
that
he
works
with
and
and
and
for
so
we,
I
always
have
always
said
a
budget,
is
a
value
statement.
J
So
don't
tell
me,
as
a
black
man,
that
you
care
about
us
that
you
care
about
the
outcomes
that
you
care
about
my
community,
if
you're
not
willing
to
allocate
the
resources
that
you
allocate
to
every
other
institution
issue
or
or
problem,
and
so
that
is
also
another
piece
that
we
we
need
to
note.
This
is
again
settled
law.
It
was
passed
unanimously
unanimously.
J
All
13
city
councillors
passed
this
seven
years
ago
and
it
was
vetoed
by
mayor
martin,
j
walsh
and
it
was
vetoed
with
the
mentality.
What
we
were
told-
and
this
is
another
aside-
that
the
city
council
doesn't
have
a
lawyer-
I
won't
go
there
I'll
digress,
but
the
legal
counsel
said
that
we
were
not
allowed
to
create
a
commission
because
that's
the
mayor's
job
well,
seven
years
later,
we
don't
have
it.
J
We
don't
have
a
commission,
we
don't
have
a
dashboard
that
looks
at
the
longitudinal
longitudinal
data
that
we
need
to
look
at
to
determine
how
well
or
how,
how
not
well
black
and
latino
men
are
doing
in
the
city
of
boston.
J
Last
couple
points:
black
men
and
latino
men
have
issues
that
deserve
to
be
looked
at
on
their
own.
We
can
liaise
together,
but
I
find
it
offensive
as
a
black
man
that
someone
would
attend.
I
found
this
offensive
when
we
were
forced
to
put
these
together,
because,
by
the
way,
the
black
and
latino
men's
commission
is
not
at
all
what
I
put
forward.
J
I
put
forward
a
black
men's
commission
because
we
did
it
in
february
of
2014.,
so
it
is
critical
that
we
have
separate
commissions
and
the
issues
in
particular
are
important
enough
and
rise
to
the
level
enough
that
we
actually
need
to
to
deal
with
those
issues
and
I'll
just
end
with
my
father.
Herb
jackson
died
in
2002..
J
He
in
his
deathbed
on
the
I
didn't
know
it
at
the
time
we
had
a
conversation
about
the
percentage
of
contracts,
as
you
guys
can
see.
That's
you
know
that
that's
totally
my
dad,
but
but
the
percentage
of
contracts
that
we
were
he
was
advocating
for
dedicated
his
life
to
at
the
time
in
the
city
of
boston.
J
He
was
advocating
for
five
percent
and
today
in
2021,
there's
less
than
one
percent.
My
dad
died
nearly
nearly
20
years
ago.
We
don't
have
time,
we
don't
have
time
to
play
around.
We
don't
have
time,
and
I
and
I
love,
I
love
amendments
and
all
I
I
was
there.
I
did
that
this
is
settled
law.
We
have
to
get
it
done.
J
If
not-
and
I
don't
know
what
you're-
I
can't
remember
the
schedule,
but
hopefully
the
first
meeting
after
this-
that
we
have
an
opportunity
to
actually
make
this
happen.
Thank
you
all
for
the
opportunity,
council,
mia
mahia
props
to
what
you're
doing
council
ricardo
arroyo
props
to
what
you're
doing
and
madam
chair,
as
well
as
council
flynn.
Thank
you
for
your
support
on
this
topic.
A
Thank
you
counselor.
I'm
sorry,
bishop,
william
dickerson,
the
greater
love
tabernacle
church
is
the
bishop.
Here,
no
okay,
we'll
wait
for
him
and
talia.
I
see
corey
thompson.
K
Good
morning,
everyone
a
little
back
story
about
myself:
I'm
a
project,
reach
scholar,
a
product
of
boston,
public
schools
and
my
brother's
keeper.
K
K
K
But
this
is
not
a
typical
situation
forever,
with
somebody
of
a
different
complexion
he's
an
he
works
at
boston,
medical
as
a
technician
with
a
full-time
job
and
still
cannot
afford
housing.
K
K
K
K
A
Thank
you.
Thank
you
very
much
up
next
is
rhonda.
I
Thank
you,
madam
chair
lydia,
edwards
and
counselor
flynn.
Ricardo
arroyo,
councillor
julia
maher,
especially
for
doing
this
and
pardon
my
voice
and
my
condolences
to
your
son.
Man.
I
I
grew
up
in
mission
hill
and
I
went
to
boston
latin
school
and
in
my
30
years
work
I
started
my
work
in
roxbury
tennessee,
harvard
in
mission
park,
where
my
mom
fought
harvard
in
urban
fought
harder
for
affordable
housing.
I
I
I
I
constantly
go
to
funerals.
Bishop
dickinson
is
not
here
today
because
he's
doing
a
funeral.
Last
week
I
got
a
call
from
a
friend
from
atlanta.
He
wanted
me
to
go
pray
for
his
grandchildren
because
his
son-in-law
was
murdered
in
mattapan
shot
in
the
head,
and
we
hear
these
stories
constantly
as
a
black
man
as
a
black
father
with
a
21
year
old
son.
I
I
It.
Tito
jackson
made
reference
to
the
hearing
of
the
700
brothers
horus
small,
from
union
of
minority
neighbors,
and
I
was
very
instrumental
in
organizing
that
and
then,
when
I
heard
that
we
were
going
to
put
the
black
male
commission
in
the
latino
male
commission
together.
I
had
an
issue
with
that
because
I
know
working
with
both
segments
of
our
population,
that
we
have
issues
amongst
the
black
diaspora,
african
diaspora
and
the
latinos
have
issues
amongst
latinos
that
diaspora,
the
black
diaspora,
jamaican
haitian
african-american
dominican.
It
goes
on
and
on
latinos
dominican,
puerto
rican.
I
I
I
I
I
Thank
you.
Lydia
edwards
flynn,
counselor
flynn,
we're,
depending
on
you,
we're
counting
on
you
to
support
this
effort
and
I'll
end
with
a
quote,
I
always
say,
frederick
douglass
we
are
one.
Our
cause
is
one.
We
must
help
each
other.
If
we
are
to
succeed,
god
bless
y'all
and
please
do
the
right
thing.
Thank
you.
A
Thank
you.
I'm
next
is
daddy
smiles.
L
Bathroom
chairman
and
councillors,
thank
you
for
the
opportunity
to
speak.
I
know
I
only
have
a
few
minutes
so
I'll
be
direct,
but
honestly,
listening
to
brother
corey
listening
to
brother
tito
brother
ron,
some
of
this
is
triggering
because
you
know
the
reality
is
when
I
hear
rufus
when
I
hit
gregory
just
among
us.
L
Several
years
ago,
the
black
men's
commission,
the
latino
men's
commission
and
mbk
nbk
and
the
black
man's
commission,
the
black
latino
men's
commission
here
are
a
few
truths
that
tito
alluded
to
earlier.
Several
years
ago,
the
city
declared
mbk
to
be
the
answer
for
the
issues
that
are
set
aside,
but
have
never
truly
invested
in
its
success.
L
L
The
the
the
red
sox
gave
us
something,
and
ge
gave
a
small
amount
when
conan
harris
was
the
the
director
of
my
brother's
keeper
throughout
the
world.
The
culvert
crisis
mbk
has
not
been
used.
It
has
only
received
twenty
thousand
dollars
in
funds
from
the
city
covet
foundation
to
support
two
black
organizations.
L
If
you
really
care
about
the
black
men's
issues,
how
do
you
raise
30
million
dollars
and
only
be
able
to
give
20
thousand
dollars
to
a
to
the
organization
that
you
have
in-house?
Currently,
it's
not
being
used
to
help
with
the
vaccine
issues.
You
know
I
smoke
on
it
tito
smoke
on
it.
You
know
some
of
us
have
covert
and
we're
out
here
doing
videos
and
other
things,
but
there's
no
coalition
and
the
city's
not
moving
and
using
the
mbk
to
address
it.
L
It's
not
being
used
to
address
the
the
wealth
gap
and
when
I
say
it's
not
being
used,
I'm
saying
the
mbk
is
not
being
that
yeah
all
black
men
all
around
the
city
are
diving
into
those
issues,
but
it
still
seems
that
we
are
invisible
and
not
listened
to.
The
truth
is
mbk
has
never
been
the
answer.
It
has
always
been
part
of
the
solution.
L
The
current
nbk
gregory
blaze
is
doing
an
amazing
doing
some
amazing
work
with
very
little,
and
I
think
what
you
just
hear
them
say
I
am
so
proud
of
him
and
what
he's
doing
in
the
work
that
he's
doing,
but
there's
very
little
zero
funds
to
be
able
to
do
that
and-
and
that
to
me
is-
is
a
is
a
testament
to
his
greatness,
he's
the
visionary
leader
and
I'm
sure
he
will
continue
to
lift
up
mbk
to
the
next
level.
L
If,
given
the
resources
and
part
of
those
resources,
is
a
partnership
with
these
commission,
the
black
men's
commission
and
the
latinos
commission.
The
reality
is
this:
mbk
is
designed
by
the
obama
foundation
and,
as
gregory
said,
to
only
address
a
few
issues
of
concern
for
men
of
color.
Those
are
six
issues
and
I
won't
go
back
into
them,
but
and
really
the
city
only
attacks
three
of
those
six
issues,
and
so
you
know
when
we're
talking
about
the
community,
we're
talking
about
more
than
six
issues.
L
When
we
talk
about
black
and
latino
man,
we're
talking
about
a
multitude
of
complexity
and
how
they
intersect-
and
if
we've
been
real
about
this,
we
cannot
limit
ourselves
to
those
small
areas
of
impact
that
nbk
does
boston,
has
a
lot
of
work
to
do
to
make
sure
that
black
men
become
a
factor,
and
lately
we've
been
told
that
we're
not
a
factor
which
to
me
is
what's
surprising
and
his
decision-making
and
his
inclusion,
but
more
so
is
voice.
Black
and
latino
men
in
boston
need
to
know
that
you
see
them.
L
L
I
need
to
know
that
you're
willing
to
take
action
with
me
to
see
them
to
see
them
means
you're,
not
just
helping
one
me
tito
corey
you're,
helping
all
of
those
that
are
connected
to
to
them,
or
I
that
you're
giving
them
a
platform
that
you're
taking
action
to
remove
the
cloak
of
invisibility
and
pity
put
on
us
by
a
system
that
still
sees
us
as
a
group
of
incarcerated
thugs.
In
some
way,
these
commissions
are
the
an
a-n-d
to
mbk
boston.
L
I
want
to
say
that
again,
as
the
former
chair
of
nbk
boston,
these
commissions
are
the
a
and
d
to
mbk,
boston
and
mbk
is
the
and
a
and
d
to
these
commissions.
I'm
asking
you
to
put
a
dose
of
healing
and
change
in
the
arms
of
black
and
latino
men
by
moving
these
commissions
forward
today.
Thank
you
for
your
time.
Thank
you
for
your
energy.
Thank
you
to
your
commitment
and
council
moji
and
councillor
love
you,
and
I
truly
appreciate
you
and
to
my
sisters
out
there.
L
A
Thank
you.
Thank
you.
So
much
for
your
proud
testimony.
I
I
do
know
that
we
have
one
person
in
the
waiting
room
from
public
testimony.
I
figured
we'd.
Let
him
speak.
I
know
he
has
an
11
o'clock,
david
halpert
city,
councilor
candidate,
at
large
david's.
Here
still
I
see
you
david
go
ahead.
Yeah.
M
Councilors,
thank
you
so
much
for
taking
me
out
of
turn.
I
appreciate
that
and
I'll
be
brief.
Counselor
to
yourself
and
to
the
members
of
the
committee.
My
name
is
david
halpert,
I'm
a
dorchester
resident
a
candidate
for
boston
city
council
at
large
and
a
black
man
living
in
our
city,
I'm
speaking
today
in
support
of
the
ordinances
offered
by
councillors
of
royal
mejia
and
norton's,
creating
commission
on
black
men
and
boys
and
an
ordinance
creating
a
commission
on
latino
men
and
boys.
M
We
know
that
far
too
often,
interventions
offered
to
adults
seek
to
remedy
issues
whose
seeds
were
planted
during
childhood
by
working
to
identify
and
address
issues
among
our
youth
related
to
the
specific
challenges
that
black
and
latino
boys
face
in
successfully
navigating
society.
I
believe
that
these
commissions
will
form
a
critical
component
of
boston's
efforts
to
interrupt
cycles
of
poverty,
violence
under
achievement
and
the
school-to-prison
pipeline,
in
addition
to
serving
as
advisers
to
city
departments
and
conveners
of
action-oriented
public
dialogues
around
these
issues.
M
These
commissions
have
the
potential
to
serve
as
valued
and
trusted
instruments
for
the
analysis
and
public
distribution
of
empirical
data
relative
to
the
challenges
facing
both
communities.
This
will
make
them
invaluable
components
in
our
larger
systemic
efforts
towards
achieving
true
equity
for
all
in
boston.
M
A
Thank
you
so
at
this
point
we
usually
open
up
for
questions
from
counselors
to
to
the
panelists
and
to
the
administration,
and
so
I'm
I'm
trying
to
just
get
a
copy
of
the
ordinance
creating
the
commission
up.
A
I,
I
will
have
some
questions
mostly
to
the
original
sponsor
council,
former
counselor
tito
jackson
and
then
I'm,
but
until
I
get
a
copy
of
it,
I
was
just
going
to
turn
it
over
to
lead
sponsors
if
they
had
any
questions
or
guided
wanted
to
guide
the
conversation
I'll
turn
it
over
to
you.
First
counselor
mejia
yeah.
So
I
do.
B
While
we
get
that
ordinance
over
to
you
quickly
as
possible,
you
know
we
had
the
privilege
of
meeting
with
mayor
janie
on
this
topic.
Specifically,
this
is
a
question
to
the
administration
specifically
discussing
whether
or
not
keeping
the
two
separate
commissions
or
having
them
under
one
commission
with
two
working
groups
etc,
and
we're
just
really
adamant
and
and
anxious
to
to
hear
about
some
confirmation
about
and
confirmation
from
the
administration
around
keeping
these
two
separate
and
I'm
just
curious.
If
anyone
in
the
administration
could
speak
to
that.
A
A
I
want
to
be
clear
about
that.
It
was
going
to
be
the
black
men
and
boys
commission
hearing
panelists
speak
and
then
we
would
start
the
next
hearing
on
the
latino
men,
boys
and
commission
to
speak
and
then
afterwards,
because
one
is
already
an
ordinance
and
already
been
passed
by
this
body,
there
would
be
separate
working
sessions,
not
third
separate
working
groups,
separate
working
sessions
to
go
into
that.
Now.
A
I
understand
from
the
lead
sponsor
because
of
the
and
I'm
going
to
I'm
going
to
ask
the
questions
that
I
would
normally
ask
in
a
working
session
on
the
black
men
and
boys
commission,
because
if
it
is
all
set
and
if
before
chief
speaks,
if
the
commit,
if
the,
if,
if
the
acting
mayor
is
fine
with
it
as
proposed,
then
there's.
I
agree
with
you:
counselor
former
counselor
jackson,
there's
no
point
in
delay.
That's
right!
Okay,
but
I
want
to
be
very
clear
about
why
they
were
the
way
it's
titled.
A
E
Yeah,
I
just
want
to
say
that
we
absolutely
support
keeping
the
two
commissions
separate,
so
we
hope
we
can
move
forward
quickly
to
establish
those.
B
Great
thank
you
for
going
on
the
record
because
there
was
some
buzz
around
whether
or
not
that
was
going
to
be
the
case,
and
so
for
me,
and
it
wasn't
just
the
way
this
was
publicly
noticed.
There
was
also
some
rumblings
on
the
sidelines
in
regards
to
this,
so
just
wanted
to
have
something
on
the
record
stating
the
importance
of
honoring
the
two
separate
commission.
B
So
so
thank
you
for
for
stating
so
eloquently
that
we
are
moving
in
the
right
direction
and
there's
not
going
to
be
any
need
for
us
to
burn
down
the
system
here.
No,
okay,
great!
B
So
I'm
excited
to
to
hear
that,
and
just
because
I
know,
while
we
normally
have
a
working
session,
we
we
were
also
under
the
impression
that
this
was
we
were
going
to
like
get
into
the
weeds
of
the
language,
and
I
know
there's
some
stuff
counselor
edwards
that
I
also
want
to
have
some
conversation
around
is
that
the
goal
for
us
was
to
have
this
as
a
working
session
so
that
we
can
get
into
the
weeds
of
the
language
and
then
put
this
up
for
a
vote
sooner
rather
than
later.
A
B
A
Reiterate
what
I
just
said,
which
is
that
we
are
going
to
do
just
that
and
there
will
be
no
delay,
but
I
did
have
questions
as
I
would
propose
normally
on
the
language
as
in
a
working
session,
but
because
this
has
already
been
passed.
I
just
wanted
to
make
sure
I
was
clear
if
there's
any
additional
edits,
concerns
or
anything
to
go
into
this,
and
I
feel
it's
fair
and
warranted.
It
has
been
seven
years.
A
And
how
and
those
are
the
questions
I
I
feel,
and
and
could
it
be
more
aggressively
representing
them
or
not,
and
I'm
proposing
them
now,
as
you
speak
to
the
original
lead
sponsor,
but
to
all
the
all
the
folks
here
on
the
panel
and
those
are
the
things
that
I
feel
is
worth
at
least
talking
about
it
in
the
distance
of
time.
A
J
Madam
chair,
thank
you
so
so
much
for
for
the
question,
even
though
it's
my
legislation,
I
I
will
will
note
that
I
don't
believe
any
legislation
is
perfect
and
I
I
do
believe
the
additional
edits
of
the
addition
of
dealing
with
the
issues
of
the
lgbtqia
plus
community
have
been
inserted.
Thank
you
to
counselor
mejia,
as
well
as
jacob
in
her
office.
Who's
done
yeoman's
work
on
on
this.
We
are.
J
It
is
our
intention
to
deal
with
all
aspects
of
black
men
from
origin
to
their
identity
and
all
all
aspects
of
that
right
because
we
have
to
if
we're
truly
going
to
deal
with
the
outcomes.
J
We
have
to
deal
with
these
issues
and
I
would
submit
that
we
can't
fix
what
what
we
will
not
face
and
the
issues
in
in
this
area
are
absolutely
critical
and
in
fact,
when
we
look
at
the
mortality
rates,
the
mortality
rates
of
our
lgbtq
ia
community
are
way
worse
than
the
mortality
rates
of
cisgender
straight
black
men
right.
J
So
still
many
issues
in
the
healthcare
side,
hiv
and
and
the
like
are
our
barometers
that
are
still
skyrocketing,
whereas
these
are
disease,
states
that
are
disease
states
in
other
communities,
people
just
live
with,
but
sadly
still
in
the
black
community
and
they
still
die
from.
So
that
is
a
area
that
we
are
all
on
board
with
and
we
have
added
to
and
and
addressed
in
the
current
language
that
you
have
before
you.
B
So
could
I
say
something
really
quick
counselor
edwards
just
to
want
to
make
sure
that
you
have
the
right,
the
the
most
updated
version.
So
on
the
section
15
11,
13
h,
we
do
actually
have
language
specifically
stating
that
we
are
going
to
be
experiencing
and
gender.
A
A
I'm
fine
with
the
auditing
and
just
outright
saying
the
failures
of
some
of
the
city
agencies
and
to
address
the
needs
of
to
coordinate
with
to
employ,
even
because
it's
not
just
from
the
city
hall
out,
it's
what's
going
on
in
city
hall,
who's
there
working
as
well.
So
do
you
see
that
monitoring
as
the
hiring
practices
within
the
city
hall
number
one?
And
then
your
report
is
at
more
of
an
audit
of
how
the
city
agencies
have
or
have
not
met
the
needs
of
black
men
and
boys
in
the
city
of
boston.
J
Okay,
so
I
I
would
say
all
all
of
the
above,
but
I
also
think
we
also
have
to
understand
that
it's
a
20
person,
commission
and
so
some
of
the
work
that
you
know
as
as
as
important
as
it
is
to
be
clear
in
our
legislation,
the
20,
amazing,
talented
brothers
and
sisters
who
potentially
will
be
on
this.
We
also
will
be
giving
them
the
opportunity
to
look
at
those
parameters.
J
As
we
know
a
year
and
a
half
ago,
the
issue
of
covet
19
wasn't
even
an
issue,
and
so
I
think
it's
really
important
that
we
give
some
discretion
to
the
individuals
who
will
be
able
to
form
this
around
the
the
components
of
that
actual
report
and
not
predestin
what
the
report
will
say
as
you,
as
you
noted,
counselor
edwards.
We
know
at
least
the
first
one
is
not
going
to
be
pretty.
J
Hopefully,
we
will
see
very
quickly
that
it'll
change
well,
we
dag
on
no,
but
if
that
first
one
is
not
going
to
be
cute
at
all
in
terms
of
the
the
numbers,
but
I
think
those
parameters
are
things
that
we
can
get
the
the
group
to
actually
form
their
their
opinions
around.
What
should
be
included.
B
I'm
sorry
I
just
I
just
wanted
to
just
know
that
chief
barrels,
sorry
miller,
had
her
hand
up
just
wanted
to
acknowledge
that
sorry.
My
apologies.
E
You
I
appreciate
it.
No.
I
was
saying
that
I
wanted
to
say
that
when
this
was
initially
drafted,
it
was
prior
to
the
existence
of
the
equity
cabinet,
and
so
I
I
would
welcome
having
a
formal
working
relationship
with
this
commission.
I
think
it's
central
to
our
mission
to
putting
a
racial
equity
lens
on
all
the
city's
policies.
E
We
oversee
the
diversity
office,
which
is
overseeing
hiring
of
and
retaining
and
promoting
of
our
diverse
workforce
supplier
diversity,
immigrant
advancement,
you
know,
so
I
think
that
this
fits
in
really
well
with
our
overall
mission,
we're
still
a
newly
formed
cabinet.
So
I
just
welcome
the
role
to
have
a
formal
relationship
with
this
commission
and
and
helping
to
to
staff
it
and
ensure
that
that
it
can
be
successful.
E
I
think
that,
because
I
think
that
the
the
ordinance
references,
the
civil
rights
commission,
for
example,
which
is
now
the
human
rights
commission,
which
is
this,
I
think,
should
also
be
tied
into
the
work
there
and
this.
So
I
think
in
that
I'm
trying
to
go
back
to
what
section
that
was
in.
A
E
And-
and
that's
really
like,
we
have
the
we
have
the
the
staffing
and
the
mission
to
support
that
directly
through
our
office
of
diversity,
in
particular
the
human
rights
commission,
which
is
here
and
and
some
of
the
others
that
I
need.
So
I
just
want
to
make
sure
that
this
we
have
the
the
ability
to
operationalize
recommendations
and
and
reporting,
and
all
of
that
so
I
think
that
that
we
could
really
support
this.
Having
teeth
and
and
being
effective.
B
A
Also
edward
before
before
I
go
to,
I
see,
rufus
also
raises
hands,
I'm
just
acknowledging
folks
who
have
hands
up
and
then
also
I
I
haven't.
I
have
not
turned
the
mic
over
to
counselor
royal
in
any
way,
shape
or
form
if
he
wanted
to
ask
any
questions,
so
I
apologize
but
just
acknowledging
rufus
and
and
crowds
over
here,
but
councilman
here.
B
I
thought
I
thought
doctor
mufus
was
gonna
go
first,
but
I
I
was
going
to
say
to
the
chiefs
point
the
more
that
we
can
be
intentional
about
the
alignment
and
maybe
even
with
this
reporting,
identifying
some
clear
goals
and
objectives,
some
metrics
that
we're
going
to
hold
ourselves
accountable
to
in
within
these
different
departments
around.
B
You
know
the
number
of
I'm
thinking
about
workforce
development,
I'm
thinking
about
violence,
I'm
thinking
about
all
the
different
spaces
and
places
that
our
men
are
falling
short
under.
If
this
reporting
could
work
with
the
chiefs
of
various
departments
and
identify
percentages
that
we're
going
to
work
towards
and
that
that
reporting
and
accountability
comes
in
with
here's,
where
we
were
in
2021,
here's
where
we
are
in
2022
and
where,
where
are
the,
where
are
the
opportunities
for
growth
and
up?
B
And
what
do
we
need
to
do
to
rectify
the
shortage
right
when
we
come
up
in
in
these
spaces?
So
maybe
the
annual
reporting
could
could
link
into
the
boston
public
health
commission,
like
all
of
the
different
areas
of
of
key
issues
that
we're
going
to
be
exploring.
So
that's
just
something
that
I'd
like
us
to
consider
as
part
of
the
reporting.
A
I
think
counselor
keep
calling
you
counselor
jackson.
I
apologize.
A
You
know,
I
I
think
former
counselor
jackson
mentioned
not
so
much
a
concern,
but
if
we
become
too
prescriptive
at
this
level
for
the
20
people
to
really
be
as
creative
as
expansive
and
to
really
flex
their
intellectual
muscle,
we
have
to
balance
how
much
we
tell
them
that
they're
going
to
have
to
do
with
how
much
we
say
these
are
guideposts
at
this
level.
They
will
in
turn,
come
up
with
their
because
it
does
say
you
know
the
regulations
and
so
on
and
so
forth
will
come
from
them.
A
So
I
I
think
you
know
we
got
to
go
30,
000,
foot
level
at
this
at
this
point
and
and
allow
them
the
freedom
to
really
I
mean
they're
going
to
come
up
with
things
we
never
thought
of
right.
So,
but
I
do
I'll
just
real
quick
to
reiterate
chief
milner's
question
to
the
to
the
folks
on
the
panel
and
then
I'll
turn
it
over
to
dr
faulk.
I
I
actually
don't
see
working
with
the
office
of
inclusion
as
a
as
a
bad
thing.
A
H
Thank
you,
madam
chair.
I
just
I'm
just
thinking
as
a
researcher,
but
also
as
somebody
who's
in
the
position
of
being
a
service
provider.
I
I
wish
there
was
a
way
in
which
this
commission
can
really
do
a
real
assessment
of
where
men
are
individually.
H
One
of
the
things
just
in
terms
of
the
space
that
I
that
I
operate
in,
we
oftentimes
reach
boys
and
men's
and
men
when
they're
already
engaged
in
the
system
adversely
and
oftentimes,
we
don't
we're
not
able
to
catch
them
when
they're
on
the
precipice,
because
we
don't
really
have
enough
inputs
where
the
community
community
can
say.
H
I
have
I'm,
I'm
a
I'm
a
parent.
I
have
a
16
year
old,
he's
wearing
a
hat.
That
sort
of
signifies
that
I
don't
know
what
to
do.
How
can
I
receive
some
help?
There's
no
real
way
for
us
to
officially
and
effectively
provide
service
for
them
in
the
in
the
preventative
space.
If
we
don't
have
a
real
assessment
of
where
they
are
and
who
they
are,
what
they're
dealing
with.
H
I
was
just
wondering
if
there's
a
way
in
which
this
commission
and
then
they
can
keep
all
their
information
in-house,
but
if
there's
a
way
in
which
the
commission
can
really
do
okay,
I
spoke
with
rufus.
I
know
he
has
a
daughter
who's
about
to
be
eight.
I
know
he
might
be
needing
a
job
so
that
they
can
be
the
liaison
to
directly
to
city
programming,
so
they
can
be
the
delays
on
directly
to
whatever
entities
and
departments
that
we
may
have.
You
might
have.
You
might
be
an
entrepreneur.
H
You
might
need
help
getting
your
your
business
license
whatever
it
is.
We
can
directly
connect
you
to
that.
Like.
Can
this
be
the
clearinghouse
for
this
information
not
only
for
boys
but
for
men
when
in
turn
is
going
to
be
for
their
families
as
well?
We
that
that's
our
biggest
trouble
now
we
can
catch
you
after
the
fact.
We
can
catch
you
if
we
know
that
you're
already
engaged
but
oftentimes,
because
there's
a
lack
of
trust,
hopefully
this
entity
to
provide
to
re-establish
a
level
of
trust
between
city
services
and
the
community.
H
But
we
can
be
efficient
and
effective
by
actually
knowing
who
these
black
men
are,
what
they're
dealing
with
where
they're
at
and
then
we
can
address
those
issues
individually
versus
thinking
that
there's
some
one
like
cure-all
for
all
black
men
within
the
city.
I
just
I
don't
know
again,
I'm
rambling,
but
I
don't
see
that
an
assessment
place
where
we
can
chronicle
and
sort
of
document
who
these
black
men
are
and
what
they're
dealing
with.
J
I
think
rufus,
I
think
one
of
the
other
components
here
is
it's
a
critical
critical
to
have
a
connection
with
the
boston
public
schools
right.
So
it's
it's
you're
mandated
to
go
there
from
6
to
16..
J
In
addition,
they
have
7
500
people
who
work
with
our
youth
right,
and
so
I
think
the
other
piece
here
is.
I
think
it's
critical,
that
from
advisory
side
of
things
that
the
commission
is
there
to
advise,
but
they're
a
full-time,
boston,
public
school
as
well
as
city
of
boston
employees,
that
we
need
to
task
with
this
follow
through
in
terms
of
being
able
to
do
it
and
by
the
way.
J
If
there's
not
someone
like,
I
said
before,
you
know
next
april,
we're
going
to
be
having
a
conversation
with
those
counselors
about
getting
somebody
funded
to
actually
do
to
do
that
work
if
that
individual
doesn't
actually
exist
at
this
point,
because
I
think
roof
is
one
of
the
things
that
you're
actually
noting
a
lot
of
times
is
even
with
your
office
greg's
office,
we
we
create
an
office,
but
then
we
don't
fund
it
for
to
have
programming
same
thing
with
soar
right.
J
There
are
many
young
men,
and
you
know
this
better
than
I
do
rufus.
If
you
buy
them
pizza,
they're
gang
related,
you
buy
them
pizza
and
that
keeps
them
off
of
the
street
for
four
hours
because
they
didn't
eat
right.
So
you're,
not
even
dealing
with
you
know
we
are,
you,
know,
dealing
with
hey
put
down
the
gun
or
whatever,
whatever
we're
not
dealing
with
the
fact
that
most
young
men
who
are
getting
involved
in
the
city
of
boston
are
homeless.
J
Right
and
that's.
The
other
component
here
is
that
maslow's
hierarchy
of
needs
when
it
comes
to
all
of
these
issues.
We
have
to
have
that.
So
I
absolutely
agree
with
you,
so
I
think
the
other
component.
I
believe,
if
you
can
clarify
councilman,
but
there
is
some
information
about
the
connection
with
with
bps
and
but
having
this
from
a
kind
of
advisory
perspective
and
then
hopefully
adding
staff
as
needed,
because
that's
one
other
piece
that
I
I
don't
want
to
see.
J
The
commission
get
put
put
something
on
the
shoulders
that
you
know
ron's
my
cousin.
I
think
he
has
about
18
jobs
right,
so
I
don't
know
like.
I.
Don't
think
adding
you
know
additional
individual
work
to
just
a
commissioner
without
actually
having
a
budget
and
a
like
is
going
to
be
the
most
sustainable,
as
well
as
as
effective
piece
there.
L
Thank
you.
I
I
have
to
leave,
but
I
I
did
want
to
say
I
agree
with
rufus,
but
I
also
think
that
that's
why
we're
gonna
have
20
people
on
the
commission.
L
There
are
certain
things
that
we
all
want
to
see
done,
but
that's
the
commission's
work
to
to
do
right,
and
so
I
really
want
to
see
this
past
and
move
forward
shortly,
because
we
all
could
spend
the
next
three
months
adding
the
additional
things,
because
when
I
think
about
housing-
and
I
think
about
one
of
the
challenges
for
mbk-
is
the
age
range
right.
L
It
has
an
age
range
just
there,
but
I
just
had
to
come
out
of
my
pocket
for
two
thousand
dollars
to
get
an
elderly
black
man
into
housing
right
because
there
were
no
avenues
in
order
for
that
to
be
done
so
and
then,
a
month
later
he
died
from
from
health
conditions,
and
so
for
me,
it's
a
lot
more
stuff
that
we
have
to
do,
but
bringing
those
20
people
together.
Getting
this
moving
now
for
me
is
the
most
important
thing,
and
so
I
just
I
just
wanted
to
say
that
again.
L
I
want
to
thank
everybody
for
all
of
their
work
for
all
of
their
love
around
this
and
and
I'm
in
in
whatever
way
I
need
to
be
in.
If
y'all
have
15
more
working
meetings,
can
you
all
have
them
all
on
one
day
so
that
we
can
move
this
next?
So
we
can
move
to
the
next
step.
So
I
appreciate
all
y'all
be
blessed,
have
a
beautiful
weekend
and
keep
moving
peace.
A
Thank
you.
Thank
you.
So
much
take
care.
We
ain't
gonna,
have
15
other
meetings
about
this
there's
no.
First
of
all,
it's
I
said
september
15th
is
when
you're
going
to
get
it
done.
A
I
I
I
ain't,
got
that
kind
of
time,
so
what
I
heard
from
some
of
the
suggested
language
so
with
office
of
equity
being
included
as
one
of
the
working
offices
to
work
with
from
and
bps,
possibly
also
being
included
enlisted
and
just
called
out
at
this
level,
are
those
two
editors
were
okay
with
not
getting
too
deep
into
the
weeds,
but
just
pulling
them
out?
A
Okay,
one
question
I
did
have
for
you
a
counselor
or
former
council
jackson
was
about.
The
legal
response
was
about
the
legal
response,
because
I
I'm
looking
at
this.
This
is
just
me
being
a
district
counselor
which
you
were
too
and
while
I
appreciate
you
know
the
mayor
being
able
to
appoint
all
of
them,
have
you
thought
about
an
appoint
and
confirmation
system
where
the
city
council
can
also
have
a
voice
in
this.
J
You
know
what's
interesting,
I
I
I
actually
I
hadn't
thought
of
that.
It's
actually
for
me
either
way
it's
been
seven
years
and-
and
the
funny
piece
is
I-
I
had
actually
had
no
problem
seven
years
ago
with
it
being
a
direct
appointment
even
with
the
prior
mayor,
but
you
know
whatever
you
know
we
from
a
timing
perspective.
The
most
important
piece
is
simply
to
to
get
it
flowing.
J
I
I
don't
know
and
and
I'll
be
honest
with
you
just
on
the
political
piece
as
as
ron
spoke
about,
you
know,
we're
dealing
we
literally
and-
and
I
I
just
have
to
disclose
this-
like
we
don't
talk,
we
talk
about
two
percent
of
the
stuff
that
we
end
up
doing
the
people
we
end
up
helping
and
the
burden.
That's
there.
We
we
only
talk
about
the
top
two
percent.
J
There's
things
that
happen
throughout
the
day,
every
single
day,
with
all
the
brothers
who
who
are
on
here
and
sisters
who
aren't
here,
and
so
I
I
I
don't
want
to
get
it
into
I,
so
I'm
I'm
amenable
either
way.
J
J
I
did
want
to
note
that
I
do
want
that
language
clarified.
J
That
how
it
reads
currently
reads
that
we
kind
of
only
are
going
to
do
a
report
the
first
year.
So,
however,
madam
chair,
with
your
multiple
degrees,
I'm
sure
you
could
just
help
us
out
here
where
it
at
it
adds
that
there
will
be
a
report
annually
and
not
only
the
the
the
first
year.
So
I
I
defer
to
you
as
a
text
edit
on
on
that
to
clean
that
up,
because
I
think
that
is
the
one
piece
that
we
definitely
have
to
task.
B
I
can
do
that
and
much
more.
You
have
no
idea
it's
just
my
official
translator
too,
and
and-
and
I
would
also
just
kind
of
I
would
we
would
be
fine
with
an
appointment
and
confirm,
but
you
know-
and
I
definitely
do
agree
and
stand
by
with
tito's
comments.
B
B
So
there
is
a
broader
understanding
in
this
ordinance
that
there
will
be
individual
outreach
done.
So
I
just
wanted
to
kind
of
reiterate
that
and
that
to
counselor
jackson's
point.
We
would
make
the
reporting
component
its
own
clause
to
avoid
any
any
confusion.
So,
yes,
we're
in
agreement
with
all
of
that.
A
Excellent,
so
I
see
just
in
summary,
adding
bps
in
the
office
of
equity,
making
sure
the
reports
on
an
annual
basis,
and
you
seem
agnostic
about
the
whether
the
city
council
can
either
suggest
folks
or
or
confirm.
A
I
probably
would
check
with
the
mayor's
office
if
they
just
want
to
be
able
to
have
that
power,
and
that's
what's
going
to
take
I'm
understanding
from
you.
If
that's
what
it
takes,
then
you'll,
you
would
you're
not
interested
in
a
political
scrum
over
that
right.
Exactly
I
got
you.
B
I
heard
it,
but
I
think
I
think
I
just
wanted
to
in
terms
of
the
the
reporting
it
would.
It
would
in
terms
of
consideration,
perhaps
just
removing
during
the
first
year
of
its
existence.
B
Could
I
don't
know
if
that
would
help
address
that
specific
point?
You
could
just
remove
it
just
say
annually
just
to
make
it
more
clear.
A
So
those
are
the
those
are
the
changes
or
edits
or
suggested
things
that
I
thought
were
I'm
glad
we
discussed
and
since
there's
so
a
light
touch.
I
think
we're
good
for
adding
them
in
in
an
amended
draft
and
at
least
presenting
it
for
the
body
on
the
15th
yeah.
A
Thank
you.
Thank
you
all
for
being
here,
and
I
do
want
to
say,
as
as
many
of
you
have
reiterated,
this
is
not
a
and
or
a
black
woman
versus
black
men.
If,
by
helping
and
working
and
uplifting
black
men,
we
are
helping
and
uplifting
black
women.
The
two
are
directly
connected,
and
so
I'm
very
proud
of
this
and
proud
of
the
work
that
you
did
and
are
doing
and
you're
right.
It's
so
many
of
us
doing
so
much
and
it
it
keeps
going
two
percent.
A
So,
thank
you
all
we're
gonna
get
it
done.
Yes,.