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From YouTube: Boston City Council Black History Month Event
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The Diaspora: A Celebration of Black Immigrants
Held February 28, 2018
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And
intersectional
one
well
being
a
struggle,
it
is
indeed
a
beautiful
one,
and
black
immigrants
are
integral
to
this
history.
Did
you
know
that
there
are
3.7
million
black
immigrants
in
the
United
States
and
about
25%
of
the
boston
population?
Are
immigrants
from
African
and
Caribbean
countries
is
Haiti
in
the
house.
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A
Okay,
so
the
point
is
the
the
impact.
The
contributions
are
all
around
us,
not
only
in
this
chamber,
but
are
felt
in
this
city
each
and
every
day
black
immigrants
enhanced,
enrich
and
contribute
in
every
way
when
whether
they
are
here
in
Boston
seeking
asylum
as
a
dreamer
or
chimera,
to
receive
an
education
to
be
a
caregiver
to
work
in
public
safety
to
work
in
the
office
of
an
elected,
official
or
deed,
even
to
run
for
elected
office.
Today,
celebration
is
for
you,
the
black
immigrant.
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A
Okay,
and
so
due
to
a
schedule
mix-up,
we
do
not
have
the
pleasure
of
hearing
the
lovely
voice
of
one
Pastor
Arlene
Hall,
for
those
of
you
who
do
not
know
her.
She
is
one
of
our
spiritual
leaders.
She
is
from
Jamaica
and
the
senior
pastor
of
the
deliverance
Temple
worship
center.
She
is
a
history
maker
and
her
all
right
is.
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She
is
also
the
first
black
female
president
of
the
black
ministerial
Alliance,
so
we're
hoping
that
she
will
make
it
here
at
some
point
in
the
program,
but
in
her
absence
we
will
do
our
best
to
set
the
tone
for
the
rest
of
the
evening
and
to
say
a
prayer
together
which
will
serve
as
our
invocation.
Does.
Everyone
have
a
copy
of
the
prayer.
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A
All
right
in
now,
we'll
begin.
Oh,
oh,
you
know
one
here
has
it
we
thank
you
for
your
patience.
Oh
okay,
the
mic
is
on
I'm,
sorry
to
keep
yelling
I
didn't
realize
Oh,
while
we're
doing
that.
I
do
want
to
acknowledge
that
our
good
colleague
and
friend
counts
from
at
O'malley
District
six
city
councilor
has
joined
us.
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A
A
We
didn't
forget
about
them,
it's
just
that
we
will
be
honoring
senator
for
later
for
her
service
and
also
rep
Cullinane
has
provided
a
citation
for
one
of
our
honorees,
which
we
would
be
sharing
momentarily.
Okay,
is
everyone
ready
to
say
the
prayer
is
everyone's
that
have
the
prayer?
Okay,
all
right
and
so
we'll
just
begin
with
a
blessing.
All
right,
blessed
are
You
Lord,
Jesus
Christ.
A
You
crossed
every
border
between
divinity
and
humanity
to
make
your
home
with
us
help
us
to
welcome
you
in
new
comers
migrants
and
refugees.
Blessed
are
You
God
of
all
nations.
You
bless
our
land
richly
with
Goods
of
creation
and
with
people
made
in
your
image,
help
us
to
be
good
stewards
and
peacemakers
who
live
as
your
children.
Blessed
are
You
Holy
Spirit
you
work
in
the
hearts
of
all
to
bring
about
harmony
and
goodwill,
strengthen
us
to
welcome
those
from
other
lands,
cultures,
religions
that
we
may
live
in
human
solidarity
and
in
Hope.
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C
C
Thank
you
so
much
for
being
here
with
us
tonight
in
our
beautiful
chamber,
and
thank
you
to
my
sisters
in
service
councilor,
Pressley,
councillor
Janey
and
councillor
Edwards.
This
truly
was
a
team
effort
and
it's
important
to
acknowledge
the
members
of
your
team
at
every
occasion.
So
thank
you.
Ladies
I
have
outside
of
welcoming
you
the
unique
pleasure
of
acknowledging
our
sponsor
organization,
Brigham
and
Women's
Hospital.
Believe
it
or
not,
actually
sponsored
this
entire
event.
I
was
I
was
added.
C
C
Mclain
is
the
vice
president
for
community
health
and
health
equity
at
the
hospital
she's
on
the
front
lines
talking
about
these
issues
every
day,
and
we
talk
about
immigrants,
we're
definitely
talking
about
equity.
She
gets
it
so
she's
coming
up
to
just
say
a
couple
of
words
on
behalf
of
the
president
of
we're
gonna
bring
them
in
Women's
Hospital,
as
well
as
their
incredible
team
there.
So
please
welcome
Wanda
McLean.
D
D
Campbell,
you
know
we
at
the
hospital
have
been
committed
to
figuring
out
what
our
role
can
be
to
ensure
that
everyone
feels
safe
when
they
come
into
the
doors
of
the
hospital,
whether
they
are
patients,
whether
they're
employees
or
other
members
of
our
community.
The
actions
in
down
in
DC
have
affected
all
of
us
profoundly,
and
we
want
to
be
sure
that
we're
on
the
front
lines
of
being
able
to
ensure
that
people
have
access
to
care
and
when
you
enter
our
doors,
that
is
a
place
where
you
can
feel
safe
and
welcomed.
D
This
is
particularly
special
for
me
to
celebrate,
with
all
of
you,
the
the
role
of
black
immigrants
in
our
city
and
in
our
country
and
I,
say:
I
look
forward
to
working
with
accounts
with
the
City
Council
and
the
Brigham
looks
forward
to
working
with
the
City
Council
to
continue
to
promote
an
advanced
diversity
and
inclusion,
social
justice
and
equity
for
all,
Bostonians
and
all
immigrants.
Thank
you.
So
much.
A
Before
our
council
president
comes
back
to
the
podium
to
formally
introduce
our
incredibly
talented
artists,
just
a
couple
of
more
acknowledgments
I
would
be
remiss
if
I
did
not
acknowledge
our
partners
in
this
work
that
are
protecting
and
advancing
the
rights
of
immigrants
every
day.
I
know
the
Irish
international
immigration
center
is
with
us.
I
know
we
can
clap
for
them.
I
know
man,
I
know
the
Haitian
Chamber
of
Commerce.
C
Thank
you,
Thank
You,
council
Presley.
At
this
time
we
have
first
of
all,
have
you
been
enjoying
the
music
okay?
Okay,
again,
a
celebration:
have
you
been
enjoying
the
music,
so
the
music
tonight
is
provided
by
incredible
musicians
and
I
as
a
daughter
of
a
musician
always
know
the
importance
of
celebrating
our
musicians,
but
allowing
them
also
to
say
a
few
words.
C
So
I
want
to
invite
up
Shaun
skeet,
who
is
a
black
immigrant
from
Trinidad
and
Tobago,
and
he
and
he
is
the
interim
chair
of
the
ensemble
department
at
Berklee
College
of
Music,
and
when
I
reached
out
to
him.
I
said
we
want
drums.
We
want
music,
we
all
agreed
on
that
and
he
has
brought
an
incredible
talented
group
of
musicians
with
him.
C
B
Good
evening,
everybody
nice
to
see
you
so
again,
my
name
is
Sean
steed
I'm,
so
happy
to
be
here
serving
you
all
and
playing
some
music
from
you
all,
so
we
actually
I'm
from
Trinidad
but
I'm,
actually
from
the
wakandan
Park,
so
I
just
wanted
to
and
I
brought
it
I
brought
a
group
of
four
continents
with
me
to
play
some
wonderful
music.
So
let
me
just
introduce
my
friends.
We
all
have
an
affiliation
with
my
alma
mater
Berklee
College
of
Music
and
to
my
right
also
from
Trinidad
and
Tobago
plays
steel.
Pan
Marcos
Prince.
B
B
B
C
C
You
got
tears
back
here,
just
tears
flowing
so
now.
I
have
the
unique
and
just
awesome
pleasure
to
introduce
our
keynote
speaker
for
the
night
Marie
st.
Flor
de
bite,
you
just
to
come
up
here
and
Maria's
coming
up.
I
want
to
also
acknowledge
councillor.
Flynn
has
joined
us.
Thank
you
for
being
here.
I,
also
like
while
Murray
is
making
her
way
up,
want
to
acknowledge
and
think
the
incredible
team
and
staff
that
work
with
us.
These
events
do
not
happen
without
incredible
support
that
we
get
from
our
team.
C
C
You
all
know
Marie.
She
is
a
woman
who
is
an
advocate,
a
leader,
a
strong
voice
for
immigrants
and
communities
of
color
and
a
dedicated
public
servant.
Here
in
our
city.
She
immigrated
from
Haiti
as
a
child
and
attended
the
University
of
Massachusetts
Amherst
and
Boston
College
Law
School.
She
began
practicing
law
in
1987,
she's,
young
and
fabulous
in
1999.
She
went
on
to
represent
the
fifth
Suffolk
District
in
the
Massachusetts
House
of
Representatives,
and
served
as
the
vice
chair
of
the
House
Ways
and
Means
Committee.
C
She
proudly,
she
proudly
served
that
district
for
12
years,
with
all
of
the
negative
political
rhetoric
directed
at
immigrants
by
our
alarm
lawmakers
in
Washington
DC
by
even
some
of
our
own
community
members
and
neighbors
in
our
own
communities.
It's
important
now,
more
than
ever
that
we
support
our
immigrant
communities
here
at
home
and
that
we
do
so
not
from
just
a
reactive
space.
Well
from
a
proactive
space,
we
have
a
unique
opportunity
to
come
together
with
leaders
like
Murray,
to
listen
to
them
to
get
thoughts
and
ideas
about
how
we
support
these
communities.
C
These
rich
communities
that
contribute
to
our
city
every
single
day
and
Murray
is
an
inspiration
not
just
to
folks
who
identify
as
immigrants
or
those
in
the
immigrant
community,
but
to
every
single
woman
who
has
ever
sought
political
office
in
the
Commonwealth.
So
I
personally,
thank
you
for
supporting
me
and
I.
Thank
you
on
behalf
of
my
colleagues
on
the
council,
as
well
as
the
young
girls
to
aspire
to
run
for
office
someday.
Thank
you
for
your
service.
Thank
you
for
being
here
tonight
and
please
stand
up
and
applaud
our
keynote
speaker.
Releasing.
E
E
E
Now,
as
you
notice,
I've
gotten
older,
so
I'm
gonna
be
taking
these
glasses
on
and
off
and
I'm
gonna
try
to
hold
it
to
the
seven
minutes,
but
whatever
but
I
give
you
I,
hope,
you'll,
listen
all
right
and
I
want
to
write.
First
of
all,
congratulate
all
the
awardees
I
know.
I
recognize
senator,
but
I
want
to
recognize
everyone
who's
getting
an
award
today
for
your
service
and
for
the
amazing
work
that
you're
doing.
F
E
And
we
all
should
feel
that
way
everywhere
and
anywhere
in
this
great
city
of
ours,
so
I'm
gonna
take
us
back,
I'm
gonna,
take
us
back,
see
I
didn't
grow
up
when
there's
a
large
Haitian
community
I
grew
up
with
very,
very
little
Haitian
community,
but
I
want
you
to
understand
why
this
day
is
so
critical
and
I'm
gonna
really
talk,
use
the
words
of
a
gentleman.
Some
of
you
might
have
heard
we're
gonna
use
his
name
often
today.
For
this
brief
moment,
John
Henry
Clark
african-american
from
the
South
Pan
Africanist.
E
E
It
tells
them
where
they
are,
but,
most
importantly,
what
they
must
be,
and
in
this
moment
in
time
it
is
so
clear
that
we
as
black
people,
not
simply
immigrants,
understand
what
we
must
be
here
in
the
city
of
Boston,
so
we're
gonna
do
a
quick
reminisce
and
the
quick
time
I
have
to
talk
about
that
history.
Then
we're
going
to
take
stock
a
little
bit
about
where
we
are
and
then
we're
gonna
do
real
quickly,
just
touch
on
where
we
must
be.
E
Let
me
tell
you:
16:38,
the
slave
ships
were
taught
were
directed
from
Newbury
Street,
all
right.
They
said,
as
they
were,
making
figuring
out
where
to
send
the
cotton
where
to
send
the
show,
then
we're
trying
to
figure
out
where
to
send
the
Africans
from
the
continent,
those
Africa
those
ships.
Many
of
them
left
here
right.
There
South
Boston
some
of
them
and
took
off
to
Barbados
and
took
off
to
Jamaica
and
other
places,
and
they
came
in
contact
with
many
Africans.
E
One
of
those
ships
came
back
with
a
young
woman
named
Phyllis
Wheatley,
who
we
believe
was
from
West
Africa
right
and
you
don't
know
about
Phyllis
Wheatley,
then
shame
on
you
and
go
figure
it
out
cause.
Who
should
one
of
those
ships
also
brought
back?
A
gentleman
named
Prince
had
never
been
to
Prince
Hall
that
amazing
Mason
that
West
Indian,
who
was
the
first
black
Mason,
established
a
spec.
E
The
first
large
right
here
in
this
country,
right
here
in
this
great
city
of
Boston,
that's
only
in
the
1600s
fast
forward,
the
1900s
large
contingent
of
Africans
came.
There
were
from
Barbados,
they
were
from
the
British
Islands.
They
were
from
Barbados,
they
were
from
Jamaica,
they
were
from
Antigua,
they
were
from
the
British
Isles
and
they
came,
and
they
settled
here.
Remember
you
all
ever
heard
about
this
Fruit
Company
I
mean
some
of
you
all
right.
Anybody
ever
heard
of
them.
E
Yes,
so
those
ships
would
come
back
and
forth
and
guess
who
would
be
working
in
the
bottle
of
those
ships,
those
Africans
from
those
parts
of
the
world?
Some
of
them
came
here
and
disappeared
here,
and
some
of
them
came
here
to
stay
and
back
in
those
days
that
would
come
in
as
domestics
or
skilled
labor.
You
know
what
some
of
those
skilled
laborers
were.
They
were
seamstress,
they
were
cooks,
they
came
and
they
established
life
here.
You
know
that
place
called
the
West
End.
E
You
know
we're
now:
Charles
retail,
Mass
General,
guess
where
most
blacks
were
living
way
back
when
60%
of
blacks
in
the
city
of
Boston
lived
in
the
West
End.
That's
right
and
you
know
they
produced
some
amazing
people
and
by
the
time,
by
the
way
you
had
an
influx,
the
so-called
black,
with
the
blacks
that
were
born.
Here
you
had
the
blacks
that
came
up
from
the
south,
and
then
there
were
those
of
us
who
were
immigrants
and
we
created
a
stir
in
the
city
of
Boston.
E
Okay,
I'm
gonna
keep
skip
forward
by
1920.
There
were
at
least
5,000
black
immigrants
living
in
the
city
of
Boston
and
in
that
period
1900
to
1950
those
black
immigrants
produced
some
amazing
people
and
I'm
gonna
list
them
real
quickly.
So
everybody
want
to
say
the
person
you
might
be
sitting
with
you
say:
she's
african-american
she's,
this
she's
know
we're
all
connected
and
we
need
to
stop
the
nonsense.
E
Have
you
ever
heard
of
a
woman
named
Alma,
Louis,
yeah
I'm,
not
gonna,
have
to
tell
you
no
more
second-generation
Barbadian.
That's
who
she
is.
Have
you
ever
heard
born
in
1921
parents
emigrated
from
Barbados,
they
came
here,
made
a
life
for
each
other
and
she
changed
the
culture
right
of
Boston
and
we
all
as
black
folks
in
Boston,
celebrate
the
gift
that
she
has
given
to
the
city,
and
we
continue
to
do
that
and
song
and
music
and
dance
and
pure
intellect
she
did
not
play.
E
If
anybody
ever
met
Miss
Lewis,
you
would
not
expect
not
to
excel.
There
was
no
acceptance
of
black
folks,
not
excelling.
She
would
not
have
it
and
she
tell
you
right
out
and
that's
the
spirit
that
we
need
to
recapture,
but
let's
keep
moving
I
don't
want
Victor
by
no
is
anybody
heard
of
the
by
nose?
Okay,
the
bino
family?
Yes
second-generation!
You
know
when
they
say
second-generation
in
the
census.
E
If
your
past
came
here
and
immigrated
and
became
naturalized
you're
born
here,
you're,
first
generation,
okay
or
your
first
generation-
and
they
naturalized
to
first
generation
by
no
and
guess
what
he
became.
One
of
the
first
black
commissioners,
right
here
in
the
great
City
of
Austin
african-american
black
immigrant,
contributed
into
the
wealth
and
to
who
we
are
today
in
our
ability
to
be
here
in
this
room.
E
G
E
E
E
Because
you
know
her
mama,
her
grandmama
and
her
great-grandma,
my
brother's
face
told
her.
She
was
somebody
and
she
wasn't
waiting
for
anybody
to
tell
her
who
she
was.
She
knew
and
she
came
here
and
told
these
young
children
there
was
somebody
you
know
what
Ruth
did.
So
if
y'all
talk
about
the
first
Federation
of
Teachers
black
teachers,
she
established
that
when
you
hear
about
the
n-double-a-cp
in
the
education
committee
of
the
n-double
a-c-p
talk
about
Ruth
Batson.
What
are
you
talking
about?
E
Who
came
and
rock
this
place
because
she
wanted
to
be
on
the
school
committee
and
they
wouldn't
let
a
black
person
in
by
the
way
we
did
before.
We
could
ask
before
we
construction
after
we
construction,
we
had
a
black
person
after
week
from
reconstruction
to
1960,
when
O'brien
was
on
six,
when
O'brien
was
elected,
no
other
black
person
served
but
because
Ruth
in
1951
took
it
to
the
streets
and
she
said
I'm
running,
you
got
a
problem
with
it
too
bad.
E
E
When
he
ran,
he
warned
and
guess
what
he
became
head
of
the
School
Committee
right.
How
many
of
us
remember
some
of
that?
Okay,
that
was
that
woman
from
Barbadian
immigrants
and
then
there
was
this
gentleman
I
keep
looking
at
porn,
because
you
know
what
I
was
just
getting
out
of
high
school
nope.
Yes,
my
high
school,
when
his
daddy
decide
to
run
for
for
from
mayor,
and
there
was
another
gentleman
who
ran
for
mayor
that
year.
His
name
was
Melvin.
E
He
did
not
win,
but
he
made
a
statement
that
year,
cuz
I
remember
coming
out
of
high
school
because
he
I'm
a
brother
I'm,
a
kid
of
busing
right
and
it
told
us
that
we
belong
to,
and
sometimes
it's
about
letting
us
know
that
we
belong
to
and
the
only
one
who
could
tell
us.
That
is
us,
and
he
did
that
for
us
in
this
city
and
he's
still
doing
it
for
us
in
this
city.
Yes,
Melvin,
King,
Melvin,
king.
E
E
E
Came
in
1965
contributed
as
well
and
don't
forget:
Ken
duska
go
down
bluey
laughs,
you
will
be
the
start
we
could
go
on,
but
those
were
the
domestics
who
came.
They
were
domestics
necessarily
in
their
country.
Don't
get
it
twisted
just
because
somebody
come
here
and
start
cleaning
some
bathrooms
and
some
don't
mean
that's
where
they
came
from.
E
E
E
E
F
E
F
E
E
Why
are
we
so
ashamed
to
admit
where
we're
from
I
am
Haitian
American
I
celebrate
that
I
can
step
next
to
and
embrace
my
brothers
and
sisters
who
came
from
the
south
who
consider
themselves
Brahman
blacks,
who
consider
themselves
Jamaican,
who
consider
themselves
and
tigran
who
consider
themselves
Sudanese?
Who
Ethiopian
I
can't
embrace
you
I
want
you
to
embrace
who
you
are
by
the
way
I
like
every
Haitian.
E
That
separate
us
from
doing
what
we
need
to
do
the
bottom
line
is
our
children
need
a
good
education
I,
don't
care
where
you
walk
from
and
what
you
look
like.
They
need
a
good
education.
The
bottom
line
is,
they
need
good
jobs
and
the
bottom
line
is
they
need
to
be
secure
in
their
schools
and
if
we
don't
advocate
for
them,
it
won't
happen
and
we
collectively
black
white,
green
yellow,
can
do
that
together.
E
But
here's
where
we
born
people
of
African
descent
we
born
in
the
fact
that
we
are
connected
by
the
experience
of
the
middle
passage
by
the
echoes
and
screams
of
those
who
wailed
and
we
lost
in
the
depths
of
oceans
between
here
in
the
so-called
new
world.
That's
our
bond
and
we
should
never
forget
it
and
we
shouldn't
pretend
it
didn't
happen,
but
it
should
not
be
a
block.
E
We
shouldn't
use
it
as
a
crutch
in
this
country.
It
was
built
on
structural
there's,
a
structural
racism
that
exists,
I'm,
not
gonna,
walk
away
from
that.
I
learned
that
as
a
kid
real
quickly.
Yes
I
did,
but
you
can't
let
that
guide
everything
you
do.
Cuz,
what
it's
done
is
it
blocks
us
from
realizing
the
dreams
that
our
ancestors
fought
so
hard
for
us
to
realize.
E
So
I'll
leave
you
with
this
today.
They
trying
to
say
you
can't
come.
They
did
the
same
thing
in
the
1900s.
It's
not
the
first
time
we
locked
the
doors,
whether
it
be
on
the
Japanese,
whether
it
be
on
the
Chinese,
but
we
put
those
from
an
internment
camps
in
the
Chinese
by
the
way
couldn't
even
get
citizenship.
E
So
I
know
all
this
to
say
it's
not
right,
but
don't
be
discouraged,
because
what
you
do
is
you
fight
and
you
continue
to
be
vocal
and
you
continue
to
link
arms
with
those
who
will
work
with
you.
Nothing
happens
on
its
own.
It
happens
because
we
all
pull
together
and
we
always
have
collaborators
there's
nothing.
E
That's
happened
for
black
people
where
other
people
didn't
link
arms
with
us,
so
I
don't
walk
away
from
any
of
the
brothers
and
sisters
who
want
to
work
with
me
on
anything
and
by
the
way,
the
petty
jealousies
and
the
petty
you
know
it
happens.
I
mean
I'm,
sorry,
who's,
the
kid
who's
of
immigrant
descent
who
didn't
have
problems
in
school
by
the
way
I
was
Frenchie.
You
know
this
good
English
I'm
speaking
now
been,
quite
speaking
in
1969
no
I
had
to
learn
the
King's
English
not
come
talk
to
me.
E
E
We
can't
do
that.
So
I
beg
you.
Stop
the
nonsense,
black
people
it's
time
for
us
to
realize
what
we
must
be
and
if
in
1902
too
many
of
us
were
undereducated
too
many
of
us
under
unemployed
20
of
us
not
in
government
to
us
not
in
too
many
of
us,
not
in
John
jobs
and
today
20:18
we're
still
singing
the
same.
Damn
song
thanks
back.
E
Let's
pull
together.
Let's
pull
together!
I,
don't
have
to
like
you
to
work
with
you,
that's
the
non
cuz
I,
don't
but
I
do
have
a
vision
of
where
I
want
to
go.
What
I
want
to
see,
and
now
it's
about
my
progeny,
your
progeny,
it's
not
about
you
anymore.
You've
had
your
turn.
This
is
what
we
did.
This
is
what
we've
delivered
it's
about,
the
future
of
our
children
and
our
grandchildren.
So
please
come
together
and
let's
get
this
done,
every
form
of
true
education,
trans
the
student
to
thrive.
E
E
So
when
we
leave
here
today,
if
you're
from
Jamaica,
if
you're
from
Alabama,
if
you're
from
Haiti
wherever
you're
from
make
sure
you
talk
to
somebody
from
someplace
else,
because
we
need
to
know
each
other,
because
as
long
as
you
make
somebody
the
other,
you
can
then
not
have
to
deal
with
them
and
their
pain.
So
we
are
not
the
other
here
collectively
in
the
city
of
Boston.
We
have
the
opportunity
to
move
forward.
Just
like
every
other
group
that
came.
It
is
time.
Let's
make
it
happen,
we
are
the
dream.
I
G
I
Life.
Facebook-
video
excuse
me
so
thank
you
all
for
being
here.
I
before
beginning
I,
just
want
to
say
thank
you
again
for
my
to
my
colleagues,
my
sister's
and
service
Ayanna
Presley.
Thank
you
so
much
for
your
leadership
and
really
spearheading
this
event
to
council
president
Campbell
and
to
councilor
Edwards,
give
them
all
a
round
of
applause
case.
I
So
many
folks
have
made
mention
of
the
history
that
we
have
made
here
on
this
council,
and
that
is
important,
and
that
is
special,
but
what
we
all
know
is
that
history,
particularly
black
history,
happens
everyday.
Yes,
this
is
February
28th,
it's
the
last
day,
but
every
single
day
is
black
history
and
black
history
is
American.
History.
I
In
terms
of
my
own
experience,
you
know
people
know
I,
have
deep
roots
right
here
in
in
Boston
six
generations
and
Roxbury
in
particular.
My
people
come
from
the
south,
but
what
I
know
to
be
true
is
that
we
are
all
connected.
I
have
always
known
that.
My
struggle
is
your
struggle.
Your
struggle
is
my
struggle
and
that
we
rise
and
fall
together
and
I
am
because
we
are,
and
so
as
Murray
encouraged
us
and
demanded
of
us.
Please
stop
the
nonsense.
I
We
have
work
to
do
people,
and
so
we
are
here
today
we
heard
of
of
Mel
King.
We
heard
of
the
Gus
Scots
Ruth
Batson,
all
of
these
folks
who
have
made
amazing
contributions
to
our
community
here
in
Boston,
and
that
has
been
amazing
and
we
celebrate
them
and
we
stand
on
their
shoulders.
But
we
make
history
every
day
and
we've
got
incredible
people
right
here
in
our
community
who
are
doing
good
work.
They
are
doctors,
they
are
activists,
they
are
leading
the
way
in
their
community
and
we
are
here
to
celebrate
them
tonight.
I
So
I
am
just
so
honored
to
stand
before
you
and
before
taking
my
seat,
I
just
encourage
you
to
look
around
in
this
room.
Look
at
the
power
in
this
room.
We
call
we
come
from
every
place
on
the
planet,
but
we
are
connected.
We
are
brothers
and
sisters
and
it
is
power.
We
have
power
in
this
room
and
so,
as
you
said,
we
have
to
get
busy
and
get
to
work
in
our
community
and
so
without
further
ado
who's
doing
the
first
award,
our
council
president.
C
So
now
to
move
the
program
along
we're
going
to
honor
four
incredible.
Well,
five.
Excuse
me:
five
incredible
members
of
our
community
in
the
for
councillors.
Each
picked
an
individual
they
wanted
to
honor
tonight,
and
let
me
tell
you
we
could
have
picked
many
people.
This
was
tough,
but
we
said
we
do
two
things.
We
pick
one
person
we'd
keep
our
own
remarks
very
short
and
we'd
give
some
time
and
space
for
the
honoree
to
say
a
few
words.
C
C
C
So
I'm
gonna
be
short
and
sweet.
Yvette
comes
from
Cologne
Panama.
She
is
a
poet.
She
is
a
writer.
She
is
an
activist.
She
is
a
leader
for
the
afro
Latino
community.
Here
in
Boston,
I
actually
met
Yvette
when
she
was
advocating
for
policies
related
to
affordable
housing,
including
the
Just
Cause
eviction
and
Jim
Brooke
stabilization
act.
She
is
active
as
an
organizer
at
the
Codman
Square
Neighborhood
Development
Corporation,
which
is
in
my
district,
but
outside
of
that
space.
That's
just
her
job.
J
I
set
this
award
on
behalf
of
the
courageous,
a
hundred
and
fifty
million
plus
of
us
from
Latin
America
and
the
Caribbean
w
eb
the
boy
speaks
of
double
consciousness.
It
is
important
for
us
to
know
who
we
are
as
an
immigrants,
but
is
most
important
for
us
to
know
that
when
we
walk
in
the
streets
of
Boston
that
we
are
black
people,
people
of
color
who
seek
a
common
agenda
for
the
liberation
of
all.
A
Had
a
realization,
while
I
was
sitting
there
listening
to
the
truth-telling
and
the
powerful
words
of
Maurice
st.
Fleur,
what
Conda
does
not
have
to
be
a
fantasy?
It
is
something
that
we
can
live
every
day.
We
are
just
as
excellent,
but
we
need
that
unity
and
I'm
also
reminded,
as
you
talk
about
those
who
come
before
us
that
sometimes
when
you
inherit
something
and
something
is
profound
as
a
freedom,
you
know
it's
like
when
you're
a
beneficiary
of
something
because
you
didn't
work
for
it.
A
A
A
And
you
see
and
look-
and
you
know
how
he
walks
in
all
of
you
who
know
he
is
such
a
humble
man,
a
humble
and
great
man,
Haitian
physician,
whose
private
practice
has
thrived
in
Mattapan
for
over
20
years,
his
cultural
practice
of
medicine
has
been
replicated
in
Milton
and
Kearney
hospitals,
and
not
only
that
he
has
been
asked
to
lead
on
partner
on
various
multicultural
initiatives,
while
cardiovascular
disease
and
diabetes
are
his
main
focus.
Dr.
Bonet
is
also
co-owner
of
MCTV.
A
That's
multi,
the
multicultural
television
channel
283
on
Comcast
and
his
mission
is
to
educate
and
to
empower
the
community.
Dr.
Bonet
provides
a
platform
for
physicians,
community
members
and
leaders
to
bring
awareness
and
education
to
underserved
ethnic
communities.
In
might
I
add,
although
it
is
challenging
to
to
practice
this
myself
every
day,
but
our
health
is
our
greatest
wealth
and
for
all
of
the
rights
that
we're
looking
to
preserve
and
the
ways
that
we're
looking
to
advance
and
address
disparities.
A
You
know
quality
and
education
and
housing
that
is
affordable
and
jobs
that
pay
a
living
wage
and
all
of
those
things.
If
you
aren't
healthy,
you
can't
pursue
all
those
things
that
we're
fighting
to
advance
and
to
deliver
to
you.
So
as
a
people,
our
health
is
our
greatest
wealth
in
Mattapan
has
one
of
the
highest
concentration
of
health
disparities
in
our
city.
Dr.
A
Bonet
has
lived
and
worked
in
the
Boston
area
for
nearly
three
decades
serving
the
residents
in
Mattapan
as
a
family
physician
focused
primarily
on
diseases
of
the
heart
and,
as
I
said,
also
diabetes,
and
he
has
been
intentional.
He
made
it
a
point
to
open
his
practice
in
the
heart
of
the
community,
Lefroy
a
and
not
too
far
from
st.
Angela,
Mercy,
Church
and
other
Haitian
restaurants
and
services
in
the
heart
of
the
Haitian
community.
He
was
intentional
about
that.
Dr.
Bonet
is
a
foundational
member
of
the
community
of
your
Haitian
in
Boston.
A
I
have
no
doubt
you
have
a
family
member.
A
close
friend
who
has
visited
this
clinic
raise
your
hand
if
you
have
received
care
your
family
doctor
below
what
an
incredible
legacy
this
extraordinary
man,
this
hero
in
our
community
again.
He
has
been
so
intentional
about
this
work
and
making
sure
that
those
who
come
here
and
are
struggling
to
the
language
and
cultural
barriers
to
access
healthcare,
to
navigate
this
very
complicated
system
and
are
just
seeking
to
be
in
the
company
of
someone
in
something
that
is
familiar
and
dr.
A
K
K
K
Talking
about
the
sword,
I
cannot
prevent
me
to
go
back
to
that
journey
where
I
never
been
alone.
As
some
physician
in
the
community
social
workers
acronym
mem,
forever
ideation
multi-service,
tantalum,
honest
team
physician,
like
George
agency,
an
occult
with
our
location.
We
we
never
stop
days
week
or
weekend
just
to
work
on
the
behalf
of
the
community.
I
salute
them.
K
K
K
K
K
Humanizes,
our
ancestors
dug
up
the
tunnel
of
slavery
to
construct
the
highway
of
freedom.
Freedom
for
everyone,
not
only
for
Haitian,
we
know
was
supreme
in
central
South
America.
We
know
where
we
go
to
is
not
only
Venezuela
miss
not
only
Colombia
Mexico
everybody.
This
is
what
Haiti
is
about
and
we
cannot
talk
about
democracy
without
freedom.
K
K
And
we
have
the
moral
responsibility
to
keep
freedom
in
life.
We
have
that
moral
responsibility,
what
have
I
take
and
that
freedom
doesn't
have
color
freedom
doesn't
have
race.
Freedom
is
a
common
denominator
of
mankind
and
that
that
word,
the
burglar
who
created
us,
give
us
freedom.
So
no
one,
no
one
is
allowed
to
take
freedom
out
of
us.
K
K
K
People
live
everywhere
to
come,
not
only
be
in
the
make
up
medicine,
but
the
ability
access
to
get
serve
is
way
more
easier
than
other
state,
but
regardless
we
still
got
a
long
way
to
go.
Health
disparity
is
a
will
issue.
Health
inequity
is
a
real
issue
here
in
that
great
state,
where
all
other
people
come
to
get
health
and
remember
your
health.
Is
your
wealth.
If
you
don't
get
it,
what
is
it
most
likely?
I'm
talking
about
immigrant,
a
minority
health
we
are
living
here?
K
Maybe
not
did
not
in
the
mainland,
be
living
in
an
island
without
bridge
connecting
to
the
mainland,
so
we
have
am
I
was
happy
to
hear
that
Brigham
and
Women's
really
sponsored
this
b7.
That
means
the
understand
the
value
of
it,
but
is
multifaceted,
is
complex,
but
it's
up
to
us
to
work
together
from
all
different
Creed,
really
to
make
that
a
reality.
Once
again,
I
will
be
looking
forward
to
work
with
you
to
make
that.
Thank
you.
A
A
A
H
Evening,
everyone
Madam
President
and
council
men
and
women
of
great
city
of
Boston.
My
name
is
Leon
David.
It
is
an
honor
to
be
here
with
everyone
tonight,
I'm
here
to
present
a
citation
on
behalf
of
the
office
of
state
representative
dan
Cullinan,
dr.
Beaune,
who
has
mentored
me
as
a
younger
person
working
on
a
lot
of
issues
health-related
as
well
as
the
American
Haitian
Federation
I,
especially
feel
as
a
young
Asian
man
privileged
to
present
this
citation
to
dr.
bully
and
I
stand
on
your
shoulders
as
we
continue
and
accept
the
baton.
Moving
forward.
H
We
want
to
read
the
language
really
quickly:
dr.
Johnson
for
Ballet,
in
recognition
of
30
years
of
service
to
the
city
of
Boston
and
the
Commonwealth
of
Massachusetts,
providing
health
care
services
and
diabetes,
COPD,
HIV
cardiovascular
disease
and
other
health
disparities.
Given
this
28th
day
of
February
2018
record,
signed
by
Speaker
of
the
House
Robert
ADA
Leo
and
state
representative
Dan
Cullinan,
we
want
to
say
to
you:
we
love
you
and
we
look
forward
to
continued
working
with
you
and
your
service
to
the
community
count
on
us
as
continuing
partners.
Thank
you.
A
L
L
L
L
L
That's
the
reason
why,
when
she
said
I'm
going
to
save
and
continue
the
work
of
the
Brazilian
immigrants
enter
now
the
Brazilian
worker
center
in
2010,
and
she
said
who's
going
to
be
with
me
and
by
my
side,
myself
and
several
members
of
the
Brazilian
immigrant
community
stood
up
and
said
we're
right
behind
you
and
it
was
my
honor
to
work
for
her
for
four
years.
It
was
my
honor
I
am
going
to
turn
this
shortly
over
to
to
dr.
L
Vinita
has
been
there
since
day,
one
oftentimes
working
for
free,
silently
quietly
the
backbone
in
many
cases,
for
a
lot
of
the
movements
and
the
movement
that,
of
course,
I
learned
and
cut
my
teeth
on
the
domestic
worker
movement.
No
surprise
that
Nathalie
sees
one
of
the
leaders,
no
surprise
at
all
and
talked
about
connection
the
first
version
of
the
domestic
worker
bill
of
rights
that
ultimately
we
got
passed
here
in
2014.
L
L
N
Thank
you,
so
I
wait
for
any
pitcher
I'm
here.
As
consul
Edwards
said,
you
know,
we
we
work
together
and
we
pray
together
when
we
had
nothing
for
each
other
in
a
dream
and
we
work
together
to
rise
and
to
through
our
struggles
together,
I'm.
You
know
I'm
very
honored,
to
be
standing
here
today,
and
this
is
an
amazing
day
because,
finally,
a
political
representation
start
to
look
like
us.
The
members
of.
N
I
would
like
to
congratulate
all
the
winners
in
our
recent
citywide
election
cycle.
We
are
so
proud
of
all
of
you
and
we
inspired
by
you.
Thank
you
for
as
immigrant
of
color
African
descent,
representative
of
the
Brazilian
community.
In
Boston.
We
are
honored
to
be
included
in
this
commemoration
of
centuries
of
historical
contribution
and
achievements
of
black
American,
especially
the
dedicated
struggles
in
fight
for
equal
rights.
We
who
have
come
later
truly
stand
on
their
shoulders
and.
N
And
benefit
much
from
the
long
sometime,
hard
pathway
they
have
forged
in
America
in
the
search
for
freedom.
This
black
historic
achievements
have
is
still
important
today
in
helping
us
to
combat
the
socio-economic
barriers
that
we
continue
that
continue
to
exist
in
Boston.
I
also
want
to
say
that
it
is
really
important
that
we
communicate
of
color
stand
together,
because
our
immigrant
history,
but
also
being
immigrant
of
color
here
in
the
u.s.
means
that
our
children
tomorrow
become
African
Americans.
N
I
She
is
an
entrepreneur,
a
humanitarian,
an
art,
an
activists
of
social
justice
and
being
a
single
mother
of
four
children.
She
exemplifies
a
new
generation
of
African
women
and
her
strength
of
character
said
a
uniquely
valuable
model
for
women
of
African
origin
to
emulate,
and
I
would
add
that,
while
it's
so
important
for
little
black
girls,
particularly
African
girls,
to
see
you
decoe,
it
is
equally
important
for
our
little
boys
to
see
the
work
that
you
were
doing
in
our.
I
So,
a
year
ago,
today,
we
were
38
days
into
a
new
administration
and
we
were
discussing
or
what
was
coming
out
of
the
vial
that
was
coming
out
of
Washington
at
that
time,
which
is
something
we're
still
dealing
with,
was
a
Muslim
band
and
I.
You
know
I,
just
remember
how
that
made
me
feel
and
I'm
someone
who
you
know,
lives
here
freely
and
grew
up
in
this
country
and
just
remembered
the
importance
of
standing
and
solidarity
with
my
Muslim
brothers
and
sisters
against
the
band.
Yes,.
I
And
marching
with
them
right
down
in
copley
around
this
issue,
no
band,
no
wall
and
unfortunately,
that's
still
an
issue
that
we
have
to
deal
with
where
we
have
someone
in
Washington
who
should
be
leading
this
country
forward.
Taking
us
back,
but
I
am
encouraged
because
of
what
I
see
in
this
room,
I'm
encouraged
because
of
our
honoree.
It
was
around
the
same
time
that
I
met
decoe
a
year
ago.
I
really
got
to
know
dqo,
you
see
she
made
history
by
running
for
public
office
and
she
yes.
I
I
I
I
O
Starving
Salaam
alaikum,
everyone
may
peace
be
with
you.
I
am
deeply
honored
to
be
here
and
to
receive
this
acknowledgement.
Kim.
Thank
you.
It
means
so
much
to
me.
This
will
encourage
me
to
continue
the
work
that
I'm
doing
and
to
fight
for
the
good
things
for
my
beloved
City
of
Boston.
Please
look
at
the
person
next
to
you
and
repeat
after
I
what
I'm
gonna
say.
Don't
look
at
me.
Look
at
the
person
next
to
you.
O
P
C
E
E
Because
I
could
actually
say
I've
known
her
since
she
was
in
the
womb.
It's
true,
you
know:
I've
watched
her
grow
up.
I
have
watched
her
as
she
went
through
school
work
with
Charlotte
gholar
Ritchie
became
a
leader
and
a
force
at
her
own
right
leader,
home
and
love,
and
have
children
and
developed
her
own
style
of
leadership,
her
own
sense
of
self,
her
own
course
of
action
and
how
she's
engaged-
and
you
know
what
I
the
most
proud
moment
for
me
has
been
watching
her
lead.
E
E
And
the
way
that
she
handled
it
now
and
it's
as
you
know,
and
into
and
end
the
grace
in
which
she
handled
it,
the
way
that
she
embraced
everyone
who
came
and
the
fact
that
when
you
stand
in
that
space,
it's
not
simply
about
you.
It
is
about
the
light
that
you
represent
for
those
who
didn't
even
believe.
E
You
know
how
many
times
both
in
feel
safe
to
even
go
there,
and
now
it
was
really
an
example
of
how
this
city
has
moved
forward
about
the
grace
of
us
as
a
as
a
people
about
acceptance
about
courage.
It
represented
so
much
to
have
that,
and
so
I
am
so
delighted
this
evening.
That
I
have
the
distinct,
honor
and
pleasure
by
the
grace
of
these
lovely
women.
Come
on
now.
E
A
So,
if
our,
if
our,
if
our
artist
will
indulge
us
with
a
couple
of
words
about
this
incredible
work
on
behalf
of
my
fellow
sisters
in
service
I'm
sure
we
don't
have
to
make
the
case
any
more
than
the
eloquent
words
by
Marie
Saint
Fleur
as
to
why
we
wanted
to
capstone
and
in
this
event,
by
celebrating
linda
4e,
senator
Linda
4e.
But
we
did
not
want
to
give
her
since
we're
elected
officials
ourselves.
We
did
not
want
to
give
her
a
clock
or
a
glass
plaque.
Q
My
name
is
Joseph
sherry,
this
spending
a
year
and
a
half
after
the
2010
earthquake
that
devastated
Haiti
I
visited
my
homeland
and
I
was
also
devastated
to
see
how
the
rubbles
were
still
there
somewhat
undisturbed,
as
I
travel
through
the
affected
areas
and
cities.
I
everything
looked
as
if
the
earthquake
had
happened
the
day
before,
but
yet
I
was
still
uplifted
when
I
saw
women
coming
together
in
small
groups
to
sweep
the
streets
of
their
neighborhoods.
Q
Thank
the
counselors
selected,
a
most
appropriate
painting
to
offer
to
our
senator,
not
simply
because
it
is
my
work,
but
also
because
it
symbolizes
the
work.
The
tireless
work
tirelessly,
the
the
the
amazing
work
that
Senator
4e
has
done
over
the
past.
What
two
decades
in
public
life
to
sweep
away
poverty
from
her
district.
P
All
right
Wow
here
we
go
good
evening:
everyone.
It
is
an
honor
and
honor
for
me
to
be
here
with
all
of
you.
I
want
to
thank
my
colleagues
and
these
women
for
putting
together
this
incredible
event:
a
city
council
president,
andre
campbell
city,
councilor
at
large
Ayanna,
Presley
city,
councilor,
Kim,
Janey,
city,
councilor,
Lydia
Edwards,
thank
you
and
to
our
colleagues,
city,
councilor,
ed
Flynn,
city,
councilor,
jazz,
Aiken
and
I
know:
city
councilor.
Madam
Ali
was
here.
Thank
you
for
being
here
this
evening.
I.
P
Want
to
thank
Marie,
st.
Fleur,
my
goodness,
how
do
you
I
mean
I'm
done
by
everyone,
but
I
want
to?
Thank
you
really
thank
you
for
being
a
role
model,
but
for
setting
the
stage
and
being
the
first
as
a
Haitian,
American
official
to
run
for
office,
not
just
here
in
Massachusetts
but
in
the
United
States,
so
give
it
up
for
Marie
Saint.
P
Oh
man,
okay,
I,
just
want
to
thank
all
of
you
for
being
here.
I
want
to
thank
the
awardees,
thank
you
for
being
recognized
and
thank
you,
women
for
recognizing
them
in
their
work
right,
dr.
Bonnie,
who
we've
known
a
long
time
in
Mattapan,
doing
the
work
of
the
people
Yvette
Morris
team.
Thank
you
for
your
artistry
and
your
poetry
for
sharing
with
us
today,
dr.
Natalia
Tracy.
Thank
you
for
the
work
that
you're
doing
with
the
Brazilian
community
and
letting
them
know
that
they
belong
here
in
our
great
state
and
to
decode
Jabril.
P
P
My
parents
came
here
from
Haiti,
not
speaking
a
lick
of
English,
but
they
knew
what
America
was
about
and
they
settled
and
they
had
us,
they
had
their
kids
and
they
said
work
hard,
and
we
heard
that
today
they
said
work
hard,
because
we
know
education
is
it.
Education
is
a
way
to
lift
ourselves
out
of
poverty.
P
Education
is
a
way
for
us
to
create
a
better
life
than
what
our
parents
set
the
stage
for
us
before
and
that's
what
I
did
and
so
to
be
able
to
serve
and
to
live
in
this
great
city,
and
you
know
to
raise
my
family
with
my
husband
and
my
four
children,
but
to
be
the
Sandwich
Generation.
Even
though
I
have
my
kids
and
my
husband,
my
parents
are
a
my
dad
has
Alzheimer's.
P
My
grandmother
is
a
hundred
and
three,
and
so
I
say
that,
because
we
are
a
generation-
and
we
are
an
immigrant
community
in
terms
of
the
black
immigrant
and
how
do
we
care
for
one
another
and
how
do
we
put
aside
the
labels
and
that
was
talked
about
here
tonight,
that
being
black?
You
know
it's
when
I
left
as
the
only
black
senator
in
the
Commonwealth
of
Massachusetts
for
five
years
right,
the
only
one
for
five
years
that
wasn't
really
said
until
I
left
until
I
left.
The
articles
said:
oh
wow,
senator
Linda
Dorsey.
P
No
four
is
the
only
black
state
senator
in
the
Commonwealth.
Well,
I've
been
the
only
black
for
five
years
and
no
one
said
anything,
and
so
this
is
where
we
have
to
be
able
and
Marie
said
this,
and
you
know
and
mana
Steen
said
this-
is
that
it
doesn't
matter
if
we
come
from
Brazil
or
from
Africa
or
the
Caribbean
or
African
American
in
this
country.
We
are
one
people
and
it's
important
because
it's
easy
to
divide
us
right.
P
It's
easy
to
divide
us
because
when
you
say
now,
she's
the
only
black
because
folks
didn't
recognize
me
understand.
Why,
probably
because
my
pal
ek,
all
right,
because
I
speak
Rio,
some
cadena,
mocha,
Palika,
al
Jody,
Amida,
mercy,
city,
controller,
Georgia,
Medina,
Messi,
Pascal,
Ana,
City,
Boston,
City,
Hall,
new
Chico's,
Arcana
prayer,
cornet,
immigrant,
diaspora,
Africa,
nap,
work
or
net
contribution,
you
communicate,
you
need
one
or
a
therapist
or
a
burglary,
tasini,
say
belly
bag,
I,
dunno,
I,
swear.
P
Good
thing
that
we
are
here
today
to
celebrate
and
I
say
that,
because
this
is
where
the
conversation
has
to
start,
and
not
just
us
as
the
immigrant
and
black
community
and
diaspora.
Yes,
because
we
have
to
be
United,
but
once
we
could
get
past
our
labels,
whether
you
speak
Spanish
or
Creole,
okay,
Verdean,
Creole
or
whatever
language
right.
We
are
all
black.
And
so
I
say
this,
because
when
I
walk
into
a
room,
I
recognize
that
I
am
a
black
woman.
When
I
walk
into
the
room,
you
don't
say:
oh
wow,
Linda's
Haitian.
P
My
mom
was
a
home
health
aide
who
took
care
of
your
loved
ones
at
home
to
make
sure
they
ate
and
they
were
bathe
and
they
were
clothed,
but
they
put
food
on
our
table
and
they
put
us
through
school
and
my
faith
as
being
a
Catholic
grew
up
in
my
faith
because
of
my
parents.
But
I
say
this
because
it's
not
just
standing
on
my
parent's
shoulders
but
on
the
wall.
I
got
to
recognize
the
staff
in
your
recognize
staff
of
your
staff.
But
my
staff
is
here
too,
and
saccharina
mural.
P
P
And
I
say
this,
because
these
are
the
folks
right.
All
of
your
team's
is
what
makes
you
and
build
you
up
and
make
sure
that
the
work
gets
done.
But
I
say
this
because
in
the
office
that
I
had
in
the
Statehouse,
there
was
a
picture
of
Rosa
Parks
sitting
on
the
bus
on
my
wall,
because,
yes,
as
a
first-generation
American
of
Haitian
immigrants,
I
recognized
the
african-american
struggle.
P
I
recognized
the
struggle
of
black
Americans
here
in
our
great
country,
and
once
we
are
able
to
do
that
and
for
us
to
connect
as
the
black
Jasper
the
immigrants
to
connect
as
one
people.
We
are
going
to
be
able
to
have
this
incredible
conversation
with
our
partners
of
our
partners,
who
are
from
Irish
descent,
who
are
from
Italy,
who
are
from
Europe
for
us
to
have
courageous
conversations
and
recognizing
that
we
have
to
be
able
to
put
ourselves
in
other
people's
shoes.
R
P
Stomachs,
Radhika
and
so
I'm
gonna
wrap
up
then
I
say
this
because
I
want
us
to
be
able
to
have
the
conversation,
because
sometimes
when
race
comes
up,
you
know
people
are
like
God.
Do
we
talk
about
it?
No,
we
should
talk
about
it.
You
know
when
busing
comes
up.
You
know
people
who
don't
live
here
in
Boston.
You
know
they,
like.
Oh
man,
there's
black
people
in
Boston,
yeah,
there's
black
people
in
Boston
come
on.
P
You
know
what
I
mean
it's
like
getting
up
so
I
get
to
the
station
and
sister
Virginia
won't.
You
know,
Grove
Hall
was
speaking,
turned
we're
talking
and
she's.
Like
you
know
what
Linda
growing
up
you
know,
we
had
a
lot
of
kids.
My
parents
used
to
take
us
to
the
beach
in
South
Boston.
We
used
to
go
clamming
on
Saturdays
and
Sundays.
We
would
go
look
for
clams
in
Southie
and
so
I
said
to
her
I
said
really
I
said:
were
they
white
families
there
too
right
and
she's?
P
Like
yeah
white
families
were
clamming,
we
were
clamming,
were
they
issues
she's
like
no?
It
was
a
weekend.
People
were
talking
to
each
other,
you
know
and
conversation
was
happening
and
that's
what
it
was
so
as
I
say
this,
because
we
have
to
be
able
to
have
the
conversation
and
it
doesn't
have
to
be
angry,
it
doesn't
have
to
be
upsetting.
P
It
just
has
to
be
us
willing
to
listen
to
someone's
experience,
and
once
we
listen
to
that
experience
where
someone
can
say
you
know
what
I
remember
my
dad
driving
through
Southie
when
I
was
a
kid
had
my
sister
Colleen
and
my
brother
France
in
the
car
and
a
rock,
went
through
the
window
right
and
they
came
home,
really
quick
and
then
like.
Oh,
my
goodness,
this
is
what
you
have
happened
and
I'm
just
like.
Well,
I,
don't
really
know
I'm
a
kid.
You
know,
and
everything
like
that.
P
So
here,
I
am
I,
grow
up
and
I
run.
For
you
know,
state
Senate
and
I'm,
like
I'm
gonna
run,
for
you
know,
I'm
gonna
run
for
to
be
state,
senator
I'ma
depend
or
Chester
South
bossing.
My
father's,
like
what
South
Boston
like
what
are
you
ty
I'm
like
a
puppy
exchange
like
it's
different?
It
is
a
different
place.
Okay,
it
is
not
like
that
anymore,
but
you
know,
but
that's
the
peace
right
is
to
be
able
to
sit
around
the
table
and
have
the
conversation.
But,
more
importantly,
it's
not
just
conversation
and
I'm
gonna.
P
Stop
it's
stepping
up
and
responding
and
taking
action.
When
something
is
said
that
is
not
acceptable
when
something
is
said
that
devalues
our
values
here
in
our
great
America,
when
our
government
can
say
things
that
are
off
putting
to
put
down
a
whole
continent
or
a
whole
country,
we
have
to
respond
because
this
behavior
cannot
be
normalized.
P
We
cannot
normalize
this
behavior,
but
that's
just
not
on
the
federal
side,
but
it's
here
to
at
home,
it's
here
to
in
your
neighborhoods,
it's
here
to
in
your
home
and
with
your
friends
over
dinner
and
a
friend
says
something
think
they
think
it's
funny,
but
it's
off-putting
it's
a
little
off-color.
Well,
that
is
your
responsibility
to
say:
wait
up,
that's
not
funny
hold
on.
Let's
back
it
up.
Why
did
you
say
that
you
know?
Let's
peel
back
the
layers-
and
this
is
where
conversation
happens,
doesn't
have
to
be
angry.
P
We
can
laugh
and
smile
have
drinks
have
break,
bread
doesn't
have
to
be
happy.
This
is
how
we
heal
our
city.
This
is
how
we
heal
our
community
and
move
forward.
I
want
to
thank
Joseph
Sheree
for
this
beautiful
painting,
because
it
says
out
of
destruction.
There
is
beauty
out
of
heartache
and
pain.
There
is
things
that
are
beautiful
out
of
the
out
of
tough
conversations.
We
rise
on
the
other
side
stronger
together.
So
thank
you
all
and
God
bless
lovely,
walk.
M
L
So
it's
it's!
It
has
been
an
incredible
evening,
one
of
which
we've
celebrated
we've
cried
we've
laughed
together
and
and
celebrated
how
we
are
connected
and
how
we
all
belong
and
certainly
belong
together.
I.
It
is
my
distinct
honor
and
pleasure
to
recognize
two
young
girls
who
are
going
to
come
here
and
and
close
our
programming
out
with
a
wonderful
dance.
S
C
So
that
wraps
up
our
program,
this
is
really
loud.
Thank
you
guys
for
coming
out
this
evening.
We
apologize
and
went
so
long,
but
I
think
we
are
all
it
fueled.
By
what
we
heard
tonight,
there
is
food
beverages
in
the
Piedmont,
a
room.
If
you
go
out
this
entrance
here,
staff
and
team
members
can
direct
you
to
that
room,
eat
food.
Thank
you
to
all
our
honorees
our
keynote
speaker,
our
senator.
Thank
you
to
our
teams.
Thank
you
to
central
staff.