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From YouTube: The Underground Cafe Grand Opening
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The Underground is a newly opened cafe/lounge in Northeastern's LightView building that strives to unify the local community through food, art, and culture. Join in as Mayor Janey, cafe owner Nia Grace, and distinguished guests celebrate the grand opening with live performances, food, and remarks from local officials and community members.
A
A
Folks,
it
is
my
great
pleasure
to
welcome
you
all
to
this
much
anticipated
grand
opening
of
the
underground
cafe
and
lounge.
My
name
is
john
tobin.
I'm
the
vice
president
of
city
and
community
engagement
here
at
northeastern
university
and
I'll,
be
your
mc
for
the
evening
and
sharing
duties
with
with
nia.
First
off,
I
want
to
acknowledge
the
amazing
team
that
has
been
hard
to
work
for
a
very
long
time
to
bring
us
to
this
moment.
A
A
A
A
We
have
a
great
program
and
of
course,
great
food,
like
I
mentioned,
you'll,
be
hearing
from
several
different
speakers,
including
catherine
saunders,
the
executive
director
of
the
roxbury
ymca
and
curators,
and
residents
rob
pro-black-gibbs
and
brenda
leon
of
artists
for
humanity
whose
artwork
adorns
our
walls.
Here.
A
You
know
the
news
at
northeastern,
which
is
a
daily
publication
at
the
university
for
staff
faculty
and
students
at
the
school,
and
we
send
that
out
to
our
community
partners
as
well.
They
sat
down
with
nia
recently
and
asked
her
about
the
origins
of
the
underground,
and
I
had
the
opportunity
to
do
that
an
event
here
a
couple
weeks
ago
with
me,
and
it
was
just
fascinating.
A
C
Or
evening
right
good
evening,
everyone,
I
assume
that,
if
you're
here
in
the
room
with
us
today,
you're
here,
because
you
know
someone
in
the
room,
possibly
myself,
you
may
also
know
some
of
the
things
that
we've
done
in
the
community
together,
including
go
to
the
university
of
miami.
I
have
to
give
that
out
to
my
boy
josh
as
well
as
daryl's
corner
bar
in
kitchen.
C
Whether
it
was
you
know
in
good
times
and
bad
times
like
we
have
created
spaces
for
us
for
people
who
look
like
us
to
feel
at
home
right
and
so
for
me,
you
know
five
years
ago
I
had
the
opportunity
to
come
back
into
the
space,
and
do
it
really
differently
was.
I
was
able
to
fuse
community
with
profit.
C
Thank
you
for
being
again
a
part
of
my
community
oftentimes
as
an
entrepreneur
and
I'll
just
have
that
little
bit
of
a
story
where
you
feel
alone,
where
you
are
coming
up
with
ideas
and
and
you're
hoping
that
people
will
latch
on
to
it
the
same
way
you
do
the
same
way.
You
have
you
know
kind
of
kick.
C
Be
here
on
year,
three
at
dallas,
corner
barn
kitchen
on
september,
7th,
but
also
open
the
underground
on
that
exact
same
day.
So
for
me,
I
think
that
that
is,
you
know
again
the
opportunity
for
us
to
to
build
within
our
neighborhoods
and
build
within
ourselves.
So
I
appreciate
everyone
who
is
here-
and
I
just
really
want
to
you-
know-
talk
about
a
little
bit
more
about
how
this
opportunity
is
a
really
representative
intersectionality.
C
For
me,
it
was
opportunity
in
the
pursuit
of
greatness
right.
I
actually
wanted
to
do
something
different.
I
wanted
to
do
something
more
and
I
was
able
to
do
so
with
the
help
of
american
campus
communities
with
the
you
know,
backing
of
northeastern
university
and
with
the
recommendation
of
people
who
have
already
seen
our
product
and
who
have
tied
into
our
mission,
our
message
and
our
mission.
So
again,
I
don't
really
want
to
keep
it
too
long.
I
I
am
a
person
who
likes
to
bring
the
people
together
have
a
really
good
party.
C
He's
not
someone
who's
just
performing,
I
consider
greg
and
his
team
friends
of
ours,
and
this
is
the
kind
of
spirit
that
we
want
to
continue
to
embody
here
and
the
kind
of
program
that
we
want
to
have
more
of
so
more
than
just
food
and
beverage.
It
is
about
culture,
it
is
about
artistry.
It
is
in
fact
about
the
art
on
the
walls
you
know
bringing
in
you
know
who
are
who's
living
here,
so
I
won't
tie
this
up
anymore.
A
Awesome,
thank
you
very
much
nia.
We
now
have
several
elected
officials,
a
couple
of
elected
officials
to
do
neighborhood
greetings,
it's
really
my
honor
to
introduce
a
friend
she's,
a
roxbury
native,
a
mom,
a
northeastern
graduate,
a
torch
scholar
here
at
northeastern
university
and
is
a
state
representative
from
roxbury
he's
doing
wonderful
things
for
her
district
and
it's
really
my
pleasure
to
bring
back
back
to
campus
our
friend
representative,
china,
thailand.
E
E
I
just
want
to
come
here
for
a
couple
of
things
really
quickly,
just
to
really
point
out
the
perseverance
of
nia
and
her
family.
It's
really
really
hard
for
black
businesses,
particularly
like
this
one
to
be
able
to
thrive,
especially
now
during
covet
those
issue.
Topics
have
heightened
and
nia
has
persevered
and
has
been
able
to
open
up
a
successful
cafe,
and
I
just
wanted
to
just
give
you
kudos
to
that,
because
you
work
really
really
hard.
E
It's
not
easy
to
be
able
to
be
one
of
very
few
in
the
elected
official
space
trying
to
allocate
resources
and
dollars.
So
I
want
to
thank
you
all
for
showing
up
and
for
being
continued
continued
supporters
of
nia
and
her
family,
because
it's
your
leadership
and
your
support,
which
allows
for
places
like
this
to
thrive.
So
thank
you.
So
much
and
so
without
further
ado,
I
came
to
actually
honor
you,
so
you
talked
the
other
day.
You
said
you
didn't,
have
a
citation.
So
officially
I
wanted
to
honor
you
today.
E
Alum
I
oftentimes
get
beat
up
for
folks
asking
what's
northeastern
doing
for
our
community
what's
going
on
in
roxbury,
and
so
it's
partnerships
like
this
that
actually
change
the
game.
So
I
actually
want
to
thank
northeastern
for
continuing
to
invite
us
all
to
the
table
and
and
as
we
invite
them
to
our
table,
to
figure
out
what
we
can
do
to
be
able
to
change
that
narrative
and
so
without
further
ado,
I'd
like
to
present
this
citation
to
you
nia
grace
in
recognition
of
the
grand
opening
of
the
underground
cafe
and
lounge.
E
Our
entire
membership
at
the
state
house
extends
the
very
best
wishes
and
expressed
hope
and
good
view
and
fortune,
and
your
continued
success
in
all
your
endeavors,
and
we
hope
that
this
is
the
first
of
very
many
opportunities
that
you
get
to
partner,
which
we
know
with
northeastern
university.
So
thank
you
so
much,
and
I
probably
will
see
you
tomorrow,
because
the
coffee
here
is
really
really
good.
A
Thank
you
very
much,
representative
tyler.
It
is
now
my
pleasure
to
introduce
somebody
who
certainly
knows
needs
no
introduction
in
this
city
and
particularly
in
roxbury,
but
just
on
a
personal
note,
I
will
say
I've
known
this,
our
speaker,
the
mayor
of
boston,
for
the
last
20
years.
I
knew
her
as
a
fierce
advocate
for
children
and
for
her
community
when
she
came
in
to
testify
in
city
council
when
I
was
sat
on
the
city
council
as
a
state
representative,
as
a
city
council.
A
It
was
done
with
thought
and
looking
at
different
people's
point
of
view,
and
she
handled
that
so
wonderfully,
and
I
have
no
doubt-
and
we
should
have
no
doubt
that
this
rock
spring
native
who's
been
a
force
for
good
in
her
community
in
so
many
different
ways
will
continue
to
be
that
way,
even
more
so
post
december.
Ladies
and
gentlemen,
it's
my
great
honor
ginty's,
the
mayor
of
boston,
kim
jane.
F
F
I
think
1970
and
I've
told
the
story
before
of
of
how
I
came
to
be
as
a
strong
advocate
john
as
someone
who
became
a
community
organizer
and
it's
because
of
the
community
that
raised
me,
and
certainly
my
parents
and
my
father
when
he
was
a
student
here,
he
and
other
students-
and
I
know
you
probably
don't
want
me
telling
this
story.
He.
F
F
F
F
F
You
know
this
is
what
we're
hungry
for.
We
are
so
hungry
for
places
where
we
can
come
together.
Where
we
can
convene,
we
can
meet,
we
can
work,
we
can
play,
we
can
enjoy
the
arts,
we
can
celebrate
each
other
and
you
are
offering
that
nia
and
you
and
your
entire
crew
here-
and
I
want
to
thank
northeastern.
F
I
want
to
thank
the
american
campus
communities.
I
want
to
thank
all
of
the
folks
who
have
made
this
opening
possible
and
I
encourage
all
of
us
to
continue
to
support
our
businesses.
Our
small
businesses
and
restaurants
in
particular,
have
been
so
hard
hit
by
covet
19..
It
has
been
very
difficult
in
the
best
of
days
in
the
best
of
days,
for
a
new
restaurant
to
take
off
and
be
successful
to
open
up
in
the
midst
of
a
global
pandemic.
F
A
second
spot
because
we
know
daryl's
is
down
the
street,
and
so
you
know
I
am
just
grateful
to
be
here
to
support
that,
to
lift
this
up
to
encourage
all
of
us
to
do
the
same.
It
is
so
important
that
we
make
sure
that
she
is
successful
because,
as
she
is
successful,
so
many
others
that
come
after
her
will
be
successful.
F
We
have
so
much
more
work
to
do
in
the
city
of
boston,
and
I
am
so
grateful
that
I
have
been
able
to
play
a
role
in
boston's
recovery
and
put
us
on
the
path
forward
and
we
have
to
do
more
when
it
comes
to
equity
when
it
comes
to
supporting
entrepreneurs
when
it
comes
to
supporting
the
arts
in
the
city
of
boston-
and
this
is
a
place
where
we
can
do
all
of
that.
So
I'm
just
so
grateful
to
be
here.
Thank
you
so
much
for
the
opportunity
and
thank
you.
Nia.
C
So
again,
thank
you,
mayor,
janie,
again,
a
good
friend
as
well
as
state
representative,
china,
a
good
friend.
I
appreciate
the
support,
as
well
as
the
legislation
that
you
have
gotten
into
place
that
helps
small
businesses
and
entrepreneurs.
I
I
am
again
it's
about
kind
of
the
community
that
makes
this
space
what
it
is
or
I
apologize
it's
my
mess.
G
C
Just
me
again,
the
space
is
about
the
community.
That
makes
it
what
it
is
and
what
contributes
to
it
and
the
sound
of
it.
We
have
our
band
here
great
regrouper,
but
we
also
have
miss
valerie
stevens
here
in
the
building.
For
me,
valerie
is
kind
of
like
a
second
mom
kind
of
like
that,
auntie
that
you
know
you
need
just
in
that
moment.
That
is
no.
G
Mia
this
is
a
beautiful
place.
I
mean
I
need
a
mic
and
I
don't
need
a
mic
so
I'll
get
it
together.
Yeah,
I'm
talking
right
now
bring
it
down
it's
a
very
bright
place
as
we
see
here,
but
that's
all
right.
We
gonna
work
with
it
because
that's
who
we
are
that's
what
we
do
here
and
I
tell
folks
I
am
an
unabashedly,
proud
black
bostonian.
G
G
G
G
C
C
I
think
for
us,
the
relationship
that
we
share,
that
we
are
really
trying
to
give
so
much
of
ourselves
to
build
communities.
We
really
kind
of
pour
our
hearts
out
into
every
single
project
that
we
produce,
and
I
think
that
you
know
what
he
does
with
canvases.
That
needs
to
be
70,
feet,
walls
and
and
concrete
and
wood
panels.
In
this
I
feel,
like
you
know,
I
deal
with
the
space
in
the
kitchen
and
sometimes
behind
the
bar.
C
So
again,
for
me,
it's
just
really
special
to
let
this
project
be
more
than
myself,
and
so
I
remember
being
in
the
corner
about
six
years
ago,
looking
at
a
young
artist,
doing
some
freestyle
on
the
street
for
a
fair-
and
I
was
like
I
don't
know
what
he's
doing
he
didn't
have
it.
It
wasn't
titled
yet.
B
C
C
C
C
You
know
a
large
piece
of
this
is
is
to
not
just
have
the
art
on
the
wall,
but
for
you
to
be
able
to
connect
with
the
artist
and
so
at
some
point
in
time
when
we
break
from
this
hello.
I
want
you
to
talk
to
the
artist
who
is
in
the
room
today
and
talk
to
him
about
the
pieces
and
his
inspiration
as
well
as
what
you
know.
Maybe
archer
humanity
has
done
for
him.
We
also
have
gloria
fidel
as
well
in
the
room
and
her
pieces
are
here
on
the
wall.
C
I
C
I
I
This
actual
location
is
parallel
to
what
orange
line
used
to
run
with
it
was
the
only
place
I
would
see
an
artwork
on
the
rooftops,
and
now
we
have
a
destination,
that's
hosting.
All
of
that
all
right
so
to
stand
in
front
of
you
as
an
individual
grew
up
in
the
a
personal
stakeholder,
and
somebody
who's
proud
to
you
know,
introduce
this
idea.
This
practice,
this
continuation
with
grace.
I
H
D
D
So
to
see
the
space
the
retail
space
occupied
with
the
tenant
is
great,
but
to
see
but
to
have
the
space
filled
with
a
retailer
who
brings
so
much
character,
love
and
soul
to
the
space
excites
me.
I
know
it
excites
our
campus
partners,
likeview
residents
and
I'm
sure
it
does.
The
rock
does
the
same
for
the
roxbury
residents.
D
B
D
It,
the
underground
cafe,
is
the
cornerstone
of
what
it
means
to
have
campus
meet
community
speaking
of
community.
We
are
very
passionate
about
community
at
american
campus
communities.
It's
in
our
name,
and
it
goes
beyond
our
buildings.
It
does
not
stop
with
creating
rapport
with
our
residents,
but
it's
about
being
a
good
partner,
being
a
good
neighbor
and
in
the
environments
that
we
serve
and
for
the
people
that
we
serve
nia.
We
want
to
thank
you
for
allowing
us
to
join
the
underground
team
so
that
we
could
truly
be
a
part
of
the
roxbury
community.
D
The
underground
is
more
than
just
about
food
and
coffee.
Folks,
as
you've
heard
it's
about
culture
and
people,
the
underground
cafe
was
made
by
roxbury
and
it's
for
roxbury
and
we're
excited
to
be
a
part
of
it
nia.
We
wish
you
an
underground
team,
the
very
very
best
you
are
truly
an
ambassador
for
the
community
and
we
couldn't
be
happier
to
see
you
and
your
businesses
flourish
here.
In
my
view,
thank
you
all
for
coming
out
enjoy
the
atmosphere,
local
artwork,
each
other
and
certainly
the
hour
of
the
band
gregory
grover
jr.
Thank
you.
A
Thank
you
very
much
ray
before
we
conclude
tonight's
remarks.
The
speaking
program
do
want
to
recognize
a
couple
of
great
friends
and
partners
to
northeast
into
our
community
to
the
city
of
boston,
natalia
irtebe,
who
just
left
through
the
front
door
director
of
small
business
development
for
the
city
of
boston,
has
been
a
wonderful
partner
to
northeast
university,
and
we
do
have
a
trio
of
some
really
great
folks
who
are
running
city-wide
at
large,
and
you
can
imagine
that
the
running
for
office
is
difficult
enough
running
throughout
the
entire
city.