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From YouTube: Urban League Msimbo Announcement
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Technology job skills training is now being offered at no cost at Urban League in Roxbury. Mayor Walsh joins Governor Baker, join Ubran League staff and representatives from Google, Bank of America and BNY Mellon to announce a major technology investment into the Msimbo program.
A
A
Good
morning
my
name
is
William
Watkins
I'm,
the
director
of
workforce
development
for
the
Urban
League.
You
just
don't
know
what
this
day
means
to
me.
Personally,
some
people
do
for
a
young
man
who
grew
up
in
Franklin
Field
projects
and
able
to
come
back
to
a
city
and
provide
a
service
to
his
community
is
something
just
overwhelming
I,
never
even
imagined
that
I
would
be
in
front
of
so
many
people,
and
so
many
cameras
to
talk
about
something
that
is
so
so
dear
near
to
me.
A
A
A
It
is
Swahili
for
code
and
I
think
about
the
the
Native
Americans,
who
were
during
World
War
Two
and
was
coders
I.
Think
about
those
those
Africans
that
came
over
here
before
the
Middle
Passage
and
they
used
a
code
to
communicate
and
I
wanted
to
bring
that
language
to
the
Urban.
League.
I
must
admit
that
this
is
really
really
overwhelming.
For
me
and
I
have
to
admit.
I
want
to
thank
I
have
to
think
my
friend
Liz
Schwab.
A
If
it
wasn't
for
President
Obama
I'm
putting
out
an
RFP
to
say,
hey,
we
want
to
decrease
the
number
of
h-1b
s
and
urban
league
sat
down
with
Google
at
that
time
to
figure
out.
How
could
we
do
that?
And
that
was
three
years
ago,
but
I
heard
I
heard
a
speech
by
dr.
venta,
dr.
Steve
Venter
from
Google,
and
he
talked
about
this,
the
skill
gap
and,
as
you
hear
more
and
more
about
stem,
when
you
hear
the
word
stem
you
think
of
young
people,
but
guess
what?
A
A
Venter
talked
about
this
about
this
space
and
IT
I
said
there's
a
group
of
people
that
are
not
being
served
and
that's
those
people
that
lost
their
jobs
in
2008
and
they're
still
trying
to
make
into
me
so
I
wanted
to
make
sure
there
was
a
place
for
them,
because
when
we
talk
about
stem,
we
think
of
young
people.
When
we
talk
about
bringing
jobs,
we
think
about
young
people,
but
there
are
still
some
Bostonians
that
needs
jobs
and
they're,
not
too
old
to
work.
A
A
Some
of
them
might
say
he's
my
boss,
but
I'm
I
know
truly
he's
my
friend
and
he
fights
every
day
for
this
community
every
day,
making
sure
that
we're
not
on
the
table
but
we're
at
the
table.
So
I
want
to
introduce
to
you
Darnell
L,
Williams,
the
president
and
CEO
of
the
Urban
League
of
eastern
Massachusetts.
Thank
you.
B
Good
morning,
everyone
William
has
probably
left
me
about
three
seconds
of
commentary,
but
I'm
most
grateful
for
his
passion,
but
I'm
also
very
very
grateful
that
we
have
mayor
Walsh
and
governor
Baker
here,
along
with
our
corporate
partners,
who
have
saw
the
benefit
and
the
value
of
what
we're
trying
to
do
and
I
want
to.
Thank
you,
ladies
and
gentlemen,
for
being
here.
The
mayor's
gonna
acknowledge
your
China,
so
I
got
it.
We
got
it
covered.
B
The
thing
is,
is
that
today
is
really
real
simple,
that
when
you
have
a
governor
and
a
mayor,
and
you
have
corporate
partners
who
believe
in
a
community
that
they're
willing
to
invest
their
time
and
their
resources
to
make
it
happen,
that's
a
good
story.
That's
a
good
story!
That's
a
win-win!
That's
a
triple
hit
somewhere
over
the
Green
Monster!
That's
what
this
is
all
about,
because
this
means
that
we
can
make
a
difference
in
the
lives
of
people.
B
We
can
make
a
difference
in
the
life
of
this
community
and
the
vitality
of
the
Commonwealth
of
Massachusetts,
so
I
could
go
on
and
on
and
on
I.
Just
want
you
to
know
that
I
am
excited
that
the
Urban
League
and
all
of
the
partners
and
the
folks
who
work
behind
the
scenes
that
we
are
going
to
impact
the
diversity
within
this
industry.
B
C
Thank
You,
Donnell
and
I
want
to
thank
you
for
that
introduction
and
thank
you
for
having
us
today.
We're
excited
to
be
here.
All
of
us
are
very
excited
to
be
here
today.
I
want
to
a
couple
shout
out
someone
thank
the
governor
as
well.
Obviously,
he's
excited
as
well,
because
what
we're
gonna
talk
about
today
with
the
companies
that
hear
coding
is
important.
C
Mike
we
have
chief
chief
Jasha
Franklin
Honshu
CEO
from
the
city
of
us,
and
who's
transformed
the
way
that
we
do
technology
and
just
about
everything
we
do
in
the
city
of
Boston
and
I
know
that
Yosh
is
excited
today,
because
we've
been
talking
about
this
stuff
for
the
last
three
years
in
the
city.
I
also
want
to
acknowledge
somebody
who's
doing
incredible
work
here
in
Roxbury
and
Dorchester
as
a
state
representative
and
this
woman,
she
walks
the
walk
me
and
she's
out
everywhere.
We
can
do
and
that's
represented,
trying
to
Tyler.
C
When
I
say
she's
the
real
deal
she's
the
real
deal,
we
were
texting
last
weekend
about
about.
Actually
we
text
a
lot,
but
last
week
about
a
program,
she
was
having
a
neighborhood
about
creating
opportunities,
and
this
is
right
right
where
wish
which
she
does
every
single
day.
So
thank
you,
representative.
C
Thank
you
for
that
and
William
brought
up
a
point
of
disparities,
30
40
50
years
ago,
and
he
was
younger
and
we're
still
fighting
those
today
and
that's
something
that
we're
still
talking
about
that
today
and
I
think
it's
important
that,
as
we
think
about
creating
opportunities
we
think
about.
How
do
we
do
that?
I
think
today
is
a
huge
step.
C
I
want
again
I
want
to
thank
Google
Bank
of
America,
be
swayam
beasts,
BNY
Mellon
for
their
commitment
to
the
city
and
these
people
they're
helping
create
pipelines
of
diversity
there,
helping
continue
to
build
a
strong
economy,
they're
also
working
on
partnerships,
and
that's
something
I
think
that
this
makes
a
difference.
This
isn't
just
an
announcement
for
the
press.
That's
here.
This
is
not
just
an
announcement
of
three
corporations
making
an
investment
in
the
city
of
Boston
and
we're
gonna
help.
People
like
we
always
say
this
is
a
different.
C
This
is
a
coding
Academy,
it's
going
to
change
lives.
I
walked
by
the
the
room,
the
Academy.
What
was
going
to
happen?
This
is
actually
taking
people
into
this
building
and
training
people.
That's
the
difference
here.
It's
something
that's
gonna
be
important.
It's
gonna
help
break
down
barriers
to
opportunities
for
people
of
color
and
underserved
communities,
and
it's
going
to
help
diversify
our
tech
industry.
C
We
started
that
three
years
ago,
over
the
ball
in
building
when
we
created
the
Roxbury
Innovation
Lab,
we
started
putting
a
little
room
in
there
and
we
said
okay,
how
do
we
take?
How
do
we
take
the
next
step
feet
away
from
that
building
the
Urban
League?
Now
it's
taken
in
to
a
whole
new
level
by
having
coding
in
this
building
and
be
able
to
create
more
opportunities
and
more
pathways.
It's
gonna
help
as
I
said,
help
us
in
Massachusetts.
C
It's
going
to
help
us
break
down
systemic
barriers
for
the
people
of
color,
and
it's
going
to
be
able
to
help
our
residents
reach
their
full
potential
and
I'm
excited
that
governor's
here,
because
you
know
last
weekend
we
a
lot
of
people
were
talking
about
the
relationship
and
what
we
did
in
the
city
of
Boston,
and
you
know
we
were
pleased
that
last
week
in
the
city
of
Boston,
we
had
we
had
a
relatively
peaceful
weekend,
but
this
is
this.
Is
this
is
the
stuff?
C
While
we
ran
for
office
confronting
the
challenges
that
people
have
and
breaking
down
those
barriers,
whether
it's
in
the
city
of
Boston
or
the
Commonwealth
of
Massachusetts?
So
when
you
think
about
the
partnership,
this
truly
is
a
partnership
between
the
Urban
League,
the
state
in
the
city
and
in
the
companies
that
here
involved.
The
best
way
to
break
cycles
is
by
social
and
economic
mobility
in
the
strongest
tools,
education,
the
tech
industry
is
our
fastest
growing
industries
in
Boston
and
in
Massachusetts,
and
it's
certainly
creating
jobs
for
the
future.
C
These
jobs
will
require
steam,
STEM
skills,
as
Williams
said,
STEM
skills.
We
automatically
think
it's
young
people,
we
don't
think
of
people
and
I
mean
I,
think
I
figure
myself
as
a
young
person
at
the
age
of
50,
I
may
I'm
15
years
old,
but
it's
important
for
us
as
we
continue
to
think
about
it,
educate
people
throughout
our
areas.
We
need
to
talk
more
about
stem
learning
opportunities
for
our
adults,
especially
those
are
the
ones
that
have
aged
out
of
traditional
learning
opportunities.
I
was
asked
by
the
reporter
earlier
today.
Why
is
this
important?
C
Why
is
this
program
important
because,
anytime,
that
there's
a
conversation
about
jobs
in
Roxbury,
Mattapan
and
Dorchester?
Everyone
automatically
goes
to
construction,
everyone
on
a
mattress
and
what
about
construction?
People
can
shovel
and
sweep
and
clean
and
build
things
and
there's
a
lot
more
to
life
than
just
construction
and
there's.
This
creates
a
whole
new
pathway,
a
whole
new
opportunities,
another
another
area
for
more
opportunities
and
enable
to
the
city
of
Boston
I
want
to
end
by
thanking
the
Urban
League
of
eastern
Massachusetts.
C
I
want
to
thank
Dino,
I,
know
that
he's
had
in
the
last
couple
years:
tough
fiscal
fiscal
times,
but
he's
kept
moving
forward,
kept
this
organization
moving
forward,
not
afraid
to
jump
in
the
middle
of
a
fight
and
not
afraid
to
jump
in
the
middle
of
creating
opportunities
for
training.
So
I
want
to
thank
you.
I
want
to
thank
the
state
and
our
partners
at
the
state
for
all
their
great
support.
C
I
want
to
thank
the
City
of
Austin
as
well
the
people
that
I
work
with
Tracy,
let
Curtis
here,
Thank
You,
Tracy,
Thank,
You,
Jana
and
some
of
the
other
folks
that
we're
going
to
work
with
here
and
again,
Google
Bank
of
America
being
my
Mellon.
Thank
you
for
your
support
and,
of
course,
to
our
new
students
and
all
the
students
here.
Congratulations
to
all
the
students
are
going
to
come
through
this
building.
Thank
you
and
wrap.
Thank
you
for
being
here
today.
B
Thank
You,
mr.
mayor,
we
have
a
person
in
the
room
who
happens
to
represent
351
cities
and
towns
across
the
Commonwealth
and
I
know
from
my
own
experience,
he's
been
all
of
them,
but
he
hasn't.
He
has
an
ability
to
transform
and
I
think
what
I
like
about
our
current
governor
as
the
governor
just
does
not
think
about
party
or
affiliation.
B
D
D
D
This
was,
in
fact
for
most
governors,
the
single
biggest
issue
with
respect
to
economic
development,
job
creation
in
their
states,
and
at
this
point
in
time
that
continues
to
be
true.
We
have
we
have
more
open
job
positions
posted
in
the
United
States
of
America
than
we
have
at
any
point
in
our
nation's
history,
and
the
challenge
for
all
of
us
is
to
find
ways
to
help
folks
who
are
looking
for
a
way
into
the
workforce
for
the
first
time
are
back
into
the
workforce
as
the
economy
continues
to
change
and
and
grow
to
help.
D
Folks
be
part
of
those
changes
and
one
of
the
things
I
did
when
we
got
that
when
I
came
back
from
that
conference,
was
we
created
for
the
first
time
in
Massachusetts,
a
workforce
skills
cabinet
which
was
Ron
Walker?
Who
was
then
the
Secretary
of
Labor
and
Workforce
Development
Jim
Peyser
is
the
Secretary
of
Education
and
Jay
ash?
Who
is
the
Housing
and
Economic
Development,
Secretary
and
I
said?
D
Capital
grant
programs
operating
grant
programs
has
all
been
built
on
this
notion
that,
if
we're
better
and
smarter
about
making
sure
that
we
are
partnering
with
organizations
like
the
Urban
League
and
with
private
entities
like
Bank
of
America
and
Google
and
BNY
Mellon,
we
are
going
to
create
skills
that
people
can
turn
into
jobs
and
can
take
those
jobs
and
turn
them
into
into
opportunity.
And
and
and
for
me,
the
part
of
the
reason
I'm
here
today
is
the
Urban.
D
League
is
a
key
player
in
our
workforce,
development
and
skill
building
universe
and
but
but
for
us
to
truly
be
successful
in
these
endeavors.
We've
got
to
be
doing
things
that
fit
with
what
folks
on
the
corporate
side
are
looking
for,
and
some
of
the
some
of
the
programming
I'm
most
pleased
up
with,
with
respect
to
what
we've
developed
has
been
the
stuff.
D
That's
directed
specifically
the
opportunities
for
work
and
whether
you're
talking
about
a
coding
program
here
or
the
stem
programs
we've
got
or
the
stem
internship
programs
we
have
and
by
the
way,
Massachusetts
graduates,
more
kids
with
stem
degrees
on
a
per
capita
basis
than
any
other
state
in
the
country.
Okay,
big
part
of
why
we're
successful
as
William
said,
as
Darnell
said,
as
the
mayor
said,
we
have
to
be
better.
B
E
William
says
I'm
his
friend
because
we
talk
I'm
talking
a
lot
for
a
long
time,
but
for
seriously
congratulations.
This
is
this
is
really
incredible
and
you
should
be
proud
and
the
launch
of
this
program
really
can't
come
soon
enough.
As
everyone
has
commented,
our
economy
is
really
strong.
There's
a
huge
opportunity
for
roles
that
require
IT
skills
that
require
computer
science,
computational
thinking
really
across
industries
right
I.
Think
it's
not
just
technology
and
that's
a
misconception.
It's
healthcare!
It's
finance!
It's
banking!
E
As
the
governor
said,
there's
more
rolls
open
than
we
can
fill
and
we
need
everyone
to
take
part
in
that.
M
Simba
also
aligns
perfectly
with
Google's
global,
giving
priorities
since
2014
Google
org
has
awarded
more
than
15
million
dollars
to
nonprofits
and
training
programs,
just
like
M
simbu
tu'
are
providing
computer
science
and
computational
thinking
education
to
minorities
and
to
women
locally.
E
Here
in
Massachusetts,
we've
awarded
more
than
19
million
dollars
since
2011
to
nonprofits
and
universities
that
are
doing
similar
work
that
are
also
increasing
access
to
the
Internet
and
using
technology
to
impact
scale
and
improve
services.
We're
really
proud
of
that
today
we
are
thrilled
to
add
the
Urban
League
to
that
list
and,
more
importantly,
we're
really
excited
to
see
this
first
cohort
of
students
get
started
with
their
training
and
access
some
of
these
careers.
Thank
you.
A
F
On
behalf
of
my
5,000
Bank
of
America
colleagues,
here
in
the
Commonwealth,
it's
a
privilege
to
continue
our
long-standing
partnership
with
the
Urban
League,
a
relationship
that
spans
decades
darnell
we're
all
better
off
for
your
insightful
and
steadfast
leadership
toward
improving
lives
and
building
a
stronger,
thriving
community
in
Boston
in
symbol
and
programs
like
it
helped
create
a
much
needed
bridge
for
economic
mobility,
a
bridge
for
all
its.
It
also
provides
employers
like
Bank
of
America,
with
a
pipeline
of
talent
that
reflects
diverse
communities
where
our
employees
and
our
customers
live
and
work
William.
F
We're
so
proud
to
continue
this
initiative
with
you,
Bank
of
America
and
its
legatee
legacy.
Institutions
have
been
serving
Boston
have
been
serving
Massachusetts
for
more
than
230
years.
We're
invested
in
Roxbury,
as
you
can
see
from
our
recently
renovated
Community
Oriented
Dudley
square
financial
center,
and
we're
also
committed
to
other
collaborations
that
help
make
lives
better.
F
A
Bny
Mellon
I
was
in
I,
was
in
DC
and
I
got
a
call
from
Ally
for
being
why
Mellon
and
we
were
having
some
conversations
in
and
around
the
funding
and
I
can
hear
her
strong
interest
and
M
symbol
at
that
time.
She
didn't
tell
me
we
were
going
to
get
the
money,
but
I
can
hear
it
in
her
voice
that
we
wanted
to
back
this
program
and
I
want
to
thank
you
personally
for
that
phone
call,
but
better.
Yet
thank
you
for
yeah.
G
Thank
you
and
yes,
Thank
You
Allie
for
finding
and
Simbu.
We
are
so
excited
for
this
partnership.
I'd
first
like
to
extend
a
special
thank
you
to
Darnell
and
William
for
hosting
this
wonderful
event
and
to
Governor
Baker
and
mayor
Walsh.
Thank
you
for
participating
in
this
exciting
announcement
for
our
Commonwealth
and
for
the
city
of
Boston
and
to
our
M
symbol
partners.
Really,
our
commitment
is
to
helping
diversify
the
work
force
here
in
Massachusetts
at
the
NY
Mellon.
We
steer
our
philanthropic
efforts
to
areas
where
we
can
have
the
greatest
impact
on
society.
G
Our
vision
of
improving
lives
through
investing
focuses
on
the
economic
capacity
of
countries,
institutions
and
communities
to
advance
the
financial
well-being
of
the
people
of
the
world
and
build
next
generation,
business
and
technology
skills
to
contribute
to
society
in
a
digital
world
through
the
Arthur
F
Blanchard
trust.
We
are
proud
to
announce
our
investment
in
the
young
adults
that
will
participate
in
the
M
Simba
program.
We
believe
that
by
investing
in
economic,
empowerment
and
technology
and
digital
capacity
building,
we
can
create
positive
and
sustainable
change.
G
Now
and
in
the
future,
we
are
committed
to
supporting
organizations
like
the
Urban
League
who
work
to
close
the
digital
access
divide
and
help
promote
pathways
to
technology
careers
through
education,
training,
mentoring
and
skill
building.
We
want
to
ensure
that
all
individuals
have
access
to
the
21st
century
tools
that
they
need
to
be
successful.
There
are
simply
not
enough
adequately
trained
people
to
fill
the
current
demand
for
computing
jobs
nationwide,
there's
a
desire
for
them,
but
we
really
need
to
be
able
to
bring
those
training
programs
to
them.
G
States
need
more
programs
like
M
Simba,
to
help
address
this
need
so
and
again
on
behalf
of
the
Arthur
F
Blanchard
trust
managed
by
BNY
Mellon.
We
thank
the
Urban
League
for
their
commitment
to
closing
the
digital
access
divide.
The
individuals
in
the
Commonwealth
here
are
facing
also
thank
you
to
Google
and
Bank
of
America.
It's
a
pleasure
to
partner
with
you
on
this
exciting
endeavor.
A
A
We
have
a
young
lady
who
has
worked
in
government.
We
have
a
wide
range
of
people
that
will
be
participating
in
this
program
and
it's
just
a
great
opportunity
for
all
of
us
involved
so
I'll.
Take
any
questions.
Also,
I
want
to
mention
that
the
instructor
is
here
to
Franklin
own
onua,
a
new
heart
right,
so
I
will
have
to
keep
saying
and.
A
And
it
was
a
pleasure
it
was.
It
was
definitely
a
pleasure
in
finding
Franklin,
because
at
first
I
thought
there
was
no
one
in
the
space
in
Boston
that
I
could
find
that
would
be
culturally
sensitive
to
this
community
and
when
I
you
know
for
HR
professionals.
You
know
we
see
the
name
first
and
and
I
didn't
know
what
was
behind
the
name
and
when
he
came
in,
but
when
he
came
in
I
was
impressed
with
his
intellect
and
his
grasp
of
this.
This
language,
but
I
was
also
impressed
by
his
resume.
A
A
H
Career
opportunities
that
it
will
prepare
them
for
our
careers
in
UX
design,
careers
in
mobile
application
development,
web
development,
it's
it's
a
vast
array
of
tech,
tech,
jobs
within
learning
this
skill
set,
which,
which
makes
it
really
great,
because
it's
just
not
only
from
the
standpoint
of
I,
want
to
be
a
coder
I
want
to
be
there's
the
other.
There
there's
other
aspects
where
people
like
me
who
actually
enjoy
education,
who
may
want
to
teach
who
may
want
to
also
incorporate
that
in
from
an
arch
of
renewal
as
aspects.