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From YouTube: HOW BOSTON LEADS IN THE FIGHT FOR RACIAL JUSTICE
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ON SEPTEMBER 21ST, 2022, LORI NELSON , SENIOR ADVISOR ON RACIAL JUSTICE FROM THE EQUITY AND INCLUSION CABINET OF THE CITY OF BOSTON WAS ASKED TO PRESENT HOW BOSTON IS LEADING THE COUNTRY IN THE FIGHT FOR RACIAL JUSTICE AND RACE MATTERS...PRESENTING TO CITY LEADERS FROM AROUND THE COUNTRY WHO TRAVELED TO BOSTON FOR THIS EVENT AT THE FAMOUS FENWAY PARK.
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B
A
One
number
two
I
want
to
be
as
transparent
Dale
said
it
I
usually
get
in
trouble.
Because
of
my
transparency,
that's
okay!
So
the
goal
is
to
really
talk
about
it,
good,
bettering,
different
and
actually
some
of
the
ugly
parts
of
the
journey
right,
because
I
think
that's
how
we
grow
right
as
persons
who
lead
in
this
work
and
then
third
I
want
to
encourage
just
conversation,
I
think,
whereas
Adrian
I
keep
losing
my
first
aging.
Oh
Adrian,
hey.
A
A
A
85.2
are
U.S
citizens
next
slide.
Thank
you,
so
I
think
Dale
began
to
talk
about
this
as
as
a
fellow
cro
right.
So
the
journey
for
Boston
I
like
to
walk
y'all,
so
freakingly
the
journey
for
Boston
and
this
history
starts
off.
Here
we
were
very
unique
in
our
city
out
of
the
100
cities
that
were
formed
under
Rockefeller
and
I'm,
going
to
about
a
little
bit
out
of
order,
but
we'll
work.
It
right.
Boston
was
charged
or
submitted
a
very
unique
framing
most
cities
with
resilience
again
to
Dale's.
C
A
Thinking
of
planning,
this
city
decided
that
resilience
would
be
defined
by
its
history
and
evolution
of
combating
race,
right
and
Race
Matters,
and
what
does
that
look
like
under
the
term
resilience
so
I
come
in
and
we
begin
to
establish
something
called
the
Boston
Brazilian
strategy,
which
was
why
we
were
lifted
as
a
Rockefeller
one
of
the
cities
that
really
focused
on
what
that
looks
like
for
Community.
What
that
looks
like
for
government
and
what
that
looks
like
relative
to
how
we
shift
this
city
and
it's
reality
of
race.
A
Many
of
you
are
familiar
with
some
of
the
iconic
types
of
images
of
race
in
Boston,
right,
there's,
busting
right
familiar
with
bussing,
there's
housing,
and
these
are
still
at
the
core
of
how
we
are
still
grappling
with
Race
Across,
the
city.
And
so
then
we
decide
in
2019
that
we
are
going
to
make
this
a
formal
process
for
governance.
How
does
governance
involve
right?
How
do
we
transform
and
look
at
this
model
into
three
p's
policy
programming
practice?
How
do
we
do
it?
We
do
it
by
an
executive
order,
that's
established.
A
It
focuses
on
culture,
shifts
and
governance
through
racial
through
racial
Justice
and
lens.
It
aims
to
dismantle
racism
and
ensure
that
racial
Justice
is
incorporated
into
how
we
create
again
three
three
PS
policy
programs
and
practices,
and
it
becomes
a
core
component
of
our
strategy
and
how
we're
going
to
lead
us
safe.
We
decide
bold
decision
that
anything
that
we
do.
A
A
Introducing
this
as
a
Public
Health
crisis,
we
were
to
host
the
oldest
civil
rights
organization
in
the
nation,
the
NAACP,
the
NAACP
National
Convention
was
going
to
come
in
2020
and
then
covert
hits
Globe
shuts
down
and
we
are
faced
with.
How
do
we
move
a
city
forward
in
the
midst
of
much
like
you
are
in
the
midst
of
this
type
of
space?
Okay,.
A
A
A
Reforms
must
happen,
many
organizations
step
up
to
the
plate
and
begin
to
look
at
either
ways
to
be
of
a
resource
that
is
financial,
a
resource
that
is
to
begin
to
look
at
ways
to
reimagine
and
redefine,
and
this
is
where
you
all
play
a
pivotal
role:
how
businesses
look
at
this
very
topic,
whether
it
be
to
do
conversation,
whether
it
be
to
come,
combine
that
with
giving
that's
where
we
lived
out
of
that
going
back
to
where
Dale
was
again,
our
cities
built
out
this.
This
group
called
community
of
practice.
A
Our
goal
as
a
co-chair
of
the
practice
is
to
continue
to
push
the
needle
and
continue
to
challenge
cities
and
leaders
to
think
about
race
and
race,
equity
and
everything
that
they
do,
and
so
we
do
this
now
and
it
becomes
part
of
the
framework
of
how
Boston
continues
to
move
and
grow
and
race.
The
other
thing
that
happens,
and,
of
course
you
can
see
it
up
here.
Certainly
you
can
look
up
Brazilian
cities
and
you
will
see
everything
around
the
community
of
practice.
Second
thing
that
happens
is
that
from
a
public
health
perspective.
A
A
We
form
a
task
force
that
begins
to
look
at
this
Global
pandemic
and
how
we
can
sustain
and
help
black
and
brown
people
recover
and
also
heal,
and
also
get
everything
necessary
so
that
we
can
live
that's
hard
too,
and
then
out
of
that,
we
decide
that
we
are
going
to
look
at
different
ways
to
design
methods
to
help
communities
of
color.
Those
who
are
historically
impacted
historically
on
the
have-nots
end
of
the
work
get
what
they
need
so
that
they
can
survive
and
thrive.
A
So
I
said
in
the
beginning:
there's
some
good,
bad
or
and
ugly
spaces
where
we
begin
to
learn
and
grow.
The
first
is
this:
one
of
the
takeaways
that
happen
during
this
time
was
that
we
began
to
see
this
divide
divide
said
that
there
are
certain
people
and
finds
looking
at
this
side
of
the
room
of
The
Haves,
which
means
that
everything
they
needed
during
the
pandemic
was
there
whether
it's
because
of.
A
Romance
because
of
race,
whether
it's
because
of
economic
status,
they
had
everything
they
need.
This
sign
was
on
the
half
nights,
have
not
sin
that
meant
that
any
type
of
resources,
resource
needed
and
necessary
was
harder
to
get
again
because
of
color
class
race
or
economics.
So
this
begins
to
continue
to
divide
and
we
begin
to
unders.
We
began
to
look
at.
How
can
we
bridge
this
guy?
Second
thing
that
happens
that
we
are
looking
at?
How
do
we
meet
this
need?
A
So
we
begin
to
look
at
the
new
Norms,
that
is
life
with
Colby
and
overt
racism
on
the
rise.
A
fast
forward.
I
know
you
all
certainly
recall
again
going
back
to
George
Floyd
and
some
of
the
protests
and
everything
that
happened.
That
was
that
came
the
very
the
understanding
that
race
is
here
and
we
had
to
deal
with
Race
Matters,
so
2021
in
this
city
in
Boston
things
happen
as
we
fast
forward
to
a
pandemic
and
we're
now
in
life
with
corporate
order.
A
The
different
iterations
of
covid
right
this
city
is
turned
upside
down.
Dale,
Adrian,
Terese.
We've
never
seen
something
like
this
in
2021.
That
is
that
in
one
year
three
mayors
run
this
city.
I
need
John,
Apostles
just
be
with
me.
In
the
moment,
three
one
is
an
Irish
American
who
then
becomes
Secretary
of
Labor,
mailbox
or
secretary
loss.
Forgive
me
for
those
who
know
him.
Forgive
me
for
not
calling
him
secretary
Walsh.
Second
historic
history
is
made
because
For
the
First
time
ever
in
an
interim
role,
a
black
woman
steps
into
the
seat
of
Mayor.
A
She
is
named
the
55th
mayor
of
the
city
of
Boston,
the
first
ever
to
take
place
okay
and
then
third,
after
this
historic
election
again
looking
at
the
Slate
of
candidates
where
we
had
five
people
of
color
current
mayor
of
the
city
of
Boston,
mayor
Michelle,
wuer
merges
as
our
elected
mayor
of
the
city.
Again,
a
historic
first
city
of
Boston
has
never
seen
that
an
Asian-American
woman
lead.
A
A
So
what
that
means
is
we
have
put
together
in
the
city
of
Boston,
this
training
called
real
race,
equity
and
Leadership
training.
It
is
a
training
that
is
devised
to
ensure
that
all
leaders
take
this
implicit
bias.
Cultural
awareness
training
that
will
help
us
to
lead
a
city
forward
right.
It's
an
agreement
that
says
a
universal
language
of
understanding,
core
values
and
understanding
cultural
differences.
A
How
we
move
a
city,
and
so
then
we
decide
to
look
at
this
from
a
space
in
year
in
2021,
and
we
realize
that
there's
still
disparities
right
and
they're
still
differences
in
how
covid
and
it's
and
its
impact
affects
people
of
color.
And
so
we
go
into
this
huge
push
campaign
rather
to
ensure
that
people
of
color
understand
that
their
supports
for
vaccines
recognizing
some
of
the
trauma
that
comes
from
some
of
the
life.
A
Some
of
the
lived
experience
and
the
history
of
how
black
and
brown
people
have
been
utilized
as
tests
in
other
ways
right
and
then.
Secondly,
we
lean
on
community
Community,
Partners
leaders,
Faith
leaders,
to
help
us
secure
this
campaign
in
a
message
and
as
we're
dealing
with
that,
much
like
you
all,
have
different
stressors
and
shocks
in
Comes,
This,
influx
of
nationalists
and
hate
crimes,
and
we
realize
that
this
work,
which
is
embedded
in
a
different
twist
or
spin
on
resilience,
Still
Remains
relevant
today,
I,
don't
know
if
you
all
saw
on
the
national
news.
A
A
It
then
lifts
up
our
work
to
another
level,
because
we
then
have
to
look
like
look
at
how
we
build
coalitions,
how
we
begin
to
protect,
provide
safety
and
also
provide
planning
and
strategic
partnership,
because
we
are
now
targeted,
and
some
of
the
key
takeaways
from
this
space
is
that
the
city
of
Boston's
history
would
suggest
that
we
are
not
the
Boston
of
Boston.
Anyone
will
tell
you
that
we're
not
the
boss,
not
bossing
anymore,
we're,
not
the
busting
of
how
that
we're,
not
the
Boston
of
housing.
However,
this
was
a
shock.
A
So
how
do
we
deal
with
it
as
a
city
and
in
the
midst
of
this
at
a
at
a
very
deep
level,
because
of
how
we
are
servants
public
servants,
the
rise
of
public
servants
who
are
black
and
brown
are
now
being
targeted
and
threats
are
being
made
to
them.
So
again,
this
brings
this
notion
of
resilience
and
what
it
means
to
do
it
from
a
race,
racial
Justice,
lens
to
the
Forefront
of
how
a
city
governs
next
slide.
A
Many
of
those
leaders
Who
come
out
of
community
who,
much
like
you
all
in
in
your
respective
leadership
roles,
do
this
because
of
their
heart
because
of
their
passion
for
their
people,
because
they
have
a
desire
to
either
move
an
agenda
for
it
or
people
for
it
we're
kind
of
stuck
or
it
was.
It
was
a
shock
to
have
this.
This
amount
of
hate
and
rage
and
other
ways
that
people
made
it
clear
that
these
persons
were
not
accepted
nor
valued
and,
to
some
extent,
rejected
to
the
Forefront
again
it
further
Echoes.
A
Why
it's
essential
that
we
continue
this
work.
It
echoes
again
going
back
to
Dale's,
wonderful,
wonderful,
intro,
why
a
museum
of
African-American
history
must
exist
right.
Why
people
in
in
public
private
sector
must
continue
to
continue
to
support
the
work
of
spaces
like
that,
because
what
was
clear
was
that
people
somehow
had
decided
that
certain
parts
of
our
history
were
not
valued
appreciated,
nor
part
of
how
a
city
moves
forward.
A
A
So
if
everybody
matters
this
type
of
rage
and
in
your
face
type
of
hate
certainly
brings
the
city
to
a
different
space
of
we
hope
sensitivity.
We
hope
cultural
awareness
and
appreciation,
we
hope
collaboration,
so
that
we
can
collectively
think
of
how
we
move
a
city
forward.
I
am
the
mother
of
a
14
year
old
black
boy
who,
by
the
way,
is
six
two.
We
walk
on
there.
That's
my
son
I.
Do
this
work,
because
my
hope
is
that
he
won't
have
to
do
what
I
do.
A
A
Having
said
that,
I
come
to
the
space
of
now
being
in
this
work
four
years
you
all
can
tell
by
the
gray
four
years
right
and
what
I've
learned
is
that
every
day
you
you
wrestle
with
what
it
means
right
wrestle
with
what
it
means
to
come
into
a
space
where
history
suggests
there
will
be
tension
right
where
history
suggests
that
you
have
to
break
down
barriers
right.
What
I've
learned
is
that
number
one.
A
A
We
argue
from
the
space
of
race
and
Justice
and
racial
Justice
400
plus
years.
We
are
now
grappling
with
right
and,
to
some
extent,
we
have
grappled
with
the
entire
Journey.
Right.
Second
thing
is
that
people
matter
everyone's
opinion
matters.
Everyone
counts.
Evelyn
plays
a
role
in
how
we
move
cities
forward.
A
Third,
at
the
end
of
the
day,
it's
clear
that
if
we
don't
do
this
in
collaboration
as
Business
Leaders
as
persons
who,
who
have
a
have
an
interest
and
goals
to
the
city
forward,
then
we'll
never
achieve
that
Universal
goal
of
what
we
like
to
call
in
the
in
under
the
resilience
of
umbrella,
healing
and
restorative
justice
like
how
do
we
heal
how
to
restore
people?
And
then
how
do
we
move
forward
last
thing?
I'll
say:
is
that
again,
going
back
to
the
point
that
Boston
took
a
unique
spin
on
our
science
I'm?
A
A
It's
also
very
good
to
have
a
mayor
who
believes
in
that
same
space
and
so
I'll
be,
albeit
to
work
as
hard
I'll
be
at
the
work,
can
make
you
cry.
Sometimes
it
can
make.
You
really
think
about
some
things.
It's
always
good
to
have
this
collaborative
type
of
approach.
What
you're,
seeing
in
the
background,
I
have
to
give
shout
outs,
I
like
to
do
that.
A
I
probably
have
one
of
the
best
production
teams
in
the
land.
I'll
tell
you
that
I'm
smiling
because
he's
in
the
back,
but
my
true
boss
have
y'all
seen
him
he's
wearing
a
little
white
he's
in
the
back,
don't
be
shy.
Clawed
is
my
production
manager
and
is
one
of
the
best
in
the
land.
So
what
you're
seeing
now
is
some
of
the
ways
that
we
have
captured
what
the
city
of
Boston
has
gone
to
as
it
relates
to
this
racial
Justice
journey
in
this
resilience,
Journey
I'll.
A
A
If
what
I've
heard
is
corrected,
shares
a
history
and
deep
roots
similar
to
what
we
have
here
and
I,
think
that's
one
of
the
key
ways
that
we
begin
to
or
continue
to
elevate,
culture
element
experience
and
certainly
collaborate
on
how
we
collectively
can
move
a
city
forward
in
cities
forward,
right
and
so
I
close
by
this
by
challenging
us
to
think
about
what
I
would
consider
in
this
journey
the
next
chapter
of
racial
Justice.
What
does
that
look
like
for
Charleston?
What
does
that
look
like
for
Boston?
A
Are
there
spaces
and
places
where
we
could
come
together
and
think
about
how
we
can
collectively
share
ideas,
share
practices,
possibly
resources.
I
can't
speak
for
that.
That's
the
mayor's
rule,
but
I
can
certainly
advise
but
ways
that
we
can
really
come
together
and
just
you
know
for
and
so
I
leave
you
with
this
again
in
Boston
we
took
a
resilient
Spin
and
we
set
that
racial
Justice
must
be
at
the
core
of
what
we
do.
A
It
seems
like
you
all
are
on
the
same
page
too,
if
you're
not
I,
hope
that
you
would
consider
how
to
can
how
to
look
at
racial
equity
and
social
justice
as
one
of
the
core
values
of
how
you
include
how
you
incorporate
and
how
you
value
the
people
who
you
serve
in
your
city
and
so
with
that
I
am
going
to
stop
I'm.
Pretty
shy,
I,
don't
like
talking
too
much,
but
I
wanted
to
just.
Thank
you
all
for
allowing
me.
A
Journey
of
racial
Justice
in
the
city
of
Boston
that
again
is
founded,
and
it's
really
focused
on
policy
program
and
practice
and
ultimately
for
peace,
people
and
so
I.
Thank
you
on
behalf
of
the
city
of
Boston,
on
behalf
of
Mayor
Michelle
Wu,
our
leadership
team
I'm
pleased
to
hear
that
my
partner
in
this
work
will
be
joining.
You
all
I
think
it's
tomorrow,
Friday
to
bring
his
perspective
from
an
economic
space,
but
thank
you
again
and
I
look
forward
to
questions
and
answers
and
I
definitely
look
for
it.
I'm.
A
E
D
E
C
A
A
Here
when
we
say
this
I
think
we
missed
an
opportunity,
be
very
honest:
I
told
you,
I'm,
very
transparent,
could
get
me
in
trouble,
but
in
the
time
of
the
pandemic
and
we've
defined
it
by
race,
economics
and
health
should
reverse
it
health.
You
know
there
was
a
moment
after
under
the
race
space
after
George
Floyd
is
murdered.
A
There
was
this
huge
type
of
let's
pour
into
Community
right,
whatever
that
looked
like
and
I
think
what
we
missed
was
what
that
could
look
like
a
long
term
right.
So
it
was
really
about
the
crisis
moment
and
it
was
a
crisis.
It
was
a
global
witness
of
murder
right
and
for
for
good,
while
and
I
shouldn't
be
saying
like
that,
at
least
for
what
I
think
I
witnessed
of
months
after
there
was
this
concerted
effort
where
business
collaborations
like
yours
gave
they
gave
to
either
funds
funds
that
were
established
or
or
what?
A
What
some
people
in
here
in
Boston
we
had
the
resiliency
fund,
where
people
were
able
to
give
where
I
think
we
could
collaborate
is
the
thinking
or
the
Strategic
plan
for
what
this
means
long
term
right,
not
just
because
of
Crisis
and
and
I'm
not
taking
away
from
that
right.
But
how
do
we
plan
I?
Dare
say
this
for
what
could
be
next,
and
that
takes
that's
a
that's,
a
strategic
point
of
sustainability
and
a
strategic
plan
of
longevity
and
looking
at
it
from
a
place
of
now
and
maybe
10
years
from
now.
A
F
Thanks
for
the
for
the
information
you
mentioned,
that
y'all
were
encouraging
legislators
to
take
I,
can't
remember
the
course
of
racial
courses.
So
have
you
come
back
when
they
come
back
like
well,
so
you
say
I'm
racist,
that's
why
I
need
to
take
this
course
or
watch
it
and
take
this
course
I'm,
not
listening.
So
what's
your
comment
for
that
or
or
encouraging
words
to
make
it
put
it
into
perspective
that
he's
gonna
benefit.
A
A
Okay,
I
don't
feel
like
this
or
I'm,
not
racist,
and
what
are
you
implying?
The
overall
executive
order
broke
it
down
again
into
you'll,
always
hear
me
see
this
we're
going
to
be
partners,
so
y'all
get
used
to
the
language
of
three
or
four
P's
right.
So
we
we
embedded
the
language
of
policy
program
practice
in
people
so
that
persons
had
to
think
twice
about.
A
That
makes
sense
because
I,
you
know
I
think
I
think
I
think
work
is
tricky
is
that
you
will
always
have
people
who
will
go
against
whatever
that
Norm
is
right
and
so
from
where
we,
where
we
began
to
build
this
out.
That
accountability
piece
is
key.
So
when
you're
building
something
like
this
and
happy
to
share
this
training
with
you
all
or
if
you
so
like
it
is
called
real
race,
equity
and
Leadership
training.
A
A
We
have
eighteen
thousand
employees
in
the
city
of
Boston
and
so
we're
still
moving
towards
the
end
goal,
but
happy
to
share
it
with
you.
But
what
I
will
say
is
that
again
from
the
accountability
standpoint,
it
was
always
it
always
worked
well
to
have
the
mayor's
School
buy-in
and
then
also
leadership,
inclusive
of
your
Administration
and
finance
office.
Where's.
My
friend
hear
me
on
that
inclusive
of
your
Administration
and
finance
and
or
budget
dollars
and
cents
office
always
helps.
E
C
E
D
A
So
that
is
little
people
to
you,
know,
okay,
and
so
we
had
a
series
of
meetings
with
them
because
we
challenged
them
around
a
couple
of
things:
number
one:
how
are
you
embedding
racial
Justice
Equity
into
how
you
teach
one
number
two?
How
are
you
doing
that
same
application
into
how
you
lead
and
govern
a
system
right?
It's
it.
It
is
a
big
system
right
and
then
third,
how?
Then,
how
can?
How
can
this
office
and
this
work
help
you
in
areas
that
you
may
be
lacking?
A
Now,
that's
that's
the
tricky
one,
because
most
people
are
never
going
to
admit
what
they're
lacking
I'm,
not
trying
to
be
disrespectful
to
those
who
are
in
education.
But
on
occasion
it's
a
little
bit
of
a
harder
struggle
there.
So
what
we
started
to
do
is
we
formed
these
different
Partnerships
to
help
support
not
only
our
argument
but
how
we
could
begin
to
infuse
this
into
some
learning.
Boston
and
BPS
already
had
an
equity
office.
A
It
still
came
with
challenges,
and
so
for
us,
it
was
number
one
Partnerships
additional
supports
that
supported.
Why
we
were
doing
this
and
then
at
the
very
basic
pushing
for
this
type
of
education
to
be
part
of
how
we
teach
it's
still
a
fight,
I
told
you
I'm,
very
transparent,
it's
still
a
fight,
but
we
are
moving
forward.
A
D
C
D
A
D
A
A
It
is
really
about
Community,
organizing
and
advocacy,
and
that
that
organic
push
right
when
you
meet
when
you
match
that
was,
however,
a
city
governs
and
if
it's
in
the
direction
of
progress,
then
I
believe
you'll
see
some
change,
but
for
those
spaces
it's
critical,
it's
your
ground
game
and
then
do
it.
But
nothing
doing
me
now.
I
came
from
organizing
nothing
dude.
A
A
B
A
I
make
you
laugh,
I
used
to
know
how
to
do
this,
but
thank
you
all
right
here
we
go.
Can
you
all
hear
me?
Can
you
all
hear
me?
Okay,
great
okay?
So
let
me
just
close-
and
you
struck
me,
what
is
your
name
Melanie?
Yes,
okay,
wonderful
again,
it's
the
organic
piece
of
it
right
that
ground
mobilization
always
moves
things:
the
history
of
civil
rights
movements
and
movements,
it's
that
ground
and
getting
people
all
walks
of
life
right
in
a
similar
space.
A
With
this,
with
with
a
like-minded
goal
and
passion
that
moves
things
so
I
would
I
would
submit
it's
a
it's
a
both
and
if
you
have
that
infrastructure
within
government
dealing
with
schools
where
you
push
it
from
that
way,
leadership
and
then
the
ground.
Okay
and
your
job
is
to
make
sure
they
meet
right
and
we
go
from
there.
C
B
To
actually
go
back
to
what
Melvin
was
asking
and
I
want
to
ask
it
in
a
different
way
and
I.
So
before
you
came
in
the
room
made
me
challenge
stuff
because
she
was
a
sponsor
and
she
gave
us
the
three
C's.
You
guys
remember
the
three
C's
right,
one
of
the
seasons,
Community
it's
community,
and
so
the
real
question
is:
what
advice
do
you
have
for
people
outside
of?
If
a
mayor
does
an
executive
order,
if
a
man
does
an
executive
order,
that
is,
for
the
mayor's
staff
right.
A
B
Okay
right
so,
but
we're
Business,
Leaders
and
Melvin's
question
is
what
advice
do
you
have
for
us
that
sometimes
because
we
do
have
a
local
community
training
called
racial
Equity
Institute
at
the
YWCA
in
Charleston
has,
and
a
lot
of
us
have
been
to
it.
What
a
lot
of
us
still
need
to
go
to,
but
it's
the
thought
of
I'm,
not
a
racist.
Why
do
I
have
to
go
to
this
training?
Are
you
saying
I'm,
a
racist
that.
C
A
A
Oh
yes,
thank
you.
Okay,
can
you
all
promise
that
you?
You
will
tell
my
mayor
that
I
didn't
forget
y'all
I'm,
so
sick
I'm,
so
oh,
my
gosh
I'm,
so
sorry,
okay,
all
right
cool
here
we
go
so
the
advice
I
would
say,
is
a
couple
of
things
number
one:
the
unique
way
that
we
were
able
to
meet
people
where
they
are
again
you
all
side
of
the
world,
y'all
the
real
ones,
y'all,
the
real
players.
Okay,
all
right!
A
It's
gonna,
sound
kind
of
old-fashioned
to
some
extent
biblical
ready,
breaking
bread
crazy
right.
So
what
we
found
was
that
we
were
able
to
actually
meet
people
in
a
different
way
over
food
I
hate
to
say
that,
but
I
mean
it's
real
right
like
we
right,
I'm,
not
gonna.
You
know
like
I
wasn't,
but
there
were
people
who
would
probably
never
hear
me
come
to
any
of
these
and
in
the
beginning
stages
we
decided
that
we
would.
A
A
We
always
try
to
Fashion
this
after
a
safe
space
type
of
scenario
right,
so
it
didn't
matter
what
your
differences
could
be,
your
your
thought
processes,
but
over
food
and
I
dare
say
drink,
okay,
because
the
Mayors
are
here:
okay,
but
over
food
and
right
that
we
were
able
to
do
something
a
little
different.
We
were
able
to
meet
people
where
they
are
and
in
those
spaces
what
happened
was
that
people
actually
started
sharing
for
those
who
could
actually
recognize
that
they
may
have
something
that
is
not
resolved
city
of
Boston.
A
What
we
found
is
that
it
was.
It
was
an
emotional
space
because
when
people
actually
started
sharing,
whether
they
were
black
white
red
blue
right,
it
really
either
triggered
again
for
Boston
it's.
It
was
the
Divide
of
old
Boston
again,
you
know
what
I've
shared
about
bussing
housing
with
some
of
the
new
com,
new
ways
of
thinking
about
inclusion,
but
again
in
a
neutral
space
of
food,
all
of
a
sudden
people
really
started
opening
up
foreign
right.
A
The
other
way
was
by
way
of
visual
right
now.
Sometimes
it
was
a
shock.
Factor
we've
done
this
a
few
times
now
where
we
actually
hosted
a
movie
night.
These
are
all
ways
to
get
people
that,
like
really
kind
of
breathe
a
little
bit
and
in
the
movie
Nights,
we
would
show
movies
that
actually
dealt
with
matters
of
race
right
and
then
we
would
do
a
discussion
afterwards,
and
these
type
of
facilitations
were
led
by
persons
exceptionally
trained
in
the
work
right,
and
so
it
also
allowed
for
this
very
deep
rooted
and
difficult
conversation.
A
But
the
results
were
that
people
wanted
to
try
it
again.
Okay,
you
know
I
can
be
vulnerable.
It's
a
safe
space.
I
recognize
that
these
there
are
many
differences.
We
come
from
different
spaces,
different
Lifestyles,
you
know,
I
may
have
been
raised
in
a
household
where
I
don't
like
you,
because
of
your
skin.