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From YouTube: My Brother's Keeper Solution Session
Description
My Brother's Keeper Boston, an organization dedicated to creating positive pathways for Boston's boys and young men of color, shares progress, opportunities and accomplishments over the last year at its Milestone Conference at the Bolling Building in Roxbury.
The conference was Emceed by Rev. Liz Walker, with Mayor Walsh and Conan Harris presenting special awards to Felix Arroyo, Sr., Mel King and Greg Hill.
A
C
Tonight
is
the
night
it's
October,
12,
2007
I
was
about
seven
and
for
the
first
time
in
almost
three
years,
I
get
to
hang
out
with
my
favorite
cousins
again,
so
you
already
know
it's
about
to
be
lit.
They
got
mad
superhero
toys
and
some
even
come
with
the
dart
action.
Fest
it's
about
to
be
fun,
so
you
can't
tell
me
aunty,
knocks
on
the
door
to
notify
us
there's
a
special
event
happening
at
church
tomorrow.
Oh
boy,
oh
boy,
it's
about
to
go
down.
C
That
night
we
do
own
music,
you
all
choose
as
legs
tissue
boxes,
searching
for
the
perfect
fit
trying
on
different
church
taking
turns
to
present
staying
up
at
least
three
hours
over
my
curfew,
a
feat
never
before
accomplished.
One
of
the
benefits
are
hanging
out
with
older
cousins.
Where
morning
came
we
ate
breakfast,
we
then
threw
on
our
Sunday
best,
even
though
it
wasn't
Sunday,
but
it
was
the
first
day
in
my
life.
All
were
fancy
dress
shoes,
but
the
clicking
they
made
on
the
ground
who
dealt
with
each
step.
C
We
took
to
the
church
when
I
burst
through
the
double
doors.
I
was
my
upward,
looking
mother,
greeted
by
folks
for
what
basis
and
right
I
I
realized
that
we
were
the
only
ones
in
the
room.
Smiling
I
was
confused,
but
that
amazed
me
but
I
wonder
why
somebody
would
be
sleeping
during
their
own
party
I,
wonder
why
nobody
smiled
when
they
greeted
me.
I
sat
down
to
peer
through
the
glass
of
the
balcony.
I
could
still
see
the
face
of
the
boy
in
the
center
of
the
room
sleeping
peacefully,
then
bother
me.
C
There
was
no
food
in
the
tunes
a
week
silently
I
scrunched
up
my
head.
I
stretched
out
my
face
and
nodded
off
to
sleep.
October
13
2007
I
was
about
seven
seven
plus
seven
equals
fourteen
take
away
one.
He
was
thirteen
when
he
died.
The
year
was
2007,
I
was
about
seven
seven
million
people
in
the
world
take
away
one
but
I
didn't
realize
I
wish
I
could
remember
when
his
mother
stood
up
on
the
pulpit
with
her
black
dress
and
purple
scarf
saying
that
she
had
a
breakthrough.
C
That
would
help
me
breakthrough
my
childish
ignorant
when
I
think
about
it.
Now
I
wish
I
had
said
sorry
peacefully,
as
I
bowed
my
head
down
and
prayed
for
her
family's
peace.
Respectfully
thinking
about
how
easy
it
could
have
been
me
peacefully,
sleeping
in
a
coffin.
What
they're
mourning
me
also
before
2007
I
was
about
seven.
He
was
13
walking
back
home
after
a
game
of
basketball.
I,
don't
think
he
had
any
idea
that
they
were
waiting
for
him.
C
D
E
Thank
you
very
much
and
good
evening.
Everyone
I
am
Reverend
Liz,
Walker
and
I
am
so
excited
and
honored
to
be
a
part
of
this
evening
solution
session.
Just
the
name.
There
is
wonderful.
We
usually
meet
and
talk
about
problems
tonight,
we're
going
to
talk
about
solutions
to
problems.
What
is
going
right
for
my
community
for
our
young
men
of
color
and
for
all
of
us,
so
I
am
honored
to
be
a
part
of
this.
As
you
know,
my
brother's
keeper
was
started
in
2014
when
wait
for
word,
wait
for
President
Obama.
E
Issued
a
challenge
to
the
nation
to
to
do
something
positive,
to
to
bring
our
ideas
together,
to
bring
our
resources
together
and
to
support
our
young
men
of
color
and
he
challenged
communities
around
the
country,
including
Boston,
on
that
and
Boston
mayor
Marty
Walsh
took
up
the
challenge
so
tonight
we're
going
to
talk
about
my
brother's
keeper
initiative,
we're
going
to
talk
about
solutions
in
this
community.
We
have
milestones
that
we
are
going
to
focus
on.
E
This
is
going
to
be
an
interactive
evening,
so
there
are
some
boards
hanging
up
around
of
the
room
here
where,
if
you
have
ideas,
something
has
been
said,
you
have
been
moved,
you
have
been
touched.
You
have
been
challenged.
We
want
you
to
put
your
ideas
on
post-it
notes
because
we're
all
in
this
together.
As
we
know
it
takes
a
village
and
we
are
going
to
have
an
exciting
evening.
We
have
much
to
discuss.
We
will
have
a
panel.
E
We
have
the
mayor
on
his
way,
but
right
now,
I'd
like
to
introduce
to
you
the
man
who
is
a
absolutely
responsible
for
my
brother's
keeper
around
the
country.
Broderick
D
Johnson
currently
serves
my
brothers
keepers
Alliance
as
chairman
of
the
board
of
directors.
Most
recently
mr.
Johnson
served
in
the
Obama
administration.
E
Again,
let
me
just
say:
that's
my
president:
I
can't
help
it
I,
don't
know
what
a
president
is
anymore,
but
I
know
that
Obama
was
about
and
I
miss
you
I
miss
you
I
miss
you
Johnson
served
as
the
Obama
administration
is
assistant
to
the
President
and
cabinet
secretary.
He
also
served
the
my
brother's
keeper
task
force
as
chair
since
its
inception
in
February
of
2014.
E
Before
joining
the
Obama
administration.
Johnson
was
a
partner
and
co-founder
of
the
strategic,
consulting
firm,
the
Collins
Johnson
group
immediately
before
that
he
was
a
partner
in
the
international
law,
firm,
Bryan
cave,
and
he
has
served
in
numerous
other
senior
positions
in
the
private
and
public
sectors.
Mr.
Johnson
also
occasionally
serves
as
a
visiting
professor
at
his
alma
mater,
the
University
of
Michigan
Law
School.
He
is
a
very
busy
man,
but
he
is
very
committed
to
our
future
through
the
lives
and
through
the
interest
of
our
young
men.
E
F
Thank
you
very
much
for
that
wonderful
introduction
and
for
your
incredibly
kind
words
about
my
former
boss,
my
dear
friend,
the
President
of
the
United
States
Barack
Obama,
so
I
have
to
say.
First,
though,
is
toward
the
end
of
your
remarks.
I
saw
a
guy
walking
down
the
street
here
in
a
blue
and
white
football
jersey
and
on
the
back
of
his
jersey
it
was
number
19.
It
said:
Johnny
Unitas,
so
I'm
like
wait.
A
minute
now,
I'm
from
Baltimore
I,
was
a
big
Johnny.
F
Unitas
fan
I'm
like
where's
that
brother
get
that
shirt
from,
because
I
want
to
get
that
shirt.
I
think
he's
right
over
here.
Would
somebody
go
get
it
for
me
because,
because
I
would
love
to
take
it
back
home,
hello,
everybody
and
good
evening?
It
is
such
a
pleasure
for
me
to
be
in
Beantown
today
for
your
first
NDK
solution
session.
F
Are
there
any
baseball
fans
here?
Could
you
just
raise
it?
Okay,
all
right!
That's
like
it
sort
of
well
I've,
been
a
baseball
fan
all
my
life
football
in
baseball,
having
grown
up
in
Baltimore
and
I'm,
just
going
to
put
it
out
there.
Just
get
the
bad
news
out
of
the
way.
First,
perhaps
for
you
Boston
Red
Sox
fans,
but
the
Orioles
beat
the
Red
Sox
last
night,
7:00
to
5:00
a
weekend
sweep
might
be
in
order
I'm.
Just
saying
okay,
just
saying
so.
F
This
is
the
city.
Let
me
get
a
little
personal
here.
The
city
in
the
state
have
been
a
big
part
of
my
life.
For
decades,
when
I
was
12
years
old
I
attended
a
Catholic
seminary
in
Lenox
Massachusetts
thought
I
had
two
calling
to
be
a
priest
that
ended
quickly.
When
a
couple
of
us
young
seminarians
went
to
the
movies
in
Pittsfield,
we
met
a
couple
of
young
girls
at
the
movie.
Theater
sneaked
off
to
spend.
F
We
were
seminarians
now
remember,
sneaked
off
to
spend
a
few
hours
listening
to
Jackson,
5,
music
and
at
one
of
their
houses.
It
was
all
very
innocent,
but
we
almost
missed
the
bus
back
to
the
seminary,
and
so
that's
when
the
priesthood
stuff
kind
of
went
away
for
me,
I
went
to
undergraduate
school
at
Holy,
Cross
right
down
there
in
Worcester
just
a
few
miles
from
here,
so
to
speak.
They
were
very
formative.
F
Years
of
my
life
should
note
that
the
Holy
Cross
baseball
team
on
the
Patriot
League
I
noticed
all
things
sports
and
finally,
I'd
like
to
say
that
my
family
and
I
spend
a
lot
of
time
on
Martha's
Vineyard.
We
go
there
for
the
solitude
and
the
Sun
sets
and
the
lobster
and
to
spend
holidays
together.
So
Massachusetts,
quite
literally,
has
always
been
a
second
home
to
me.
F
So
it
is
great
to
be
here
in
Boston
and
to
be
here
to
talk
about
my
brother's
keeper
Boston,
it's
an
honor
to
bring
greetings
and
gratitude
on
behalf
of
the
entire
MBK
family,
including
the
44th
President
of
the
United
States
Barack
Obama.
Who
indeed
was
the
true
visionary
around
my
brother's
keeper
every
day,
as
you
noted
everyday
folks,
ask
me
to
tell
the
former
president
and
first
lady
that
they
miss
them
badly.
F
You
could
probably
circle
the
globe
with
the
number
of
people
who
ask
and
feel
that
way
every
day,
I'm
sure
that's
a
sentiment
across
this
room.
I
miss
them
deeply
too,
even
though
I
do
get
to
see
them
back
in
DC,
fairly
regularly
I
even
missed
the
anxiety
I
used
to
feel
when
I'd
get
a
phone
call
or
an
email.
They
would
say
president
would
like
you
to
come
down
to
the
Oval
Office.
He
has
something
he
wants
to
talk
to
you
about
I.
Remember
that
anxiety.
F
It
was
kind
of
a
flesh
feeling
like
oh
I,
got
to
go
down
there
and
be
on
my
best,
but
I
do
kind
of
Miss
that
but
seriously
I
miss
so
much
about
his
leadership.
His
insistence
that
we
resist
the
kind
of
cynicism
that
denies
the
existence
of
climate
change
or
his
insistence
that
we
not
fall
prey
to
the
kind
of
hatred
that
hangs
nooses
and
national
museums
or
spray
paints,
the
n-word
on
LeBron
James's
home.
F
If
the
president
were
here
with
us
this
evening,
he
would
remind
all
of
us
to
not
give
up
and
to
not
give
in
to
the
poisons
of
cynicism
and
hatred
and
that
President
Obama
were
here
tonight.
He
would
personally
thank
mayor,
Walsh
this
great
city
of
Boston.
All
of
you
for
taking
up
the
call
to
be
an
example
for
the
rest
of
this
nation
about
what
it
truly
means
to
be
an
MBK
community.
He
would
thank
you
Coenen
harris
and
to
everyone
on
the
Boston
MBK
task
force
for
your
deep
commitment
to
this
mission.
F
Since
he
can't
be
here
tonight,
I
proudly
am
here
to
express
those
sentiments
on
behalf
of
President
Obama
way
to
step
up
Boston.
You
were
one
of
the
first
cities
to
accept
the
MBK
call
to
action
and
from
the
very
beginning,
you
have
focused
on
building
a
powerful
movement
that
is
making
a
significant
difference
in
the
lives
of
Boston's
boys
and
young
men
of
color.
F
You
are
indeed
making
things
happen
here
in
Boston,
for
example,
your
mayor's
mentoring
movement
has
met
its
goal:
early
of
recruiting
1,000
new
mentors,
starting
with
city
employees,
the
majority
of
supervisors
managing
youth
employees
with
in
Boston's
Department
of
Youth
engagement
and
employment
summer
in
year-long,
employment
programs
were
trained
in
trauma-informed
practices.
The
State
Street
Foundation
launched
Boston
wins
a
four
year.
F
Twenty
million
dollar
effort
aimed
at
advancing
job
readiness
for
low-income
youth,
especially
boys
and
young
men
of
color,
and
your
violence
interrupters
program,
is
engaging
thousands
of
young
people
and
having
a
profound
success
in
mediating
conflicts
and
stopping
retaliatory
violence.
So
we've
been
watching
Boston,
you
have
been
laser,
focused
on
results
and
cross
sector
collaboration.
We
have
been
telling
others
in
other
cities
across
this
nation
to
watch
you
to
watch
Boston
and
to
learn
from
you,
because
you
are
doing
an
extraordinary
job,
tackling
the
tough
issues
and
making
a
real
difference.
F
And
yet,
as
you
all
would
acknowledge,
we
certainly
have
a
long
long
way
to
go.
If
President
Obama
were
here
tonight,
he
would
insist
on
being
able
to
listen
to
the
young
folks
who
are
here
in
Boston
to
get
their
views
on
what
it
takes
to
keep
them
safe
and
on
the
path
to
positive
and
productive
lives.
So
in
that
vein
earlier
today,
I
had
the
distinct
honor
of
participating
in
a
dialogue
with
dozens
of
boys
and
young
men
of
color.
F
F
They
have
had
the
honor
of
introducing
the
president
at
formal
White,
House
events
or
in
Devon's
case
at
the
ESPN
Town
Hall
of
addressing
the
president.
So
they
are
well
poised
and
they
are
great
leaders,
and
it
is
so
important
that
young
folks,
like
them
be
on
boards,
like
the
MBK
board
here
in
Boston,
because
it's
not
just
about
listening
to
them
or
giving
them
a
seat
at
the
table.
F
But
it's
about
what
we
can
learn
from
them
and
because
of
the
extraordinary
example
they
said
not
just
for
us,
but
for
young
people
who
will
be
there
protégées
as
they
go
through.
Life
is
great
mentors.
So
it's
great
to
see
both
of
you.
I
could
not
be
more
proud
of
them
and
in
fact,
all
the
young
men
who
we
spoke
with
earlier
today.
The
passion
in
their
voices
how
honest
they
are
about
the
things
that
they
need
in
order
to
succeed,
was
all
conveyed
to
us
earlier
today
and
I.
F
Take
those
messages
back
to
Washington
to
inform
our
MBK
work.
The
challenges
faced
by
our
boys
and
young
men
of
color
especially
are
complex
and
structural
and
no
single
organization
has
a
solution
or
all
the
answers.
That
is
why
President
Obama
launched
MBK
from
the
East
Room
of
the
White
House
more
than
three
years
ago
and
I
want
to
I
want
to
set
this
stage,
because
sometimes
we
miss
the
symbolism
of
things.
F
President
Obama
launched
MBK
from
the
East
Room
of
the
White
House
on
February,
the
27th
2014,
with
a
group
of
boys
and
young
men
of
color
from
Chicago
and
DC
behind
them.
You
know
this
is
something
that
adults,
oftentimes,
sort
of
corporate,
CEOs
and
others
sort
of
fight
for
the
opportunity,
almost
literally,
to
stand
behind
a
president
to
be
in
the
photo
shoot.
The
president
insisted
that
we
have
boys
and
young
men
of
color
behind
him
and
they
received
the
pens
that
he
signed.
F
The
proclamation
was
we
didn't
time
it
this
way,
but
the
1964
civil
right
Zach
was
signed
in
that
same
East,
Room
of
the
White
House,
almost
50
years
to
the
day,
and
talk
about
a
symbol
of
the
importance
of
MBK
to
President
Obama.
As
a
way
to
better
and
more
forcefully
implement
the
ideals
of
that,
1964
act
should
be
lost
on
no
one.
F
I
would
just
ask
you,
go
take
a
look,
take
a
look
at
the
bill
signing
for
the
1964
ceremony
and
then
the
2014
signing
of
the
presidential
memorandum
of
MBK
and
you'll
get
a
sense
of
what
has
mattered
so
deeply
to
President
Obama.
That
night,
that
day,
he
brought
together
business
leaders
and
faith
leaders,
mayor's
philanthropists
educators,
entrepreneurs,
athletes
musicians
and
again
young
people
themselves
to
talk
about
giving
back
and
opening
doors
of
opportunity
for
all
of
our
youth.
The
results
since
then
have
been
extraordinary
in
many
ways
have
exceeded
our
own
early
expectations.
F
There
are
more
than
250
MBK
communities
in
all
50
states,
Puerto,
Rico
and
DC.
Scores
of
new
federal
programs
and
partnerships
were
initiated
and
more
than
a
billion
dollars
in
private
sector
commitments
were
established.
We
don't
have
the
White
House
anymore.
We
don't
have
the
broad
reach
of
all
those
agencies,
so
our
work
so
largely
now
has
to
be
done
out
of
communities
across
the
country
and
with
the
work
of
the
private
sector
and
organizations.
F
Let
me
close
with
this
anecdote
about
the
importance
of
MBK
a
to
President
Obama.
From
the
beginning,
my
brother's
keeper
Alliance
was
started
in
May
of
2015
a
little
over
a
year
after
we
had
launched
MBK
in
the
White
House
as
a
federal
task
force.
In
a
May
of
2015,
when
Malachi
and
I
were
with
President
Obama
in
the
Bronx
to
announce
the
creation
of
the
MBK
alliance,
President
Obama
took
a
moment
during
his
remarks
to
speak
directly
to
Malachi
and
the
other
young
men
gathered
in
Malachi.
You
remember
this.
F
He
said
quote
my
message
to
Malachi
and
all
the
young
men
out
there
and
young
boys
who
aren't
in
this
room
who
haven't
yet
gotten
that
helping
hand
haven't
yet
gotten
that
guidance.
I.
Want
you
to
know.
You
matter
you
matter
to
us,
you
matter
to
each
other,
and
then
the
president
said
there
is
nothing,
not
a
single
thing,
that's
more
important
to
the
future
of
America
than
whether
or
not
you
Malachi
and
young
people
all
across
this
nation
cannot
reach
your
dreams.
F
The
former
president
I,
can
tell
you
how
it's
firm
to
the
belief
that
the
future
of
this
country
is
inextricably
linked
to
the
success
of
all
boys
and
young
men
of
color.
That
is
a
commitment
that
I
know.
We
all
share
is
a
commitment
that
we
will
continue
through
MBK
a
to
support
local
communities
and
the
work
that
you
do.
So.
F
Let
me
just
say
again
thank
you
to
Mayor
Walsh,
to
you,
Conan
to
the
MBK
Task
Force,
the
citizens
of
Boston,
but
most
of
all
to
all
the
young
brothers
who
are
here
with
us
who
are
making
the
vision
of
MBK
real
and
lasting.
Thank
you
on
behalf
of
a
grateful
nation.
This
city
is
a
shining
example
of
a
community
rising
up
to
fulfill
the
president's
vision
for
MBK.
So
let's
have
a
great
discussion
about
solutions
because
it
is
about
what
works.
F
G
G
G
There
was
no
title
in
municipal
government
called
MBK
director
before
the
MBK
Community
Challenge,
and
so
always
want
to
remind
people
that
we
know
that
some
of
the
systems
in
our
country
desperately
create
disparities
and
the
fact
that
we
now
have
mechanisms
in
place
to
address
those
disparities
is
worth
celebrating.
In
addition
to
that,
I'm
a
fan
of
Riverton
Boston,
everyone
knows
I'm
from
Houston,
so
that's
the
only
other
city
they
always
thought
about.
But
Conan
knows
that
the
work
you
all
are
doing
here
in
Boston
were
proud
of
it,
the
country's
watching.
G
This
body
of
work
is
about
it's
about
the
long
haul
and
the
fact
that
we're
here
today
to
talk
about
solutions
about
the
long
haul
of
work
that
needs
to
be
done
in
Boston
and
will
be
done
and
I
started
to
be
done,
is
excited
and
so
we're
looking
forward
to
being
a
continued
partner
in
this
work.
We're
going
to
continue
to
show
up,
we
celebrate
the
announcement
of
the
new
bird
and
I'm
just
looking
forward
to
rolling
on
sleeves
up
and
supporting
all
the
dyke
nificent
work.
G
That's
going
to
happen
in
this
great
city
with
that
being
said,
I
do
want
to
bring
up.
The
next
gentleman
to
bring
remarks
is,
is
Devon
Edwards
and,
as
he
comes
up,
everyone
silver
Devon,
so
I
didn't
know
Devon
until
Greensboro
at
the
convening
and
I
had
the
luxury
of
getting
to
hang
out
with
this
young
man
at
the
ESPN
Town
Hall,
and
it
what
makes
this
work
so
rich
and
why
I
enjoy
it.
So
much
is
that
this
is
not
a
profession
for
us.
G
This
is
this,
is
this
is
life,
and
so,
whenever
we
get
to
sit
down
and
break
bread
with
these
young
men,
it's
inspiring
to
me,
and
it
gives
us
something
to
look
forward
to
at
hope.
So
I
just
want
to
thank
Devon
publicly
for
inspiring
me
to
come
to
work
every
day,
because
I
know
the
words
not
in
fact
appreciate.
D
Good
evening,
everyone
how
you
doing
today,
that's
good
to
hear
I
am
22
years
old.
My
name
is
Devon.
Ellis
I
was
born
in
South
in
a
predominantly
black
and
Latino
community.
My
mother's,
a
single
parent,
worked
hard
to
raise
three
kids
and
provided
for
a
great
education.
I
went
to
Roxbury
prep
for
middle
school
and
Christopher,
a
Boston
for
high
school.
Unfortunately,
I
made
some
bad
decisions,
got
throw
me
off
track.
I
had
encounters
with
the
police
officers
to
dealing
with
drugs.
D
That
was
senseless
and
it
just
deals
those
drugs
in
which
provided
me
with
an
income
as
well
in
2004
I
lost
my
father.
That
added
to
me,
you
know
just
being
more
involved
in
the
streets.
Despite
my
mother
is
great.
After
he
tried
to
keep
me
out
of
the
streets
at
that
time
in
life,
it
was
easier
to
make
money
on
the
streets
and
it
was
easier
to
make
money
in
a
position
that
I'd
be
in
office.
D
I
wasn't
working,
so
I
had
to
provide
for
myself
and
I
was
in
street
in
the
last
two
years.
I
haven't
rode
in
cars
around
Dorchester,
where
I
obtained
my
GED
I
ran
into
a
street
worker,
so
I
was
in
the
streets
which
connected
me
to
operation
exit
program.
She
happens
to
be
a
family
friend,
I'm,
not
sure,
if
she's
here
right
now,
but
she
has
to
be
a
family
friend
who
most
probably
saw
me
in
diapers.
D
It
was
great
that
we
were
able
to
reconnect.
I
have
gone
and
completing
programs
such
as
resilient
coders,
where
a
group
of
young
men
learn
how
to
build
websites
and
apps
in
eight
weeks
and
rely
paid
professional
power,
please
and
which
is
where
I
intern
for
the
city
of
Boston's
healthy
human
service
department.
D
D
Yes,
yes,
thank
you.
I
never
saw
myself
in
Statehouse
position,
I
didn't
believe
in
the
government
for
a
while.
You
know
why,
because
for
a
while,
some
are
you
know
my
peers
and
just
my
friends
and
my
family
members
being
by
her
eyes
by
the
police.
There
was
nothing
in
which
that
the
you
know
the
police
force
service,
there's
nothing
which
the
principle
of
service
in
a
positive
manner,
I
lost
numerous
friends
and
family
members
with
a
gang
violence
which
takes
a
heavy
toll
on
the
other
day.
D
Just
last
week,
I
lost
my
22
year
old
friend,
from
South,
in
the
presence
of
my
brother's
keeper
has
changed
my
life
for
the
better
I,
couldn't
express
how
multiple
instances
and
opportunities
has
helped.
We
grow
professionally
and
personally
in
many
ways,
my
brother's
keeper
and
brothers,
like
Conan
Harris,
I,
clearly
inspired
me
and
numerous
other
brothers
to
continue
to
drive.
Work,
continue
to
drive
amongst
our
society,
protectors
to
be
and
I
show
me.
D
The
power
of
mentorship
I
want
to
thank
you
well
and
I
want
to
thank
most
employers
Buddhist
work
day
in
and
day
out
to
continue
to
provide
opportunities
for
others
like
myself
and
with
that
being
said,
and
had
the
courage
to
introduce
one
great
brother
whom
I
love
so
much
and
I
look
to
because
his
passion
is
devotion
for
the
community
and
for
learning.
I.
Like
myself,
ladies
and
gentlemen,
my
brother,
where
I
love
their
heart
of
the
corner
house,.
B
So
I
what
I
want
to
do
before
we
continue
is
I
kind
of
want
to
set
its
own
I
love
that
we're
all
gathered
around
but
I'm
going
to
access
that.
If
we're
going
to
make
noise
to,
please
go
out
that
way
and
make
noise,
because
I
think
that
there's
some
things
up
here
that
I
want
everybody
to
hear
so
I'm
going
to
access
to
be
respectful
of
what's
taking
place,
and
this
is
all
love.
B
It
is
so
imperative
and
so
important
to
make
sure
that
we're
doing
everything
we
can
to
help
with
the
equity
of
our
young,
black
and
brown
boys.
The
greatest
thing
about
it
is
that
when
I
accident,
the
question
are
we
serious?
He
look
atomized
and
said
absolutely,
and
so
it's
been
a
privilege.
I've
come
on
since
August
of
2016
I
want
to
recognize
a
few
people.
B
I
want
to
say
thank
you
Broderick
for
coming
down
the
greatest
gift
that
I
have
recognizing
you
is
that
I
am
an
example
of
you
I'm,
a
reflection
of
you
I
am
you
and
it
felt
so
good
being
able
to
go
down
to
the
White
House
and
see
that
brother
and
didn't
come
all
aware
the
roxbury
and
see
that
same
brother
and
it's
never
changed.
That
is
a
beauty.
B
That's
what
my
brother
keeper,
it's
all
about,
I
want
to
give
another
shout
out
to
Bloomberg
associates,
because
when
I
came
on
in
2016
in
August,
one
of
the
things
that
we
was
trying
to
figure
out
is
would
is
my
brother's
keeper.
What
is
it
really
about?
We
started
in
Boston,
but
now
we
wanted
to
build
2.0
in
a
real
way
and
I
asked
Bloomberg
to
come
out
to
help
us
with
some
strategic
planning
and
they
jumped
right
on
board.
B
B
B
Selena
battles,
Miller
Thaddeus
miles
and
Ed
power
you
guys
have
stepped
up
to
the
plate
from
the
beginning,
we're
going
to
get
more
into
the
board
movement
moving
forward,
but
I
just
want
to
say
a
special.
Thank
you,
because
when
we're
talking
about
my
brother's
keeper
and
when
we're
talking
about
community
when
I
made
the
call,
they
picked
up
the
phone
and
that's
what
this
is
about
and
I
just
want
to
acknowledge
you
and
say.
Thank
you
publicly.
B
B
I
would
be
remiss
if
I
did
not
acknowledge
the
person
who
gave
me
life,
who
has
had
the
opportunity
of
coming
down
here
from
North
Carolina
to
come,
see
her
son
to
make
sure
that
she
is
here
in
support
of
the
work
that
we
are
doing,
but
also
making
sure
that
her
son
can
look
behind
his
back
and,
like
always
know
that
she
got
me
so
I.
Thank
you.
Mom.
B
The
mindset
behind
my
brother's
keeper
many
grants
was
to
acknowledge
our
grassroots
organizations
that
sometimes
get
left
behind,
sometimes
that
do
not
get
recognized
and
get
the
support
that
they
deserve,
but
are
the
ones
doing
the
work
in
our
community
every
day,
and
so
one
of
the
things
that
we
wanted
to
make
sure
is
that,
as
we
came
out,
we
wanted
to
support
that
movement.
Understanding
that
my
brother's
keeper
is
not
a
nonprofit.
We
do
not
want
to
reinvent
the
wheel.
People
are
doing
great
work
in
this
city
every
day.
B
We
wanted
to
acknowledge
that
work
and
enhance
it
and
make
sure
that
we're
supporting
those
efforts.
I
always
say
this
to
the
mayor
and
I
say
to
my
colleagues.
Often
I
have
been
opportunity
to
be
a
director,
but
I
am
NOT.
The
owner,
there's
brothers
and
sisters
they've,
been
doing
the
work
of
my
brother's
keeper
long
before
I've
come
along
and
they
will
do
it
long
after
I'm
here
so
I
want
to
thank
you
for
that
work
that
you
continue
to
do.
Please
give
yourself
a
round
of
applause.
B
B
Had
an
opportunity
today
to
be
a
witness
to
something
that
was
great.
It
almost
brought
tears
to
my
eyes,
because
why
had
the
opportunity
to
be
at
the
gym?
I
eat
burg
school
with
20
young
freshmen
and
sophomores,
with
MBK
ambassadors,
young
men
that
are
from
the
ages
20
to
23
years
old,
and
they
was
facilitating
a
conversation
with
our
young
brothers
about
graduating
from
high
school
college
ready.
B
It
was
so
important
for
us
to
have
a
hands
off
as
adults
and
when
I
text
these
young
brothers
in
the
morning,
I
said
a
lot
of
times.
People
say:
let's
hear
from
the
young
people,
let's
listen
to
the
young
brothers
and
I
said
I'm.
Listening,
read,
I'm
listening,
lead,
it's
so
important
to
empower
our
young
brothers
as
well
as
empowering
our
grassroots
organizations.
They
have
the
answer
there
on
the
ground.
I'd
never
want
to
stand
at
this
pulpit
and
feel
like.
We
have
all
the
answers.
B
We're
only
going
to
be
better
through
the
hands
through
the
lives
through
the
comfort
to
the
connected
it
and
through
the
collaboration
of
community,
we're
no
greater.
My
brother's
keeper
bossing
without
you
I
want
you
to
look
at
each
other
because
we're
no
good
without
you,
ambassadors
stand
up.
Please.
B
The
reason
why
I
say
that
is
because
I
want
these
young
brothers
didn't
know
when
I
continued
to
push
this
forward.
His
dad
I
do
this
work.
We
do
this
work
for
you
for
him
in
you.
Only
before
I
bring
up
this
next
gentleman
who's
going
to
speak
who's
out,
mayor
I
want
to
say
this
I
had
an
opportunity
to
travel
around
to
different
cities
at
the
convening
at
the
White.
B
House
I
may
have
spoke,
and
we
was
in
the
back
of
the
room
like
children,
man
just
so
happy
joyful,
because
we
had
an
opportunity
to
watch
our
young
people
from
Boston
shine
and
do
excellent,
introduce
the
president
be
on
a
panel.
We
was
giddy
hugging,
each
other
high-fiving.
We
was
just
so
happy
to
see
these
young
brothers
doing
so
good
later
on,
I
went
up
to
the
reception
and
a
lot
of
folks
in
different
cities
came
up
to
me
and
said:
hey
man
I,
like
your
mayor,
he
looked
like.
B
If
you
got
into
a
fight,
he
would
jump
in,
and
you
know
that
I
said
you
will
he
absolutely
will.
But
let
me
tell
you
how
he's
jumped
in
with
hands
and
feet
when
it
comes
to
social
justice
issues
he's
jumped
in
when
it
comes
to
talking
about
waste
in
a
real
way
he's
jumped
in
with
acknowledging
that
our
city
is
not
perfect
and
we
have
more
work
to
do
he's
jump
in.
He
is
my
mayor.
B
H
And
if
I
have
to
jump
into
a
play
with
Conan,
something's,
wrong
and
I'm
talking
about,
though
not
the
fight
fight,
the
fight
fight,
this
is
a
this
is
pretty
emotional
day
for
me
sitting
here
and
walking
in
exercise
came
in
to
the
second
floor,
walking
down
and
in
seeing
so
many
people
here,
two
years
into
my
brother's
keeper,
I
want
to
thank
a
bunch
of
people.
First,
let
me
just
get
the
thank
yous
out
of
the
way
elected
officials.
I
want
to
thank
you.
Ayanna
Presley
who's
been
a
supporter
from
the
very
beginning.
H
I
want
to
thank
you,
represented
Russell
Holmes
who's
been
a
supporter
from
the
very
beginning.
I
want
to
thank
you.
Felix
Arroyo
click,
Felix
Arroyo,
you've
been
that
you've
been
a
supporter
from
the
beginning.
Tito
Jackson
was
here
earlier,
I
believe
one
day
in
council
Jackson
as
well
for
his
support
from
the
very
beginning,
any
other
elected
officials.
If
I
miss
you
I'll
catch
you
in
a
few
minutes,
there's
a
whole
bunch
of
people.
We
could
name
Commissioner
Bill
Evans.
Thank
you
very
much
for
your
support.
Chief
superintendent,
chief
Willie
grass.
H
Thank
you
for
your
support.
The
Boston
Police
Department
started
that
walk
the
father's
day,
walk
along
with
some
of
the
folks
in
that,
let's,
let's
do
this
walk
in
not
in
response
to
the
mother's
day,
walk
for
peace,
but
can
we
do
this
and
that's
what?
How
does
that
walk
started?
I
want
to
thank
the
police
department,
Broderick
Johnson.
Thank
you
for
coming
to
Boston
I'm,
going
to
talk
about
you
a
little
bit
more
in
a
minute.
Daddy
is
miles
and
Joe
fisa
for
chairing
the
board.
H
Thank
you
very
much
for
chairing
the
ball,
but
also
not
just
that
the
work
you've
done
over
the
years.
It's
being
recognized
I
want
to
thank
the
young
men
and
women
that
are
here,
most
importantly,
the
young
men
and
women
that
are
here.
You
are
the
heart
of
my
brother's
keeper
and
you
certainly
are
the
hot
in
the
future
of
the
city
of
Boston.
So
thank
you
in
my
in
my
own
cabinet
in
office.
John
bardos
is
one
of
the
first
people
at
the
table.
Thank
you,
John.
H
When
we
started
this
conversation,
Felix
Arroyo
was
one
of
the
first
people
at
the
table.
We
saw
this
conversation
Ron
Dorsey,
whose
chief
of
education
was
one
of
the
first
people
at
the
table.
Inside
this
conversation,
Austin
Blackman
was
one
of
the
first
people
at
the
at
the
table
when
we
started
this
conversation,
so
many
dr.
superintendent,
Tommy
Chang
who's
here
with
us
as
well
from
the
school
department,
Thank
You,
Reverend,
Lewis
Walker.
Thank
you
for
your
spiritual
guidance,
but
also
what
you
do.
H
Every
single
day
in
our
city,
Greg
Hill,
Mel,
King
I
was
looking
back
over
I
was
looking
at
at
Russell
homes
and
I
saw
him
Elle
King
over
there
and
I
talked
to
myself.
That
I
know
that
this
was
started
really
by
President
Obama
having
conversation,
but
it
really
was
started
by
Mel
King
a
generation
so.
H
What's
interesting
about
life
is,
is
you
always
learn?
You
always
learn
and
I
try
to
take
every
opportunity
of
my
life
to
learn
from
an
experience
I'm
going
to
talk
about
the
Washington
DC
in
a
minute
with
these
two
guys
but
President
Obama
when
he
was
in
Boston
back
in
some
time
in
2014,
I
was
just
newly
elected
mayor.
The
city
of
Boston
I
was
asked
to
go
over
fundraisers
of
many
of
you
heard
the
story.
The
fundraiser
is
that
the
was
over
at
the
Habitat
for
Humanity's.
H
There
was
a
private
reception,
the
back
to
take
a
picture
of
the
president
and
the
president
came
out.
He
is
a
democratic
fundraiser
and
what
he
talked
about
was
the
future
of
the
country.
But
we
really
talked
about
was
this
program.
He
wants
to
stop
and
he
talked
about
the
program
in
the
context
of
racism,
and
he
talked
about
more
importantly,
the
context
of
slavery
and
the
impacts
of
slavery
has
on
young
people
today
in
America.
H
Even
though
slavery
is
in
the
1800's
in
the
1700s
in
the
1600s
and
the
1500
and
the
1400,
he
talked
about
it
and
I
thought
it
was
interesting
and
I
want
to
show
them
that
night.
Afterwards,
we
got
a
chance
to
take
a
picture
of
mouths
words.
I
said.
Mr.
president,
whatever
program
you
do
for
black
and
brown
boys
I
mean
in
Boston
because
I'm
the
mayor
of
Boston
and
one
of
the
things
that
we
have
the
challenge
with-
and
this
is
before-
Ferguson
happened
by
the
way.
H
In
other
things
and
I
said
we
have
challenges
in
Amer
in
in
Boston,
in
America,
on
race
and
racism
that
we
really
have
to
deal
with
and
I
think
my
brother's
keep.
It
can
be
one
way
to
start
to
work
on
the
issues
around
race
and
racism,
so
we
left
there
and
we
got
invited
down
and
and
Broderick
was
the
air
we
got
right
down
to
the
first
first,
my
brother's
keeper
announcement
in
DC
at
the
White
House.
H
H
Went
down
to
the
african-american
museum
last
two
weeks
ago,
with
the
Chamber
of
Commerce,
some
of
you
were
there
and
we
haven't
been
to
the
museum.
You
start
down
on
the
very
bottom
of
the
museum,
and
you
work
your
way
after
the
top
and
when
you
go
down
to
the
bottom
museum,
you
start
from
1400s
and
you
just
listen
to
stories
and
out
of
facts
as
you
walk
through
and
as
I
was
going
through,
the
exhibit
something
for
me
personally,
something
to
what
President
Obama
said
back
at
the
at
the
Habitat
for
Humanity's.
H
We
actually
obviously
Mandie's
event.
We
talked
about
racism
being
kind
of
generational
and
not
being
like,
oh
and
they
started
thinking
because
I
get
people
all
the
time.
Well,
you
know
some
people
you
talk
to
this.
Like
you
know,
slavery
was
a
long
time
ago.
You
know
that
was
in
16,
whatever
it
was,
and
15
and
18
and
I
was
telling
somebody
the
story
I
said
well.
Let
me
just
ask
you
a
question
I'm
talking
to
me
about
this
afterwards,
when
I
came
home,
I
said,
let
me
just
let
me
run
something
by
you.
H
I
said
on
your
Irish
I'm
Irish
yeah
I,
don't
we
have
a
little
edge
towards
the
English
people
and,
like
oh
yeah?
Oh
you
know,
we
did
I
said
well.
We
weren't
alive
that
we
weren't
alive
in
the
in
nineteen
1916
journeys
to
uprising.
We
weren't,
we
weren't,
you
know
some
of
our
families.
Some
people
might
have
been
affected
by
the
Black
and
Tans
coming
in
and
beaten
up
the
Irish
back
in
1950.
We
still
hold
grudges
about
that
as
Irish
people.
Do
you
think
it's
that
easy
just
to
forget
the
past?
H
H
H
And
I
want
to
bring
you
back
to
the
White
House.
My
last
visit
to
the
White
House,
it
was
incredible.
I
haven't
been
invited
back
since
I'm.
Looking
in
the
mailbox
I'm
checking
Twitter
check
out
my
email,
I,
don't
know
what's
wrong
here,
but
I
guess
I'm
not
going
back
so
I
took
a
good
long,
look
around
I
thought:
I
was
there
and
we
were
in
that
we
get
a
chance
to.
We
went
over
to
the
the
president.
H
These
two
young
men
who
are
right
here
were
part
of
pianos,
were
part
of
conversations,
carry
themself
a
pride
with
dignity,
little
Boston
strong.
They
were
proud
of
their
heritage
and
when
they
were
on
the
stage
talking
and
when
the
president
started
talking
honestly,
this
is
true
story.
Kkona
my
saw
I'm
in
the
back
to
Roma
is
the
key
D
I
felt
like
it
was
my
kids,
because
they
are
my
kids.
That's
proud
of
the
work
that
was
done
and
to
me
that
was
for
the
president.
H
Again
I
had
a
chance
to
whisper
in
the
president's
ear
again
that
day
at
night,
it
was
the
last
time
I
had
a
chance
to
talk
to
him
as
the
actual
pleasure
United
States
of
America
I
saw
him
the
other
night.
We
talked
about
stuff,
but
I
said
to
mr.
president.
I
said
this.
You
probably
remember
this
by
say
this.
You
three-and-a-half
years
ago,
two
and
a
half
years
ago,
the
Boston
Massachusetts
is
going
to
be
the
number
one
over
to
keep
a
program
in
the
country,
and
it
is
my
intention
on
doing
that.
Why?
H
We
have
incredible
elected
officials
who
are
dedicated.
We
might
argue,
want
someone,
but
we're
all
focused
on
the
right
thing
to
to
make
sure
we
create
opportunities.
Former
state
representative
for
is
here
as
well
I
work
at
Murray.
We
worked
on
a
bunch
of
things.
We
have
people
in
our
clergy,
like
clergy,
right,
father,
Jack,
Hearn,
Commissioner,
Evans,
just
did
a
peace
walk
down
the
street
with
a
12
pack.this
Church
I
mean
we
have.
We
have
the
right
feel
for
it.
We
can't
let
this
program
fail.
H
We
can't
let
this
program
fail,
because
on
that
stage
that
day
there
were
six
young
men,
six
young
black
men
on
the
stage
introducing
the
president,
one
of
them
introduced
president,
was
actually
honest.
Malachi.
Thank
you,
but
the
good
job.
That's
why
we
need
to
make
sure
this
program.
Successful.
This
program
is
not
about
politics.
This
program
is
not
about
me.
Getting
political
points
or
onigen
to
local
points
or
Russell
get
political
points
or
anybody
getting
for
the
point.
This
this
program
should
be
all
about.
H
There's
not
that
we
shouldn't
be
getting
it
to
cheerful
words
over
who
does
what
and
does
this
cuz
it
doesn't
matter.
I
want
I
want
I'm
going
to
end
with
this
in
a
second
the
other
day,
I
had
an
event
down
the
street
here,
John,
Dudley
and
I
was
am
I
need
to
kill
a
half-hour,
so
we
got
my
car
we
got
in
the
car
we
drove
up.
H
We
parked
up
on
the
street
right
next
door,
we're
going
to
Dunkin
Donuts,
get
a
cup
of
coffee
and
I
looked
over
at
the
bank
and
I
saw
at
the
bank,
probably
20
men,
black
men
in
their
ages.
Probably
my
age,
you
know
45
to
50
couple
had
brown
bags
a
couple
were
hanging
out.
Everyone
was
happy,
but
just
hanging
just
hanging
him.
You
know
no
place
to
go
no
job
to
go
to
probably
problems
from
the
past.
H
H
I'm
not
even
going
to
blame
them
for
doing
that,
because
that's
what
they
know
there's
an
opportunity
right
now.
You
can
see
Conan's
passion,
you
can
feel
Conan's
passion
when
they
look
around
the
room.
The
people
that
I
mentioned
earlier
Wilmer
Allen,
to
see
if
a
Boston
Center
for
youth
and
families.
H
H
H
We
are
going
to
continue
to
be
set
an
example
on
the
country
from
the
bottom
of
my
heart.
I
want
to
thank
the
entire
board.
I
want
to
thank
everybody.
Who's
been
part
of
my
brother's
keeper
I
want
to
some
of
the
older
folks
in
the
room
that
might
not
be
part
of
my
brother's
keeper.
I
want
to
thank
you
for
pushing
our
city
I
want
to
thank
you
for
you
laying
the
foundation
and
the
groundwork
that
we
are
where
we're
at
today.
Thank
you
very
much
and
God
bless.
You.
B
Hold
your
seats,
we
got
more,
we've
got
a
lot
more,
so
so
one
of
the
journeys
that
we've
taken
on
is
making
sure
that
now
we
get
into
the
phase
where
we
can
receive
people
involved
in
this
work,
adding
on
to
what
we're
already
doing.
Building
this
to
take
on
to
the
next
level,
it
was
so
crucial
and
so
important
to
bring
other
people
along
this
process
to
make
sure
that
they
involved
in
this
work
that
they
do
anyway.
B
So
it
was
so
crucial
and
so
important
to
bring
on
a
board
or
working
board,
not
a
good
looking
board
as
beautiful
as
they
are
now.
Trust
me
miss
Liz,
Walker
regulars!
Well,
are
you
beautiful
you
know,
but,
but
to
bring
the
working
bird
on
people
that
you
know
they've
dedicated
towards
this
work,
to
see
about
what
we're
doing
to
try
to
move
the
needle
forward
and
I
want
to
bring
up
the
two
coaches
on
brother
Thaddeus
miles
and
brother
Joseph
Easter
to
introduce
our
board.
I
So
I'm
going
to
do
two
things.
One
is
what
is
MBK
about
for
me.
It'd
be
cares
about
really
connecting
people
and
do
be
where
you
had
to
be
I,
know
doobies
in
here
somewhere,
but
doobies.
My
intern
he's
the
Morehouse
student
going
into
his
senior
year
and
I
want
to
make
sure
that
all
these
other
Morehouse
brothers
in
here
connect
to
him
because
we
went
down
to
Atlanta,
Coenen
and
I
a
month
ago.
Met
do
be
for
half
an
hour.
Do
we
call
Conan
asking
for
summer
internship
and
within
an
hour
there's?
I
Home
and
said,
we're
not
good-looking
but
he's
a
good-looking
brother
right,
but
I'm
a
disagree
with
Tony,
but
we'll
hold
that
debate
another
time.
But
within
an
hour
we
had
this
young
man,
the
internship
working
and
he's
going
to
be
working
as
part
of
my
brother's
keeper,
intern
and
part
of
mass
housings
community
services,
and
so
I
just
want
to
say:
that's
really
what
it's
about.
I
The
other
opportunity
I
had
today
was
to
be
with
MBK,
Alliance,
Boston,
MBK
and
third,
the
other
amazing
young
men,
I'm
gonna
call
them
young
men,
we
call
them
boys
and
young
men,
but
they
were
all
young
men
because
they
were
standing
up.
They
were
up
standards,
they
were
not
bystanders,
they
were
up
standards
in
their
own
life.
It
was
amazing
list,
but
one
of
the
things
I
heard
them
say
was
that
it
was
about
the
mindset
about
the
mindset
of
that
they
have
of
achievement.
I
What
I
heard
them
really
say
was
sometimes
the
enemy
is
the
enemy
they
Reverend.
Walker
I
want
to
get
on
that
sermon,
but
I
might
have
to
get
there
because
people
here
looking
at
me
like
they
don't
know
what
I'm
talking
about,
but
I'ma
say
that
one
more
time
sometimes
the
enemy
is
to
enter
me
and
we
are
here
to
help
them
achieve
their
dreams.
We
are
here
to
help
them
do
their
work,
but
we
also
have
to
do
our
own
work.
I
don't
want
that
to
be
lost.
It's
all
about
these
young
people.
I
It's
also
about
us
doing
our
work,
and
so
with
that
I'm
gonna
be
quiet
because
y'all
are
being
quiet
and
I
want
to
preach.
To
you
too
much
here,
though
so
I'm
going
to
bring
these
folks
up,
because
somebody
know
how
I
get
so,
the
first
I'm
going
to
do
smart,
7
and
then
Joseph's
are
going
to
introduce
270.
So
my
first
one
is
mold
barbosa's,
director
of
community
engagement,
training,
capacity,
building
and
health
resource
and
action
plan.
I
The
next
one
is
an
amazing
young
man
that
you've
already
got
to
hear
his
story.
I
know
it's
a
little
bit
of
talking
back
there,
but
he
had
a
a
powerful
story
that
if
you
get
a
chance,
spend
some
time
with
them
get
to
know
them.
Support
them.
Devon,
Edwards,
legislative
aide
to
the
Lib
Dem
is
Russell
home.
I
I
Now
I'm
not
gonna
lie
this.
This
young
brother
had
me
jealous
for
quite
a
long
time,
I'm
sitting
beside
them
over
the
upstairs
jealous
because
he's
getting
all
this
Laura
from
President,
Obama
and
all
I
get
to
do
is
take
a
picture
and
look
at
it
with
my
cell
phone.
You
know
me
I'm
still
mad
about
a
guy,
but
now
Garnett.
I
A
northeastern
student,
the
other
brother,
that's
doing
an
amazing
work
when
it
comes
to
mentors
and
so
I
want
to
make
sure
that
the
young
men
and
sisters
does
in
here
today
make
sure
that
they
signed
up
to
be
a
mentor
because
that's
important.
We
we've
achieved
a
little
bit
around
the
mentors.
We've
had
over
1100
with
the
first
set,
but
now
we
need
more
mentors
of
color.
So
if
you're
a
brother
in
here
step
up
step
up
step
up,
Marty
Martina
is
executive
director
of
mass
mental.
I
J
Thank
you
very
much
and
good
evening.
Everyone
I'm
a
Baptist
good
evening.
Everyone
thank
you
very
much.
I
know
Reverend
Walker.
You
can
appreciate
that
statement.
I
just
want
to
say
as
I
look
around
this
room,
I
see
a
lot
of
friends,
colleagues
and
persons
I've
worked
with
across
the
years
and
so
many
different
aspects
here
in
our
community.
So
we
standing
up
here
only
a
portion
of
the
great
work
as
content.
As
said
earlier,
is
being
done.
I
would
be
remiss.
You
know.
J
J
In
fact,
I
tell
the
golfers
I'll
meet
you
at
the
19th
hole,
and
that
is
lunch.
That's
the
only
way
that
you're
going
to
get
me
anywhere
near
the
course,
but
the
reality
is
there
was
a
man
here,
and
you
heard
his
passion
earlier,
which
woke
me
up,
woke
Thaddeus
up
Moke,
those
of
those
of
us
who
agreed
to
serve
on
this
because
we're
busy
people
we
have
things
that
we
have
to
do.
J
But
if
you
get
a
call
from
Conan
Harris
telling
you
that
this
is
an
effort
that
you
need
to
be
in
that
we
need
to
take
care
of
the
young
brown
and
black
boys
in
our
community,
no
matter
what
stripe
or
where
you
are
male
or
female.
When
you
get
that
type
of
call
and
I
who
had
a
son,
I
lost
my
son
in
2010,
so
I
understand
the
realities
of
what
we
must
do
in
this
community.
J
J
So
I'm
going
to
do
the
tasks
that
they
asked
before
I
just
had
to
say
that,
because
the
men
and
woman
who
are
serving
with
on
this
body
are
committed
and
as
fatty
as
my
fellow
co-chair
said,
those
of
you
out
there,
you
don't
need
to
be
in
this
effort.
Certainly
we
want
you
to
be
in
this
effort
from
the
standpoint
in
whatever
manner
you
can.
We
need,
as
I
say
we
need.
We
need
your
time.
We
need
your
commitment,
we
need
your
dollars,
we
need
your
support.
This
is
a
full-out
press.
J
J
So
let
me
introduce
the
remainder
of
the
of
the
of
the
board
of
MBK
Rustin
James,
Burton
colleague,
friend,
northeastern
North,
Korea
Nam,
president
and
CEO
of
the
YMCA
here
in
Greater
Boston
I.
Don't
need
to
tell
you
about
the.
Why
West
ourselves
on
the
flushing,
why
kid
from
New,
York
so
I
know
very
much
about
the
YMCA.
J
J
J
March
olivia
is
the
director
of
the
Greater
Boston
Latino
Network.
She
has
been
involved
with
us,
but
she's
not
able
to
be
here
this
evening,
but,
as
I
said,
we
are
covering
the
breadth
of
our
community
engaging
everybody.
This
is
the
big
tent
and
we're
going
to
get
the
job
done.
Just
gave
Martha
in
her
absence
ahead.
J
J
J
J
B
Part
of
it
as
well
is
to
talk
just
a
little
bit
about
people
who
have
done
this
work
in
our
community
a
great
deal.
One
of
the
things
that's
important
is
to
recognize
folks
for
their
deeds
and
for
the
work
that
they
put
on
display
in
our
city.
I
asked
a
million
project
to
stand
with
me
because,
as
we
acknowledge
them,
we
want
to
make
sure
that
they're
there
as
well.
B
So
the
first
person
that
I'm
going
to
bring
out
is
that
that
Mel
King
Mel
can
gives
the
my
brother's
keeper
world
for
personifying
the
mission
and
value
of
my
brother's
keeper
dedication
to
education,
social
justice,
second
chances,
mentorship
and
community
empowerment.
Let's
give
it
up
for
milking.
B
K
K
K
Each
generation
must
fulfill
its
mission
for
betrayal.
I
was
looking
at
the
young
people
at
the
time,
and
I
wrote
this
because
I
was
disturbed
about
a
crisis
of
such
a
portion.
That
is
difficult
to
put
a
label
on
it.
That
is
why
I
asked
to
use
to
think.
What's
your
mission,
Gil
scott-heron
things
it's
your
world.
What
do
you
want
it
to
be?
Like
Marvin
Gaye's
has
saved
the
children
who
really
cares
and
tries
to
you,
and
the
blue
makes
a
blue
notes
thing:
wake
up
everybody
it's
time
to
teach
a
new
way.
K
Have
you
told
your
teachers
what
you
need
to
fulfill
your
expectations
and
dreams,
either
gay
things
windows
of
the
world?
Are
you
tired
of
Tears
music
has
spelled
up
miseries
and
hopes,
blues
and
beauty
hard
times
and
hot
blood
right?
It
is
poked
web
question
by
looking
at
to
our
music.
This
is
what
would
you
to
do
now.
We
need
to
heighten
our
awareness
in
our
life
by
looking
deeply
within
ourselves,
and
long
and
odd,
outside
of
ourselves,
have
self-love
given
away
to
sell
pate.
K
For
me,
this
is
dramatized
by
a
net
of
destructive
behavior,
which
create
a
few
weeks
ago,
when
one
of
you
fired
several
shots
at
himself,
because
he
could
not
get
access
to
a
dance
hall.
I
say
himself
because
it
was
at
his
image
before
him.
He
was
shooting,
as
in
brothers,
sisters,
peers
and
friends.
As
the
essence
of
Earth,
Wind
and
Fire
saw
you
are
a
shining
star,
no
matter
who
you
were
disappeared.
K
K
A
H
K
H
F
A
B
B
B
L
K
K
L
Of
struggle
and
justice
that
does
don't
have
is
a
rich
history.
The
black
community
have
always
been
in
the
front
line
of
working
for
justice
and
we
need
to
learn
as
Latinos
about
that
I
said
everywhere,
I
go
because
if
we
want
to
work
for
justice,
we
have
to
build
on
what
struggles
have
been
done
before
us.
We
cannot
create
a
new
process.
We
have
to
be
part
of
that
process.
That's
why
unity
is
so
important
for
us.
L
That's
why
we
have
to
work
together
for
the
same
things,
because
they
affect
us
in
the
same
way.
But
you
know
my
struggle
at
this
point.
You
understand
that
those
of
you
who
doesn't
know
it
just
have
to
take
a
look
at
the
papers
in
goggly,
but
it's
strange
to
go
to
a
court
system
and
find
out
that
the
people
that
we
serve
are
not
reflecting
the
stuff
and
to
fight
to
make
sure
that
that
stuff
is
reflective
of
that
communities
of
color
and
to
find
that
that
seems
to
be
an
obstacle
for
justice.
L
Well,
I'm,
going
to
tell
you
one
thing:
you
know
there
has
been
a
full
investigation
by
supposing
dependent
source,
they
interview,
68
people,
a
modern
people
of
the
main
office
and
people
who
work
with
me
in
all
the
process.
You
know
what
they
found
that
I
did
wrong.
Nothing,
absolutely
nothing,
because
none
of
those
people
were
to
say
other
the
better.
L
I'm
honored
that
I
was
a
part
of
the
unity
team
in
the
City
Council,
because
that
was
the
first
time
that
we
had
the
people
of
color
coming
together
to
create
policies
that
affected
our
people
in
these
communities
and
we
need
to
fight
for
it.
We
need
to
continue
fighting,
because
this
has
not
stopped
so
when
the
mayor
saw
to
it
that
we
have
a
program
like.
K
L
L
A
B
B
This
next
brother
Adam
will
bring
up
to
the
stage
this'll
heard
by
the
way
all
these
awards
are
named
after
these
individuals.
So
next
year,
when
we
have
an
award,
it
will
be
the
Mel
King
award.
Even
if
it's
not
Mel
king
next
year
will
be
the
Felix
be
a
royal
a
rule,
even
though
it
is
not
Felix
da
Royal.
It
is
so
crucial
and
so
important
to
recognize
our
leaders
what
they've
been
able
to
accomplish
and
make
sure
that
we're
naming
things
after
them
their
legacy
and
recognizing
the
work
that
they're
put
forth.
B
B
B
M
B
M
On
the
same,
you
know,
platform
as
a
belching
or
Felix.
Arroyo
is
huge,
you
know
and
that
as
miles
of
myself
was
laughing
through
and
joking
at
the
Burke
high
school,
and
we
was
talking
about
this
work-
and
you
know
I
hear
so
much
and
so
often
that
I'm
doing
great
work,
I,
don't
even
know
I'm
doing
great
work,
I
just
about
the
work
and
I
just
do
it.
He
used
the
analogy,
as
sometimes
as
fathers.
Well
he's
a
great
dad,
and
you
know
now
we
just
dads
we're,
not
necessarily
great
dad,
which
is
doing.
M
Three
people
that
sort
of
room
today
you
know
my
brother,
Clinton
Harris,
you
know
Conan-
has
always
been
supportive
of
a
Jeremiah
at
high
school
on
anytime
I
call
on
him
he's
right
there.
He
was
a
mentor
to
a
young
man
last
year
and
you
know
I
can't
say
enough
about
about
learning
and
his
commitment.
You
know
to
a
young
people,
oh
thank
you
can.
M
Another
person
I
would
have
mentioned,
and
it
is
gentlemen
about
25
years
and
I.
He
and
I
pretty
much
grew
up
together.
We
laugh
and
joke
because
we
always
say
live
in
there.
25
years
later,
look
at
us
make
us
so
much
of
a
different
of
the
impact
on
it
when
our
youth
and
I'm
so
proud
of
the
directive.
Damn
bastard
and
that's
Shawn
Brown
executive
director
in
Boston.
Sorry.
M
And
then,
last
but
not
least,
as
one
person
that
saw
all
of
this
in
me
when
I
was
about
fifty
years
of
age
and
she
saw
a
greater
suddenly
a
potential
in
me
and
when
I
don't
necessarily
see
it
in
myself.
She's
like
a
mother
to
me,
my
mother,
passed
away
about
four
years
ago,
and
she
feared
a
very
you
know,
as
my
mother
and
she's
always
been
here
for
me,
and
it's
a
pleasure
to
be
working
with
on
a
daily
basis
and
as
dr.
Linden
MacIntyre
had
mastered
a
job.
My
about
high
school.
K
M
I
just
want
to
with
this.
You
know
I'm
here
and
I.
Do
this
work
on
a
daily
basis,
because
I
feel
like
I
owe
you
know
I
owe
my
community
I
went
out
of
my
life.
I
was
doing
so
much
available
for
my
community,
so
I
mean
forever
embedded
in
my
community,
so
the
work
that
I
do
you
know
I,
owe
you
know
a
much
nearing
other
February.
My
community
M
is
just
a
pleasure.
M
B
E
So
we
want
to
make
sure
that
everyone
participates
in
this
conversation,
so
we're
going
to
have
an
open
conversation
but
I'd
like
to
introduce
our
panelists,
who
are
part
of
our
board
first
Joelle
Mora
at
Powell,
Freddy
villas
and
Malachi
Hernandez.
If
you,
gentlemen,
would
come
up
we're
going
to
talk
about
and
we're
going
to
do
as
much
conversation
as
we
can
in
a
limited
amount
of
time
we're
going
to
talk
about
the
three
of
the
milestones
that
are
a
part
of
MMB
case
goals.
E
As
you
know,
three
of
the
milestones
include
graduating
from
high
school,
ready
for
college
and
career
successfully
entering
the
workforce
and
reducing
violence
and
providing
a
second
chance.
So
we're
going
to
start
with
my
questions
to
the
panelists,
please
feel
free
for
all
of
you
to
just
jump
in
and
then
we're
going
to
open
it
up.
If
you
have
some
questions
in
the
audience,
I'm
going
to
ask
this
to
Joelle
and
spite
of
the
obstacles,
we
know
that
our
black
and
latino
boys,
many
of
them,
are
succeeding
against
all
odds.
A
N
Right
I'll
try
to
make
my
comments
really
brief,
and
it's
been
mentioned
throughout
the
night
and
I
look
to
Marty
for
this
Marty
Martinez.
The
key
word
here
is
mentioned
all
right.
The
key
factor
to
a
success
for
a
young
man
of
color
is
message
now:
I've
I'm
one
of
many
people
in
the
city
that
do
this
work
on
the
ground
and
I,
constantly
see
in
work
with
young
men
of
color
and
constantly
tell
me
I,
don't
have
that
role
model
in
front
of
them.
I!
N
It's
important
for
the
young
men,
or
not
just
young,
never
young
people
of
color
to
recognize
they
have
the
ability
and
I
love
the
way.
Milking
and
studies
of
the
love
of
power,
build
defenses,
but
the
power
of
love
opens
those
doors,
and
in
order
for
that
to
happen,
you
need
these
young
people
to
have
that
space
to
open
that
door.
Everyone
in
this
room
is
a
key
holder
for
that
door,
and
that
means
everyone
in
this
room
has
a
potential
to
give
back
to
be
a
mentor.
N
Allow
that
young
person
to
open
that
door
and
many
factors
that
play
into
that
for
some
people
that
camp
mentor
is
being
fearful
of
metric.
We
can't
allow
that
to
happen.
If
we're
holding
those
keys,
we
need
to
give
those
to
the
young
people
to
be
able
to
open
those
doors.
There
was
a
young
man
this
morning
with
one
quick
quote
that
I
have
to
say
he
wrote
this
down
on
paper
and
I
quote:
crayons
may
be
different
colors,
but
they
are
still
equal.
Why
aren't
we.
A
N
E
You
very
much
Joelle
I'm
going
to
ask
you
this
malachi,
because
we
talked
about
this
a
little
earlier
before
we
got
together
tonight
about
the
fact
of
boston.
You
have
mainly
people
who
are
not
of
color
mentoring.
You
have
many
mentors
in
boston.
There
are
many
really
powerful
programs,
important
programs,
but
we
don't
have
as
many
people
of
color
mentoring.
I'm
pretty
sure
I'm
correct
on
that
so
malachi.
How
important
is
it
for
you?
Do
you
think,
or
for
any
young
young
man
of
color,
to
have
someone
who
looks
like
him?
I
think.
O
I
think
that
is
really
really
powerful.
When
you
have
someone
who
looks
like
you
who
you
can
relate
to
who
you
can
share
your
experiences
with
you
know,
you
have
similar
stories
and
you
know,
speaking
of
you
know
my
experience
of
my
mentor
Michael
McDonald
I
related
to
him
on
so
many
levels.
You
know
we
we
both
grew
up
in.
You
know
low
economic
standards.
O
You
know
your
your
your
your
deepest
vulnerability
within
and
there's
times
where
you
know,
I've
even
talked
to
a
number
who
may
feel
as
if
they
can
relate
to
some
of
the
teachers
in
this
school
or
some
of
the
after
school
professors,
because
they
don't
look
like
something.
It
is
difficult
when
it
when
they
don't
look
like
them,
because
it
creates
that
that
this
is
between
the
two
and
unfortunate.
So
we
should
really
work
to
create
that
we.
E
Really
do
need
mentors
I'm
going
to
ask
again.
I
know
it's
hard,
because
we've
been
here
for
a
while,
but
particularly
when
Malachi
is
speaking
when
all
of
us
are
speaking.
Please
give
us
your
attention,
because
this
is
an
important
conversation,
so
if
you
have
to
speak
with
each
other
and
greet
each
other,
please
just
move
out
because
we
can
hear
you
okay.
Thank
you
very
much.
My
next
question
is
the
second
preamble,
and
this
is
about
the
second
milestone.
Please
forgive
me
successfully
entering
the
workforce,
and
this
question
is
for
ed
and
Ed.
P
Can
you
hear
me
now
so
I
would
say
to
the
3e
exploration,
exposure
and
engagement
when
I
was
a
career
specialist
years
ago
out
of
high
school?
One
of
the
things
that
I
would
ask.
Kids
is:
what
do
you
want
to
do
for
a
career
and
most
often,
these
answers
where
I
want
to
be
a
pediatrician
I
want
to
be
a
lawyer.
P
Defense
attorney
I
want
to
be
an
athlete
I
want
to
play
in
the
NBA.
Now
you
got
as
much
chance
for
making
the
NBA
get
hit
by
lightning
in
the
same
spot
three
times,
but
these
kids
didn't
see
it
that
way,
because
the
positions
that
they
mentioned
was
what
they
thought
was
their
reality
or
things
that
they
could
relate
to
I.
P
Think
what
we
have
to
do
in
exploration
phase
is
to
turn
on
the
light
to
get
them
to
look
at
other
things,
to
get
them
to
see
a
different
reality
and
when
you're
able
to
do
that,
you
can
see
success.
The
next
thing
is
exposure.
An
exposure
is
an
internship,
a
job
and
Boston
I.
Think
we
do
this
very
well.
P
We
get
kids
private
sector
placements
and
private
sector
private
sector
placements
are
important
because
we
try
to
be
kids
in
situations
that
they
might
not
normally
be,
and
if
you
can
put
them
in
situations
where
they
might
not
normally
be
in
that's
what
the
engagement
piece
becomes
important
and
when
I
think
of
engagement,
I,
say
mentally
mentoring,
and
it
is
really
important
that
you
didn't
see.
Somebody
who
look
like
you,
my
parents
were
very,
very
involved
in
my
life.
P
My
father
was
their
front
center
every
day,
but
my
father
couldn't
teach
me
about
how
he
couldn't
teach
me
about
a
professional
career
path,
because
he
just
didn't
know
and
I
was
able
to
acquire
in
my
travels
mechanism
could
be
able
to
help
me
my
anyone
from
day
one
Joseph
East.
It
was
my
mentor
any
professional
decision
that
I
made.
He
was
able
to
help
me
with.
P
E
African-Americans
and
Latinos
comprise
62%
of
those
in
state
prison
for
drug
offenses
and
72%
of
those
sentenced
for
federal
drug
trafficking
offenses.
What
should
we
do
to
help
our
young
men
avoid
these
pitfalls
and
we're
talking
about
the
third
milestone,
which
is
reducing
violence
and
providing
that
second
chance?
Freddy?
Well.
Q
First
of
all,
convulsion,
so,
first
of
all,
I
think
what
we
need
to
do
is
what
we're
doing
here
today,
putting
together
programs
like
my
brother's
keeper,
to
support
other
young
men,
young
men
of
color,
so
that
they
don't
have
those
pistols
and
when
you're
there
is
when
they
do
have
a
great
beer
to
lift
them
back
up.
So
that's
the
first
second
of
all
is
offering
them
second
and
third
chances.
Our
mayor
talks
about
it.
He
lives.
Q
He
tells
his
story
all
the
time
of
how
he
needed
the
second
or
third
or
fourth
chance,
and
he's
offered
an
opportunity
to
young
folks
such
as
dubbing
to
have
a
second
and
a
third
chance
for
the
four
chance
within
this
city.
Programs
such
as
professional
pathways,
that
he
offers
definite
opportunity
to
intern
with
Felix
Arroyo
jr.
in
the
Office
of
Health
and
Human.
Services
is
exactly
what
we
need
that
exposure.
That
is
talking
about
that
connection.
Q
That
body
that's
willing
to
sit
there
and
mentor
and
support
our
young
people
do
be
a
good
any
event
when
they're
down
and
they
need
up,
is
key
and
the
success
of
our
young
people.
We
were
able
to
run
a
program
for
folks
who
need
a
second
chance
who
oftentimes
don't
get
a
second
chance
through
the
mayor's
office
and
his
connections
to
the
trades
and
the
unions,
and
that
program
is
called
Operation
Edmond
a
natural
event
offered
49
folks
and
opportunity
not
only
to
just
get
a
job
but
set
a
career.