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From YouTube: Black History Month Celebration Kickoff 2020
Description
City Hall kicks off Black History Month with a celebration featuring songs, performances and moving speeches. Mayor Walsh honors Cornell Brooks, a public leadership and social justice professor at Harvard Kennedy School. He is also the director of the William Monroe Trotter Collaborative for social justice at the school's center for public leadership.
A
B
And
so,
after
welcoming
you,
my
job
is
to
call
up
here
a
brother
who
is
dynamic.
Who
is
going
to
help
us
by
coming
up
here
and
doing
an
invocation
and
that
brother
is
Reverend.
Art
Gordon,
who
is
the
pastor
of
st.
John's
Missionary
Baptist
Church.
We're
going
to
give
a
warm
black
month
welcome
to
pass
the
Gordon.
C
We
still
God
have
much
work
to
do
a
prayer
God
in
this
season,
and
then
this
time
is
that
you
would
help
us
to
hold
hands
together
in
the
spirit
of
brotherly
love
and
of
sisterly
love,
as
we
continue
to
fight
for
affordable
housing
for
equitable
justice
for
climate
change.
To
continue
to
make
our
communities
safer
and
stronger
help
us
to
be
reminded
that
this
celebration
is
more
than
a
month,
help
us
to
be
reminded
god
of
the
history
and
heritage
and
invoke
the
presence
of
the
spirit
of
our
ancestors
of
Boston.
C
Here
in
this
place,
names
like
Webb
and
William
Graham's
names
like
Malcolm
X
names
like
Louis
Farrakhan
names
like
Mel
Nia
casts,
and
so
many
others
names
like
William,
Monroe,
Trotter
and
others
who
have
paved
the
way
for
us
here
today,
help
us
god
to
remember
to
celebrate
them,
and
we
invoke
their
presence
in
this
spirit
in
this
moment
on
this
celebration.
Today
it
is
in
Jesus
name.
We
pray,
amen.
B
D
Good
afternoon
everyone,
my
name-
is
Michael
Bradley
I'm,
the
director
of
choral
activities
at
the
O'brien
school
for
math
and
science,
and
we
are
the
varsity
choir.
This
is
my
eighth
grade
choir,
so
we
are
so
excited
to
be
here.
We
are
gonna
sing
for
you
a
few
times
today,
but
this
first
piece
and
we're
gonna
do
a
little
history
travel.
If
that's
all
right,
I'm
we're
actually
gonna,
go
all
the
way
back
to
Africa.
This
first
piece
is
simply
called
Gabi
Gabi.
It
is
a
song
that
is
used
if
I'm
not
mistaken.
B
B
Special
thank
you
to
the
director
of
the
choir
Michael
Bradley.
Let's
hear
for
Michael
and
the
choir
one
more
time,
I
don't
know
about
you,
but
the
KU
sticks
in
here
is
challenging,
and
so
for
them
to
be
able
to
sing
in
this
place.
You
know
that
they
work
I'll
pay
and
they
gave
it
their
all.
But,
most
importantly,
it's
it's
important
to
showcase
young
talent.
So
one
more
time,
if
you
could
just
help
me
in
thanking
the
the
O'brien
varsity
choir
for
being
here
today,.
B
The
mayor
is
Anita,
introduction
in
his
house
in
the
people's
house,
but
I
do
want
to
say
for
those
of
you
who
might
think
the
mayor
is
here
because
he
has
to
be
here
and
you
kind
of
got
to
do
these
things.
Let
me
tell
you
that
is
not
the
case.
That
is
not
the
case,
and
if
you
know
the
mayor,
you
know
the
mayor.
Just
doesn't
do
things
because
he's
got
to
do
him
and
it's
political.
In
fact,
his
staff
get
really
upset,
sometimes
because
they'll
ask
him
to
do
things
that
are
political.
B
He
just
doesn't
show
up
for
them
unless
he
believes
in
it
and
and
and
and
when
the
mayor's
probably
going
to
talk
about
some
announcements
in
this
year
and
where
he's
going
and
I
appreciate
that.
But
let
me
tell
you
from
a
personal
standpoint:
this
is
a
man
who
believes
in
all
of
the
people
of
Boston,
it's
a
mayor
who
believes
in
black
Boston
it's
a
mayor
who
believes
that
we
celebrate
history,
not
for
history's
sake,
but
we
celebrate
history
for
today
and
tomorrow's
sake.
B
E
Thank
you
John.
Thank
you
very
much.
Thank
you.
Let
me
let
me
begin
by
thanking
all
of
Boston's
black
employees
that
are
here
today.
Thank
you
for
what
you
do
in
our
city.
Thank
you
for
you
represent
to
everyone
here
that
works
in
the
city,
cabinet
level,
position
department
heads
regardless
of
your
role.
Thank
you
as
well
for
being
here
today
every
year,
this
I
think
this
is
my
sixth,
maybe
the
seventh
seventh
event
time
we've
done
this
and
every
time
the
crowd
gets
bigger
and
bigger
and
bigger.
E
E
E
E
E
When
Lois
is
the
president,
I
was
in
a
crib
was
a
long
time
ago,
I
just
a
baby
thanks,
sorry,
Lois
and
there's
there's
a
whole
bunch
of
I'm
gonna
get
into
a
speech
in
a
minute,
but
I
have
a
special
presentation.
I'm
gonna
do
right
now
in
a
second,
but
I
also
want
to
just
have
us
just
think
about
this
year.
E
Already
we've
lost
a
lot
of
Giants
I'm,
going
to
talk
about
council
turn
in
a
second,
but
on
Saturday
on
Saturday
afternoon
we
lost
a
giant
in
the
city
of
Boston
Clarence
sheep
Jones
Jeep
was
a
friend
I
met
Jeep
in
2011,
when
I
took
over
the
building
trail.
Ii
knew
who
he
was
by
I,
didn't
know
him
personally
and
in
2011
I
got
a
chance
to
know
him.
E
Personally,
he
was
the
chairman
of
the
Boston
Redevelopment
Authority
at
the
time
and
a
lot
of
what
you
see
when
people
talk
about
leaving
your
mark
on
a
city,
a
lot
of
the
buildings
that
you
see
in
the
city
of
Boston
got
approved.
While
jeep
was
the
chair
of
the
Boston
Redevelopment
Authority,
he
talked
about
equity.
He
talked
about
inclusion,
he
talked
about
all
of
the
all
of
what
was
what
was
seeing
in
the
city
today
and
I
know
a
lot
of
times.
E
People
say
you
know
there
was
really
no
equity
inclusion
in
the
developments
going
on
cheap
was
at
the
gavel
when
those
buildings
went
through
before
that.
Jeep
had
many
different
positions
and
a
of
stature.
If
you
will,
he
also
worked
in
this
building
many
many
years
ago,
he
was
at
the
forefront
of
civil
rights,
he's
at
the
forefront
of
equality.
I
had
a
chance
to
go
visit.
Jeep
on
Saturday
I
was
at
an
event
and
I
left
the
event.
I
went
over
to
his
house
and
his
wife
was
there
and
his
wife.
E
Let
me
have
a
few
moments
along
with
Jeep,
and
it
was
just
me
and
Jeep
and
I
held
his
hand
and
I
prayed
with
him,
but
I
thanked
him.
I
thanked
him
for
what
he
did
for
Boston,
because
there's
too
many
times
where
younger
people
don't
understand
that
the
work
that
has
been
laid
down
and
what
you're
working
off
of
is
the
work
that
people
like
Jeep
Jones
did.
That
actually
was
really
difficult.
Work
at
the
time
and
I
want
us
all
just
to
remember,
chief
Jones,
he
was
a
gentleman.
He
was
Boston.
E
He
worked
hard
for
every
single
thing
that
he
ever
got
in
the
amount
of
people
that
he
got
into
college
and
I
didn't
know
this
till
the
other
day
the
amount
of
people
that
he
got
into
college
black
kids.
It
didn't
have
an
opportunity
to
get
into
college
that
didn't
have
something
to
help
them
chief
Jones.
Did
it
quietly
chief
Jones?
Did
it
through
basketball,
chief
Jones
it
into
education
and
and
I
want
to
I
just
want
to
think
and
have
us
remember,
chief
Jones,
as
we
move
forward
here.
E
A
lot
of
you
probably
don't
know
the
name.
You're
gonna
hear
a
lot
and
read
a
lot
about
him.
Probably
the
next
few
days
in
the
paper,
everything
that
you're
gonna
read
about
and
hear
about
is
100%
true
right
up
until
about
three
weeks
ago
he
was
helping
people
the
last
time
I
spoke
to
Jeep
when
he
was
when
he
was
awake.
He
was
asking
me
to
help
somebody,
that's
what
he
did.
It
wasn't
about
him.
E
He
was
a
humble,
simple
person
that
carried
a
big
stick
so
late
to
ask
you
all
to
keep
chief
Jones
in
your
prayers
as
we
get
through
his
service
is
gonna,
be
Saturday
Friday
at
the
12th
after
church.
Four
to
eight
I
would
suggest
to
the
younger
folks
in
this
room.
If
you
want
to
go
and
just
just
go
and
thank
somebody
who
did
something
special,
that
help
lay
down
a
foundation
and
actually
to
go
by
his
his
services,
just
say
a
quick
prayer
and
the
funeral
will
be
Sunday
Saturday
morning.
E
And
another
person
we
lost
before
we
go
any
further
at
Christmas
we
lost
the
leader
was
a
champion
for
the
black
community
in
equality,
frost
City
was
Chuck
Turner.
He
was
an
activist
for
affordable
housing
and
good
jobs.
He
took
that
activist
spirit
as
a
member
of
the
varsity
Council,
where
he
served
ten
years
before
I
bring
down
and
up
Chuck
was
another
person
that
I
had
a
different
type
of
relationship
with,
and
most
people
don't
know
the
relationship
and
it
wasn't
confrontational.
E
It
was
about
getting
things
done
and
when
Chuck
passed,
I
called
his
wife
and
spoke
to
her
in
what
she
said
was
people
will
never
know
what
you
and
Chuck
did
together
in
changing
equity
for
a
lot
of
people
and
it's
important
for
us
to
recognize
the
people
who
laid
down
the
foundation
I
like
to
ask
Darren
Howell
to
come
on
up
here.
Well:
mom
myself
in
City,
Council,
Kim,
Janey
and
Eddie
to
accept
the
citation
honoring
Chuck
for
his
contributions
to
the
city.
E
This
is
a
civic
'it
of
recognition
in
honor
of
charles
h,
chuck
turner,
1942
2019
in
remembrance
of
his
incredible
presence
and
contributions
and
devoted
service
to
the
residents
of
Boston
and
in
recognition
of
his
passion
for
social
justice
and
his
dedication
to
making
our
city
a
better
place.
A
grateful
Boston
thanks
him
in
honest.
E
E
Today
we
launched
Black
History
Month,
it's
a
time
to
honor
the
central
role
african-american
residents
have
played
in
our
city
from
the
Revolutionary
War
to
the
abolitionist
movement
in
the
Civil
War
to
civil
rights.
To
the
present
day,
we
honor
those
who
paved
the
way
and
those
who
continue
to
move
us
forward.
Today
in
the
2020,
we
have
a
whole
month
planned
for
special
events
here
in
Boston,
and
we
have
this
year.
We're
gonna
even
do
expand
it
for
a
whole
year.
E
We
are
celebrating
the
black
community
all
year
long
the
idea
of
having
a
year-long
celebration
or
acknowledgement,
because
not
every
conversation
we
have
over
the
next
year's
gonna
be
celebration.
It's
going
to
be
an
understanding
and
recognition
of
the
work
we
still
have
to
do.
The
idea
began
when
we
were
selected
to
host
the
National
NAACP
convention.
E
This
July
and
I
want
to
thank
one
person
here
with
us
today
that
went
for
it
and
he
called
me
up
and
he
said:
I
want
to
host
the
NAACP
convention,
the
city
of
Boston
and
he
won
had
it
hot
and
a
lot
of
us
are
gonna,
be
on
stages
and
giving
speeches
during
that
time
and
and
the
presidential
campaign
is
gonna
be
coming
in
here.
But
it's
one
person
that
we're
thankful
to
and
that's
Michael
Curry.
E
This
is
the
first
time
in
40
years
that
Boston
is
hosted
in
this
convention.
We
want
it
to
be
the
greatest
convention
that
the
National
NAACP
ever
holds,
and
we
want
the
impact
during
that
convention
to
last
more
than
one
week.
We're
gonna
use
this
opportunity
as
a
catalyst
to
celebrate
our
city's
progress,
accelerate
the
accelerate
that
progress
and
set
an
example
for
the
nation,
we're
calling
the
2020
a
year
of
black
excellence
to
our
to
honor
our
history
and
set
the
stage
for
the
future.
E
That's
rooted
in
black
achievement
before
I
get
into
five
signature
events
I
want
people
to
think
about
for
a
minute.
What's
happened
from
40
years
ago,
when
the
convention
was
in
Boston
said
today
the
victories,
the
defeats,
the
progress,
the
setbacks.
Think
of
all
of
that
that's
happened
in
our
city
for
the
last
40
years.
E
E
E
We're
gonna
have
five
signature
events
that
right
now
it's
coming
more
than
five,
probably
but
the
five
events
are
we're
working
with
incredible
partners,
including
the
black
employee
Network
here
at
City,
Hall
and
I,
want
to
thank
you
in
particular
the
young
people.
Thank
you
very
much
for
what
you
do
in
our
city
every
single
day.
E
E
What
the
history
of
when
I
talk
about
the
abolitionist
movement
of
civil
rights,
what
it
actually
means,
because
we
think
we
know
it
because
we
read
about
it
in
a
chapter
in
a
book
where
we
all
went
to
school,
we
had
a
chapter,
a
few
pages
on
it
and
we
think
we
know
we
have
no
idea.
We
have
no
idea
the
history
of
the
city,
well,
Michael
Carey
talks
at
events,
I
hear
him
talk
about
people
that
I
haven't
heard
of
before
that.
E
E
E
I
can't
say
that,
because
when
I
flip
on
the
TV
and
I
flip
on
CNN
I
see
people
talking
about
one
group,
one
way
we're
going,
I
switched
over
to
MSNBC
and
I,
see
us
taking
it
down
to
different
way
and
then
I
flip
over
to
very
quickly
Fox
and
that's
taking
us
another
different
way
and
then
I
get
the
chance
to
hear
young
people
on
be
et
and
different
stations
and
hear
people
talk
and
see
where
we're
going.
We
don't
know
where
we're
going.
This
is
a
pivotal
year
for
America.
E
E
E
As
I
said
at
the
MLK
breakfast
last
week,
I
talked
about
we're
on
a
panel
and
we're
talking
about
all
the
great
things
and
I
said:
I
figured
what
the
question
was,
but
my
answer
was:
it's
not
just
about
saying
the
right
thing
today.
It's
about
doing
the
right
thing
tomorrow,
tomorrow's
today
and
it's
important
for
us
to
continue
to
move
forward
and
move
forward
and
continue
to
to
keep
the
conversation
moving
forward
and
changing
where
we
are
who
we
are.
As
a
country,
we
have
to
get
America
back
on
the
right
path,
dr.
E
King
and
the
civil
rights
movement
put
it
on
us,
dr.,
King
loved
this
country.
Dr.
King
knew
this
is
the
greatest
country
in
the
world.
There's
no
question
about
it.
Dr.
King
also
knew
that
we
were
in
in
perfect
union
that
we
have
work
to
do
that.
Work
isn't
done
that
work
will
never
be
done.
That
work
should
never
be
done,
but
what
we
need
to
do
is
continue
to
make
gains
and
not
go
backwards.
E
E
Today,
it's
a
Starbucks
understanding.
Our
history
is
so
important:
he
went
to
school
in
Jackson
State
College
of
Mississippi.
He
earned
a
Masters
of
Divinity
degree
from
Boston
University
and
a
law
degree
from
Yale
University.
He
also
ran
for
Congress,
so
he
can
deliver
a
sermon,
argue
a
case
or
give
a
stump
speech.
Depending
on
the
situation.
E
His
career
is
distinguished
by
servant.
Leadership
he's
been
seen,
he's
been
senior
counsel
to
the
Federal
Communications
Commission
executive,
director
of
the
affair,
Housing
Council
of
the
Greater
Washington
and
president
of
the
New
Jersey
Institute
of
social
justice
and
from
2014
to
2017.
He
served
as
the
president
and
CEO
of
the
National
NAACP,
so
he's
a
very
important
guest
here
today
for
us
to
have
this
year
in
Boston.
As
we
embark
on
a
year
of
black
excellence,
it's
my
honor
to
introduce
our
keynote
speaker,
Cornell
William,
Brooks,.
F
Good
afternoon
now,
as
the
mayor's
mentioned
I'm
a
lawyer
but
I'm
also
spending
a
fair
amount
of
time
in
pulpits,
as
well
as
a
consequence,
I've
grown
unusually
fond
of,
what's
called
an
antiphonal
response,
that
is
to
say
a
call
and
response.
So
if
I
say
good
afternoon,
you
need
to
say
good
afternoon
like
not
in
Columbia
South
Carolina,
but
rather
you're
in
Boston,
Massachusetts,
so
I'm
gonna,
say
good
afternoon
and
I
want
to
hear
a
long
loud,
strong
good
afternoon
loud
enough
for
the
people
in
South
Carolina
here
good
afternoon.
F
F
mayor
from
Georgetown
South
Carolina,
a
metropolis
of
about
10,000
people
situated
between
Charleston
and
Myrtle
Beach
on
the
coast
of
South,
Carolina
I
came
to
Boston
after
about
15
hours
on
the
Greyhound
bus,
with
about
$50
in
my
back
pocket,
so
to
stand
in
City
Hall
having
been
welcomed
to
this
podium
as
a
graduate.
Yes
of
Yale
Law
School,
but
also
of
a
head
start
I,
remember
where
I
came
from
and
I'm
grateful
for
where
I
am
and
I'm
grateful
to
everybody
in
this
hall
this
afternoon,.
F
I'm
gonna
give
a
certain
word
of
a
appreciation
to
Frieda
who
reached
out
to
me
by
letter
by
email
and
by
Twitter
to
make
sure
I
got
here
mr.
mayor,
so
that's
just
a
pitch
for
her
to
get
a
raise
or
a
bonus
of
some
kind.
I
want
to
recognize
the
executive
leadership
team
of
the
mayor,
Madam
President,
the
City
Council,
your
extraordinary
staff,
who
represent
the
sinew,
the
strength,
the
brilliance
and
brawn
of
this
city
I,
want
to
recognize
the
three
presidents,
former
presidents
of
the
n-double
a-c-p,
the
world's
greatest
civil
rights
organization.
F
F
F
F
We've
assembled
ourselves
in
this
historic
hole
at
this
morally
poignant
moment
in
American
history.
We
have
assembled
ourselves
in
this
Hall
when
our
forebears,
our
foremothers,
our
forefathers,
are
yet
standing
behind
us
and
the
future
is
before
us
beckoning
us
to
enter
further
into
the
21st
century.
We
find
ourselves
in
this
hole
at
this
hour
at
a
historically
resonant
moment
in
American
history,
as
the
mayor
has
lifted
up,
we
find
ourselves
in
the
midst
of
an
hour
of
generationally,
unprecedented
activism
from
one
length
from
one
part
of
the
country
to
the
other.
F
This
is
a
moment
in
which
the
way
this
city
stands
and
stands
together
is
critically
important,
not
only
for
Roxbury,
not
only
for
Charlestown,
not
only
for
contain
'bridge,
not
only
for
Somerville,
not
only
for
Massachusetts
but
for
the
whole
of
the
country.
Why?
Because
the
nation
is
yet
looking
at
Boston
I
just
want
to
lift
up
three
things
for
your
consideration
during
this
Black
History
Month,
the
first
of
which
is
greatness,
is
in
their
hands.
F
F
Now,
when
I
speak
of
greatness
in
their
hands,
I'm
reminded
of
an
enslaved
young
woman
by
the
name
of
Phyllis
Wheatley,
whose
mind
was
never
enslaved,
whose
hard,
whose
gifts
whose
god-given
four
digits
talent
was
never
shackled.
I'm
reminded
that
this
woman,
whose
books
were
transported
on
the
same
ship
that
transported
the
tea
of
the
Boston
Tea
Party
I'm,
reminded
that
Phyllis
Wheatley
had
greatness
in
her
hands.
F
Holding
greatness
I'm
reminded
that
Prince
Hall
and
an
educator
and
an
abolitionist
built
a
school,
but
not
only
did
he
build
a
school,
he
built
the
character
of
an
enslaved
people
who
refused
to
do
anything
but
be
free.
He
held
the
greatness
of
Boston
in
his
hands
I'm
reminded
of
the
first
lady
of
Roxbury
and
the
president
of
the
historic
Boston
branch
of
the
n-double
a-c-p
Mel
Nia
Kass,
who
organized
women
to
vote
in
the
wake
of
the
19th
amendment
and
she
fought
to
desegregate
Boston
schools.
F
Mel
Nia
cast
hailed
greatness
in
her
hands,
I'm
reminded
of
one
of
the
foremost
of
the
foremost
intellectuals
of
the
20th
century,
the
founder
of
the
n-double
a-c-p
William
Edward
Burghardt
Du
Bois,
who
wrote
sociological
studies,
erudite
history,
stinging,
satire,
enthralling,
romance
provocative,
pamphlets,
academic
papers
and
he
turned
the
rotation
of
the
earth
in
the
other
direction.
Toward
just
I'm
reminded
that
Dubois
held
greatness
in
his
hands,
but
can
I
just
come
home?
Can
I
just
talk
to
you
about
everyday
folk,
I'm
reminded
of.
F
Anything
but
an
ominous
anything
but
nameless
black
families
who
those
whose
names
are
not
inscribed
in
history
books,
I'm
reminded
of
black
families,
who
put
pennies
and
prayers
together
to
build
houses
of
faith.
I'm
reminded
of
black
families
whose
names
are
not
found
in
the
annals
of
history.
I'm
reminded
of
black
families
who
build
morality,
who
build
character,
who
build
brilliance,
who
make
and
write
and
create
their
own
black
history.
In
our
time
in
the
city
of
Boston,
I'm
reminded.
F
I've
reminded
the
DS
black
families,
who
constitute
the
pillars
of
our
community,
hold
greatness
in
their
hands.
I'm
reminded
that
these
black
families
are
the
same
families
that
keep
our
city
and
our
streets
safe,
who
build
our
institutions
who
take
pennies
and
billions
of
dollars
worth
of
determination
to
build
businesses
I'm
reminded
of
black
immigrants
who
come
from
the
islands
who
come
from
the
continent
of
Africa
who
come
from
around
the
globe
and
who
come
to
this
city
and
make
it
what
it
is.
We
don't
have
to
be
great
again.
We
are
great
now.
F
Refugees
from
war,
famine
and
difficulty
come
here
and
put
their
pennies
together
and
they
put
their
children
in
school.
They
put
their
workers
forward
and
then
make
this
city
what
it
is,
I'm
reminded
that
our
immigrants
hold
greatness
in
their
hands,
but
can
I
tell
you
something:
they're,
not
the
only
ones
who
hold
greatness
when
I
see
the
mayor's
staff
when
I
see
the
employees
of
this
city
who
keep
the
city
clean,
who
keep
the
city
safe?
F
F
The
students
name
was
the
Reverend
dr.,
Martin
Luther,
King
jr.,
his
mentor
and
Professor
was
a
man
by
the
name
of
Howard,
Thurman
Howard
Thurman
talked
about
greatness
and
he
described
greatness.
This
way
he
said
of
his
alma
mater
Morehouse
College.
He
said
that
every
student
had
a
crown
above
their
head
mr.
mayor
that
they
had
to
grow
into
Boston
in
2020,
has
greatness
in
our
hand,
but
we
have
a
crown
to
grow
into
the
history
of
the
city
in
2020
may
remind
you
that
we
have
a
near
perfect
bond
rating.
F
That's
a
crown
of
fiscal
responsibility
to
grow
into
the
contemporary
history.
Me
tell
you
that
the
mayor
and
his
colleagues
and
citizens
across
the
country
across
the
city
are
investing
a
hundred
million
dollars
in
the
schools.
That's
a
history
to
grow
into
the
contemporary
history
may
remind
you
that
Boston
ranks
near
the
top
or
at
the
top.
F
In
terms
of
open
space
that
we
are
enjoying
a
historic
reduction
in
crime
and
arrest
and
dealing
with
police
violence
and
violence
on
our
streets,
that's
a
history
to
be
proud
of
and
a
crown
to
grow
into,
but
it
can
I
tell
you.
We
have
to
keep
growing.
You
see
because
I'm
reminded
of
another
Bostonian
by
the
name
of
William
Monroe
Trotter,
an
architect
of
the
n-double
a-c-p
William
Monroe.
F
Try
to
you,
remember
schoolchildren
that
he
was
the
first
african-american
member
of
Phi
Beta
Kappa
and
the
first
african-american
Phi
Beta
Kappa
graduate
of
Harvard
you'll
be
European,
be
reminded.
You'll
recall
that
that
William
Monroe
Trotter
was
a
pioneer
of
the
social
justice
strategies
you
see
on
Instagram
and
Twitter
and
Facebook.
He
had
a
sin
in.
F
William
Monroe
trying
to
Bostonian,
started
his
social
justice
career
by
investing
in
real
estate.
In
other
words,
he
used
business
to
bring
about
justice.
So
mr.
mayor
I
just
want
to
say
that
we
have
a
crown
to
grow
into
in
terms
of
contracting
in
terms
of
economic
development
in
terms
of
increasing
the
net
worth
of
black
families
in
terms
of
Cree,
increasing
the
wealth
and
the
integer
in
intergenerational
wealth
of
communities
of
color,
we've
got
a
crown
grew
into
because
we
will
never
be
satisfied
if
any
child
goes
to
sleep.
F
Can
I
tell
you
black
history
is
being
written
as
we
speak.
This
is
the
time
to
be
excited
and
enthralled
by
the
possibilities
that
lie
before
us
and
a
few
months.
Hence
Boston
will
welcome
the
world's
greatest
civil
rights
organization,
the
n-double-a-cp
and
when
Boston
comes
here
for
the
first
time
in
40
years,
let
the
nation
look
at
this
city
and
recognize
and
realize
that
we're
growing
tall
into
this
crown
of
greatness.
We
won't
stop
until
black
family
wealth
in
Boston,
exceeds
the
nation
and
leaves
the
nation.
F
We
won't
stop
until
black
businessmen
and
business
women
had
their
fair
share
of
contracts
and
lead
the
nation.
That
means
we
have
to
be
aggressive.
We
have
to
do
everything
the
law
allows
in
everything
their
history
demands,
because
if
William
Monroe
try
to
took
capital
and
created
social
justice,
what
would
happen
if
our
contractors
had
their
fair
in
our
time.
F
Look
across
the
expanse
of
this
audience.
We
see
people
of
every
hue
and
every
heritage
of
every
color
and
every
complexion
of
every
pigmentation
in
this
room.
Let
Boston
lead
the
nation
be
clear.
I
came
here
as
a
young
man,
we're
not
a
whole
lot
of
money,
but
with
many
dreams,
I
came
in
got
an
extraordinary
education
in
the
city
of
Boston
I
served
at
the
Pine
Street
in
working
with
the
homeless.
I
preached
in
these
churches.
I
baptized
children
in
these
churches,
I,
was
ordained
in
this
city.
My
roots
are
in
Boston
and
I'll.
F
So
I
may
not
be
a
tall
man
but
I'm
just
going
to
tell
you
I'm
trying
to
grow
into
that
crown
of
greatness.
Mr.
mayor
I
can't
speak
to
the
height
of
everybody
in
this
audience,
but
I
can
tell
you
this.
Those
children
want
to
grow
into
that
crown
of
greatness.
These
students
want
to
grow
into
that
crown
of
greatness.
These
workers
want
to
grow
into
that
crown
of
greatness.
F
E
And
professor,
that
was
amazing,
inspiring
I,
don't
know,
say
we
have
a
gift
on
behalf
of
all
of
the
employees
here
at
City
Hall.
For
you,
it's
a
Paul,
Revere
ball.
We
want
to
thank
you
for
being
a
speaker
today
and
that's
be
on
behalf
of
all
of
us
here,
city,
councilors
and
everyone
in
this
building,
regardless
what
they
do
for
work.
This
is
our
gift
to
you.
E
Before
I
turn,
the
mic
back
to
John
I
just
want
to
introduce
a
few
other
people
that
are
here
that
we're
here
and
they're
around
City
Council
Julian
Mejia,
was
here.
I
think
she
might
be
in
the
back
of
my
thank
you
councilman
here
for
being
with
us
city,
councilor,
a
nice
hobby
Georgia's
here,
Thank
You,
council
George
is
around
here
somewhere
too.
B
And
that
quote,
I
might
not
be
a
tall
man
but
I'm
trying
to
grow
into
my
crown
of
greatness.
That's
I'm,
I'm
more
than
a
month
we're
gonna
we're
gonna
sit
on
that
we're
gonna
all
try
to
grow
into
a
crown.
So
at
this
point,
I
want
to
ask
the
John:
do
Brian
velocity
quiet
come
in
here
and
help
us
bring
this
program
in
to
an
end
and
help
us
continue
to
grow
into
our
crown?
Let's
hear
it
for
the
choir.
D
So
we
will
continue
if
you
would
allow
us
to
one
of
my
favorite
genres
of
music
to
do
requires
is
that
is
the
Negro
spiritual.
They
are
deep
to
my
heart
and
I
believe
the
arts
and
many
of
us
sitting
in
this
room
today,
and
they
tell
a
story
of
passion.
They
tell
a
story
of
anguish,
they
tell
a
story
also
of
hope
and
so
I
want
to
invite
two
of
our
students,
miss
Madeline
cosgrove,
and
they
are
spits
to
lead
us
in
a
way
in
the
water.
D
A
I
B
C
Let
us
pray
once
again:
Heavenly
Father.
We
give
thanks
for
this
day
in
this
beautiful
celebration,
where
we
celebrate
the
rich
history
and
heritage
of
black
people
in
this
great
city
of
Boston.
We
pray
God
that
as
we
move
forward
as
a
community
and
as
a
city
that
our
mayor,
that
is,
staff,
that
all
of
our
elected
officials,
our
pastors
our
community
leaders
and
community
activists,
would
work
together.
C
As
all
of
us
try
to
reach
the
crown
that
is
above
our
head
help
us
to
move
forth
with
the
strength,
passion
and
purpose
to
reach
the
crown
until
all
of
our
children
grow
up
and
have
the
best
education
here
in
this
city
help
us
to
grow.
Unto
that
crown
god
until
where
every
senior
citizen
will
have
the
best
of
health,
insurance
and
health
coverage
help
us
to
reach.
C
That
crown
where
every
young
person
every
millennial
can
buy
a
home
here
in
this
city
and
raise
their
family
help
us
to
reach
that
crown
to
all
of
our
small
businesses
will
be
able
to
thrive
because
people
have
invested
in
them
and
they
have
invested
into
that
community
help
us
god
to
move
forward
to
all
of
us
where
we
can
reach
and
grow
into
that
crown
where
the
nation
is
watching
this
city
and
where
the
nation
will
follow
this
city's
leadership.
We
pray
this
God
in
your
name,
amen.