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Basic Black: Ebola and Race | Policing Communities of Color
Arts & Culture | Black Boston | Health | Politics
October 10, 2014
This week on Basic Black: perceptions and realities on two fronts. First, we take a look at Ebola and race. With the death of Thomas Duncan attention has focused even more closely on his initial and subsequent contact with Texas Health Presbyterian Hospital in Dallas; although Mr. Duncan received round-the-clock care once admitted to the hospital, his case has raised questions about the relationship of communities of color, the poor, and the uninsured to the US health care system. Also, the ACLU of Massachusetts released a report charging the Boston Police Department with racial bias, a charge the Department vigorously rejects, pointing to advances made in the last few years under the leadership of Commissioner William Evans. But beyond the report, which only uses data from 2007-2010, how should we look at Boston's policing of communities of color in the context of the national conversation that sprung from events in Ferguson?
Photo: Licensed clinician Roseda Marshall, of Liberia, disrobes after a simulated training session on Monday, Oct. 6, 2014, in Anniston, Ala. (AP Photo/Brynn Anderson)
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Basic Black After the Broadcast: Policing Communities of Color
Arts & Culture | Black Boston | Politics
October 10, 2014
After the broadcast the discussion continued concerning the recent controversial report from the ACLU of Massachusetts charging the Boston Police Department with racial bias and the reactions from the BPD and the community.
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Basic Black: Ebola and Race | Policing Communities of Color
Arts & Culture | Black Boston | Health | Politics
October 10, 2014
This week on Basic Black: perceptions and realities on two fronts. First, we take a look at Ebola and race. With the death of Thomas Duncan attention has focused even more closely on his initial and subsequent contact with Texas Health Presbyterian Hospital in Dallas; although Mr. Duncan received round-the-clock care once admitted to the hospital, his case has raised questions about the relationship of communities of color, the poor, and the uninsured to the US health care system. Also, the ACLU of Massachusetts released a report charging the Boston Police Department with racial bias, a charge the Department vigorously rejects, pointing to advances made in the last few years under the leadership of Commissioner William Evans. But beyond the report, which only uses data from 2007-2010, how should we look at Boston's policing of communities of color in the context of the national conversation that sprung from events in Ferguson?
Photo: Licensed clinician Roseda Marshall, of Liberia, disrobes after a simulated training session on Monday, Oct. 6, 2014, in Anniston, Ala. (AP Photo/Brynn Anderson)
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Basic Black: Thomas Menino's Imprint on the "New Boston"
Arts & Culture | Black Boston | Politics
October 31, 2014
In remembering the legacy of former Mayor Thomas Menino, State Senator Linda Dorcena Forry remarked, "He didn't just focus on downtown, it was also our neighborhoods." This week on Basic Black, we look back at the city's longest serving Mayor and the huge imprint he left on Boston's neighborhoods and communities of color.
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Basic Black After The Broadcast: Baker & Coakley Down To The Wire
Arts & Culture | Black Boston | Politics
October 31, 2014
Has Martha Coakley's made her case to the Democratic base in communities of color? Will the story of the fisherman sink Charlie Baker's chances of winning? After the television broadcast, the panel offered observations and predictions on the outcome of the Massachusetts governor's race.
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Basic Black: Beyond the headlines this week
Arts & Culture | Black Boston | Politics
December 12, 2014
We take a quick run through of the week’s headlines including:
- Latino representation in Boston city government leadership roles
- Pardons and commutations currently up for review in Massachusetts
- Updates on the DJ Henry case and the connection to Ferguson
- Department of Justice renewed guidelines on racial profiling
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Basic Black After The Broadcast: Pardons in Massachusetts and Remembering Nelson Mandela
Arts & Culture | Black Boston | Politics
December 12, 2014
After the broadcast, the panel considered recent pardons and commutations from the Governor's office. Later in the conversation, a discussion of the state of South Africa, one year after Nelson Mandela's death.
Basic Black: After the Storm... Beverly Scott and the MBTA
Arts & Culture | Black Boston | Politics
February 13, 2015
Back to back storms in as little as two weeks dropped record amounts of snow on New England. The capacity of the MBTA’s equipment was put to the test, but the system buckled under the weight of the weather. In the face of widespread train delays and mounting criticism, MBTA General Manager Beverly Scott responded with a fiery press conference that’s not likely to be forgotten anytime soon. The day after her press conference, Scott submitted her letter of resignation. We’ll take a look at her tenure and immediate task at hand to get the trains back to normal.
Later in the show, as the Bay State Banner celebrates 50 years of reporting the news of New England’s communities of color, we discuss the continuing evolution of journalists of color.
Basic Black After The Broadcast: The First Draft of History...
Arts & Culture | Black Boston | Business | Politics
February 13, 2015
Later in the show, as the Bay State Banner celebrates 50 years of reporting the news of New England’s communities of color, we discuss the continuing evolution of journalists of color.
Basic Black: After the Storm... Beverly Scott and the MBTA
Arts & Culture | Black Boston | Politics
February 13, 2015
Back to back storms in as little as two weeks dropped record amounts of snow on New England. The capacity of the MBTA’s equipment was put to the test, but the system buckled under the weight of the weather. In the face of widespread train delays and mounting criticism, MBTA General Manager Beverly Scott responded with a fiery press conference that’s not likely to be forgotten anytime soon. The day after her press conference, Scott submitted her letter of resignation. We’ll take a look at her tenure and immediate task at hand to get the trains back to normal.
Later in the show, as the Bay State Banner celebrates 50 years of reporting the news of New England’s communities of color, we discuss the continuing evolution of journalists of color.
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