Mayor Menino has long touted his commitment to diversity in the City of Boston. Recently, when criticized by organizations such as MAMLEO and others, including the Blackstonian, the Mayor said the City of Boston is diverse and he challenged anyone to prove him wrong.
The Blackstonian accepted that challenge.
Here is the proof that Mayor Menino is wrong and that the City of Boston is not diverse in its governance.
10th Anniversary of The Blackstonian
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Photos: MA Drug Lab Scandal Town Hall Meeting
All Photos by:
Eric Esteves (Hideous Beauty Photography)
Airport Workers Allege Unlawful Discrimination
BOSTON, MA— Airport workers employed by Flight Services & Systems (FSS), a contractor that provides cabin cleaning, wheelchair assistance, and security services at Logan Airport, filed complaints with the Massachusetts Commission Against Discrimination (MCAD) alleging that two of them were fired and another suspended for speaking Creole while on the job. Workers and community leaders attended the monthly Massport meeting today to raise concerns about ongoing discriminatory practices.
October is Domestic Violence Awareness Month
In an effort to raise awareness, Love Life Now will host their 3rd Annual Drive to benefit Casa Myrna who operates a shelter for victims as well as runs the local Domestic Violence Hotline (Safelink).
The Drive runs October 15th – 20th, 2012 officially (details attached).
Love Life Now will be at the Mattapan Library on the 20th from 230p-530p for last day of Drive spreading awareness and October 22nd to hand off proceeds to Casa Myrna’s Co-Executive Director.
Community Town Hall Forum
MA Drug Lab Scandal
The Largest Criminal Justice Scandal in the history of Massachusetts
60,000 Samples tainted | 34,000 cases affected | 1,140 currently in PRISON
335 awaiting trial/bail/JAIL | 144 on parole | 320 juveniles committed to DYS
Sign the Petition By: Karen McMullen My brother Mark Fernandes McMullen was shot and killed on Sept 7, 2011 by
Justice for Mark McMullen Thursday, Sept. 27th 1PM At the request of the family of Mark McMullen, you and/or your
Boston Mayor Thomas Menino vetoed a controversial redistricting plan for the city, after it narrowly passed Boston City Council by a vote of 7 to 6. The plan proposed by Redistricting Chair, City Councillor Bill Linehan, was criticized by several Community groups and Black/Latino activists for not fairly handling citizens of color who now make up the majority of the city. The groups had planned to sue if this plan would have been approved.
A coalition of diverse groups from across the city is prepared to sue the city over a new redistricting map positioned to be voted on tomorrow at the weekly City Council meeting. If this map, Docket #0985 (Linehan) is introduced and seven or more councilors vote in favor, it goes to the Mayor for his signature (9 votes will override a veto by the Mayor). Upon passage of this map, the coalition is preparing for a lawsuit against the city, on the grounds that the packing of District 4 is in direct violation of the Voting Rights Act of 1965 which prohibits voting practices or procedures that discriminate on the basis of race. In the proposed map, the population of people of color ranges from a high of 95.3% in D4 to a low of 31.6% in D2.
