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THE INNER-CITY NEWS - August 28, 2019 - September 03, 2019

Health Workers Spread Narcan Message

by PAUL BASS

New Haven Independent

“Tilt the head back,” Alixe Dittmore was telling Julie Lucas. “Cover a nostril.

Stick this in their nostril.” Then: Spray.

At the moment, no one was suffering a drug overdose on the New Haven Green.

Dittmore — and a crew of other publichealth workers — were on the Green Thursday to make sure that when future overdoses do occur, there or elsewhere, people like Lucas are ready to save lives.

Dittmore was taking part in an International Overdose Awareness Day event.

Organized by Cornell Scott Hill Health Center amid a rise in the use of the deadly opioid fentanyl, the event featured information about the addiction treatment medication Suboxone, fentanyl test strips — and an effort to get more people, users and nonusers alike, equipped with Narcan, the nasal antidote.

“We want to get Narcan in everybody’s

hands,” said Hill Health Chief of Medicine R. Douglas Bruce “There’s only four minutes until they’re dead” after an opioid overdose, noted Phil Costello (at right), Hill Health’s clinical director of homeless care. “The ambulance sometimes takes eight minutes.” Narcan revives overdose victims and buys them 30 to 60 minutes to get emergency medical treatment.

Shannon Francis (pictured) of the Greater Hartford Harm Reduction Coalition handed out Narcan kits with two doses, gloves, and information. The group worked alongside a team from New Haven’s Sex Workers and Allies Network (SWAN).

Alixe Dittmore also worked the Harm Reducation Coalition table. Julie Lucas, who said she regularly hangs out with friends on the Green, said she wanted the training in order to be ready in case one of them overdoses, which has happened

several times. Hill Health clinical pharmacist Kaitlyn Jesse obtained temporary state permission to write and fill Narcan prescriptions at the four-hour event. She had written 15 in the first hour and 45 minutes.

Paul Sutphin, a regular on the Green, was charging his phone when he noticed the booths. He met up with Yale New Haven Hospital Transitions Clinic community health worker Jerry Smart and told him about his problems finding permanent housing since his release from prison a year ago. Smart’s job is to connect recently released ex-offenders with health care and direct them to housing if needed. Sutphin, who suffers from grand mal seizures, said he hopes to find an apartment so he can avoid shelters, but he doesn’t have the money, he said.

“Call me Monday,” Smart said after they spoke. “I’ll point you in the right direction.”

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Early Budget Projections Show A Surplus

by Christine Stuart CT. News Junkie

HARTFORD, CT — Two months into the new fiscal year, the state budget is still on track to end the year with a small surplus.

Office of Policy and Management Secretary Melissa McCaw told state Comptroller Kevin Lembo in her monthly letter that she expects to end the fiscal year with a $126.1 million surplus.

However, her “balance projection does not include the impact of a potential settlement of hospital litigation.”

The Connecticut Hospital Association sued the state of Connecticut in 2016.

In May, the organization and the administration announced they had reached a settlement with the administration. The budget approved by lawmakers in June included the use of $30 million in sur-

plus funds from last year to help settle the case.

The General Assembly is expected to reconvene a special session this fall to approve the deal, which has yet to be detailed.

After two years of paying $900 million annually in provider taxes, hospitals were supposed to see the tax drop to $384 million this year. But Gov. Ned Lamont’s original budget proposal maintained the tax at $900 million and gave them back $453 million as part of a calculation to get more federal Medicaid reimbursement. That ends up being a $43 million loss per year for the hospitals.

In addition, Lamont’s budget didn’t change the calculation for the inpatient hospital rates. That means hospitals will lose about 16.8% or about $170 million annually. The decision will save the state

about $59.1 million in 2020 and $61.8 million in 2021.

It’s unclear if any of those details were changed as part of the settlement agreement, which has not been made public or shared with the court.

The court proceedings have been put on hold since May when the two sides entered settlement talks. According to court documents, the parties involved in the lawsuit are expected to report back to court on Oct. 15.

As far as the budget is concerned, McCaw is projecting that they will spend $15 million more than originally anticipated based on legal claims against the state. Revenues are on track to match what was approved in the final budget.

According to a report by Pew Charitable Trusts, Connecticut’s revenues have rebounded 15.9% since the recession.

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OPM Budget Secretary Melissa McCaw

Creative-in-Residence and Entrepreneur-in-Residence Offer Workshops and Consultations at Ives Squared, September 2019 – January 2020 NEW HAVEN – The New Haven Free Public Library, an anchor institution of the Elm City Innovation Collaborative (ECIC), is excited to announce the new in-residence appointments in Ives Squared. Funded by the CTNext Innovation Places state grant awarded to ECIC, the Entrepreneur-in-Residence (EIR) and Creative-in-Residence (CIR) will share their specialized skills through workshops and one-on-one office hours conducted at Ives Squared, situated in Ives Main Library, 133 Elm Street, beginning in September through January 2020.

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Erik will hold weekly office hours and create regular workshops in Ives Squared ranging from Chief Executive Artist to Women in Business and Keep Your Wits, a workshop to cultivate resilience and maintain purpose while starting a business.

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August 28, 2019 - September 03, 2019

Homebound, Duff Receives Hero’s Welcome

by THOMAS BREEN New Haven Independent

Hundreds of police officers thronged the driveway to the Yale New Haven Hospital to give a hero’s salute to Capt.

Anthony Duff upon his release 10 days after he was shot and injured in Dixwell.

By 11 a.m. Thursday , the intersection of Cedar Street and York Street at the heart of the city’s medical district was closed to through traffic and packed with uniformed officers: from the New Haven and North Haven and Branford police departments, from the state police and from the FBI, to name a few.

As the heat and humidity continued to climb, they stood amidst nurses in scrubs, medical students on their lunch breaks, passerby stopping to pay their respect, and representatives from nearly every city department.

The officers created a two-sided aisle a hundred people long stretching from the hospital’s exit to a black SUV at York and Cedar.

All were there to show their support for Duff, who was shot and injured the night of Aug. 12 when, while he was off duty, he witnessed a murder, pursued the assailant, and wound up nearly killed himself.

The four officers first to arrive at the scene that night, Sgts. Chris Cameron and Shayna Kendall and Officers Ramonel Torres and Joseph Perrotti, saved Duff’s life by applying two tourniquets and carrying him to an ambulance, which ferried him to the YNHH emergency room for surgery.

The officers were not able to save the life of Troy Clark, a 46-year-old West Haven man who was shot and killed during the encounter. Police are still looking for the suspect who shot and killed Clark and shot and injured Duff.

Just after 11:30 a.m. Thursday, as officers handed out water bottles to their colleagues waiting in the sun, Sgt. Derek Werner (pictured) emerged from the hospital building to give the waiting crowd a five-minute warning.

Soon thereafter, Werner gave the officers lined up outside the hospital doors another order. It consisted of two sentences, one word each. “Present! Arms!”

The officers raised their hands to their brows in salute.

And then Duff, hand in hand with his wife Mia and backed by the four officers who saved his life last Monday night, walked out of the hospital and down the aisle.

The officers stood silent as they saluted.

Onlookers and reporters behind them raised their cameras to photograph Duff as he walked, surveying the audience that had come out in the high summer heat to greet him.

A woman’s voice crackled to life over a loudspeaker.

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Capt. Anthony Duff hand in hand with his wife Mia. Below: Officers salute the captain upon his hospital release.

“You are a true hero to all who know you,” the voice said. “Thank you for your extraordinary service, and we are all wishing you a healthy and a speedy recovery.”

When the voice stopped, the crowd burst into applause.

At the end of the aisle, Kendall helped Duff and his wife get into the SUV as Police Chief Otoniel Reyes climbed into

the driver’s seat.

A police motorcade escort flashed its lights and turned on its sirens to clear the way for the captain’s car.

Before he left down York Street, Duff rolled down the car window, and a grateful smile crossed his lips as he took one more look out at the hundreds of men and women there cheering him on. Then the motorcade took him home to West-

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ville.

“Today is a day for all New Haven to rejoice,” Mayor Toni Harp is quoted as saying in an emailed press release sent out by her office Thursday afternoon.

“Captain Duff is home again while his remarkable recuperation from traumatic gunshot wounds continues. Today is also a day for all New Haven to feel gratitude for the selfless valor of Captain Duff,

and the responsibility every police officer takes on at the start of each shift.

“Outside the hospital today the remarkable demonstration of unity and respect by scores of uniformed officers, from a spectrum of law enforcement agencies, highlights an irrefutable sense of optimism in New Haven, and certainly Captain Duff’s recovery and discharge provide additional evidence of it.”

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Bridgeport Mayoral Debate 2019 Francette Carson, Inncr-City News Correspondent

AARP of CT a non-partisan organiza tion hosted the 2019 Mayoral Debate in the city of Bridgeport. Nora Duncan of AARP moderated the debate at the Klein Memorial Auditorium on August 21, 2019. The questions for discussion were delivered by Pablo Colon of Radio Cumbre (Spanish radio), Anessa Liles of Bridgeport Gen Now (Women against Mass Incarceration) and Tim Ryan. The five mayoral candidates included State Senate Marilyn Monroe, Mayor Joe Ganim, John Rodriguez, Dishon Francis, and Ethan Book.

The remarks opened with State Senate Marilyn Monroe promoting her willingness to be transparent, the importance of maintaining the integrity and a promise to deliver solutions. She communicated her political goals and vision for the city of Bridgeport. Mayor Joe Ganim gave prominence to his recent accomplishments of hiring 100 new police offi-

cers, and the million-dollar investments brought to the town. He concluded, stating, “there needs to be a collaborative effort to keep the progress going in Bridgeport.” John Rodriguez identified his priorities as focusing on education, family values, and community. Rodriguez stated he is new to the city; relocating from New York to Bridgeport but believes he has fresh ideas that can make positive changes within the community. Dishon Francis described himself as an adoptee of the City of Bridgeport.

A 23-year-old highly motivated man of color seeking to make a change. He expressed his desire to move the city forward by implementing innovative ideas and making changes in a new direction.

Ethan Book emphasized the need for new leadership. Book made statements against Mayor Ganim identifying the raise in taxes and the current investigation of Ganim’s administration by the Federal Bureau of Investigation(FBI).

The debate questions addressed issues of entrepreneurship and how candidates

will make efforts to retain businesses and attract employers to the City of Bridgeport. The candidates were requested to identify steps to provide an opportunity for social and economic growth. The importance of improving financial issues to address underfunding of Bridgeport Public Schools. The candidates were urged to explore concerns regarding lack of transparency and accountability within city government — the exploration of the candidates to identify a plan to capture the economic benefits of creating walkable communities. The need for affordable housing, improvements, and accessibility of city parks and police reform. The candidates were asked to identify their most significant role model and how it would help them to lead the city.

The two stronger candidates Mayor Ganim and Senate Moore, both have years of experience in politics. Ganim focused on his recent accomplishments and longevity in political office; howevB:9.25” er, he did not provide definitive answers to the above questions.

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focused on the need for transparency, integrity, and accountability to address the above issues and move the city of Bridgeport towards positive economic and social growth. John Rodriguez had some difficulty identifying his core political goals; however, continuously expressed a need for change. Dishon Francis is articulate, confident, and provided tangible solutions to address identified issues. Francis focus is on rebuilding trust within the community. Brook failed to answer questions adequately and focused on attacking the opponent Mayor Ganim, reciting his professional experiences and expressing his lack of confidence in the democratic party.

The closing remarks concluded with Ethan Book. Book failed to reinforce his political goals and vision for the city and focused on re-emphasizing the current scandal/FBI investigation in Bridgeport identifying Mayor Joe Ganim’s main political agenda as his wealth. Book stated, “voting democratic is not making progress.” Dishon Francis expressed the

lack of confidence in current leaders and the need to elect a new leader. He stated, “my goals are to be open and transparent, and to focus on family, education and the future.” John Rodriguez discussed the importance of the support of the democratic party, safety, and building active communities through community-based events. He stated, “if it’s not working, we need to do more and make changes.”

Mayor Ganim closed out by saying, “I take nothing for granted, and I need help and support to continue to make progress.” He reinforced his progress in securing million-dollar investments and the creation of jobs in the city. Marilyn Moore stated, “I want what is best for the city of Bridgeport, and currently, the government lacks accountability and transparency. I will keep my word making Bridgeport a city the next generation will say I’m from Bridgeport, and I’m proud to be here.”

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$1,500-A-Day Consultant Questioned

by CHRISTOPHER PEAK New Haven Independent

A $1,500-a-day consultant said she put in many more hours of work than what she charged, as the Board of Education considers whether to renew her contract for a second school year.

That came up after the Finance & Operations Committee spent part of its Monday evening meeting at 54 Meadow St. questioning if they’d gotten their money’s worth from the contract in year one.

The consultant, Sherri Killins Stewart, a one-time New Haven mayoral candidate and former Massachusetts early education commissioner, has been working on improving the district’s early childhood education programs.

In their presentation to the finance committee, school administrators said Killins had coached top staff on “meeting management”; established a partnership with the Kellogg Foundation, another one of her consulting clients, that led to a $67,000 grant; and had stepped in to assist with rescuing Head Start funding that the federal government was threatening to withhold.

Killins said in her application that she’d continue much of the work she started last year.

Under the proposed contract for next year, Killins would be paid $39,000 to provide services for 26 days at the same $1,500-a-day rate. The finance committee voted to recommend the agreement to the full board, which will take a final vote next Monday.

A year ago, Superintendent Carol Birks said unifying New Haven’s splintered pre-school programming was one of her top priorities.

She said she wanted to see the same standards and processes for its three pre-school programs: Head Start, which serves 800 children from poor families; School Readiness, which serves about 1,000 children; and Magnet Pre-K, which serves about 600 children.

At the time, the district was scrambling just to keep those programs running. It had to secure its Head Start funding and rebuild its early childhood team.

That’s when Birks tapped Killins to step in as a consultant. The superintendent said she picked Killins, because she had been volunteering for the district for free since April 2018.

“Through my network and such, she just came to us, honestly, and said, ‘How can I help?’” she said last fall. “She’s been volunteering her services and engaging others in the work of early learning to support our grant-writing process, coaching the team and help with the strategic thinking about how we scale up our processes.”

Under the previous agreement, signed in August 2018, the district agreed to pay Killins $1,500 per day for up to 40 days.

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That works out to $60,000 total.

For that money, Killins, who lives in New Haven’s Westville neighborhood, said she’d hold a “strategic planning retreat” for early learning leaders; study “the feasibility” of a city-wide marketing campaign and intake system for preschool spots; create partnerships with local providers and state agencies; recommend preschool sites; and provide “strategic direction” on crafting “individualized professional development plans for all staff.”

At the Finance & Operations Committee meeting on Monday, board members

and parents asked whether Killins has delivered. And after making two recent hires, Elizabeth Gaffney as director of Head Start and Pamela AugustineJefferson as director of early learning programs, they wanted to know if her services were still necessary.

“What is it that she’s doing for us that you guys can’t do?”asked Ed Joyner, one of the board’s two elected members.

“It’s not to say that we can’t do it, but she has a different level of expertise,” said Mary Derwin, an administrator who assists with school readiness programs.

“The idea is that she is not going to be

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here forever. She is to support us, to mentor us, to coach us to build capacity within the district.”

“What are the specific skills she’s coaching you on?” Joyner asked. “Can you give me an example?”

“Meeting management,” Derwin said.

“Focus alignment, coherence.”

Joyner sighed. “Coaching educated professionals on meeting management?”

“Not how to run a meeting. It’s how to pace the momentum, the movement within a system, how to accelerate the growth, the movement of the body, whatever type of meeting it is,” Derwin said. “So, when we did strategic planning across all the systems, it’s pacing, finding commonalities, finding movement between them, guiding on possible next steps, then the district personnel here carries it out.”

“You’re saying we have to hire another person because we don’t have full-time professionals that don’t know how to do that?” Joyner pressed.

“No, I’m not saying that,” Derwin said.

“It is an additional, outside perspective.

Everyone has a coach, everyone can be mentored by someone else.”

Asked for documentation to support what Killins had done, school administrators said they didn’t have any available.

Going into next year, the city’s preschool offerings remain scattered, with no one place for parents to sign up. Online, parents will find a year-old list of sites with openings, a brochure with 28 different numbers to call, and a nearindecipherable set of Y’s and N’s on a web-based application.

Sarah Miller, a parent at Columbus School, reminded board members that the district had been trying to roll out “play-based learning” in its early grades.

“How does this contract advance the district’s commitment” to bring that model to “five sites this school year?” Miller asked in email.

Asked about her work, Killins told the Independent she didn’t want to recount what she’d done at every hour, but she said she’d put in much more time than she charged.

“I don’t think it is appropriate to provide a piecemeal accounting of the task I completed,” she said in an email. “I work an [eight to ten] hour day, never six. There are many hours that are not accounted for.”

Next year, if her contract is approved, Killins said she plans to keep providing coaching to top administrators, plus she said she’d also start holding monthly meetings to check in on the district’s overall plans, making site visits to better understand the district’s needs, and supporting leadership in boosting attendance in the early grades.

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THE INNER-CITY NEWS - August 28, 2019 - September 03, 2019

Insurance Department Schedules Rate Hearing

by Christine Stuart

New Haven Independent

0HARTFORD, CT — The public is invited Wednesday, Sept. 4, to participate in a public hearing on health insurance rate increases submitted to the Connecticut Insurance Department for review.

Ten health insurance companies, including two offering health insurance plans both on and off Connecticut’s health insurance exchange, proposed an average 7.8% increase in rates for 2020.

Anthem Health Plans, Inc., which is one of the two companies competing for business on Access Health CT, proposed a 15.2% increase in individual health plans mostly because of a 9.3% increase in medical cost trends and the reinstatement of the federally mandated health insurer tax. Anthem served approximately 27,300 members last year.

ConnectiCare Benefits, Inc., which serves about 75,600 consumers, proposed an average 4.9% increase in its rates. It also attributed the increase to a 9.3% increase in medical cost trends.

Nationally, insurance rates have been going down as insurance companies increase their profits in the individual marketplace.

Kaiser Family Foundation reported that by 2017, the individual market generally

had begun to stabilize. But that didn’t stop insurers from hiking rates in 2018.

“In 2018 insurers raised benchmark premiums by an average of 34% in response to policy changes such as the Trump Administration’s decision to cease costsharing subsidy payments and reduce funding for outreach, and uncertainty over whether the ACA as a whole would remain law. These premium hikes, along with slow claims growth, made 2018 the most profitable year for individual market insurers since the ACA went into effect,” they wrote on June 27th in an issue brief.

Blue Cross Blue Shield of North Carolina announced earlier this week that it was lowering its premiums for 2020 by an average of 5.5 percent.

The rate decrease means a $230 million reduction in health care costs for 2020 in North Carolina.

In Connecticut, the public will have an opportunity to address plans offered in both the individual and small group marketplace.

However, the public is likely to be disappointed again that affordability for consumers is not part of the considerations in the rate-setting process in Connecticut.

The Insurance Department’s job is to

make sure that the premiums cover the claims and that there is no discrimination against any specific group of clients. According to state statute, the rates have to be adequate and they can’t be excessive or unfairly discriminatory, but beyond that there’s little regulators can do to reign in costs for consumers.

Sen. Matt Lesser, D-Middletown, who co-chairs the Insurance and Real Estate Committee, said he’s concerned about the rate increases. He said legislation to allow regulators to look at affordability died again this year in committee.

Last year, Rose Ferraro, of the Universal Health Care Foundation of Connecticut, told Insurance Department regulators that her organization continues to be frustrated that its testimony will not impact the outcome of the rate review process.

“We recognize that the Connecticut Insurance Department takes this process very seriously. We understand that rate review is an actuarial exercise for regulators, but right now premiums are not an abstract math problem for families,” Ferraro said.

She said she understands the cost of health care continues to rise and that it impacts rates, but if we continue to “ignore the enormous elephant in the room

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of health care costs we will continue to see those costs rise.”

Lesser said there are many ways to reduce healthcare costs.

“The Trump administration has been looking to repeal and destabilize the ACA, and they’ve taken steps as well to drive up costs to try and break the thing,” Lesser said.

He said there’s more that can be done to

lower costs for all consumers.

He said the legislature should have passed legislation that would have allowed the state to apply for a reinsurance waiver to lower the cost of higher claims.

The legislation passed the House, but died on the Senate calendar.

He vowed to bring it back again next year.

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August 28, 2019 - September 03, 2019

ConnCAT Receives General Assembly Official Citation to Mark the Opening of its Community-bridging Patio in Science Park

Orchid Cafe, the Newhallville-based eatery operated out of the culinary arts kitchen at the Connecticut Center for Arts and Technology (ConnCAT), received an official citation from the Connecticut General Assembly Thursday during a ribbon-cutting event to mark the opening of their public patio.

ConnCAT staff and dozens of supporters celebrated the ribbon-cutting with music and food Thursday night. The patio at Orchid Cafe was made possible through funding support from the Could Be Fund, an Elm City Innovation Collaborative (ECIC) project focused on creating inclusive and welcoming public spaces. With a goal to forge mutually beneficial relationships between the Newhallville community and the businesses housed in Science Park, ConnCAT and ECIC collaborated to realize the patio at Orchid Cafe.

“We dreamed of this idea of putting a patio on Winchester Avenue where people could sit, and eat, and collide and know the best of each other,” ConnCAT CEO and President Erik Clemons said Thursday evening. “And every time I would talk about this idea, people would think that I was crazy. So for me to sit here with you all tonight, with all types of people, it’s just a dream come true.”

Clemons noted that he and his team at ConnCAT had been eying the goal to have a welcoming location for food, music and community collaboration for a number of years before it was realized with the support of ECIC. After establishing the cafe in 2017, the patio was an organic addition to the community-based work the organization had long been committed to.

“I just want you all to know that, not only are you apart of that dream and that reality, but you are also apart of history,” he added before inviting Michael Harris, Executive Director of ECIC, to speak.

“We looked all around the city and found that we actually have some of the most competitive resources here in New Haven,” Harris said. “For decades, discoveries at Science Park have created life-saving treatments and born companies that have fueled economic growth in New Haven and the region. But many in the surrounding neighborhood have been disconnected from the successes happening behind the doors of the converted Winchester Arms factory. With a strong track record of building community and developing worker skills, ConnCAT is a perfect partner to develop and activate this space.”

Harris said that after a couple of years of considering what innovative companies in New Haven should look like, ECIC developed the Could Be Fund to create inclusive and welcoming places to bridge the divide between the innovation economy and the communities around them.

“We’re working to create those casual connections and use the power of community to link those companies to stay here,” he said. “That sort of collaboration provides the connection for the residents to move into those jobs and the promise of

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the future fueled by private investment.”

Harris said ConnCATs ribbon-cutting was the first held by a Could Be Fund recipient.

“Everything that I’m seeing and hearing here excites me,” State Representative Robyn Porter (D-New Haven) said before presenting Clemons with the official citation. “This is about workforce development and about bringing jobs to this community so that we can thrive and not have to leave our communities.”

Orchid Cafe Science Park location opened in 2017 as a full–service breakfast and lunch restaurant that provides training opportunities for participants in the ConnCAT Culinary Arts Academy.

The culinary arts program trains adults in the areas of food and beverage operations, entrepreneurial skills, baking and pastry arts, and advanced culinary skills.

Graduates also receive the national Food Service Protection Manager certification.

The program is targeted to low-income individuals from New Haven, with approximately 25% formerly incarcerated individuals.

About ConnCAT The Connecticut Center for Arts and Technology (ConnCAT) is a 501(c)(3) non-profit post-secondary career training institution. The center was established in 2011 as a means to make training opportunities available to all people regardless of race, religion, ancestry or national origin. ConnCAT provides job-training programs intended to give unemployed and under-employed adults the skills needed to secure meaningful, well-paying jobs in the health sciences and culinary professions. ConnCAT provides adults with the academic support needed to succeed in the programs. Career preparation is linked with the hospitality industry and corporate partners who assist in the design of the training. Learn more at ConnCAT.org

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Festivals, among others. In 2016, he graduated from the Documentary Film and Video program at Stanford University. Before moving to Connecticut, Chris lived in San Francisco and Los Angeles where he worked in a variety of film crew roles, including the sound and camera departments of films and shows featured Showtime, Netflix and PBS. Chris has taught at Ventura College, Loyola Marymount University and UCLA Extension, and is currently an Assistant Teaching Professor at Quinnipiac University.

Chris will hold weekly office hours and will create programs like Cell Phone Cinematography, Video Editing with Adobe Premier Pro, and The Video Essay and the Future of Creative Meaning Making in the Internet Age. Visit www.nhfpl.org/ives-squared for more information and to register for workshops and appointments.

About Ives Squared Ives Squared, the New Haven Free Public Library’s award-winning innovation space, includes a makerspace, a collaborative working space and a café – all designed for technological exploration, networking and interactive learning. Ives Squared is made possible with support from CTNext, the Elm City Innovation Collaborative, the City of New Haven, and many generous donors.

About the New Haven Free Public Library The New Haven Free Public Library welcomes more than 850,000 visitors annually through our front doors and digital portals, realizing its mission of fostering lifelong learning, inspiring curiosity, and building community through shared access to resources, experiences, and opportunities for all. The library system includes the Ives Memorial Library on the historic New Haven Green, 24/7 online services, the Readmobile bringing books to early childhood learning centers, and four neighborhood libraries: Fair Haven, Mitchell, Stetson and Wilson. Now and tomorrow, the New Haven Free Public Library will transform lives and contribute to creating a strong, resilient, and informed community where everyone can thrive.

The New Haven Free Public Library is a 2019 winner of the National Medal for Museum and Library Service awarded by the Institute of Museum and Library Services. The National Medal is the nation’s highest honor given to museums and libraries for distinctive service to their communities. For more information, visit nhfpl.org.

THE INNER-CITY NEWS - August 28, 2019 - September 03, 2019

80 Senior Apartments Planned In West Hills

by THOMAS BREEN New Haven Independent

Plans to build a new eight-story, 80-unit elderly housing complex at the base of West Rock advanced after winning a key city approval for zoning changes necessary to make the project a reality.

That vote took place at Wednesday night’s nearly six-hour City Plan Commission meeting on the second floor of City Hall.

Commissioners unanimously recommended approval of an expanded Planned Development District (PDD) for the existing Park Ridge senior apartment complex bounded by Stone Street, Austin Street, and Hard Street on the very edge of the city’s west side.

The PDD, applied for by The Queach

Corporation’s Michael Giordano, the developer and owner of the senior apartments, would add five recently acquired Stone Street parcels to the complex’s existing bespoke zone, thereby allowing the construction of a new 80-unit building on Stone Street facing West Rock park.

The existing seven-story and nine-story senior apartment buildings on the site are already fully occupied with a 100-applicant waiting list, Giordano said. This new building, to be called West Ridge, would help sate that demand, and would allow local seniors to be able to age in the city they spent their lives in.

Giordano said his company plans to apply this fall for state funding from the Connecticut Finance Housing Authority

(CHFA) to construct the new affordable senior apartments. He said the application process is a competitive one. “But nothing speaks like success.”

Westville Alder and City Plan Commissioner Adam Marchand asked if the prior occupants of the five recently acquired Stone Street buildings, at 7, 9, 13, 15, and 17 Stone St., have all moved out.

“As of today, I guess” Giordano said, “the fifth one moved out.”

Per the landlord’s application, the proposed expanded PDD will include 119 parking spaces and the new West Ridge building will be 81 feet tall.

The PDD application now goes to the Board of Alders for a Legislative Committee hearing Thursday night, to be followed by a full board vote this fall.

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Homeless New Haveners cooled down with free haircuts on the Green, as local barbers donated their time, shears, and hairdressing skills.

The event Wednesday was organized

by Jesse Hardy, the founder of the advocacy group Jesse’s Homeless Outreach Project (J-HOP), in collaboration with local hairdresser Karaine “Kay” SmithHolness and a handful of New Haven, Hamden, and Branford barbers.

Hardy said that this was the second free haircutting session he’d hosted on the Green this summer, which marks the seventh year in a row that he’s been organizing this event.

Not only does access to a free haircut give homeless people a chance to clean their hair and cool down in the summer heat, Hardy said. “It’s also a good opportunity to bring up spirits.” The barbers treat them with the same respect they treat all of their clients, Hardy said, people otherwise living on the street get to enjoy a rare moment of relaxation and care.

As someone who has been homeless himself, Hardy said, “When I was out here, there was no one doing this.”

“You have no choice,” Smith-Holness said when asked why she helps organize these free hair-cutting sessions. “We’re a community. The community allows you to take care of yourself.”

Nearly 20 people lined up at the base of the city parks department’s stage, which Hardy had rented for the event, as

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the barbers set up five swivel chairs and their various haircutting equipment just after noon.

One woman, who gave her first name as Terrell, said she couldn’t remember the last time she had gotten a haircut.

“It means a lot to me ‘cause I’m broke,” she said about why she appreciates the opportunity to get a free haircut. Not having to spend money on getting a trim means she can save those few dollars for food.

The first two customers in line were

David and Louis, both sporting shaggy beards and sweating from the mid-afternoon heavy humidity.

“I’m in desperate need of grooming,” Louis said. He’s trying to get a job, he said, and a new haircut will go along way towards helping him look more presentable to prospective employers.

He sat down in the chair before Branford barber Keri Banks of Keri’s Cuts, and asked for a haircut short on the sides and faded on the top. She draped a mustache-patterned cape over Louis, and started shaving.

Louis closed his eyes in meditation as Banks cleaned the back of his neck.

“Ever since I was a kid,” he said, “every time I get a haircut, I’m always so relaxed.”

Several minutes later, he stood up and rubbed his hand through his new do.

“Amazing,” he said. “I feel so much lighter.”

Sitting to Louis’s right, David closed his eyes and let New Haven barber Dexter Jones of Dexter’s at 716 Dixwell Ave. go to work. Naughty by Nature’s “O.P.P.” played on a speaker system just behind Jones as he deftly switched between clippers and scissors.

“You look like a brand new baby boy,” Hardy shouted with a smile from in front of the stage. “Look at you! Hey handsome.”

A woman walked by the stage and shouted up to David with a smile. “Don’t think you’ll be cute when you get out that chair.”

“I was cute before I got in this chair,” David replied with a smile of his own, his eyes still closed.

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Portland Police Photoshopped a Black Man’s Mugshot to Make Him Fit Their Suspect’s Profile

BlackNews.com Portland, OR — The Portland Police Department reportedly removed the tattoos on the face of Tyrone Lamont Allen, a 50-year old Black man, using Photoshop to make him look like the accused suspect in a string of bank robberies in April 2017.

Portland police suspected Allen, who has tattoos covering his forehead and cheeks, was involved in bank robberies. However, surveillance footage of the crime shows the actual robber has no face tattoos. None of the tellers who witnessed the incident described the robber with face tattoos as well.

Still, Allen was charged in connection to the robbery. Investigators allegedly al-

tered his mug shot using Photoshop, then presented it to the tellers without letting them know that it was altered. Some of the tellers picked Allen out of the photo array of five similar-looking men and identified him as the robber.

What the police did has since caused outrage, with some saying the police photoshopped an innocent man’s face so they could just immediately make an arrest without exerting much effort.

The police officers involved have yet to face any consequence. It is also yet to be determined if Allen’s rights were violated and if the photoshopped evidence would be accepted in court.

However, police officers claimed that Allen could have actually put on a make-

up prior to robbing banks so they digitally covered his face tattoos to keep the witnesses from being “distracted.”

“I basically painted over the tattoos,” police forensic criminalist Mark Weber testified. “Almost like applying electronic makeup.”

Meanwhile, Jules Epstein, a law professor at Temple University and leading national authority on eyewitness testimony, said it is an inappropriate practice.

“It’s unbelievable to me that police would ignore the fact that no teller has described a person with glaring tattoos and make this man into a possible suspect by covering them up,” he told The Oregonian. “They’re increasing the risk of mistaken identity.”

Should I pay for insurance on a rental car?

By Crossroad News

CROSSROAD NEWS — Most personal auto insurance policies have coverage that will transfer to the rental car, so technically, you’re covered while driving the rental. The choice is whether you want to use the rental company coverage for their car so you don’t have to use your own policy.

(BPT) – Maybe you’re signing the paperwork for a rental car, ready to zip up the West Coast for your end-of-summer vacation, when the agent asks if you’re also going to be adding rental insurance.

You pause. The agent starts talking about liability, and you see dollar signs piling up. You ask yourself: “Do I really need rental car insurance?”

“Whether it comes down to your personal auto coverage or purchasing coverage from the rental company is a personal choice,” says Sean Scaturro, Director of Insurance Advice and Certified Financial Planner practitioner for USAA. The truth is there is no clear-cut answer when it comes to purchasing insurance

for your rental car, so it’s easy to understand why you’re hemming and hawing.

Most personal auto insurance policies have coverage that will transfer to the rental car, so technically, you’re covered while driving the rental. The choice is whether you want to use the rental company coverage for their car so you don’t have to use your own policy.

If your insurance is covering the car, then your deductible comes with it. So if you’re liable for a fender bender while driving a rental car that causes $4,500 of damage, and your deductible is $1,000, you must fork over that amount — all for a car you don’t own.

The coverage offered by the rental car company is generally much more expensive than your personal auto policy coverage, so if you don’t get into any incidents while driving, you may have opted for an unnecessary expense.

“Knowing that your wallet is protected against something that happens when you’re in a rental car is a good feeling,” Scaturro says. “Consider if the value

provided by the extra coverage is worth the expense.”

But what about credit cards covering rental car liability?

“Major credit card companies may offer rental car coverage if you use their credit card to rent the car,” Scaturro says. “It is important to understand the coverage limitations and exclusions for how coverage applies, for example, it may cover things like towing, theft or damage to the car but may have limitations on how you are covered for damage that you cause.”

In short, credit cards don’t offer liability coverage while you’re driving the rental.

Some do, but most don’t.

“Relying solely on your credit card rental car coverage may not offer adequate liability protection for your financial situation,” Scaturro says.

Planning on renting a car anytime soon? Visit USAA.com/rentalcar for more information.

Sean Scaturro is the Director of Insurance Advice for USAA and a CERTIFIED FINANCIAL PLANNER(TM) practitioner. With more than 15 years of experience in the financial services and insurance industry, Sean has a wealth of

knowledge advising clients on risk management, asset allocation, retirement planning, portfolio construction and estate planning.

This article originally appeared in Crossroads News.

COMMENTARY: Will You Answer the Call for Moral Revival?

By Julianne Malveaux, NNPA Newswire Contributor NNPA NEWSWIRE — In embracing and expanding the legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., Revs. Barber and Theoharis have asked Presidential candidates to consider a debate that focuses exclu-

sively on poverty. Many have agreed, but others have not gone on record. With more than one in five African American families living in poverty, and wages relatively stagnant, a national conversation about poverty is more than overdue.

I cannot overstate my tremendous admiration for Rev. William Barber. Our connection goes back to North Carolina when I was the President of Bennett College, and he led the state NAACP. His daughter, Sharrelle, graduated from Bennett in the spring before I assumed the Presidency and as student body president, she served on the search commit-

tee that selected me. So, he’s a friend of long-standing.

In the years since our North Carolina time, I’ve watched this brother grow in his profound leadership, galvanizing people all over the nation around a moral agenda for our country. When we see already-weak bonds of civility and community, both national and international, fraying, the movement to “build a moral agenda rooted in a framework that uplifts our deepest moral and constitutional values to redeem the heart and soul of our country.”

In the past year or so, Rev. Barber has

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been building national momentum and plans mass action in Washington, DC on June 20, 2020. We will be in the heat of the 2020 political election, a time when we must look at our nation’s future and its direction. Barber’s organization, which he co-leads with Rev. Liz Theoharis, is poetically called Repairers of the Breach. Its website is https://www. breachrepairers.org/, and it is worth checking out regularly, as updates on the 2020 march, along with other activities, will be posted.

The Barber movement is optimistic and much needed at a time when an elected

leader regularly picks fights with the heads of other nations, triggers a trade war, disrespects people, even his own appointees, with vile name-calling, and drips disdain for women, especially elected Black women and other women of color.

We live in a graceless age, but Barber and Theoharis radiate grace. They are optimistic, patient, and movement building. They are inclusive, focused, and, most importantly, kind. They get this economy and its uneven distribution, but Con’t on page 12

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The Late Jackie Wilson to Finally Receive a Star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame Harlean Harris Wilson, 81, was scheduled to make the acceptance speech at the presentation of a Star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame for her late husband, the legendary Detroit-born singer Jackie Wilson, September 4, 2019 in Hollywood. However, she passed away unexpectedly this past Saturday and in her place their son John Wilson will accepted the award for his father.

Speakers and guests set for the ceremony include Berry Gordy, Smokey Robinson, Marshall Thompson of the ChiLites, and Jackie’s Goddaughter Jody Watley will be among those attending.

“Though we are deeply saddened that Harlean will not be with us physically to accept Jackie’s star on September 4th, we are certain that she will be there with Jackie in spirit. Harlean Wilson was a beautiful woman inside and out who lived her life with tremendous grace and dignity and was loved by us all,” said Paul Tarnopol of Brunswick Records.

Prior to her unfortunate death, Harlean was involved with a forthcoming authorized biography and a documentary film about Wilson, a two-time Grammy Hall of Fame Inductee, a winner of the Rhythm and Blues Foundation’s special Legacy Tribute Award and Roll Hall of Fame recipient. She was very excited about the release of a 50-track compilation of remastered hits, The Definitive Jackie Wilson, available on Spotify, Apple Music, Pandora, and all other major digital platforms.

Less than two weeks ago, esteemed music journalist Jeff Tamarkin spoke with Harlean about her life, the forthcoming projects and Jackie Wilson’s legacy. The following is her story: More than 35 years after his death, Jackie Wilson – one of the greatest soul singers of all-time and a secondyear inductee into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame – is getting some overdue recognition, and no one could be more pleased about that than his widow, Harlean Wilson. On September 4, 2019, Jackie – known in the music business as “Mr. Excitement” – will be recognized with a star on Hollywood’s fabled Walk of Fame. For Harlean, the honor is the culmination of decades of tireless work keeping the late entertainer’s name in front of the public – and protecting both his legacy and her own.

“I’m so elated for him, so ecstatic about my husband getting this star,” says Harlean. “That title Mr. Excitement wasn’t just given to him; he worked for it.”

Harlean Harris—her maiden name— was only a teenager in the early 1950s when she first came across the name Jackie Wilson. Born in White Plains, New York, in 1937, she had been serving as the president of the Billy Ward and the Dominoes Fan Club when the rhythm and blues vocal group announced that its lead singer, Clyde McPhatter, was leav-

ing to join the Drifters. Harlean, along with many other fans, was upset by the news that a young unknown named Jackie Wilson would be taking his place.

Then Harlean went to Harlem’s famous Apollo Theater, where she heard Jackie sing. “I had never heard a black entertainer sing on Jackie’s level, at all,” she says. “Nobody had.” At first she remained solely a fan but then one day she received a call from Jackie, who had seen her picture on the cover of Ebony magazine—Harlean was modeling at the time—and remembered her from the fan club. Jackie and Harlean (who had previously dated Sam Cooke and Sammy Davis Jr.) became a couple and several years later, in May 1967, they were married.

By that time Jackie Wilson had long ago launched a solo career and logged hit after hit, both uptempo numbers and ballads, including such timeless smashes as “Lonely Teardrops,” “That’s Why I Love You So,” “Night” and “Baby Workout.”

Just months after the wedding, he scored his final Top 10 single, “(Your Love Keeps Lifting Me) Higher and Higher.”

In a business that chewed up artists and spit them out, Jackie Wilson’s popularity never flagged—onstage he was a virtual dynamo, as charismatic a performer as any, while in the studio he was capable, says Harlean, of “singing anything.”

Jackie, she adds, owed much of his commercial success in the music busi-

ness to his dedicated producer at Brunswick Records, Nat Tarnopol, who was also the head of the label and had originally brought Jackie to New York from their shared native city of Detroit. Unlike many other African-American entertainers of the day, Wilson was treated fairly by Brunswick and Tarnopol, says Harlean, but outside of the confines of the company, that wasn’t always so: The singer and his wife were often subjected to painful, vicious rumors and untruths, legal entanglements and other indignities, including women who claimed to be linked with Jackie romantically and, later, both men and women claiming to be his children. One crazy, completely fabricated story that persisted for some time had Jackie being held outside of an upper story of a building upside down by thugs until he agreed to sign a contract.

Reality did hit them hard one evening in 1961 though, when the couple experienced a horrific close call: Jackie had been shot by a woman who was reportedly jealous of his relationship with Harlean. “Jackie had stepped outside of our apartment to get the mail and I heard what sounded like two firecrackers going off,” says Harlean. She went to investigate the noise, and found Jackie grimacing and screaming, “She shot me,” while a woman stood nearby claiming she hadn’t meant to do so. Jackie summoned enough strength to hobble outside the building, where a patrol car happened to

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be passing by. But rather than take the victim to a hospital, the officers chased down the shooter inside the apartment building. Fortunately, Jackie’s injuries were not fatal, but it took more than a year before he felt ready to resume his career.

Rumors aside, Jackie and Harlean did produce one child together, a son they named John, known as Petie throughout his life. The young boy’s world was shattered irrevocably when, on September 29, 1975, Jackie Wilson suffered a massive heart attack while performing at a nightclub in New Jersey. Jackie, in a coma, was rushed to a nearby hospital, where Harlean (then separated from him) and Petie were denied visitation until they were able to produce paperwork proving that they were his legitimate family.

Jackie Wilson never fully regained his ability to function; he remained in the care of others, his career cut short unexpectedly and permanently. Harlean became his caretaker, simultaneously entering into a never-ending series of legal situations that would linger long past the death of Jackie Wilson on January 21, 1984, nearly a decade after he collapsed onstage. “I was the administrator of the estate because I was his court-appointed guardian,” says Harlean, “and everybody wanted to take the estate from me, with all kinds of excuses. Everybody came out of the woodwork. The whole matter went into federal court when it first happened and it’s still going on. Jackie wasn’t a businessman.”

Despite all of the hardships she has been through, Harlean Wilson retains nothing but admiration for the man she met more than six decades ago. While she is the first to admit that there were difficulties in their marriage—“I have eyes, I could see what was going on,” Harlean says—she remembers Jackie as a man who was “very vibrant, very effervescent, generous to a fault. He loved to sing and he loved life.”

Harlean Wilson has spent a lifetime doing her best to make sure that the world remembers and knows the truth about Jackie Wilson. Now, finally, with the unveiling of his Hollywood star and other high-profile projects soon to be announced, she will have accomplished her goal.

The Presentation of a Star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame and release of a 50-song compilation album, “The Definitive Jackie Wilson,” coincides with the bereavement of Jackie Wilson’s Widow Harlean Harris Wilson “The Definitive Jackie Wilson,” 50 remastered songs that will be available on Spotify, Apple Music, Pandora, and all other major digital platforms.

More information at www.JackieWilsonMusic.com

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Will You Answer the Call for Moral Revival? they also get race and the many ways it is foundational.

The Repairers website says, “Our deepest moral traditions point to equal protection under the law, the desire for peace and among nations, the dignity of all people, and the responsibility to care for our common home.”

In embracing and expanding the legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., Revs.

Barber and Theoharis have asked Presidential candidates to consider a debate that focuses exclusively on poverty.

Many have agreed, but others have not gone on record. With more than one in five African American families living in poverty, and wages relatively stagnant, a national conversation about poverty is more than overdue.

Indeed, the other conversation is one that drills down on what international economic fluctuations mean to the average person. Economic pundits have high-level discussions about the stock market (when half of all Americans own no stock or bonds), making people think they can make no difference in economic policy. But we can make a difference when we pass laws that provide a living wage, paid sick leave, affordable health care, and more. The Poor People’s Campaign and the Moral Budget give people tools to approach some of these economic issues. With his eloquence and his leadership, Barber has emerged as a national treasure and a lightning rod for economic transformation.

What will economic transformation look like? Is it possible for capitalists to make a profit and still pay their workers a living wage? It is possible to dismantle the predatory capitalism that, in the words of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., “thingifys” people in the name of profit? Do capitalists understand that consumers fuel this system, and paying consumers translates into more sales for them? And do predatory capitalists understand the ecological devastation they promote when they fail to embrace climate change?

Rev. Barber raises all these questions and more. For the next nine months, through June 20, 2020, he is moving around the country, addressing injustice, mobilizing people, and focusing on change. He has offered our nation a fundamental challenge. Will you answer the call for moral revival? Four hundred years after the first Black folks were brought to these shores, a call to deal with systemic racism, economic injustice, the war economy, and ecological devastation is long overdue.

Julianne Malveaux is an author and economist. Her latest project MALVEAUX! On UDCTV is available on youtube.com. For booking, wholesale inquiries or for more info visit www.juliannemalveaux.com

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Black Businesse$, Black Consumer$: A Necessary Alliance

By Starla Muhammad, Managing Editor, The Final Call

CHICAGO—Entrepreneurship is nothing new in the Black community. Black people have historically worked hard to establish, maintain and grow their own businesses to cultivate an economic base in providing goods, products and services to consumers. Despite obstacles including lack of access to capital, resources, connections and at times inconsistent support from the public, the entrepreneurial spirit continues to be alive and well in Black America.

That spirit coupled with the ongoing push by Black business advocates encouraging Black folks and others to patronize and support these businesses, can influence a Black business “boom” and be a catalyst for change and transformation in and for the conditions of Black people through jobs and community development.

“We can never solve our economic problems of the Black community while spending most of our money with the people that live outside of it. We can never control our community as long as others own most of the businesses in it,” said Minister Taharka Shakur during an August press conference in Chicago kicking off National Black Business Month. Local entrepreneurs and activists spoke on the importance of Blacks doing business with and promoting Black businesses not just in August, but all year around.

“Once we have these businesses in our communities that will resolve our crime.

That will give these youth some identity of what they can do so I encourage you all to encourage others to support this month and be a part of our ongoing agenda of buying Black,” said Revin Fellows, co-founder of National Black Agenda Consortium.

Created in 2004 by John Templeton, a historian and Frederick Jordan, an engineer, National Black Business Month is an opportunity to recognize Blackowned businesses around the country and also a chance for consumers to make a concentrated effort to spend money with these companies.

There are approximately 2.6 million Black-owned businesses in the United States. The number of Black or African American-owned firms grew 34.5 percent between 2007 and 2012— from 1.9 million to 2.6 million in 2012, according to the most recent statistics from the Census Bureau. Black women have been leading this charge of Black entrepreneurship. The number of Black femaleowned firms climbed 66.9 percent, from 900,000 in 2007 to 1.5 million in 2012, noted the Census Bureau. Additionally, these 1.5 million Black female-owned businesses accounted for 58.9 percent of the nation’s 2.6 million Black or African

American-owned businesses, the bureau reported. Of these 2.6 million in 2012, 109,137 had paid employees.

According to the U.S. Small Business Administration’s Office of Advocacy, annual receipts from Black-owned businesses totaled $150 billion, 2.5 million Black-owned businesses have no paid employees (95.8 percent) and only 109,000 had at least one paid employee.

But with a consistent, targeted effort, those numbers and figures can grow.

Averi Frost is executive director of the Central Ohio African-American Chamber of Commerce based in Columbus.

There is a lot of hunger and energy around the idea of Black entrepreneurship whether it means ownership or supporting others in business, she explained.

“One thing that we’re definitely seeing is that because we know that there’s systematic and historical challenges with access to capital as far as financial institutions to our businesses, it is even more important now of an effort as far as consumers for us to make sure we’re supporting our businesses as does every other community frankly,” said Ms. Frost.

“If we are able to better circulate the dollar within our community it’s going to have a greater impact. Any entrepreneur is most likely to hire somebody and to invest in a community that looks like them or reflects their values,” she added.

The Honorable Marcus Mosiah Garvey through his Universal Negro Improvement Association and the Most Honorable Elijah Muhammad, patriarch of the Nation of Islam, taught economics is a key component of Black survival and prosperity in America. Mr. Muhammad’s “Do For Self” program was transformed into reality with the establishment of successful Black Muslim-owned businesses in the 1960s and 1970s. He taught

Black America to “spend your money among yourselves, build an economic system among yourselves and unite to pool your resources.”

The Honorable Minister Louis Farrakhan reintroduced Muhammad’s Economic Blueprint calling on not only Muslims, but all Black wage earners—the poor, the middle class, and the wealthy—to make affordable contributions, on a regular basis, into a single “national treasury.” Some of this money could be used to open new Black businesses or invest in existing ones to make them stronger. The Nation of Islam continues to promote the need for Blackowned businesses and land. If 16 million Black wage-earners contributed a nickel a day, seven days a week that would equal 35 cents per week. In 52 weeks or one year that totals $18.20 which multiplied by 16 million people equals $291.2 million.

“We can say whatever we want about the president. His personality doesn’t matter. The context of the environment matters and there have been opportunities that we haven’t taken advantage of as producers and as employees,” said Cedric Muhammad, an economist and CEO of Hip-Hoppreneur Inc. Black people must have an agricultural and manufacturing base, he argued.

“There’s no way out of this condition other than to go to the land and other than to popularize building trade professions and to develop some type of a manufacturing base in the inner city or the more rural areas which can be done,” he said. Agribusiness will feed into manufacturing and that would create a significant level of employment then entrepreneurship if Black businesses could be financed.

Black businesses must do a better and more intentional job of strategically

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marketing themselves to increase visibility in their communities, said Ms. Frost.

“Not just like being on Facebook or doing random radio ads; making sure your actual target customers are hearing what you’re talking about. And that can even go a step further by being involved in a trade organization, a Chamber of Commerce and/or like signing up for these directories,” she explained. The Central Ohio African-American Chamber of Commerce has available a list of 400 Black entrepreneurs in the state.

It is important to bridge the gap between Black businesses and consumers, said advocates. There are several avenues promoting Black businesses folks can find via apps, online and print directories and of course, word of mouth.

And while Black businesses must do their part, so must Black consumers.

“The consumer is always going to do their part which is to spend but unfortunately they’re not aware of our existing Black-owned businesses,” said Cedric Muhammad. He touted Maggie Anderson, who made headlines several years ago when she and her family only patronized Black-owned businesses in Chicago for a whole year. “Maggie Anderson laid the blueprint for what every person in the city has to do. So we need to know where to go, where the existing businesses are, so we can do better patronizing them and then we have to support them not just with our consumption dollars. The Honorable Elijah Muhammad didn’t want a nation of consumers, he said he wanted a nation of producers.

We should be a nation of producers and employers and so these businesses need loans and they need equity investments, they just don’t need consumption though consumption would help a lot,” said Cedric Muhammad.

“As consumers, we have to do a better

job spreading the word, not just the bad experiences but the good experiences too and doing a better job of spreading the good gospel that way more of us can support these businesses,” said Ms. Frost.

“We’re not in the beginning stages of it but we’re trying to get back to connecting with each other so it’s happening in silos. For the chamber we’re trying to make it kind of an umbrella effort to pull together everything we own so that we can all support each other.”

The We Buy Black Convention aims to do just that. The convention is a marketplace of over 120 Black-owned businesses and will be held Aug. 23-25 in Atlanta allowing consumers an opportunity to spend money with these businesses.

“Currently in America, Black people have the highest rates of poverty, of homelessness, of joblessness, of crime, and imprisonment. However, Black people spend more money than any other ethnic group, with an annual purchasing power of $1.3 trillion. Of all these funds, less than 2 percent is spent within the Black community,” noted convention organizers.

Observers are optimistic that there is a Black business “boom” and it can continue to grow and expand with targeted and deliberate work and effort.

“It’s really reenergizing because for those of us who’ve been at this, and I’m young. I’ve only been in this type of spirit for 10 years. But my peers and those ahead of us, for a little bit it seemed like we were just kind of fighting a losing battle in doing this work but there wasn’t a collective energy and conscious effort to support each other. It seems like the tide has spinned on that and it’s really refreshing,” said Ms. Frost.

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COMMENTARY: America’s Racial Wealth Gap Could Cost Economy $1.5 Trillion

By Charlene Crowell, NNPA Newswire Contributor NNPA NEWSWIRE — “Black families are underserved and overcharged by institutions that can provide the best channels for saving,” states the McKinsey Global Institute (MGI) report, The economic impact of closing the racial wealth gap. “For instance, banks in predominantly black neighborhoods require higher minimum balances ($871) than banks in white neighborhoods do ($626).

Unsurprisingly, 30% of Black families are underserved by their banks, and 17% are completely disconnected from the mainstream banking system because of a lack of assets and a lack of trust in financial institutions.”

America’s nagging racial wealth gap has been the focus of many research reports and economic policy debates. Now new research analyzes the strong connection between disproportionate wealth and financial services and products that

are either shared or denied with consumers of color.

Authored by the McKinsey Global Institute (MGI), The economic impact of closing the racial wealth gap, identifies key sources of the nation’s socioeconomic inequity with its accompanying racial and gender dynamics along with family savings, incomes, and community context.

“Black families are underserved and overcharged by institutions that can provide the best channels for saving,” states the report. “For instance, banks in predominantly black neighborhoods require higher minimum balances ($871) than banks in white neighborhoods do ($626).

Unsurprisingly, 30% of Black families are underserved by their banks, and 17% are completely disconnected from the mainstream banking system because of a lack of assets and a lack of trust in financial institutions.”

Additionally, according to the MGI report, the nation’s overall economy is affected by racial wealth gaps, estimating that between 2019 and 2028, the cost of economic losses to the general economy will be in the range of $1.0-$1.5 trillion.

Black America’s “racialized disadvantage” was created through historical forces – including private business prac-

tices and public policies that together advantaged white consumers while often excluding or relegating Black Americans. For example, the National Housing Act of 1934 limited housing options for Black Americans by assigning a D-rating to neighborhoods in general decline and occupied by lower-income residents.

Fast forward to more recent times, the Federal Reserve in 2017 found that Black consumers are 73% more likely than whites to lack a credit score due to “credit redlining”. This term refers to where a consumer lives to be the central determining factor in whether to approve credit, rather than the actual credit profile.

Among the MGI report’s other key findings are that: • Black Americans can expect to earn up to $1 million less than white Americans over their lifetimes; • Black men with no criminal records are less likely to receive job interviews than are white men with criminal records; • The median wealth of a single Black women is $200, while that of a single white man is $28,900; and • Black families are up to 4.6 times more likely to live in areas of concentrated poverty, than are white and Latino fami-

lies; Geographically, 65% of Black Americans reside in one of only 16 states. The states are also areas that score below the nation’s national average of 77 state performance metrics spanning economy, education, economic opportunity, fiscal stability, infrastructure and more: Alabama, Arkansas, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Louisiana, Maryland, Michigan, Mississippi, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee, and Virginia.

“This study represents a critical look at the key components of wealth-building: access to community and family assets, ability to save, access to homeownership and availability of good jobs,” said Tom Feltner, Director of Research with the Center for Responsible Lending (CRL).

“At every step it points to a widening racial wealth gap between Black families and white families.”

“With today’s Black homeownership rate hovering around 40%, while 73% of similarly situated whites own their homes, access to responsible mortgages remains more of a dream than a reality,” added Keith Corbett, a CRL EVP. When student loan debts and criminal incarcerations are factored into the racial wealth divide, an even more bleak sce-

nario is disclosed.

“Incarceration is estimated to reduce annual wages by 40% — not including the lost wages during the time served – for the formerly incarcerated,” states the MGI report, “reduces their economic mobility, and even increases the risk of school expulsion six times for their children….[B]lack men without criminal records are actually less likely to receive job interviews than are white men who have criminal records.”

For Black women, gender brings a dual “wage penalty”, according to the report.

Median earnings for Black women are only 65% as much as those earned by white men, and 89% of median earnings for Black men. Black women typically borrow more in student loans, so their lower earnings bring stronger financial challenges in repayment years. As a result of these and other factors, the median wealth of a single Black woman is only $200, while that of a single white man is $28,900.

Both male and female Black college graduates are prone to support their families more so than their white college classmates. The financial assistance shared with older family members reduces the amount of disposable dollars

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B.A. in a related field; plus 2 yrs’ related experience or equivalent VALENTINA MACRI RENTAL HOUSING PRE- APPLICATIONS AVAILABLE combination of education and experience. Pay rate $16.61/hr.

Health Benefits, 401K, Vacation Pay. Apply to:Authority, GWSNE, 432 Washington Ave., North Haven, CT 06473/ HOME INC, on behalf of Columbus House and the CT New Haven Housing Email Resume: Rose@qsrsteel.com Hartford, Fax (203) EOE/AA - M/F/D/V AFFIRMATIVE ACTION/EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER is accepting pre-applications for studio and one-bedroom apartments at this495-6108/hr@goodwillsne.org devel-

NOTICE APPLY NOW!

PRE-BID / OPEN HOUSE MEETING FOUR UPCOMING PROJECTS Location: Haynes Construction, 32 Progress Avenue, Seymour, CT 06483 Date: Thursday, August 22, 2019 Time: 10 to 11:00 am Project documents available via ftp link below each project

opment located at 108 Frank Street, New Haven. Maximum income limitations apperson for ply. Experienced Pre-applications will Lay-out be available from 9AM TO 5PM beginning Monday Ju;y 25, 2016Structural and ending when sufficient pre-applications (approximately 100) have Steel and Misc ACS Youth Housing (Renovation) Bids Due: 9-20-19 @ 5 pm been received at the offices of HOME INC. Applications will be mailied upon re1054 Boston Avenue Send to hherbert@gwfabrication.com quest

by Resume calling HOME INC at 203-562-4663 during those hours. Completed preBridgeport, CT (1 Building, 11 Units) applications must be returned to HOME INC’s offices at 171 Orange Street, Third http://ftp.cbtghosting.com/loginok.html?username=acsyouthhousing Floor, NewInspector Haven, CT 06510.

I - Construction, Town of Groton Public Works, Associate’s Degree and two 19 Maple St Ext. Apts. (New Construction) Bids Due: 9-20-19 @ 5 pm 19 Maple Street Extension years’ experience in construction work, or a high school eduKent, CT cation and four years’ experience. Full-time, 40 hours, $28.89/ Must Have your Own Vehicle (1 Building, 3 Townhouse Style Units) hour. Applications at Groton Town Hall, Human Resources, 45 http://ftp.cbtghosting.com/loginok.html?username=19maplestreetextensionapartments VALENTINA MACRI VIVIENDAS DE ALQUILER PRE-SOLICITUDES DISPONIBLES Fort Hill Road, Groton, CT 06340 or www.groton-ct.gov and must be returned by 8/30/19. EOE m/f HOME INC, en nombre de la Columbus House y de la New Haven Housing Authority, está Washington Park Apartments (Renovation) Bids due: 9-20-19 @ 5 pm aceptando pre-solicitudes para estudios y apartamentos de un dormitorio en este desarrollo E. Washington, Barnum& Noble Ave and Kossuth St The Housing Authority the New CityHaven. of Norwalk, Bridgeport, CT ubicado en la calle 109 Frankof Street, Se aplicanCT limitaciones de ingresos (10 Buildings, 36Units) máximos. Las pre-solicitudes estarán disponibles 09 a.m.-5 p.m. comenzando Martes 25 http://ftp.cbtghosting.com/loginok.html?username=washingtonparkapts julio, 2016 hasta cuandoproposals se han recibido pre-solicitudes (aproximadamente 100) is requesting for suficientes Legal Services. en las oficinas de HOME INC. Las pre-solicitudes serán enviadas Request for Proposal documents can be viewed and por correo a petición llamando a HOME al 203-562-4663 duranteunder esas horas.Pre-solicitudes deberán remitirse St. Paul’s Flax Hill Cooperative (Renovation) Bids due: 10-25-19 @ 5 pm printed atINC www.norwalkha.org the 28 Martin Luther King Jr Drive a las oficinas Business de HOME INC en 171 Orange Street, tercer piso, New Haven , CT 06510 .

Accounting Department has two immediate openings for full section RFP’s/RFQ’s Norwalk, CT time Accounts Payable and Accounts Receivable professionals (10 Buildings, 88 Units) Norwalk Housing is an Equal Opportunity Employer. in a fast-paced office environment. Must be highly organized, http://ftp.cbtghosting.com/loginok.html?username=stpaulsflaxhill Adam Bovilsky, Executive Director. possess good computer skills, be detail oriented, and able to manage multiple projects. Benefits include health, dental & These contracts are subject to state set-aside and contract compliance requirements.

Garrity Asphalt Reclaiming, Inc seeks: LTD insurance plus 401(k). Send resume to: Human Resource Fax or Email Questions & Bids to: Dawn Lang @ 203-881-8372 dlang@haynesct.com Dept. P O Box 388, Guilford CT 06437.

HCC encourages the participation of all Veteran, S/W/MBE & Section 3 Certified Businesses Invitation to Bid: Construction Equipment Mechanic preferably experienced in

Haynes Construction Company, 32 Progress Ave, Seymour, CT 06483 nd ********An Affirmative Action/Equal Opportunity Employer********** Reclaiming and Road Milling Equipment.

We offer Ave factory 242-258 Fairmont 2 Notice AA/EEO EMPLOYER training on equipment we operate. Location: Bloomfield CT 2BR Townhouse, 1.5 BA, 3BR, 1 level , 1BA We offer excellent hourly rate & excellent benefits Large AllTom newDunay apartments, new appliances, new carpet, close to I-91 &CT. I-95Fence Company is looking for an individContact: Phone: 860243-2300 Oldand Saybrook, CT

highways, near bus stop & shopping centerual for our stock yard. Warehouse shipping and receiving Email: Tom.dunay@garrityasphalt.com (4 Buildings, 17 Units) Forklift experience a must. Must have a minimum of 3 years’ Request for Proposals Women & Minority Applicants are encouraged to apply Pet under 40lb allowed.

Interested parties contact Maria @ 860-985-8258 TaxtoExempt & Not Prevailing Wage Rate Project material handling experience. Must be able read and write Independent Audit & Tax Services Affirmative Action/ Equal Opportunity Employer English, and read a tape measure. Duties will include: Loading and unloading trucks, pulling orders for installation and retail TheSelective HousingDemolition, Authority of the City Castof New Havend/b/a Elm City Communities is curCT. Unified Deacon’s Association is pleased to offer a Deacon’s New Construction, Wood Framed, Housing, Site-work, Certificate Program. This is a 10 month program designed to assist in the intellectual formation Candidates counterofsales, keeping the yard clean and organized at all times rently seeking Proposals for Independent Audit & Taxes Services. A complete copy of in-place Vinyl Siding, in response to the Church’s Ministry needs. The cost isInc $125. Classes start Saturday, August 20, 2016 1:30Garrity Asphalt Reclaiming, seeks: and inventory control. Individual will also make Concrete, deliveries Asphalt of theShingles, requirements may be obtained from Elm City’s Vendor Collaboration Portal https:// 3:30 Contact: Chairman, Deacon Joe J. Davis, M.S., B.S. Flooring, Painting, Division 10 Specialties, Appliances, Residential Casework, on Wednesday, August fence panels and products, must be able to lift at least 70lbs. newhavenhousing.cobblestonesystems.com/gateway beginning (203) 996-4517 Host, General Bishop Elijah Davis, D.D. Pastor of Pitts Chapel U.F.W.B. Church 64 Brewster Reclaimer Operators and Milling Operators with current 14, 2019 at 3:00PM. Required to pass a Physical and Drug test, have a valid CT. Mechanical, Electrical, Plumbing and Fire Protection.

St. New Haven, CT licensing and clean driving record, be willing to travel Driver’s License and be able obtain aisDrivers Card.

Thistocontract subjectMedical to state set-aside and contract compliance requirements. throughout the Northeast & NY. CDL B & A drivers a plus. Send resume to pking@atlasourWater and Wastewater Engineer/Planner We offer excellent hourly rate & excellent benefits door.com AA/EOE/MF Responsible Bid Extended, Due Date: August 5,technical 2016 work in the analysis of existing water and wastewater sysContact: Rick Tousignant Phone: 860- 243-2300 tems and in projecting system needs for future services. Requires a B.S. degree in Email: rick.tousignant@garrityasphalt.com Anticipated Start: August 15, 2016 Sealed are invited by the are Housing Authority of the Town of Seymour civil, sanitary or environmental engineering and 4 years of engineering experience Womenbids & Minority Applicants encouraged to apply Project documents available via ftp link below: of which 2 years must be water and wastewater related. Must possess a valid ConuntilAffirmative 3:00 pm on Tuesday, August 2, 2016 at its office at 28 Smith Street, Action/ Equal Opportunity Employer http://ftp.cbtghosting.com/loginok.html?username=sayebrookevillage necticut Driver’s License. Salary: $71,052 - $90,909 annually plus an excellent fringe Seymour, CT 06483 for Concrete Sidewalk Repairs and Replacement at the benefit package. Apply: Human Resources Department, Town of Wallingford, 45 Smithfield Gardens Assisted Living Facility, 26 Smith Street Seymour. 1907 Hartford Fax or EmailTurnpike Questions & Bids to: Dawn Lang @ 203-881-8372 dawnlang@haynesconstruction.com South Main Street, Wallingford, CT 06492, (203) 294-2080, Fax: (203) 294-2084.

HCC CT encourages the participation of all Veteran,The S/W/MBE & Section Certified Businesses North Haven, 06473 closing date 3will be that date the 50th application form/resume is received, or Tractor Trailer Driver for Heavy & Highway Construction Haynes Construction Company, 32 Progress Ave, Seymour, CTwhichever 06483 A pre-bid conference held atclean the Housing Authority Office 28 Smith September 17, 2019 occurs first. EOE Equipment.

Must have awill CDLbe License, driving record, AA/EEO EMPLOYER capableSeymour, of operating equipment; be willing to travel Street CTheavy at 10:00 am, on Wednesday, July 20, 2016. throughout the Northeast & NY. Roads & Streets, Town of Groton Public Works, ReInsulation company offering good pay We offer excellent hourly rate & excellent benefits quires CDL-B license and two years related experience in equipment operation; demonand benefits.

Please mail resume to Bidding documents are available from the Seymour Housing Authority OfContact Dana at 860-243-2300. strated ability to operate applicable equipment measured by passing of test prior to end of fice, 28 Smith Seymour, CT 06483 (203) 888-4579. above address. probationary period. Full-time, 40 hours, $22.67/hour. Applications at Groton Town Hall, Email:Street, dana.briere@garrityasphalt.com Human Resources, 45 Fort Hill Road, Groton, CT 06340 or www.groton-ct.gov and must Women & Minority Applicants are encouraged to apply MAIL ONLY be returned by 8/23/19. EOE m/f Action/ Equal Opportunity The Affirmative Housing Authority reserves the right Employer to accept or reject any or This all bids, to company is an Affirmative Action/

DELIVERY PERSON NEEDED Part Time Delivery Needed One/Two Day a Week,

NOTICIA

If Interested call

(203) 387-0354 Listing: Accounting

NEW HAVEN

SAYEBROOKE VILLAGE

ELM CITY COMMUNITIES

SEYMOUR HOUSING AUTHORITY

KMK Insulation Inc.

Union Company seeks:

Mechanical Insulator position.

reduce the scope of the project to reflect available funding, and to waive any informalities in the bidding, if such actions are in the best interest of the Housing Authority.

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Equipment Operator,

THE INNER-CITY NEWS - August 28, 2019 - September 03, 2019 INNER-CITY NEWS July 27, 2016 - August 02, 2016

INVITATION TO BID THE MARITIME AQUARIUM AT NORWALK

Sealed proposals for the trade contracts listed below addressed to The City of Norwalk Purchasing Department Room 202, 125 East Avenue, Norwalk,NOTICE CT, 06856 until 2:00 p.m. September 19. Immediately following, all bids will be opened publicly and read aloud. Bids received after the specified closing time will not be accepted and will be returned unopened.

VALENTINA MACRI RENTAL HOUSING PRE- APPLICATIONS AVAILABLE Trade

Trade

HOME INC, on behalf of Columbus House and the New Haven Housing Authority, Package Description Package Description is accepting pre-applications for studio and one-bedroom apartments at this Number Number development located atHazardous 108 Frank Street, New Haven. Maximum income limitations apMaterial Abatement and 2.01 ply. Pre-applications will be available from 9AM TO 5PM beginning Monday Ju;y Demolition 25, 2016 and ending 2.02a Site when Work sufficient pre-applications (approximately 2.09b100) have Ceramic and Terrazzo Tile been received the officesSidewalks of HOME INC. Applications will be mailied re2.02b at Concrete and Curbs 2.09c uponFlooring quest by calling HOME INC at 203-562-4663 during those hours. Completed pre2.02c Micropiles 2.10 Painting applications be returned to HOME INC’s offices at 171 Orange Street, Third 2.03 must Concrete 2.11 Exhibits Floor, New Haven, CT 06510.

2.04 Masonry 2.12 Aquatic Life Support Systems

2.05a Structural Steel 2.13 Plumbing 2.05b MiscellaneousNOTICIA Metals 2.14 Fire Protection 2.06 General Trades 2.15 HVAC 2.07a Roofing and Sheet Metal 2.16 Electrical VALENTINA MACRI VIVIENDAS DE ALQUILER PRE-SOLICITUDES DISPONIBLES 2.07b Firestopping 2.17 Tel/Data/Communications Aluminum Entrances, Storefronts, 2.08aen nombre de la Columbus House y de la New Haven Housing2.18 HOME INC, Authority, Security está Windows, Glass & Glazing aceptando pre-solicitudes para estudios y apartamentos de un dormitorio en este desarrollo 2.09a Drywall and Acoustic Ceilings 2.19 Fire Alarm ubicado en la calle 109 Frank Street, New Haven. Se aplican limitaciones de ingresos 2.20 Final Cleaning máximos. Las pre-solicitudes estarán disponibles 09 a.m.-5 p.m. comenzando Martes 25

julio, 2016 hastatrade cuandocontract se han recibido pre-solicitudes (aproximadamente 100)comply with the State of Connecticut Any individual awardsuficientes which exceeds $500,000 in value must en las oficinas de HOME INC. Las pre-solicitudes serán enviadas por correo a petición Department of Administrative Services’ (DAS) Contractor Prequalification Program (Connecticut General Statutes llamando a HOME INC al 203-562-4663 durante esas horas.Pre-solicitudes deberán remitirse §4a-100, 4b-101 and 4b-91). These contractors must hold a current DAS Contractor Prequalification certificate. The bid a las oficinas de HOME INC en 171 Orange Street, tercer piso, New Haven , CT 06510 . submission work must contain their current prequalification certificate and the update (bid) statement, in addition to the other bid submission materials required herein. The classification required for this trade package is General Construction, Group B.

PUBLIC NOTICE THE HOUSING AUTHORITY OF THE CITY OF BRISTOL OPENING WAITING LIST FOR THE HOUSING CHOICE VOUCHER (SECTION 8) PROGRAM Starting on September 16, 2019 the Bristol Housing Authority will accept pre-applications for their Housing Choice Voucher (Section 8) Program. The waiting list will remain open until September 20, 2019.

To apply online or to down-load the application, go to https://www.bristolhousing.org.

Applications will not be available until September 16, 2019. Applicants are encouraged to apply online; however, applications will also be available at our main office located at 164 Jerome Avenue, Bristol CT 06010. The office is open to the public on Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays, 8:30-4:30, Tuesdays, 8:30-1:00 and Thursdays 1:00-4:30. For assistance with the online application, please call (860) 582-6313.

Applications not completed online must be mailed to the Bristol Housing Authority, 164 Jerome Avenue, Bristol, CT 06010, postmarked no earlier than September 16, 2019 and no later than September 20, 2019 and received by September 30, 2019. Applications will only be accepted online or by mail and must contain accurate and complete information.

Hand-delivered, faxed or emailed applications will not be accepted. Only 1 pre-application per post-marked envelope will be accepted. Duplicate, incomplete or illegible applications will not be accepted. 400 applications will be drawn at random on October 25, 2019 and only families selected will receive notification by November 30, 2019.

AVISO PÚBLICO LA AUTORIDAD DE VIVIENDA DE LA CIUDAD DE BRISTOL TENDRA LA APERTURA DE LA LISTA DE ESPERA PARA EL PROGRAMA DE BONOS DE VIVIENDA (SECCIÓN 8) A partir del 16 de Septiembre, del 2019, la Autoridad de Vivienda de Bristol aceptará preaplicaciones para su Programa de Bonos de Opción de Vivienda (Sección 8). La lista de espera permanecerá abierta hasta el 20 de Septiembre, del 2019.

The pre-bid meeting will be held for all contractors 10:30am, September 5, 2019 held at the Maritime Aquarium at Norwalk, 10 North Water St., Norwalk Connecticut, 06854. All contractors are strongly encouraged to attend the pre-bid Para aplicar en línea o para descargar la pre-aplicación, vaya a https://www.bristolhousmeeting.

Invitation to Bid:

NEW HAVEN

ing.org. Las aplicaciones no estarán disponibles hasta el 16 de Septiembre, del 2019. Se

242-258 Fairmont Ave 2nd Notice recomienda a los solicitantes a presentar su solicitud en línea; sin embargo, las aplicaciones Sets of the Maritime Aquarium at Norwalk Plans and specifications may be viewed and downloaded free of charge también estarán disponibles en nuestra oficina principal ubicada en el 164 Jerome Avenue, Townhouse, 1.5 BA, 3BR,https://secure.smartinsight.co/#/PublicBidProject/467881 1 level , 1BA SAYEBROOKE VILLAGE from2BR SmartBidNet at the following address: Bristol, CT 06010. La oficina está abierta al público los Lunes, Miércoles y Viernes, de All new apartments, new carpet, close to I-91 at: & I-95 Plans and specifications may be appliances, obtained fornew the cost of reproduction highways,Copy near (203)757-2100 bus stop & shopping center - Buckaplan/Universal - County (203)348-3758 Pet underReproductions 40lb allowed. Interested parties contact Maria @ 860-985-8258

8:30-4:30, Old Saybrook, CT los Martes, 8:30-1:00 y los Jueves de 1:00 a 4:30. Para obtener ayuda con la en línea, llame al (860) 582-6313.

(4 Buildings,solicitud 17 Units) Tax Exempt & Not Prevailing Wage Rate Project Las aplicaciones no completadas en línea deben enviarse por correo a la Autoridad de

All inquiries concerning this solicitation are to be submitted in writing via the Bidders RFI Form contained within the bid Vivienda de Bristol, 164 Jerome Avenue, Bristol, CT 06010, con matasellos no antes del 16 de Selective Septiembre, del 2019 ySite-work, a más tardar el 20 de Septiembre, del 2019 y ser recibidas antes document materials by 4:00pm, 12, 2018 to the Construction Manager, AP Construction, Frank Fazekas, CT. Unified Deacon’s Association is pleasedSeptember to offer a Deacon’s New Construction,att: Wood Framed, Housing, Demolition, CastCertificate Program. This is a 10 month program designedor to assist in203-359-0202 the intellectual formation of Candidates del 30 de Septiembre, del 2019. Las aplicaciones solo se aceptarán en línea o por correo E-mail: ffazekas@apconst.com (preferred) Fax: in-place Concrete, Asphalt Shingles, Vinyl Siding, in response to the Church’s Ministry needs. The cost is $125. Classes start Saturday, August 20, 2016 1:30y deben contener información precisa y completa. No se aceptarán solicitudes entregadas

3:30 Contact: Chairman, Deacon Joe J. Davis, M.S., B.S.

Flooring, Painting, Division 10 Specialties, Appliances, Casework, por faxResidential o por correo electrónico. Solo se aceptará 1 pre-aplicación, por sobre 996-4517 Host, General Bishop Davis, D.D. Pastor will of Pittsbe Chapel U.F.W.B. Church Brewster No(203) oral, telephone, emailed orElijah faxed proposals considered.

All 64 responsible bids shall be guaranteed for ninety (90) a mano, marcado. aceptarán solicitudes duplicadas, incompletas o ilegibles. 400 solicitudes andNo FireseProtection.

St. New Haven, days after dateCTof proposal. The Construction Manager reserves the right to waive any informality in Mechanical, the bids andElectrical, to awardPlumbing seleccionarán al azar el requirements. a contract to other than the low bidder if deemed in the best interest of the City of Norwalk.

This contract is subject to state set-asideseand contract compliance

25 de Octubre, del 2019 y solo las familias seleccionadas recibirán una notificación antes

A ten (10%) Bid Bond executed by the Bidder and an acceptable Surety company or companies as are authorized to do del 30 de Noviembre, del 2019.

Bid Extended, business in the State of Connecticut in shall be submitted with each bid. Bids which fail to contain a Bid Bond SecurityDue as Date: August 5, 2016 Start: August 15, 2016 stated above will be rejected as non-responsive. The selected Contractor will be required to post a PerformanceAnticipated and Payment are invited by the Housing Authority of the Town of Seymour forSealed the fullbids amount of the contract sum.

Project documents available via ftp link below:

SEYMOUR HOUSING AUTHORITY

Water until 3:00 pm on Tuesday, August 2, 2016 at its office at 28 Smith Street, http://ftp.cbtghosting.com/loginok.html?username=sayebrookevillage The selectedCT bidder all provisions ConnecticutatGeneral Statute 31-53 (State of Connecticut, Seymour, 06483must for comply Concretewith Sidewalk Repairs of andthe Replacement the Electrical Technician – The Town of Wallingford Water Division is seeking a responDepartment Labor Prevailing Wage Facility, Rates and26Executive Order #3. Certified payroll information shall be required and SmithfieldofGardens Assisted Living Smith Street Seymour. sible and dawnlang@haynesconstruction.com skilled individual to maintain, repair, and calibrate all of the electrical or Fax or Email Questions & Bids to: Dawn Lang @ 203-881-8372

submitted on a weekly utilizing the forms provided within the bid specification book. pertaining to water treatment and distribution systems and operaHCC encourages the participation of all Veteran,electronic S/W/MBE &equipment Section 3 Certified Businesses Contractors shall note the CHRO MWBE Set-aside Program Requirements and Small/Minority Business participation tions. The position requires a high school diploma or GED and (2) two yrs. of college Haynes Construction Company, 32 Progress Ave, Seymour, CT 06483 A pre-bid conference will be held at the Housing Authority Office 28 Smith requirements as indicated above for each trade package and are responsible for ensuring that they, and the level education or specialized maintenance training and (4) four yrs. of experience in AA/EEO EMPLOYER SBE/MWBE’s they selected, eligible contractors and that they meet State of Connecticut CHRO Project Street Seymour, CThave at 10:00 am, onareWednesday, July 20, 2016. the repair and maintenance of electrical equipment or graduation from an accredited Requirements.

Bidding documents are available from the Seymour Housing Authority Office, 28 Smith Street, Seymour, CT 06483 (203) 888-4579.

THE MARITIME AQUARIUM AT NORWALK WALK BRIDGE MITIGATION PROJECT The HousingCT Authority reserves the right to accept or reject any or all bids, to NORWALK,

reduce the scope of the project to reflect available funding, and to waive any informalities in the bidding, if such actions are in the best interest of the Housing Authority.

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college or university with a Bachelor’s Degree in Electrical Engineering or related field and (1) one yr. of experience. Salary: $28.36 - $34.46 per hour, plus an excellent fringe benefit package. Apply to: Human Resources Department, Town of Wallingford, 45 South Main Street, Wallingford, CT 06492. Fax #: (203) 294-2084. Closing date will be September 16, 2019 or the date the 50th application is received, whichever occurs first. EOE.

THE INNER-CITY NEWS -

August 28, 2019 - September 03, 2019

INNER-CITY NEWS July 27, 2016 - August 02, 2016

PUBLIC NOTICE

NOTICIA NOTICE PUBLICA

The Housing Authority of the City of Bridgeport (HACB) d/b/a Park City Communities (PCC)

The Housing Authority of the City of Bridgeport (HACB) VALENTINA MACRId/b/a RENTALPark HOUSING PREAPPLICATIONS AVAILABLE City Communities (PCC)

abrirá sus listas de espera de viviendas públicas de bajos ingresos para 1 dorm. para HOME INC,deonedad behalf avanzada, of Columbus 62 House Haven Housing personas y and mastheo New mayores de 62 Authority, necesitando Cuidado de is accepting pre-applications for studio and one-bedroom apartments at this develCongregación de Ancianos. abrirá nuestras listas de espera para unidades familiares de opment located at 108 Frank Street, New Haven. Maximum income limitations ap3BR, comenzando el miércoles 4 de septiembre hasta el viernes 30 de septiembre de ply. Pre-applications will be available from 9AM TO 5PM beginning Monday Ju;y 2019. Para calificar para ancianos, usted debe tener 62 años o más y; para las unidades 25, 2016 and ending when sufficient pre-applications (approximately 100) have 3BR un tamaño de familia debe ser un mínimo de tres (3) y el ingreso bruto anual no been received at the offices of HOME INC. Applications will be mailied upon repuede exceder los límites ingresos que se muestran a continuación quest by calling HOME INC atde203-562-4663 during those hours.

Completed pre-para el tamaño del hogar.

Las pre-solicitudes deben ser recogidos en el Centro Comunitario Gary Crooks, applications must be returned to HOME INC’s offices at 171 Orange Street, Third 301 Bostwick Ave. las aplicaciones previas también se pueden descargar desde nuestra Floor, New Haven, CT 06510. página web www.parkcitycommunities.org. Sólo se aceptará una pre-solicitud por familia; las pre-aplicaciones duplicadas serán descalificadas.

will be opening its Low-Income Public Housing Waiting Lists for 1BR Elderly/62 over individuals and Elderly Congregate Care. We will also open our 3BR family waitlist beginning Wednesday, September 4th through Friday, September 30, 2019.

To qualify for Elderly and Congregate, you must be 62 years or older; for 3BR units a family size MUST be a minimum of three (3) AND the annual gross income may not exceed the income limits shown below for the household size.

Pre-Applications must be picked up at Gary Crooks Community Center, 301 Bostwick Ave. Pre-Applications can also be downloaded from our website www.parkcitycommunities.org. Only one pre-application per family will be accepted; duplicate pre-applications will be disqualified.

Aplicaciones deben ser entregadas a Gary Crooks Community Center solamente!

Applications must be returned to Gary Crooks ONLY.

NOTICIA

VALENTINA MACRI VIVIENDAS DE ALQUILER PRE-SOLICITUDES DISPONIBLES

This housing authority does have a preference point system: disabled, homeless, elderly, working, displaced, domestic violence, veterans, elderly congregate and witness protection. A waiting list with preferences means that applicants who qualify for the preference will receive assistance before applicants who do not.

La Autoridad de Viviendas tiene un sistema de preferencias: personas sin hogar, discapacitados, HOME INC, en nombre de la Columbus House y de la New Haven Housing Authority, está mayor de edad, empleados, víctimas de violencia domestica, veteranos, ancianos congregados y aceptando pre-solicitudes para estudios y apartamentos de un dormitorio en este desarrollo protección testigos.

UnaStreet, lista New de espera conaplican preferencias quiere decir que personas que ubicado en ladecalle 109 Frank Haven. Se limitaciones de ingresos cualifican con su preferencia recibirán asistencia antes de personas sin preferencias. máximos. Las pre-solicitudes estarán disponibles 09 a.m.-5 p.m. comenzando Martes 25

julio, 2016 hasta cuando se han recibido suficientes pre-solicitudes (aproximadamente 100) en las oficinas de HOME INC. Las pre-solicitudes serán enviadas por correo a petición Tamano del hogar Los limites de ingresos 3 1 2 llamando a HOME INC al 203-562-4663 durante esas horas.Pre-solicitudes deberán remitirse a las oficinas de HOME INC en 171 Orange tercer piso,$41,050 New Haven$46,200 , CT 06510 .

Muy Bajo (50%)Street,$35,950

Household size Income Limits

1

3

2

Very Low (50%)

$35,950

$41,050

$46,200

Extremademente Bajo

$21,60 0

$24,65 0

$27,75 0

Extremely Low

$21,60 0

$24,65 0

$27,75 0

Bajo (80%)

$57,45 6

$65,66 4

$73,87 2

Low (80%)

$57,45 6

$65,66 4

$73,87 2

NEW HAVEN

Invitation Bid: If you require to a reasonable accommodation for this process, a designated help line will be 2nd Notice available to receive your requests at (203) 337-8804 PCC Does not discriminate based upon race, color, disabilities, religion, sex or national origin.

Si necesita un ajuste razonable para este proceso, una línea de ayuda designada estará disponible para recibir sus peticiones al (203) 337-8804 PCC no discrimina basado en la raza, color, discapacidad, religión, sexo u origen nacional.

242-258 Fairmont Ave 2BR Townhouse, 1.5 BA, 3BR, 1 level , 1BA

All new apartments, new appliances, new carpet, close to I-91 & I-95 highways, near bus stop & shopping center

Garrity Asphalt Reclaiming, Inc seeks:

SAYEBROOKE VILLAGE

Old Saybrook, CT (4 Buildings, 17 Units)ELM CITY COMMUNITIES Tax Exempt & Not Prevailing Wage RateRequest Project for Proposals

Pet under 40lb allowed. Interested parties contact Maria @ 860-985-8258 Certified/Qualified SWEEPING, TRUCKING, TRAFFIC CONTROL, ASPHALT Information Technology Consulting Services PATCHING Minority Subcontractors operating in the greater Bridgeport, CT CT. Unified Deacon’s Association is pleased to offer a Deacon’s New Construction, Wood Framed, Housing, Selective Demolition, Site-work, CastCertificate Program. This is a 10 month program designed to assist in the intellectual formation of Candidates area

in-place Concrete, Asphalt City Shingles, Vinyl Siding, Housing Authority of New Haven d/b/a Elm city Communities is currently seekAll African-American-Owner Businesses, Minority-Owned Businesses & Flooring, Painting, 10 Specialties, Appliances, Technology Residential Casework, ingDivision Proposals for Information Consulting Services. A complete copy of the Women-Owned Businesses are encouraged to apply. requirement may be obtainedfrom Elm City’s Vendor Collaboration Portal https://neMechanical, Electrical, Plumbing and Fire Protection.

St. New Haven, CT whavenhousing.cobblestonesystems.com/gateway beginning on Wednesday, August This contract is subject to state set-aside and contract compliance requirements.

Please contact Steven Garrity in response to the Church’s Ministry needs. The cost is $125. Classes start Saturday, August 20, 2016 1:303:30 Contact: Chairman, Deacon Joe J. Davis, M.S., B.S. (203) 996-4517 Host, General Bishop Elijah Davis, D.D. Pastor of Pitts Chapel U.F.W.B. Church 64 Brewster

Phone: 860- 243-2300 Email: Steven.garrity@garrityasphalt.com Garrity Asphalt Reclaiming is an Affirmative Action/ Equal Opportunity Employer

SEYMOUR HOUSING AUTHORITY

Sealed bids are invited by the Housing Authority of the Town of Seymour Security until 3:00 pm on Tuesday, August 2, 2016 at its office at 28 Smith Street, per Sidewalk week/10 perat year Seymour, CT 40 06483hrs. for Concrete Repairsmonths and Replacement the Smithfield Gardens Assisted Living Facility, 26 Smith Street Seymour.

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Bid Extended, Due Date: August 5, 2016 Anticipated Start: August 15, 2016 The Glendower Group, Project documents available via ftp link below: http://ftp.cbtghosting.com/loginok.html?username=sayebrookevillage Request for Proposals

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Fax monitoror Email Questions & Bids to: Dawn Lang @ 203-881-8372 dawnlang@haynesconstruction.com Security Guard- Seeking qualified individuals to perform a variety of duties associated with HCC encourages the participation of all Veteran, S/W/MBE & Section 3 Certified Businesses ing access to the building or assigned station, implementing security protocols as provided by district Haynes Construction Company, 32 Progress Ave, Seymour, CT 06483 A pre-bid conference will be held at the Housing Authority Office 28 Smith and building level administrative staff. Requires graduation from high school, plus a minimum of Group, Inc an affiliate of Housing Authority City of New HaAA/EEO EMPLOYER Street CTworking at 10:00with am, the on Wednesday, 2016.experience preferred. Individual The Glendower one yearSeymour, experience public. One July year 20, security ven d/b/a Elm city Communities is currently seeking proposals for Co-Develconsidered for the positions will be required to be fingerprinted and undergo background checks. oper of the Redevelopment of Valley Street Townhouses. A complete copy of Hourly Rate: Bidding documents are available from the Seymour Housing Authority Ofthe requirement may be obtained from Elm City’s Vendor Collaboration Portal $14.34 $14.57.

Hours: 6:45 A.M. – 3:15 P.M. plus benefit package.

Apply to: Human Resources fice, 28 Smith Street, Seymour, CT 06483 (203) 888-4579.

Department, Town of Wallingford, 45 South Main Street, Wallingford, CT 06492. Fax #: (203) 294- https://newhavenhousing.cobblestonesystems.com/gateway beginning on 2084. Closing date will be August 28, 2019, or the date the 50th application is received, whichever Monday, July 22, 2019 at 3:00PM The Housing Authority reserves the right to accept or reject any or all bids, to occurs first. EOE.

reduce the scope of the project to reflect available funding, and to waive any informalities in the bidding, if such actions are in the best interest of the Housing Authority.

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THE INNER-CITY NEWS - August 28, 2019 - September 03, 2019 INNER-CITY NEWS July 27, 2016 - August 02, 2016

Inspector I - Construction, Town of Groton Public Works, As- HELP WANTED: Large CT guardrail company sociate’s Degree and two years’ experience in construction work, or looking for Laborer/Driver with valid CT CDL Class NOTICE A license and able to get a medical card. Must be a high school education and four years’ experience. Full-time, 40 hours, $28.89/hour. Applications at Groton Town Hall, Human ReVALENTINA MACRI RENTAL HOUSING PRE- APPLICATIONS AVAILABLE sources, 45 Fort Hill Road, Groton, CT 06340 or www.groton-ct.gov and mustINC, be on returned 8/30/19.

EOE HOME behalf ofby Columbus House andm/f the New Haven Housing Authority, is accepting pre-applications for studio and one-bedroom apartments at this development located at 108 Frank Street, New Haven. Maximum income limitations apply. Pre-applications will be available from 9AM TO 5PM beginning Monday Ju;y Judicial District ofpre-applications Hartford at Hartford 25, 2016 and ending when sufficient (approximately 100) have been received at the offices of HOME INC. Applications will be mailied upon request by calling HOME INC at 203-562-4663 during those hours.W Completed preAtkins, Connie A. vs Dawson, Todd applications must be returned to HOME INC’s offices at 171 Orange Street, Third Floor, NewNotice Haven, to CT Todd 06510. W. Dawson of parts unknown.

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242-258 Fairmont Ave Name of Judge: O’Leer, S Date: August 14, 2019 2BR Townhouse, 1.5 BA,State 3BR, 1 level , 1BA Attest: Robert Miller, Marshal

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Information Technology Consulting Services

Housing Authority City of New Haven d/b/a Elm city Communities is currently seeking Proposals for Information Technology Consulting Services. A complete copy of the requirement may New Haven, CT beSt.obtainedfrom Elm City’s Vendor Collaboration Portal https:// newhavenhousing.cobblestonesystems.com/gateway beginning on Wednesday, August 21, 2019 at 9:00AM CT. Unified Deacon’s Association is pleased to offer a Deacon’s Certificate Program. This is a 10 month program designed to assist in the intellectual formation of Candidates in response to the Church’s Ministry needs. The cost is $125. Classes start Saturday, August 20, 2016 1:303:30 Contact: Chairman, Deacon Joe J. Davis, M.S., B.S. (203) 996-4517 Host, General Bishop Elijah Davis, D.D. Pastor of Pitts Chapel U.F.W.B. Church 64 Brewster

SEYMOUR HOUSING AUTHORITY

ELM CITY COMMUNITIES

Sealed bids are invited by the Housing Authority of the Town of Seymour until 3:00 pm on Tuesday, August 2, 2016 at its office at 28 Smith Street, Seymour, CT 06483 for Concrete Sidewalk Repairs and Replacement at the Smithfield Gardens Assisted Living 26 Smith Street Seymour.

Request forFacility, Proposals

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A pre-bid conference will be held at the Housing Authority Office 28 Smith Street Seymour, CT at 10:00 on of Wednesday, July 20, 2016.

The Housing Authority of theam, City New Havend/b/a Elm City

Communities is currently seeking Proposals for Pay Per Use Laundry Bidding A documents available from the Seymourmay Housing Authorityfrom OfServices. completearecopy of the requirements be obtained fice, 28 Smith Street, Seymour, CT 06483 (203) 888-4579.

Elm City’s Vendor Collaboration Portal https://newhavenhousing.cobblestonesystems.com/gateway beginning on Wednesday, August 14, The at Housing Authority reserves the right to accept or reject any or all bids, to 2019 3:00PM. reduce the scope of the project to reflect available funding, and to waive any informalities in the bidding, if such actions are in the best interest of the Housing Authority.

able to pass a drug test and physical. Compensation based on experience. Email resume to dmastracchio@atlasoutdoor.com AA/EOE M-F

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10 hour OSHA certificate required. CDL license a plus but not required.

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Laborer Help Wanted: Immediate opening for Construction Laborer for Heavy and Highway Construction.

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CDL Driver

Civil Engineer

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As DTC enters its forth decade, we are seeking an energetic, organized and proactive professional in our Civil Engineering Department. The successful candidate(s) will work closely with our technical staff in support of DTC’s strategic goals and objectives.

This is an entry level position located in our Hamden, Connecticut office.

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• Assist in the preparation of plans, specifications, supporting documents, and permit applications for private and municipal projects.

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• Graduate from an accredited college or university with a Bachelor of Science degree in engineering.

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Help Wanted: Immediate opening for CDL Driver for Heavy and Highway Construction.

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Tax Exempt & Not Prevailing Wage Rate Project

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This full time position in a fast-paced offi ce This contract is subject to state set-aside and contract compliance requirements. a Budget Specialist position. environment could be an excellent entry to an Accounting

career. Requires good computer and organizational skills, Further information regarding the duties, Bid Extended, Due Date: August 5, 2016 attention to detail, and multi-tasking. Benefits include eligibility requirements and application Anticipated Start: August 15, 2016 health, dental & LTD insurance plus 401(k). Send resume instructions for this position is available Project documents available via ftp link below: to: Human Resource Dept. P O Box 388, Guilford CT at: http://ftp.cbtghosting.com/loginok.html?username=sayebrookevillage 06437. ********An Affirmative Action/Equal Opportunity Employer**********

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opportunity/affirmative action employer and strongly encourages the applications of women, minorities, and persons with disabilities.

THE INNER-CITY NEWS -

August 28, 2019 - September 03, 2019

The Cast of The Bernie Mac Show: 18 Years Later

by Derrick Lane, BlackDoctor.org

In 2001, The Bernie Mac Show entered our households. For five years straight, we’ve watched and laughed as Bernie and his TV wife Wanda (Kelita Smith) raised his sister’s three kids: Vanessa, Jordan, and Bryana. Watching Bernie adjust to parenthood, and threatening to bust kids’ heads ’til the white meat shows, was hilarity in itself. The award-winning show’s ended in 2006, two years before Bernie Mac died.

Since the show, the other cast members have stepped in and out of the spotlight. It’s been years since we’ve seen Camille Winbush (Vanessa), (Jeremy Suarez) Jordan, and Dee Dee Davis (Bryana) — until now.

The remaining cast recently reunited and they look great!

Camille Winbush played Vanessa “Nessa” Thompkins was Bernie and Wanda’s elder niece, the eldest of the three children. She was the one who was always trying to be “too grown.” She also had the pressure on her because she was the eldest and had to take on a caretaker role for her little brother and sister. But, like many teenagers, as time progressed, her attitude got better. She started getting along with her Bernie and

began preparing for college.

After The Bernie Mac Show, Camille kept doing film, with her next long recurring role on The Secret life of an American Teenager as Lauren. She’s now 28.

Played by Jeremy Suarez, Jordan Thomkins was one of the most memorable characters from the show. Mainly because he super mischievous and always getting into something. Jordan was the middle child, and the only boy, who was always getting beat up by his little sister, Bryana. He seemed to always cry and/or pee on himself, but as time flew by, he became more masculine — thanks to his Uncle Bernie.

Today, Jeremy is 27 years old, continues to act in independent films and according to him he’s “Feeling truly blessed.”

Jordan and Vanessa’s half-sister. Played

by Dee Dee Davis, Bryana is obviously her uncle’s favorite, which is why he calls her “Baby Girl.” Baby Girl was the sweetie of out of the children, until she grew to be bratty and obnoxious. She would also troll and bully her big brother Jordan.

Today, Dee Dee, 22, is a mom. In June of 2017, the actress gave birth to Logan Anthony Lee Jackson, a son whom she shares with fiancé, Smokey Lee Jackson.

America’s Racial

Wealth Gap

that might have contributed more to paying down student debt or beginning financial investments like mutual funds or certificates of deposit.

“Education, while quite beneficial to those who attain it, is not an equalizer,” said Aracely Panameño, CRL’s Director of Latino Affairs. “And financial innovation and debt, even if well underwritten, can never undo historical racial discrimination that results in financial marginalization. Moving forward this situation can only be addressed through bold federal and state laws and policies that create equity of opportunity for all.”

Authors of the MGI report would likely agree.

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Nigeria to Slash Funds For Essential Food Imports While Currency Crisis Looms

By Global Information Network

LOS ANGELES SENTINEL — Hard to imagine a steaming plate of Nigerian joll of rice without the rice. Or without fish.

Or wheat. Rice, fish and wheat are Nigeria’s top three food imports but foreign exchange for these staple food imports is about to end by order of President Muhammadu Buhari. Presidential spokesman Garba Shehu said Tuesday the move to end imports of these essential foods is aimed at improving Nigeria’s agricultural production and attaining food security.

Hard to imagine a steaming plate of Nigerian joll of rice without the rice.

Or without fish. Or wheat. Rice, fish and wheat are Nigeria’s top three food imports but foreign exchange for these staple food imports is about to end by order of President Muhammadu Buhari.

Presidential spokesman Garba Shehu said Tuesday the move to end imports of these essential foods is aimed at improving Nigeria’s agricultural production and attaining food security.

“Don’t give a cent to anybody to import food into the country,” Buhari was quoted by his spokesman Shehu to say.

“The foreign reserve will be conserved and utilized strictly for diversification of the economy, and not for encouraging more dependence on foreign food import bills,” he added.

Imported milk and other dairy products will also be restricted from access to foreign exchange in an effort to boost local production and investment in ranches.

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“A number of simultaneous and mutually reinforcing initiatives will likely be necessary,” states the report. “This work will be neither simple nor easy, but targeted, productive efforts will likely strengthen the economy, increase economic and social equity, and improve the quality of life for families.”

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would be forgotten in time. But a recently decided lawsuit in the UK may have prompted the government to advance the timetable.

The lawsuit, decided this month, gives a company called Process and Industrial Developments Ltd the right to pursue some $9 billion in assets from the Nigerian government over an aborted gas project.

Currently Nigeria spends US$22 billion on food imports annually. Rice, imported from Thailand and India, accounts for about US$1.65 billion which could make Nigeria the world’s second largest importer of rice after China in 2019.

Many obstacles stand in the way of Nigeria becoming self-sufficient in food, some experts say. These include climate change, weeds, pests and diseases, farmers’ limited access to credit, training, rudimentary and time consuming tools like hoes, slashers, sickles, axes and rakes.

Economic analyst Tokunbo Afikuyomi says making it harder for businesses to import food through official channels will push importers to find foreign exchange on the Black market.

“Making it harder for businesses to import food through official channels is likely to lead to higher food prices as businesses use more expensive exchange

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rates or expensive domestic alternatives,” Afikuyomi told CNN. He said Nigeria’s strategy should be to produce which foods it can grow cheaply and import others that are more expensive to make.

“Nigeria cannot produce all the food it eats — no country in the world is able to achieve this. Banning food imports to save foreign exchange is not the way to build a sustainable economy,” he added.

This article originally appeared in The Los Angeles Sentinel.

Stop asking God to bless us with a prayer he has already answered, said Mark Allen, chairman of National Black Wall Street Chicago. “We’ve got the economic power to turn our communities around. It’s up to us. Everybody can be a leader in their own right. If you’re concerned about the violence, how do you spend your money?”

For more information on National Black Business Month, visit www.blackbusinesmonth.com. For more information on the We Buy Black Convention, visit, www.webuyblack.com. To donate to Muhammad’s Economic Blueprint, visit www.economicblueprint.org.

According to the U.S. Small Business Administration’s Office of Advocacy, annual receipts from Black-owned businesses totaled $150 billion, 2.5 million Black-owned businesses have no paid employees (95.8 percent) and only 109,000 had at least one paid employee.

But with a consistent, targeted effort, those numbers and figures can grow.

(Photo supplied to NNPA Newswire by The Final Call)

THE INNER-CITY NEWS - August 28, 2019 - September 03, 2019

Popeyes vs. Chick-fil-A: Who Has The Best Chicken Sandwich

by Derrick Lane, BlackDoctor.org

If you’ve been on social media lately, you’ve probably seen one of the most interesting debates in awhile. No, we’re not talking about the upcoming presidential election, we’re talking about the Popeyes vs. Chick-fil-A sandwich debate. Just about every publication with a food reporter — the New Yorker, the Los Angeles Times, Business Insider — have tried and wrote about these sandwiches.

Now it seems like everybody and their mama is chiming in about which one is their favorite.

So what’s the big deal?

Chick-fil-A has been the leader in the chicken sandwich game for a long time.

Nobody was really checking for Wendy’s or McDonald’s chicken sandwich, so when people starting talking about a real contender for Chick-fil-A, people started taking notice.

The sandwich became so popular that locations around the country ran out.

There were delays at Popeyes drivethroughs and long lines in its restaurants.

People even began muting the term “chicken sandwich” from their social media so they wouldn’t have to see it in their feed.

Popeyes marketing approach’s success has already been shown in the case of

Imagine.

Popeyes, with an estimated $23.25 million in equivalent ad value in media mentions for “Popeyes Chicken Sandwich” across digital, print, social, TV, and radio in just 11 days. At least, that’s the word from Apex Marketing Group.

The thing about the Popeyes sandwich is that it’s packaged very similar to how Chick-fil-A packages theirs: a standalone bag to keep the moistness and freshness of the sandwich intact. Both Popeyes and Chick-fil-A offer a simple fried chicken sandwich with pickles and soft brioche-style bun. The Popeyes sandwich has plain or spicy mayonnaise, as opposed to the number of different sauces Chick-fil-A has.

Let’s look at which one is healthier: Chick-fil-A Chicken Sandwich: 440 Calories 60g Cholesterol 1350mg Sodium 40g carbs Popeye’s Chicken Sandwich: 556 Calories 75mg Cholesterol 1690mg Sodium 56g Carbs Some people rave about Popeye’s sandwich, while other people like Slate.com says the sandwich is just okay.

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“It was…fine,” writes Justin Peters on Slate.com. “The second bite was just fine, too, as was the third, and the fourth.

The whole sandwich: Fine! The Popeyes spicy chicken sandwich is a perfectly fine sandwich. The chicken itself is thick and juicy, with the same crispy, flaky batter that you’ll find on a standard piece of Popeyes fried chicken. Though it tastes good, Popeyes’ chicken batter has

Inspire.

always sort of reminded me of whorled bark on a sickly tree, simultaneously hypnotic and unappealing. When combined with a bun, the batter is honestly a bit excessive…. A generous smear of spicy sauce adds some heat and lubrication, while a single pickle beneath the chicken offers a tart crunch.”

Full Disclosure: So we tried the Popeye’s chicken sandwich and this is what

we thought: It was good. Was it mindblowing? Was it life-changing? Ehhh, it was just good. I mean it’s a chicken sandwich, not a full meal. The sauce was good, but not if you’re not a sauce person then the chicken sandwich was battered very well. More crispy than Chik-fil-A and well-seasoned.

But don’t take our word for it, what do you think?

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August 28, 2019 - September 03, 2019

Trap Museum unveils exhibit in honor of late rapper Nipsey Hussle

by By Émil J. Flemmon, Atlanta Voice

ATLANTA VOICE — The exhibit is comprised of contributory moments of his life, including his family, community works, actress Lauren London and the infamous street where his murder occurred, Slauson Avenue. The unveiling took place days before what would’ve been Nipsey’s 34th birthday with many influencers in attendance, including former NBA player Shawne Williams, and singers Monica and LeToya Luckett who also star alongside T.I. on the hit VH1 show, “T.I. & Tiny: Friends & Family Hustle.”

Atlanta’s Trap Museum unveiled a special new exhibit on Tuesday, Aug. 13, to commemorate the legacy of late rapper Nipsey Hussle.

“It’s very important that we pay tribute and honor our fallen brother, Nip, because the legacy that he left, the example that he set, I mean all of it goes without saying, but it should never go unnoticed,” said rapper T.I., who curated the exhibit and is responsible for the cre-

ation of the Trap Museum.

“He left giving us a representation of how to do it,” he added.

The exhibit is comprised of contributory moments of his life, including his family, community works, actress Lauren London and the infamous street where his murder occurred, Slauson Avenue.

The unveiling took place days before what would’ve been Nipsey’s 34th birthday with many influencers in attendance, including former NBA player Shawne Williams, and singers Monica and LeToya Luckett who also star alongside T.I. on the hit VH1 show, “T.I. & Tiny: Friends & Family Hustle.”

Many people are still mourning the loss of Nipsey Hussle after he was killed earlier this year outside of his Marathon clothing store in South Los Angeles.

Prior to the tragedy, Nipsey received his biggest musical honor as he was nominated for “Best Rap Album” for the critical and commercial success of debut studio album, “Victory Lap.”

Courtesy of Trap Museum

He is remembered not only for his success in the music industry but mostly for his philanthropic work in the community

that he grew up in.

Other notable hip-hop artists such as The Game, Snoop Dogg, Jay-Z and

many others have also created tributes acknowledging the work of Nipsey Hussle during his life.

Wells Fargo Announces $1 Billion Affordable Housing Commitment

By Stacy M. Brown, NNPA Newswire Correspondent

NNPA NEWSWIRE — Candy Moore, the senior vice president and manager of Wells Fargo’s Community Relations and Southeast Community Development, told NNPA Newswire that the company will invest $1 billion over the next five years from its business and foundation to help make housing more affordable.

The lack of affordable housing has caught the attention of Wells Fargo and the banking giant isn’t taking it lightly and has unveiled an ambitious plan to tackle the problem.

Candy Moore, the senior vice president and manager of Wells Fargo’s Community Relations and Southeast Community Development, told NNPA Newswire that the company will invest $1 billion over the next five years from its business and foundation to help make housing more affordable.

“We will address three key issues in underserved communities that have been plagued by the lack of affordable housing – housing affordability, financial health and small business growth,” said Moore.

“Charitable giving has always been a part of our history,” Moore said.

“And, we feel we should be doing even more to address the systematic changes in affordable housing and uncover new ways to increase the availability and sustainability of affordable housing,” she said.

Moore noted that if one took the avail-

Cynthia Eaglin and Rufaro Jenkins in front of their former home at Parkway Overlook Apartments in Washington, D.C able affordable housing units in Washington, D.C., Philadelphia, Chicago, Los Angeles, Houston and Atlanta, it would still fall far short of meeting current housing demands.

“We want to continue to help the underserved reach their full potential with the support we’re offering through our philanthropic efforts,” Moore said.

The $1 billion pledge is part of a larger effort for the bank to overhaul its philanthropic strategy, Moore said.

As part of their commitment, Wells Fargo aims to donate two percent of its after-tax profits to corporate philanthropy concentrating on housing affordability, small business growth and financial health, she said.

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During a June presentation to the NNPA’s member publishers, Moore shared a video that underscored the importance of Wells Fargo’s new initiative and why it’s vital to people of color and others in underserved communities.

The video presentation highlighted the Parkway Overlook Apartments in Washington, D.C. whose residents were unexpectedly forced to relocate when the development closed in 2008.

As a result of the efforts of two former residents who fought hard for the community, working together with Wells Fargo and the District of Columbia, the apartments are being redeveloped a decade later.

“I feel like a mother who watched her troubled child in school finally graduate from high school,” said Rufaro Jenkins, one of the residents who is now a homeowner.

“I used to tell them in meetings that Parkway Overlook was one of my children.

Mothers protect their children, and I was going to protect Parkway Overlook,” Jenkins said in the video presentation.

After a 10-year process to secure approval and funding to rebuild the community, the renovations to Parkway Overlook are currently underway, and construction is expected to be completed this year, providing 220 apartments of affordable housing for families in Ward 8, which is considered one of DC’s poorest areas.

While Jenkins and former resident and fellow Parkway Overlook Tenants Association member Cynthia Eaglin are hap-

py about the redevelopment, it’s been a long journey, they said in the video.

The two have worked with Washington Interfaith Network – or WIN, a grassroots organization that brings citizens and residents together to develop solutions for communities — in this case, coming up with a strategy, bringing former residents together, and meeting with local leaders, according to the video.

The biggest hurdle, though, was getting funding to redevelop Parkway Overlook, said Jennifer Knox, lead organizer for WIN. In 2014, Mayor Muriel Bowser, then chairwoman of the city council’s Committee on Economic Development, brokered a deal with the D.C. Housing Finance Agency and District of Columbia Housing Authority to take control of the property and finish the renovations, said Merrick Malone, director of the Office of Capital Programs for the District of Columbia Housing Authority.

Ultimately, Wells Fargo provided the construction loan and equity for the project development, D.C. Department of Housing and Community Development provided $20.1 million in financing toward the project, and the D.C. Housing Finance Agency provided bond financing in the amount of about $38 million and low-income housing tax credits.

“We will need to work with you,” Moore told NNPA publishers. “We will need to work with civic leaders, local governments, and residents to address the full spectrum of housing affordability,” she said.

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