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TWENTY YEARS IS HARDLY ENOUGH
By Frederick A. Hurst I must admit to our readers that we had seriously considered ending the publication of Point of View by the end of this year (2022) or, at least, no later than early next year (March 2023), which would mark our 20th anniversary. And we may still do it. But after reading…
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CEE JACKSON AND THE DISAPPEARING CITY CONTRACT How strange. Ray Jordan passes and Cee Jackson mysteriously loses a Springfield city contract to provide security service for the Mason Square library and the city parking garage. Even stranger is how it happened by way of some mysterious person named “Jason Ray” who has yet to be…
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LESSONS FOR SPRINGFIELD: REDISCOVERING H. RAP BROWN – PART II
By Frederick A. Hurst I ended Part l of my article on H. Rap Brown as follows: “My focus is on (H.) Rap Brown because he was my age and he experienced Howard University during my time and, though we went different ways and ended up in starkly different places, we share a lot in…
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Downing Releases Racial Justice Action Plan for MA
East Boston – Former state senator, clean energy business leader, and current gubernatorial candidate Ben Downing recently released the framework for a comprehensive racial justice action plan for Massachusetts. In an effort to refocus our attention on what should matter most, Downing shares a community grounded lens on how to tackle systemic racism, economic and…
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BLACK SPRINGFIELD, LISTEN UP: A BLUE PRINT FOR FAILURE OR SUCCESS
By Frederick A. Hurst / Reprinted from October 1, 2021 I’ve heard and read many reasons why Boston failed to elect its first Black mayor but most didn’t impress me. They may have been good excuses but hardly good reasons. There is no good reason why Boston squandered such an historical opportunity to elect one…
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Student Support Program Keeps Men’s Soccer Successful on the Field and in the Classroom at STCC
SPRINGFIELD – For Coach William Sweidel, the defining moment of the men’s soccer season at Springfield Technical Community College didn’t come from a single goal, win or playoff result. Instead, it came from a realization. “I think this kind of experience,” Sweidel said, gesturing toward the table where he sat alongside MILE advisor Melvin Tejada…
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