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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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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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THE TRUTH SPEAKS FOR ITSELF
By Frederick A. Hurst Some things should go without saying. For example, Springfield needs an independent police commission and the current police commissioner should graciously retire. Yet, some folks still don’t get it although many seem to. The front page of this issue of Point of View illustrates the obvious. Although the truth should speak…
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WHERE WE ARE NOW AND MARIJUANA SCUTTLEBUTT
By Frederick A. Hurst To be frank, I had so many topics on my mind to write about for this month that I almost declined to write anything at all. It’s frustrating for me when multiple topics are floating around in my head that I think would be of immediate interest to Point of View…
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JYNAI MCDONALD ANNOUNCES A REMATCH
By Frederick A. Hurst I had never really met Jynai McDonald until she emerged as a Ward 4 candidate during the last Ward 4 Springfield City Council election running against a first-time candidate for city council whose misbehavior as a candidate in the primary was so shocking, unprecedented and so completely ignored by local media…
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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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