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Massachusetts Black and Latino Caucus condemns President Donald Trump’s tweets about Congresswomen as ‘wildly racist and inaccurate’ and ‘incredibly dangerous’
MassLive
Shira Schoenberg
7.17.2019
The Massachusetts Black and Latino Caucus on Wednesday put out a statement strongly condemning President Donald J. Trump’s remarks about four progressive Congresswomen.In response to criticism of his immigration policy, Trump, a Republican, had tweeted that the four women of color should “go back” to their home countries, fix problems there, "Then come back and show us how it is done.”
Latinos projected to to make up 15 percent of Mass. population by 2035
Boston Globe
Annika Hom
3.12.2019
The Latino population has been growing for years in Massachusetts. Now a new report, by the Mauricio Gastón Institute at UMass Boston, projects that Latinos will comprise 15 percent of the state’s population by 2035. State Representative Carlos Gonzalez of Springfield was among the group invited to hear about Granberry’s findings. He noted Massachusetts needs policies that favor Latino microbusinesses and that call for hiring more people of color.
Report predicts 1.15 million Latinos in Massachusetts by 2035
MassLive
Elizabeth Román
3.6.2019
On Wednesday, the Massachusetts Black and Latino Legislative Caucus hosted an event at the Statehouse in Boston to present the report, “Latinos in Massachusetts: 2010-2035.” Authors Phillip Granberry and Trevor Mattos examined data from the 2010 Census and the 2018 American Community Survey. The report calculates that the Latino population in Massachusetts continues to grow at a rapid rate, due more to future births in state than to international migration.
CAUCUS OUTLINES AGENDA TO ADDRESS "RECIDIVISM OF POVERTY"
State House News Service
Kaitlyn Budion
Members of the Black and Latino Legislative Caucus on Monday highlighted their legislative agenda, and Speaker Robert DeLeo announced the House of Representatives will create a permanent memorial to Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. in the House Chamber. The caucus held a "Black Excellence on the Hill" event, and heard from DeLeo, Lt. Gov. Karyn Polito, Senate President Karen Spilka, Treasurer Deborah Goldberg and the new chairman of the caucus, Rep. Carlos Gonzalez.
Springfield Rep. Carlos Gonzalez will lead legislative Black and Latino Caucus
MassLive
Shira Schoenberg
1.10.2019
State Rep. Carlos Gonzalez, D-Springfield, will lead the Legislature’s Black and Latino Caucus this year. The caucus includes 13 black and Latino lawmakers who are focused on issues of particular importance to the black and Latino community. The previous chairman was Lawrence Rep. Frank Moran. “I am humbled and honored to serve as the new Chairperson and I look forward to working with my colleagues to advance the causes that impact the communities we all represent,” Gonzalez said in a statement.
Black Advisory Commission makes recommendations on education, workforce training
MassLive
Shira Schoenberg
10.10.2018
A Black Advisory Commission formed by Gov. Charlie Baker in 2017 released its recommendations on Wednesday, with myriad proposals for improving education, helping workers and increasing opportunities for black-owned businesses. State Rep. Bud L. Williams, D-Springfield, said it is important to recognize the problems facing the black community, even at a time when much of the state is doing well. While parts of the economy are booming, Williams said, "For some, it is absolutely a nightmare."
DIVERSITY'S IMPORTANCE HIGHLIGHTED IN BUSINESS, EDUCATION, POLITICS
State House News Service
Katie Lennan
10.3.2018
Lt. Gov. Karyn Polito, speaking at a Hispanic Heritage Month event Tuesday, called for more "intentional" recruitment of women and people of color to the state's innovation economy. "We have to be intentional about diversity and inclusion," Polito said at a Latinx Excellence on the Hill celebration hosted by the Massachusetts Black and Latino Caucus.
First ever "LatinX Excellence on the Hill" held at the State House Tuesday
WWLP
10.03.2018
An event held at the State House was hosted by the Black and Latino Legislative Caucus which has taken the lead on campaigns to address the needs of minorities all across the state. Lt. Governor Karyn Polito, House Speaker Bob DeLeo, Senate President Karen Spilka, and Senator Sonia Chang-Diaz, were among the speakers addressing the first-ever Latinx Excellence on the Hill event. Legislators highlighted the accomplishments of those who have given back to their community in various ways.
House Passes Legislation to Create Automatic Voter Registration in Massachusetts
The Valley Patriot
“Making voting easier, while also making elections more secure is paramount to any democracy. This bill ensures we work with cities and towns across the Commonwealth as we implement automatic voter registration. This legislation will benefit the Commonwealth for years to come by increasing voter participation, and I thank Speaker DeLeo for his leadership and support of this critical initiative,” said Representative Moran.
A program exists to save Puerto Rico. Make it law
The Massachusetts Black and Latino Legislative Caucus
The Boston Globe
6.22.2018
This is about getting families out of hotels and into somewhere they can comfortably call home. Whatever cost we may incur from such a program will pale in comparison to the inevitable costs associated with the array of consequences that arise from homelessness as these families leave their hotels. The treatment of the people of Puerto Rico thus far has been unacceptable. It is time we stand up as a nation to make a much needed change.
Panel calls for system to hold bad police officers accountable
Spare Change News
Jordan Frias
6.6.2018
“We’ve done some changes obviously with criminal justice,” said panelist and state representative Russell E. Holmes. “But we must strike a balance between the way the communities see themselves being policed and the way police see themselves as they police our communities.”
Legislators call for broader criminal justice reform
Commonwealth Magazine
4.25.2017
Decades of racially biased sentencing policies have had an overwhelming and irrefutable impact on the communities that we represent,” said Chang-Diaz, a Democrat from Jamaica Plain. She said blacks and Latinos make up less than one-fifth of the state population, but account for more than half of those incarcerated. She said they account for about half of those convicted of drug crimes that don’t carry mandatory minimum sentences, but 75 percent of those convicted of drug crimes with mandatory minimums.
Boston honors MLK on 50th anniversary of his death
WCVB5
4.4.2018
VIDEO: On the 50th anniversary of Dr. Martin Luther King's assassination, his fight for economic and racial justice and equality, state leaders including the Black and Latino legislative Caucus, came together.
Black, Latino lawmakers in Massachusetts prioritize criminal justice, economic development
Shira Schoenberg
3.26.2017
Black and Latino residents of Massachusetts are asking lawmakers to focus on four main issues this year: economic development, criminal justice, public health and housing. The Massachusetts Black and Latino Legislative Caucus held a listening tour with stops in Springfield, Roxbury and Lawrence to figure out what its priorities should be in the coming legislative session. More than 350 people attended, and the caucus received written testimony from 100 people.
Gloria Fox ends 30-year legislative career
The Bay State Banner
Yawu Miller
12.21.2016
"Fox’s career has stretched back from the heyday of what then was the Massachusetts Black Legislative Caucus, when her colleagues, including representatives Mel King and Saundra Graham and Sen. Bill Owens, pressed forward with an aggressive civil rights agenda, to the current era of the Massachusetts Black and Latino Legislative Caucus."
Black and Latino Caucus growing in clout, membership
The Bay State Banner
Yawu Miller
2.11.2015
"While the Caucus membership represents a small sliver of the 160 House members and 40 senators in the 200-person Legislature, the group’s unity, institutional memory and laser-like focus on urban issues give the members an edge."
Massachusetts Black and Latino Caucus condemns President Donald Trump’s tweets about Congresswomen as ‘wildly racist and inaccurate’ and ‘incredibly dangerous’
MassLive
Shira Schoenberg
7.17.2019
The Massachusetts Black and Latino Caucus on Wednesday put out a statement strongly condemning President Donald J. Trump’s remarks about four progressive Congresswomen.In response to criticism of his immigration policy, Trump, a Republican, had tweeted that the four women of color should “go back” to their home countries, fix problems there, "Then come back and show us how it is done.”
Latinos projected to to make up 15 percent of Mass. population by 2035
Boston Globe
Annika Hom
3.12.2019
The Latino population has been growing for years in Massachusetts. Now a new report, by the Mauricio Gastón Institute at UMass Boston, projects that Latinos will comprise 15 percent of the state’s population by 2035. State Representative Carlos Gonzalez of Springfield was among the group invited to hear about Granberry’s findings. He noted Massachusetts needs policies that favor Latino microbusinesses and that call for hiring more people of color.
Report predicts 1.15 million Latinos in Massachusetts by 2035
MassLive
Elizabeth Román
3.6.2019
On Wednesday, the Massachusetts Black and Latino Legislative Caucus hosted an event at the Statehouse in Boston to present the report, “Latinos in Massachusetts: 2010-2035.” Authors Phillip Granberry and Trevor Mattos examined data from the 2010 Census and the 2018 American Community Survey. The report calculates that the Latino population in Massachusetts continues to grow at a rapid rate, due more to future births in state than to international migration.
CAUCUS OUTLINES AGENDA TO ADDRESS "RECIDIVISM OF POVERTY"
State House News Service
Kaitlyn Budion
Members of the Black and Latino Legislative Caucus on Monday highlighted their legislative agenda, and Speaker Robert DeLeo announced the House of Representatives will create a permanent memorial to Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. in the House Chamber. The caucus held a "Black Excellence on the Hill" event, and heard from DeLeo, Lt. Gov. Karyn Polito, Senate President Karen Spilka, Treasurer Deborah Goldberg and the new chairman of the caucus, Rep. Carlos Gonzalez.
Springfield Rep. Carlos Gonzalez will lead legislative Black and Latino Caucus
MassLive
Shira Schoenberg
1.10.2019
State Rep. Carlos Gonzalez, D-Springfield, will lead the Legislature’s Black and Latino Caucus this year. The caucus includes 13 black and Latino lawmakers who are focused on issues of particular importance to the black and Latino community. The previous chairman was Lawrence Rep. Frank Moran. “I am humbled and honored to serve as the new Chairperson and I look forward to working with my colleagues to advance the causes that impact the communities we all represent,” Gonzalez said in a statement.
Black Advisory Commission makes recommendations on education, workforce training
MassLive
Shira Schoenberg
10.10.2018
A Black Advisory Commission formed by Gov. Charlie Baker in 2017 released its recommendations on Wednesday, with myriad proposals for improving education, helping workers and increasing opportunities for black-owned businesses. State Rep. Bud L. Williams, D-Springfield, said it is important to recognize the problems facing the black community, even at a time when much of the state is doing well. While parts of the economy are booming, Williams said, "For some, it is absolutely a nightmare."
DIVERSITY'S IMPORTANCE HIGHLIGHTED IN BUSINESS, EDUCATION, POLITICS
State House News Service
Katie Lennan
10.3.2018
Lt. Gov. Karyn Polito, speaking at a Hispanic Heritage Month event Tuesday, called for more "intentional" recruitment of women and people of color to the state's innovation economy. "We have to be intentional about diversity and inclusion," Polito said at a Latinx Excellence on the Hill celebration hosted by the Massachusetts Black and Latino Caucus.
First ever "LatinX Excellence on the Hill" held at the State House Tuesday
WWLP
10.03.2018
An event held at the State House was hosted by the Black and Latino Legislative Caucus which has taken the lead on campaigns to address the needs of minorities all across the state. Lt. Governor Karyn Polito, House Speaker Bob DeLeo, Senate President Karen Spilka, and Senator Sonia Chang-Diaz, were among the speakers addressing the first-ever Latinx Excellence on the Hill event. Legislators highlighted the accomplishments of those who have given back to their community in various ways.
House Passes Legislation to Create Automatic Voter Registration in Massachusetts
The Valley Patriot
“Making voting easier, while also making elections more secure is paramount to any democracy. This bill ensures we work with cities and towns across the Commonwealth as we implement automatic voter registration. This legislation will benefit the Commonwealth for years to come by increasing voter participation, and I thank Speaker DeLeo for his leadership and support of this critical initiative,” said Representative Moran.
A program exists to save Puerto Rico. Make it law
The Massachusetts Black and Latino Legislative Caucus
The Boston Globe
6.22.2018
This is about getting families out of hotels and into somewhere they can comfortably call home. Whatever cost we may incur from such a program will pale in comparison to the inevitable costs associated with the array of consequences that arise from homelessness as these families leave their hotels. The treatment of the people of Puerto Rico thus far has been unacceptable. It is time we stand up as a nation to make a much needed change.
Panel calls for system to hold bad police officers accountable
Spare Change News
Jordan Frias
6.6.2018
“We’ve done some changes obviously with criminal justice,” said panelist and state representative Russell E. Holmes. “But we must strike a balance between the way the communities see themselves being policed and the way police see themselves as they police our communities.”
Legislators call for broader criminal justice reform
Commonwealth Magazine
4.25.2017
Decades of racially biased sentencing policies have had an overwhelming and irrefutable impact on the communities that we represent,” said Chang-Diaz, a Democrat from Jamaica Plain. She said blacks and Latinos make up less than one-fifth of the state population, but account for more than half of those incarcerated. She said they account for about half of those convicted of drug crimes that don’t carry mandatory minimum sentences, but 75 percent of those convicted of drug crimes with mandatory minimums.
Boston honors MLK on 50th anniversary of his death
WCVB5
4.4.2018
VIDEO: On the 50th anniversary of Dr. Martin Luther King's assassination, his fight for economic and racial justice and equality, state leaders including the Black and Latino legislative Caucus, came together.
Black, Latino lawmakers in Massachusetts prioritize criminal justice, economic development
Shira Schoenberg
3.26.2017
Black and Latino residents of Massachusetts are asking lawmakers to focus on four main issues this year: economic development, criminal justice, public health and housing. The Massachusetts Black and Latino Legislative Caucus held a listening tour with stops in Springfield, Roxbury and Lawrence to figure out what its priorities should be in the coming legislative session. More than 350 people attended, and the caucus received written testimony from 100 people.
Gloria Fox ends 30-year legislative career
The Bay State Banner
Yawu Miller
12.21.2016
"Fox’s career has stretched back from the heyday of what then was the Massachusetts Black Legislative Caucus, when her colleagues, including representatives Mel King and Saundra Graham and Sen. Bill Owens, pressed forward with an aggressive civil rights agenda, to the current era of the Massachusetts Black and Latino Legislative Caucus."
Black and Latino Caucus growing in clout, membership
The Bay State Banner
Yawu Miller
2.11.2015
"While the Caucus membership represents a small sliver of the 160 House members and 40 senators in the 200-person Legislature, the group’s unity, institutional memory and laser-like focus on urban issues give the members an edge."
