denfromoakvillemilton
Senior Member
i didn't see any video but why are the pics and article from September 10th, 2010 if they're talking about something that happened last week ???
I think me meant to post "that's his mothers house."
i didn't see any video but why are the pics and article from September 10th, 2010 if they're talking about something that happened last week ???
Mayor Michael Bloomberg unveiled details of a new plan Thursday aimed at leveling inequalities between young black and Latino men and their white counterparts — and once again, he’s footing a chunk of the bill.
The “Young Men’s Initiative†will dedicate more than $127 million to a host of new initiatives, including middle school mentoring, new job training and fatherhood programs, designed to counteract long-standing achievement gaps.
While the public will be covering over half the cost, Bloomberg will be contributing $30 million of his own funds through Bloomberg Philanthropies, as will fellow billionaire George Soros and his Open Society Foundations.
The donation comes on the heels of announcement Wednesday that Bloomberg would be putting up $250,000 so that the state can hold Regents exams in January, which had been eliminated due to budget cuts.
“When we look at poverty rates, graduation rates, crime rates and employment rates, one thing stands out: blacks and Latinos are not fully sharing in the promise of American freedom and far too many are trapped in circumstances that are difficult to escape," the mayor told supporters at a breakfast co-hosted by Council of Urban Professionals and the New America Alliance at the law firm of Kirkland & Ellis in Midtown Thursday.
“I — we — have an obligation to try and extend opportunity’s promise to every community,“ he said.
Beginning this year, public school progress reports will include metrics that measure young black and Latino men’s performance compared to their white peers — information that will be used as part of an overall assessment of schools.
The Department of Education will also be working to try to reduce disparities in special education and suspensions, with a new after-school mentoring program for middle schoolers, among other changes.
Aside from the education initiatives, the plan targets the justice system in an effort to close the “revolving door†of repeat criminality that leads more than three-quarters of young men who leave Rikers Island to wind up back behind bars.
“If we don’t do something for those getting out of Rikers, they are going right back to Rikers,†Bloomberg said. “Everybody else is paying and suffering because of their suffering."
The plan will move probation officers into communities by basing them with neighborhood organizations so they can provide more hands-on mentoring, guidance and training.
To make it easier for those with criminal records to re-enter society, the city will also be working to change its hiring practices so that those with records have a better chance at getting jobs.
The city will also invest $25 million to expand its Jobs-Plus training program in public housing, and $9 million to expand the city-subsidized internship programs, which give young people the chance to learn new skills while still earning money.
The city will also be expanding its Fatherhood Initiative, including working with CUNY to extend job readiness, college prep and parenting workshops to low-income men.
The mayor hailed the efforts as “one of the most ambitious and comprehensive attacks on racial and ethnic disparities among young men that any city has ever undertaken" and said that he believes it has the potential to make a huge impact on young, minority men in the city.
“This can be a game-changer," he said.
Soros said the fact that more than one-third of African-American males end up in the criminal justice system is “appalling†and “inconsistent with the type of society we aspire to be.â€
He said he hoped his investment would serve as a model for others.
“I hope that others will join us and we can make the effort even bigger and more comprehensive,†Soros said.
Donald Ruff, the director of strategic partnerships at Eagle Academy, which partnered in developing the plan, said there is a desperate need do something to reverse the dismal statistics for young men living in communities like the West Harlem housing project where he grew up.
"A lot of the change is happening in small pockets, but now you have an opportunity where folks who have been on the ground are bringing the best practices," he said. "Honestly, this is the best thing that I think I've seen since I've been in the city."
But others were more tentative in their support.
Upper Manhattan City Councilman Ydanis Rodriguez said that while he applauds the mayor's efforts and the fact that he's "putting his money where his mouth is," he worries about the types of jobs the initiatives will create.
"I...hope that this initiative will create more than just low-wage, low-skill jobs for our young people who desperately need skills and opportunities for advancement," he said.
"With nearly 200,000 disconnected youth in the city, it is literally the future of our city that hangs in the balance."
Read more: http://www.dnainfo.com/20110804/mid...tive-close-race-achievement-gap#ixzz1U5c57Fp6
Yeah, that's what I got too - that the video showed the house and the link was there to support twhich house it was.I think me meant to post "that's his mothers house."
Hahaha, look at how stupid he is.
Dean "Strawman" Del Mastro.
Says the guy who used said location, food and beer to take a shot at Ford's mom in the first place.Why is it such a big deal whos house it was held at? As long as there is food and beer, everyone is happy.
Says the guy who used said location, food and beer to take a shot at Ford's mom in the first place.
L M F A O !
For the life of me, I can't understand why people are obsessing over this barbecue. Why is this so news worthy?
For the life of me, I can't understand why people are obsessing over this barbecue. Why is this so news worthy?
Ford, whose reputation for zealously pursuing solutions to residents’ small-scale problems helped propel him to victory, has continued his legendary constituency work as mayor. He makes house calls throughout the city, sometimes irritating local councillors by declining to inform them he is doing so, and regularly accompanies his allies on ward visits.
According to a list of his recent meeting partners, however, he rarely or never accompanies his critics.
Why not? Councillor Paul Ainslie, a member of Ford’s executive committee, said left-leaning councillors probably aren’t inviting him.
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Said Councillor Adam Vaughan, one of Ford’s fiercest critics, who represents left-leaning Trinity-Spadina: “I’d never be able to live it down. . . if I had the mayor show up at a community meeting with me, my reputation would never recover.”
Councillor Paula Fletcher, another Ford critic, said only the most severe of local problems might genuinely require the mayor’s intervention. She suggested that Ford allies might be bringing him to their wards for “PR reasons,” to demonstrate to constituents that they hold sway with the mayor.
“Is he visiting libraries to see how well they’re used, is he visiting rec centres, has he been to Riverdale Farm? Or is he out doing ward visits with friendly councillors that are of more of a promotional nature? I don’t know,” she said.
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Unlike David Miller, Ford does not release a basic advance schedule. After reporters obtained his internal schedules via freedom of information and revealed that he had met with controversial businessman Johnathan Vrozos, his staff began listing almost all meetings as, simply, “Meeting.” In July, the Star filed a new request for the names of his meeting partners, which was fulfilled this week.
This.Because people will latch onto anything that they feel may validate how they feel about Rob Ford. I'm not a fan of Ford's performance, but I'm not going to take issue with something as inconsequential as a bbq.