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About
Youth Violence Leonard M. Lee Chairman of the Board
Unless otherwise credited, © 2006, All Rights Reserved, Dorchester Uhuru Project, Inc., Dorchester, MA, USA |
Archived News "The black rebellion against fatherlessness" - Boston Globe Op/Ed by Reverend Rivers, 7/9/2006 Boston Police Detective Ernesto 'Tito' Whittington passed away at 51 in July 2006. He was one of the heroes of the "Boston Miracle" and a great example of community policing. Read the Boston Globe obituary here. "Reinforcements? Yes!" - Boston Globe Editorial, 6/24/2006 "Heroin bust nixed pardon bid: DA, police chief lobbied gov for man with long rap sheet" - Boston Herald, 3/24/2006
Proceeds will benefit The National TenPoint Leadership Foundation and The Ella J. Baker House. Click to view the official invitation and RSVP card. Read Boston
Globe and Boston
Herald coverage of the event.
In response to an increase in murders in May 2004:
Thank you for your prayers and wishes for a speedy recovery for Juan "J.R." Shanks, a Baker House youth. He's doing well.
Learn about Baker House and Tieng Xanh-VOICE's joint work toward better race relations on the street with Black, Latino and Vietnamese youth in Dorchester Teen Rivals Face Off, Learn (Boston Globe, 1/31/04) Baker House
featured on National Public Radio and WBUR web site: Bush's
Faith Based Initiative A disturbing increase in youth violence in Boston... Read our position and other local opinions: "Increased deaths put `miracle' on thin ice" (Boston Herald, 8/12/03). In April 2003, Reverend
Rivers visited Los Angeles as the guest of Police Chief William Bratton
to launch the Los Angeles Ten Point Task Force, during
a meeting held at the West Angeles Church of God in Christ. Click below
for the three articles from the Los Angeles Times covering these
developments: Reverend Rivers profiled in cover story in The Chronicle of Philanthropy. (January 23, 2003) Our appreciation to The Boston Celtics, and Celtic greats Antoine Walker, Paul Pierce and M.L. Carr for hosting the youth from our drop-in after-school program. View a picture. Black Religious Leaders and the family of Jermaine Berry made public statements condemning the New Year's shooting of two police officers. (January 2, 2003) On December 12, Rev. Eugene Rivers 3d, and Baker House Executive Director Kenneth D. Johnson attended the White House conference in Philadelphia on Faith-Based and Community Initiatives. Mr. Johnson gave a presentation as part of a panel on at-risk youth discussing how faith-based organizations could receive funding from the Federal Government to run youth-serving programs. At that meeting, President George W. Bush announced his Executive Orders establishing faith-based centers in the U.S. Department of Agriculture and the U.S. Agency for International Development, and establishing rules for the equal protection of faith-based organizations that seek Federal funding. Read the administration's 12/13/2002 press release. For further information on the Bush administration's work on faith-based and community initiatives, visit www.fbci.gov Read the Statement of Black Religious Leaders on the early September 2002 shootings and in support of law and order in Boston (Sept. 19, 2002) View a picture (133K) of Reverend Rivers and the late Dorzell "Chops" Porter performing outreach in the Franklin Field development The Azusa Christian Community’s held its 13th annual “All-in-the-family Christmas Party” on Saturday, December 15, 2001 at the Holmes School, in Dorchester, Mass. Over 250 families participated in a celebration, dinner and gifts for the children of Four Corners. Thank you to Suffolk Construction and the players in their charity Golf Tournament for their contribution toward our 2001 & 2002 Sports Camp costs. Reverend Rivers featured
in The Boston Phoenix (2002): |
