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 [Barbara Arnwine] Original Airdate: 6/21/1988 Length: 00:03:19 Item Type: newstape - edited story master Go to full description for this item. Description : Abstract Hope Kelly reports that Barbara Arnwine (Executive Director of the Lawyers' Committee for Civil Rights) is filing a lawsuit against the city of Boston, the Boston Housing Authority (BHA), and the department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) on behalf of public housing tenants in Boston. Kelly reports that Ray Flynn (Mayor of Boston) has announced an agreement aimed at eradicating discriminatory housing practices, but Arnwine considers the agreement inadequate because it does not acknowledge that African American families were "victims" of discrimination. Arnwine says that the city of Boston and the BHA lied to African American families and that the BHA worked to keep housing projects segregated. Kelly's report includes footage of Flynn, Doris Bunte (BHA), and Robert LaPlante (HUD) at a press conference. Kelly interviews Arnwine in her office at the Lawyers' Committee for Civil Rights. Arnwine says that the city of Boston, the BHA, and HUD do not want to accept responsibility for the harm done to African American tenants and that, despite the difficulty of the struggle, racial equality is worth fighting for. Kelly reviews Arnwine's career as an activist and lawyer. Kelly's report also features footage of African American and white children playing outside of public housing projects and footage of African American students entering a Boston high school. Contributor : Reporter Hope Kelly
Subject : Keywords African American women African Americans - Civil rights Discrimination Public housing - Integration Subject : Personal Names Arnwine, Barbara Bunte, Doris Flynn, Raymond Kelly, Hope LaPlante, Robert Subject : Corporate Names (Organization names) Boston Housing Authority (BHA) Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) Lawyers Committee for Civil Rights Type : Genre News - Television |
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