This post was written as a response to the ugly Tweets and comments from the 45th President of the United States regarding “The Squad” as well as Baltimore in July 2019. I posted this on July 29, 2019 on the Manisha for Melrose website as well as in local media and my social media pages. […]
This was originally posted on the Massachusetts Housing Partnership blog on October 31, 2018 when I was a Senior Program Manager for the Community Assistance Team there. I’ve reposted here for archival purposes, should MHP choose to remove the post at a later date! MELROSE — While preparing for my son’s first time trick-or-treating after
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The Alliance for Racial Equity’s annual Stand against Racism event, in partnership with the YWCA, was a panel with Angie Liou, Executive Director, Asian CDC, Lydia Edwards, Deputy Director for Housing Stability, City of Boston, Aida Franquiz, Community Investment Officer, Boston Private Bank, and me, as the Analytical Services Manager at the Metropolitan Area Planning Council. The panel was moderated by Shirronda Almeida-Chandler. We talked about our experiences and perspectives as women of color leaders in the community development field.