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Theroch II

Description: Theroch II in Roxbury is worst public housing in the city. Tour of pitiful interiors. Interview with tenants and landlord Herbert Long who is not paying mortgage to HUD.
Collection: Ten O'Clock News
Date Created: 07/17/1989

Timilty Middle School

Description: Hope Kelly reviews the history of school desegregation in Boston. She notes that many critics cite the absence of middle-class and white students as a reason for the continued failure of the Boston Public Schools. She focuses on the Timilty Middle School in Boston, a magnet school with successful reading and math programs for its students. Kelly interviews teacher William Moran and principle Shirley Gonsalves about the school and its programs. Moran says that the students are successful. He adds that many come from disadvantaged backgrounds. Gonsalves talks about the benefits of school desegregation. Kelly reports that the Timilty School was named a National School of Excellence in 1989. Following the edited story is additional b-roll footage of students and teachers in classrooms at the Timilty School.
1:00:07: Visual: Shot of a school bus door closing. Shots of a school bus outside of the Timilty Middle School; of students on the bus; of white and African American students exiting the Timilty Middle School; of students boarding a bus outside of the school. Shots of African American and white students in a hallway of the school. Hope Kelly reports that busing for school desegregation began seventeen years ago in Boston; that busing was viewed as a way to bring equal opportunity to all students. Kelly notes that busing drove many middle-class white and African American parents away from the school system. Kelly reports that critics cite a lack of middle-class students as a reason for the continued failure of Boston Public Schools. V: Footage of William Moran (Timilty School) being interviewed. Moran says that all students can learn. Kelly reports that Moran grew up in the South End and Roxbury; that Moran attended Boston Public Schools and went to college. V: Shots of Moran walking through a corridor in the Timilty School; of Moran speaking to three students in the doorway of a classroom. Kelly reports that Moran is the seventh-grade coordinator at the Timilty Middle School; that Moran attended the Timilty School twenty years ago. Kelly reports that the Timilty Middle School ranks first city-wide in reading; that the Timilty Middle School is second city-wide in mathematics. Kelly notes that the students at the Timilty School do not come from advantaged backgrounds. V: Shots of a white teacher teaching students of diverse races in a well decorated classroom. Shots of the students in the classroom. Footage of Moran saying that students at the Timilty School low-income families; that many of the students live in housing projects. Moran says that the students come from disadvantaged neighborhoods across the city; that the school is a city-wide school. Kelly reports that most of the students at the Timilty School are non-white and poor. V: Shots of students walking in a corridor of the Timilty School. Footage of Shirley Gonsalves (Timilty School) being interviewed by Kelly. Gonsalves says that race and class are not the determining factors among the school's students. Gonsalves says that the school can do nothing about the relative poverty of its students. Kelly reports that Gonsalves is the assistant principal at the Timilty School; that she has worked in the Boston Public School System for seventeen years. V: Shot of Gonsalves walking through a corridor and up a set of stairs with a student. Kelly reports that Gonsalves began teaching in Boston during the first year of school desegregation. V: Footage of Gonsalves being interviewed. Gonsalves says that she grew up in the rural South where busing was used to maintain segregated schools. Gonsalves says that she rode a bus to school from the age of six to the age of eighteen. Shots of students walking in a corridor at the Timilty School. Kelly reports that there are low numbers of white students in the Boston Public School System; that 11% of students at the Timilty School are white. Kelly reports that Gonsalves believes that school integration has been a success. V: Shots of a white student entering a classroom at the Timilty School; of a white teacher standing with two African American students in a hallway. Footage of Gonsalves being interviewed by Kelly. Gonsalves says that students attended schools in their own neighborhoods with students of their own race before school integration. Gonsalves says that students were not exposed to other students of different backgrounds and from different neighborhoods. Gonsalves says that students need to learn about people of different backgrounds. Shots of a white teacher teaching to a class of middle school students; of an African American male student sitting at a desk in the classroom. Shots of other students in classrooms; of an African American female student writing on a chalkboard; of an African American boy reading a book at his desk. Shot of the white teacher teaching to students in the classroom. Kelly reports that the Timilty School is a magnet school; that classes are smaller at the Timilty School; that the schoolday at the Timilty School is 1.5 hours longer on four of five days per week. Kelly reports that the waiting list to enter the sixth grade class at the Timilty School had 200 names. Kelly reports that the Timilty School was named a National School of Excellence in 1989. V: Shot of Gonsalves and a student walking in the corridor.
Collection: Ten O'Clock News
Date Created: 03/22/1991

Tribute to Roland Hayes

Description: Hope Kelly reports on the Madison Park High School Choir's tribute to Roland Hayes, who was the first African American singer to achieve recognition on the classical stage. Interviews with members of the choir about Hayes' legacy. Footage of the choir's performance. Kelly reviews Hayes's career, accompanied by photos and footage of Hayes. The Roland Hayes Music Center is based at Madison Park High School. Interviews with Elma Lewis, Robert Winfrey, who is the Director, of the Music Center, Anthony Walker, who is a graduate of the Music Center, and Afrika Hayes, the daughter of Roland Hayes. They discuss Hayes's music and legacy.
1:00:04: Visual: Footage of an African American male member of the Madison Park High School Choir talking about the determination of Roland Hayes (African American classical singer); of an African American female member of the choir also talking about Hayes' determination to succeed; of a white female member of the choir talking about how Hayes's music breaks down barriers between the races. Footage of the Madison Park High School Choir singing "Mine Eyes Have Seen The Glory." Hope Kelly reports that the Madison Park High School Choir paid tribute to Hayes, who was the first African American man to be accepted on the classical stage. V: Black and white footage of Hayes singing. Shot of black and white photos of Hayes. Audio of Hayes singing accompanies the photos. Footage of Elma Lewis (African American community leader) saying that Hayes sang traditional spirituals; that Hayes's voice was pure, emotional, and spiritual. Footage of Robert Winfrey (Director, Roland Hayes Music Center) talking about the experience of learning from Hayes. Kelly notes that the Roland Hayes Music Center is based at Madison Park High School. V: Footage of two graduates of the Roland Hayes Music Center standing at the front of the Madison Park High School Choir. The two singers sing solo pieces. Shot of the audience. Footage of Anthony Walker (graduate of the Roland Hayes Music Center) saying that Hayes's music is performed in the same way as classical music or opera; that Hayes' music is "a black form of music," meant to be performed with dignity. Shot of a portrait of Hayes. Shots of the Madison Park High School Choir. Kelly reports that Hayes legitimized the performance of black spirituals on stage. V: Footage of Afrika Hayes (daughter of Roland Hayes) saying that her father was not an "activist"; that he quietly set about achieving his goals. Footage of the performance of the Madison Park High School choir. Footage of Afrika Hayes noting that her father's music is being performed by a mixed race choir from Madison Park High School; that people of all races are embracing his music. Afrika Hayes says that she wishes her father could be here today to see the choir. Footage of the choir's performance.
Collection: Ten O'Clock News
Date Created: 05/14/1987

Truck terminal

Description: Truck terminal in Roxbury. Trucks constantly coming and going, backing up to loading docks of meat packing warehouses. Busy traffic around Columbia Road in Dorchester.
Collection: Ten O'Clock News
Date Created: 07/12/1977

Urban Renewal

Description: Urban Renewal Roxbury Enviromentals with snow.
Collection: Ten O'Clock News
Date Created: 03/10/1982

VACANT LOTS

Description: The tape includes traveling shots of Blue Hill Avenue from a moving car. The car passes boarded-up storefronts and operational storefronts. Trash is visible on the street and graffiti is evident on buildings. The car passes many vacant lots along Blue Hill Avenue. Piles of rubble are visible on some of the lots. African American residents walk along Washington Street in Roxbury. A group of men is gathered near the Shanty Lounge.
1:00:02: Visual: Traveling shot of Blue Hill Avenue from a moving car: graffiti on buildings, trash on street, scaffolding, boarded-up storefronts, operational stores and restauraunts. 1:01:34: V: A vacant lot is strewn with trash. Weeds are growing in the lot. Traveling shot of Blue Hill Avenue from a moving car. The car passes several vacant lots. Shots of vacant lots. Trash is visible along the street and among the piles of rubble in the lots. A few of the lots have been cleared of rubble. 1:08:00: V: Cars and an MBTA bus travel slowly down Blue Hill Avenue. An off-camera voice explains that they are videotaping on lower Blue Hill Avenue; that the neighborhood is quiet today. 1:08:52: V: A group of African American men and a few children are gathered on the sidewalk in front of the Shanty Lounge near the corner of Washington and Northampton Streets. Shot of a vacant lot on Washington Street, in front of a housing project. African Americans pass by on the sidewalk. Shot of storefronts on Northampton Street; of elevated train tracks on Washington Street. Cars pass by on Washington Street. A train passes by on the elevated tracks. Two African American men stand on the sidewalk on Washington Street. Two other African American men walk on the sidewalk on Northampton Street. They pass a wall painted with graffiti. A group of men is still gathered near the Shanty Lounge on Washington Street.
Collection: Ten O'Clock News
Date Created: 12/31/1984

Volpe, Gov.

Description: at dedication of Roxbury pool and rink
Collection: WHDH
Date Created: 1968

Voting Fraud

Description: Roxbury, cuts
Collection: WHDH
Date Created: 09/18/1970

Voting- Primary '70

Description: Roxbury Community claim they were left off registration list- plan to take action against the city
Collection: WHDH
Date Created: 09/17/1970

WESTMINSTER - WILLARD PLACE

Description: POSSIBLE SALE OF WESTMINSTER - WILLARD PLACE SUBSIDIZED HOUSING IN ROXBURY. BUCKMINSTER IN KENMORE SQUARE.
Collection: Ten O'Clock News
Date Created: 10/09/1986