| 441 - 450 of 598 |
Number of results to display per page

Proposal to raise income tax

Description: Reps. Flaherty, Flood, Clapprood comment on proposed temporary increase in state income tax. State House halls, people in front of House chamber door, tote board, speaker's rostrum.
Collection: Ten O'Clock News
Date Created: 07/05/1989

Public housing for homeless people

Description: Homeless people, mainly women and children, line up for BHA applications for subsidized housing. Doris Bunte.
Collection: Ten O'Clock News
Date Created: 01/10/1990

Quayle visits Boston

Description: Vice President Dan Quayle makes a carefully orchestrated trip to Boston, visiting a first grade class, Republican fundraising luncheon, and Boston Police Patrolman's Association.
Collection: Ten O'Clock News
Date Created: 01/22/1990

Question 1: abortion referendum

Description: PRO-CHOICE AND ANTI-ABORTION ADVOCATES CAN NOT GET QUESTION 1 ADS ON LOCAL TV. FACADES OF BOSTON STATIONS WBZ, WCVB, WNEV. referendum
Collection: Ten O'Clock News
Date Created: 10/24/1986

RED SOX APPRECIATION

Description: RED SOX APPRECIATION DAY RALLY ON CITY HALL PLAZA, PLAYERS SPEAK, FANS REACT. Red and white balloons. Aerial shot of crowd. Clips from two games. Rosemarie Sansone, Lou Gorman, Jim Rice, Bruce Hurst, Roger Clemens, John McNamara, Bill Buckner, Marty Barrett.
Collection: Ten O'Clock News
Date Created: 10/29/1986

ROACHE VS. CORRUPTION

Description: COMMISSIONER FRANCIS ROACHE VOWS TO COMBAT POLICE DEPARTMENT CORRUPTION
Collection: Ten O'Clock News
Date Created: 10/22/1986

ROTC and gay MIT student

Description: Gay MIT student Robert Bettiker is discharged from ROTC and billed for scholarship. ROTC students put on uniformed drill on BU field. MIT main building. Students walk on campus, lounge on green. ROTC cadets march in parade dress.
Collection: Ten O'Clock News
Date Created: 04/27/1990

Racial questions on police pursuit

Description: Marcus Jones reports that Sadiki Kambon (community activist) and others have accused police of using excessive violence when pursuing African American crime suspects. He notes that Donald Johnson (shooting victim) was shot dead this evening by police while he was driving a stolen bus. Jones' report includes footage of the bus and the aftermath of Johnson's shooting. Jones notes that police have shot and killed five suspects of non-violent crimes this year; he adds that four of those five suspects were African American. Jones interviews Kambon. Kambon blames police for Johnson's death, saying that police officers would not have fired on Johnson if he were white. Kambon says that he fears for his life when interacting with police because he is an African American male. Jones reviews the case of Levi Hart (shooting victim), who was shot by police while fleeing a stolen car. Jones adds that African American communities across the nation are concerned about police behavior toward African Americans. Jones' report features footage from various sources of African Americans interacting with police and footage of race riots in Miami. Following the edited story is b-roll of the aftermath of Johnson's shooting. Police and EMTs on the scene.
1:00:08: Visual: Footage from WNEV-TV of police running after a bus on a crowded street in Jamaica Plain. Footage of police and paramedics in Jamaica Plain transporting an injured Donald Johnson (shooting victim) on a stretcher. The footage is from January 31, 1988. Marcus Jones reports that Donald Johnson was shot dead by police while driving a stolen bus in Jamaica Plain. Jones reports that some members of the African American community say that police used excessive violence against Johnson. V: Footage of Sadiki Kambon (community activist) saying that Johnson would still be alive if police had reacted properly to the situation. Shots of Johnson being put into an ambulance by police and paramedics. Jones reports that police say that they fired at Johnson because he posed a threat to their safety and the safety of others. V: Footage of Kambon saying that every issue revolves around race; that situations are seen in terms of "us and them." Jones asks Kambon if he thinks the police would have fired on Johnson if he had been white. Jones says that Kambon would not have been shot if he were white; that police knew an African American man was driving the bus. Jones reports that Johnson's shooting marks the fifth time that police have shot and killed suspects of non-violent crimes. Jones reports that four of the five shootings involved teenagers; that one of the shootings involved a case of mistaken identity; that only one of the five shooting victims was white. V: Shots of police officers and residents standing near a cordoned-off crime scene. On-screen text details statistics of police shootings. Footage of Kambon saying that he fears for his life when he interacts with police because he is an African male. Kambon describes the behavior of police officers when they stop African American males for speeding violations. Jones reports on the case of Levi Hart (shooting victim). Jones says that Hart was shot by police while fleeing from a stolen car. Jones reports that African American communities across the nation are concerned over police behavior toward African Americans. Jones notes that a police shooting touched of riots in Miami recently. Jones adds that an African American man was searched during a church service in Broward County, Florida; that churchgoers thought his afro pick was a gun. V: Shots of a photo of Hart; of a newspaper article with a headline reading, "Hart case will go to grand jury." Footage from Say Brother of an African American man fleeing from police. Footage from NBC of race riots in Miami. Footage from Fox television of police searching an African American man in the back of a church. Police pull an afro pick from the man's coat. Shot of an ambulance on a Boston street. Jones reports that the Boston Police Department will not comment on the shooting of Johnson or on any other shootings. Jones notes that the matter is under investigation.
Collection: Ten O'Clock News
Date Created: 02/06/1989

Racism Against Asians

Description: Marcus Jones reports on current events regarding racism against Asian immigrants to the Boston area. He reports the delay of the trial of Scott Arsenault and John Febbi, charging them with manslaughter for beating and killing Bun Vong, a Cambodian immigrant. Jones interviews Elaine Song, from Asians for Justice, on the hate crimes against Asians in the Boston area. Jones reports on the Revere school system's attempts to encourage racial harmony through education about Cambodian culture to promote more understanding between white and Cambodian students. Jones interviews history teacher Nunzio Benevento about this program and the status of all immigrant communities when they first arrive in America. Jones also interviews white and Asian students about how they get along with each other.
Collection: Ten O'Clock News
Date Created: 04/03/1986

Rally protesting budget cuts

Description: Righteous outcry, by those who would be shortchanged, to protest announced FY90 budget cuts. Crowd waving placards in front of State House.
Collection: Ten O'Clock News
Date Created: 07/14/1989