Title: Boston Globe Across The Divide for May 25, 2007

" Thank you for downloading the podcast from the Boston globe. Welcome to another addition. Across -- I'm Russell contreras in Boston with the selection story highlights on people of color of England. This week I don't see those cases. -- glory moment to end -- things are happening because we CD minority people. Recently the bullets Police Department has been rocked by allegations of excessive force resulting in alleged victims suffering injuries. The electric usage drawn attention to this maturity Latino northern Massachusetts city. Even attract in the years of the American Civil Liberties Union wants such of that victim is -- says Fernandez."

" In Jakarta on camera and think yeah old. Why am full blown -- it -- little local yeah. The only people in the news. We didn't know little hope of getting a little. Question a little meaning -- and you -- you."

" This is that 911 recording it wants -- calling from the -- Police Department according to Fernandez he's just been severely beaten by Lawrence police officer Powell talks. Following address. While in jail for and -- recall from the cellphone Wilcox failed to confiscate off of Fernandez now this -- what one calls at the center of the high profile alleged police brutality case. That is already earned a third day suspension for Wilcox according to hang branded Fernandez -- lawyer the beating occurred after Fernandez refused to translate Spanish -- during a tenant dispute back in December -- police report says Fernandez was arrested for disorderly conduct and resisting arrest. There was booked and taken to a hospital for bumps and bruises. Proponent says that's not how events unfolded."

" What is boxes of poetry it got behind act -- It cut two corner letters all appear that he. Sitting Indian style it behind his back got to come up either by six. Act sweater and jacket and expert had knocked -- that point voices wake up leading. And it is going to get killed by the opposite. And booked them -- out of pocket and at at -- Peter it would have done. At the properly -- so with their hair cut and they act like it at shaker body. Well offer pocket -- able to -- behind act ago."

" Britain said the Fernandez -- just another example of excessive force by the police that has become any pattern and Lawrence"

" that the act conduct that the police chief in rural areas it electric -- arts."

" police chief John Romero says internal affairs to investigate in the case she from narrow regarding the allegations I can tell you this we we don't discuss ongoing cases I can tell you that we in fact. That's who attorney -- attempted to interview both boys and his brother. Clearly they've given not be made available to us we -- we initiated any investigation and in this case despite the fact. That attorney Bernard indicated that he and four and his client would not participate -- with the file a complaint and we initiated because. Allegations that were made by by attorney -- through in his letter to two attorney about. Alleged serious. Serious there is misconduct that we had we we -- on -- but he strongly disputed that police misconduct is widespread -- department the vast majority people very satisfied with the -- applicable here. If there's nothing wrong will be the first 11 affected I think we're very good at policing ourselves. The Fernandez case has captivated some opinion leaders who -- police brutality is a problem in this majority Latino city. -- resident -- adult says some large police officers get away with abuse because they know many Latino residents won't complain."

" I don't seeing those cases are happening and -- on the two and so even that if it's not happening on the seat where that the formation of Spanish -- smoke to -- it is the supposed to have happened -- things are happening because we -- minority people."

" Last month also metal invited the American Civil Liberties Union to lords to hold a former police misconduct in addition to Fernandez of the lord president's team for at the form their own stores about police brutality in what became a four hour meeting"

" maybe one of it was a good thing. We we got out of these meetings that people right now that we need to talk very it's what is going you know."

" From -- who himself is Dominican and Puerto Rican. Also disputed at this department targets Latino residents and says since taking over the department in 1988 number electing officers -- you know how often. That is so often used and etiquette to yes the case we where about 23%. It's that 70% of the people who applied for the -- believe that they are minorities percent that's an amazing figure other apartment at it. All the years it is is getting closer and closer to reflecting the community it serves. As for -- talks the three year veteran is off the subject of at least two other internal affairs investigations in the meantime Wilcox has appealed -- 30 -- suspension it hits the content Wilcox or his lawyer for comment were unsuccessful the Boston globe. This is Ross enters and marks."

" Casanova was he -- in the musical movement last entry Brazil. But one former west Roxbury resident is still swept away by it. If she wants to bring it closer to home since the -- money -- She may not sound like she's 20 something year old jazz vocalist from rocks bearing point to an Argentine kind father in an Anglo mother. Process -- force them to -- no. That sexy -- John came in with its entry for this Boston Latin graduate possibility -- her life I expect him. --"

" For years before -- ever saying Brazilian music in front of somebody. I always having a secret love affair with it so by the time I brought it out -- the world it was like old hat to meet. Probably as soon as I got into jazz IRA began to take. You know. Singing these bossa nova is more seriously I realize this is part of -- I really wasn't aware of that before it got into jazz at all I was so. Absolutely enamored of -- beam and at least regime that and I -- the laws and all these people and those people really educated my ears my ears were very much led by the Brazilians. Originally said he -- to become a folk -- Russell's plants changed while a student at Sarah Lawrence College in New York. That's what she made the transition to jazz then eventually to Latin jazz. You know I definitely discovered some resistance from faculty at times for being so interested in Latin jazz and Brazilian jazz because. It's it's certainly not the focus of our education is jazz musicians where are encouraged to kind of go a traditional roots in jazz and I think that. Box is like this little cursory site no and for me making a cursory side -- as my main projects. At times meant that I had to deal with my teachers saint raging honestly that we don't really want you to do it said you know because you really need to be learning Ella Fitzgerald solos and you really need to be learning. You know how to select Clifford Brown and you you know this month were also released her debut CD -- spot which is a multicultural diverse collection of jazz standards bowl titles. And of course bossa nova the music is diverse because Russell says she grew up in multi ethnic household. Heritage is such and it was a very present thing in my life my family is now only multi ethnic but multi lingual bankrupt you know with Italian relatives and Argentine relatives and eating you know food from the old old world in food and South America and hearing Spanish and hearing Italian hearing it -- and I definitely think that those sounds you know the sound of the ruling which really turned me into being. I'm very moral person -- you oral person. I'm still really enticed him excited by the sound of different languages I think that's why am drawn so much to Portuguese is like a different -- On --"

" Russell moves from Boston who traditionally cast and it's my self titled -- The processes their favorite."

" I think it it captured. Beat the essence of what I was going for riches. I'm very sincere sentiment of love. And optimism and hope and and also that that very basic primal urge to kiss so I think I wouldn't. You know had its lights on."

" And it just kind of old man. Then there are those set standards by and you."

" I don't like destructive -- like this adds eyes on purpose businesses. You know it's sad but at the end of the song wiped the dust off your hands -- So that's that's very important to me to present to a listener -- And honestly as a writer very easy to raise just pure -- at night it's. I think pretty in the next daily --"

" Her former voice coach Charlie Cerritos this process has come along way from high school days as an aspiring folk --"

" You know if she's very charming woman than she had a lot of energy and had -- sustained and if she's had so much fire you know actually elect well resources -- had to collect beamer a little bit the two getter -- to listen at first with tennis tournament party she -- deceive ourselves and start -- and logically. Then she starts progress and progress you know -- initially was about folk music that's that would apply. It became folk music more -- folks from. She has a lot of Latin. Heritage and she she loves certain instances of Kosovo. Some those things but she'll -- kind of hearkens back to what expulsions to you know. She's she dresses very well without even trying to the I think she comes across as very sultry performers he's."

" Favorite song on CD is the belittled as a means."

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" That -- the show I -- and -- okay she knows what you're supposed to know. Mention is going to have that she's going to. -- the first time."

" They were also listen -- she says no matter what she -- She's still doing what girl part."

" Well actually I live in New York now but I love coming back here and I think. Number reason is still home and there will never be another home there'll be lots of places violet -- this is my home and I definitely you know I would like to see myself successful because I would like to come back here I don't want you know wherever you live I want a home in this place this is home bases -- my family is this is where. My old friends are this is where I come for every major holiday so it's a very meaningful place for Meehan has that bit of magic anything -- Always axes -- people. But the Boston globe this -- contreras in Cambridge."

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