Title: Boston Globe Across The Divide for April 04, 2007

" Thank you for downloading the podcast from the Boston globe. Welcome to another edition crosses -- I'm Russell interest in Boston with the selection -- highlights people of color around. This week. A -- For more than 50 years just legend Eddie Palmieri has been blazing trails and making music. The seven year old pianist whose nickname is the son of Latin music. It's often credited for helping create the Latin jazz genre -- recorded over 30 albums won nine grammys has helped. Propelled the careers of young musicians like Brian lynch and David Sanchez on April 11 that the 14 primary will be honored by Harvard University -- residency campus palmer will meet with students talk about his music and holding special concert at the Harvard jazz dance. For the Spanish Harlem when musician it's an honor he'd never thought he'd received."

" Never put that that's what happened it was just like so we went to Yale rules vote and and directly at those honorary doctor's. We did -- for -- but that he but it's just that it made it under you know and he did you do what you have to do."

" Harvard director of -- Thomas Everett said primaries visit will be great experience for students she's called the son of Latin music. And is one of the people they have continued the tradition of Mario it's who combined keep up with the modern jazz at the time in the 30s and 40s with often excellent news this with Eddie Palmieri has done a couple of generations later and that it's been extremely influential it's important that the students Hariri even though they mean happy music majors be exposed to this trying to understand. How this man creates what did this makes his music significant. -- this nothing like going right to the source the person themselves. -- began his career as a teenager playing in the hate -- of soreness Koroma. One of his first gig was with the legendary people Rodriguez orchestra."

" in 1960 when he formed his own band playing with such greats as people went and miles Davis the Newport jazz primaries also helped create some of the most memorable salsa songs. -- unfortunately those one of his most signals into music soundtracks like in 2001 movie in Seattle starring -- Yeah."

" Well the foot of nickel for example that was 1974 on the some -- on the Puerto Rico. Adamant effect if that all the equipment it -- terrible accident -- over and and they put them that he loved me and that. And demo of the comes to me it. He said -- in the morning that the slow -- would and that's what the."

" Comes about. Today pulmonary -- producing that gets out to winning grammys. Here's a sample of the soft. -- found out from his award winning album this in here. What keeps you going after all these years."

" Well you know look in the game -- doing what it was but I do and he didn't rate very beautiful pilots that they need every year he'll play news. And then needed to what we do about."

" For the Boston globe. This -- contrast Cambridge."

" This is across the divide. That the -- immigration will be a big issue in the 2008 election. But some communities are becoming it would different ways to deal with it."

" National high school north -- your typical New England high school. Well let's -- sports teams -- weeks and socialists hallways to feel energetic students and staff. But in recent years this mean white schools has seen an increase in -- population here. Hispanic students in his with a population around 2100 Latino student population is at 200. But the dropout -- It's more than 50% maybe it's isolation confuses our lack of understanding what every school officials say the time is now to act -- wrist injury crisis mode. We'll have mr. bought his skills that's because you let him in which sort of aimed at keeping the schools Hispanic Catholics engaged. The program will be seeking volunteers around Nashua to help mentor willingness to students Bob Fitzgerald."

" July when the basketball famous basketball coach UCL it was adjustment time. How could detain him and he actually had championship team that was in his response his response was asking 1520 years. And I think that the fruits of this program. Will be truly -- 1520 years we see some these villains. Being successful communities along main goal is that we as citizens can contribute contribute to the well being in the -- Sure what time I hope we can impact that 50% I hope we can't create a better culture to school I hope we can't seem want kids. And the afterschool programs."

" When of those seeking a mentor is could extend the -- The 70 or knows firsthand how dropping out can affect you her sister dated invented as -- want to follow in her footsteps have you known from the contestants who dropped out of school my assistant got that in my -- and and but she's in -- program now doing -- technician she's she's starting to do you regret it. Nazis like really it's but about others who dropped out pages. They don't have jobs ages. And basically living in Nashville can be difficult for Hispanic students are starting to go. Listen to how she responds when asked how she thinks white students view their Latino peers."

" This that. Both summer marmalade fattening thank confinement thinkin' thing but -- as a they don't say hypocrites of youth and family. And then maybe I believe it and flown by so I think this team subsequently."

" It's that understanding that Latino students meet says Fitzgerald. They also need to know how to navigate through the high school years and plan for the future begin Fitzgerald getting --"

" Pulls -- the battle we can cut into the absentees hasn't made. -- academic performances -- the academic performances -- want to stand school if we get of the moment at least the doors opened up opportunities. Hopefully they'll want to continue -- is with the way the war what's is now it's very competitive high school degree doesn't really cutting the man them not to ask to do is be able to listen on -- Mannelly. They have to be able to commit the time it -- time commitment we have five dollars a month. They need how are they need to hear and I think. Finally they need to be able to strategize with him utilize you don't have to audiences definitely get the chances and you need to look for -- happy with it all the time. -- I know that you are finally taking you study seriously. If I know the natural library as tutors my assistants on Tuesday there's. I think point -- final points as an afterschool all -- I can point -- I can tell you to go to get help."

" Maybe that's what -- Ramos was one of the first -- sign up for the genome into OSHA program. He wanted bison how to eventually become a car mechanic -- may -- an engineer he just doesn't want to become a drop out."

" Remember though he's in town don't quit school because he has a lot of friends since grade school -- to have a future in an -- I know them. He began in little. -- broken down the political and get arrested."

" 70 on Richard Gimenez agrees a lot of the people that do drop out. You know problems in an 80% of them a lot of drugs -- go visit and -- and -- them come bluntly that he is leader. What I do when they come on go -- same thing for the Boston globe this -- contreras in Nashua, New Hampshire."

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