karen: hello, i am karen holmes ward. welcome to "cityline ." coming up, we welcome the cast of a musical, carole king. for the past 50 years, the -- newspaper has engaged its citizens, citizens of color in discourse surrounding politics and community issues. to highlighting boston service and beyond will be showcased this tuesday at the edwin encarnacion said. >> when the banner get started in 1965, there are a number of issues that the community feels need to be improved and solved. most of them related to segregation. you have residential segregation, you also have a considerable amount of employment segregation. and the issue that gets the most publicity in the community is the segregation in the schools. >> it was a widespread feeling that blacks did not have a voice. they didn' t have a voice in the the community in which we lived. the banner is part of a tradition. when the guardian started, there the banner took an example from the guardian. >> the bay state banner is very important for democratic discourse in the city of boston. we have

i' m karen holmes ward. welcome to "cityline." from busing in boston in the 1970' s to charges of police brutality around the country in 2015, race continues to be an ongoing point of friction in america. as people strive and struggle to enact systemic change, there is one place where they are making please be advised, some of the images that you see may be graphic for some viewers. >> do you think black culture is under attack? [laughter] >> is black culture under attack? um...of course. right? i do think that black culture is under attack. >> that is a provocative question. i think that black people are under attack. karen: according to the "washington post," only nine days separated each police shooting and death of an unarmed black man as of august 2015. mappingpoliceviolence.org states that over 100 unarmed black men were killed by police in 2014. this rollcall of names in the spotlight has grown to staggering proportions. we know them. 18-year-old michael brown on the streets of ferguson, missouri. 25-year-old freddie gray i

i' m karen holmes ward. welcome to "cityline." jobs in the science, engineering, science, and math field are lucrative, but there were are not enough skilled workers to fill the void. what' s more, they verse workers are few -- diverse workers are few and far between. including marty walsh and the superintendent and the united way joined forces to announce a new partnership. bosste m wants to provide all students with stem learning experiences by 2020. it will help close the achievement gap and get students working alongside successful professionals. joining us is the chief of education for the walsh administration and josh flaxman, the director of community impact at the united way. gentlemen, this seems to be a major undertaking. let' s get started and talk a little bit about the numbers. 130,000 stem related jobs in massachusetts. 59% of employers have reported finding difficulty employing the right skill sets. >> i think we don' t have clear pathways to the jobs of the future. we need a sequence of content, learning, experienc

karen holmes ward in ducked into the silver circle of the national caid miff television and arts and sciences. just lovely. [applause] honors 25-plus year career for director of public fairs and community programming. ed: that was sam min the picture tonight. he was honored tonight as well. a charity contest for "star wars." tickets getting big-name help. take a look at. one of the first tomorrow see the force awakened. >> does that sound good? >> one second. >> is that a picture of your boyfriend? lady, you can do so much better. >> oh. >> a chance to win tickets to the premier and the after party and that is indication how good the after party will be. heather: like to be photo bombed by him. ed: pretty good. >> all right. you know what this weekend is, right? the harvard-yale game. heather: oh, yeah. ed: you know whatp happened 40 years ago? 40 years ago. 26,000 fans here. they are all here. the whole season is right here on the foot of mike lynch. right-footed quicker. ball down kick. p up. it is -- good! it is good! it is good! mike lynch hits a 26-yard field goal! mike live! ed