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Ten O'Clock News; Roxbury demands end to drug crime
08/22/1988
Meg Vaillancourt reports on the street violence that resulted in the accidental shooting of Darlene Tiffany Moore (eleven-year-old Roxbury resident). Vaillancourt interviews Maleka Few (Roxbury resident, age twelve) and Jessica Moore (Roxbury resident, age 10). The girls are afraid of the violence that resulted in Tiffany Moore's death. Vaillancourt reports that Roxbury residents went to City Hall to ask for more police protection in the neighborhood. Vaillancourt's report includes footage of Roxbury community leaders at a press conference. Amanda Houston (Roxbury resident), Bruce Bolling (Boston City Council), and Louis Elisa (Roxbury resident) talk about the need for more police on the streets. Vaillancourt reports the Ray Flynn (Mayor of Boston) has put more police on the streets and has pledged a full investigation of Moore's shooting. Vaillancourt's report includes footage of William Celester (Deputy Superintendent, Boston Police Department) and Flynn at a press conference. Vaillancourt reports that Roxbury is experiencing its worst violence in twenty years. She notes that city and state officials gathered at a press conference to discuss the problem. Vaillancourt's report includes footage of the press conference in Roxbury with Francis "Mickey" Roache (Police Commissioner, City of Boston), Royal Bolling, Sr. (former State Senator), and John Kerry (US Senator). Roache blames drug traffic for the violence. Kerry criticizes the ineffectual drug policy and social programs of the Reagan administration. Vaillancourt's report includes footage of police officers stopping African American men on the streets of Roxbury.
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- Series
- Ten O'Clock News
- Title
Roxbury demands end to drug crime
- Series Description
NIGHTLY NEWS WITH CHRISTOPHER LYDON AND CARMEN FIELDS Began January 1976. Replaced evening news show EVENING COMPASS. Original host: Steve Nevas. Other anchors, Christopher Lydon (1977-91) and Gail Harris (1983). In 1980 - hour long. Ended in 1991.
(PREDECESSORS: Louis Lyons began news operations at WGBH in 1952. The News at 10 began in 1966. The Reporters premiered in 1970. The Evening Compass started in 1974.) Series release date: 1/1976
- Duration
00:03:33
- Asset Type
Broadcast program
- Media Type
Video
- Subjects
- Urban policy
- Drug traffic
- Kerry, John, 1943-
- Bolling, Bruce C., 1945-2012
- Bolling, Royal, Sr., 1920-2002
- Reagan, Ronald
- Drug control
- Celester, William R.
- Violence
- Press conferences
- Police patrol
- Boston (Mass.). Police Dept.
- Flynn, Raymond L.
- Locations
- Roxbury (Boston, Mass.)
- Genres
- News Report
- Topics
- News
- Contributors
- Flynn, Raymond L. (Speaker)
- Celester, William R. (Speaker)
- Bolling, Royal, Sr., 1920-2002 (Speaker)
- Vaillancourt, Meg (Reporter)
- Kerry, John, 1943- (Speaker)
- Bolling, Bruce C., 1945-2012 (Speaker)
- Citation
- Chicago: “Ten O'Clock News; Roxbury demands end to drug crime,” 08/22/1988, GBH Archives, accessed July 26, 2024, http://openvault.wgbh.org/catalog/V_10A0C25BA7EC4148902CE7894E30CAED.
- MLA: “Ten O'Clock News; Roxbury demands end to drug crime.” 08/22/1988. GBH Archives. Web. July 26, 2024. <http://openvault.wgbh.org/catalog/V_10A0C25BA7EC4148902CE7894E30CAED>.
- APA: Ten O'Clock News; Roxbury demands end to drug crime. Boston, MA: GBH Archives. Retrieved from http://openvault.wgbh.org/catalog/V_10A0C25BA7EC4148902CE7894E30CAED