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A video went viral on social media on Thursday showing a homeless man angrily pleading with police after being denied entry into the new migrant shelter set up in Roxbury, Massachusetts.
The Melnea Cass Recreational Complex which gives local children a safe place to play, will now be shut down for at least 3 months to house migrant families according to Massachusetts Governor Maura Healey.
She toured this closed down facility on the exact day the 4th and final Walgreens Pharmacy closed its doors in Roxbury, Massachusetts, which has been a major concern in this community that feels it’s resources are running thin.
Why Governor Healey chose to close down a recreational center in Roxbury (one of the poorest neighborhoods in Boston) of all places, is raising serious concerns of residents in Massachusetts.
The homeless gentleman in the following video is clearly frustrated that the local homeless population is not receiving the same help and attention that homeless migrants are. Warning the video does contain explicit language.
Let me get this straight, Gov. Healey and her leadership team,, with its vast number of closed buildings across the Commonwealth, chose a public facility in the heart of Roxbury, a majority Black community, using Mayor Wu’s BPD as the gatekeepers to exclude homeless Black people from accessing the public space because it’s now reserved for the private and exclusive use of migrants? WTF are we doing here people???