A few words on the Men of Color Task Force from chair, Mo Barbosa:
“The Men of Color Task Force welcomes you to our celebration of 20 years of serving the Cambridge community through leadership, action and voice. While our work is focused on issues that affect men of color in this community, we work with many partners and agencies, institutions and organizations whose focus is broader and different. It has been our role to raise the profile of the issues that affect men of color, to partner with those whose efforts directly affect this population and to build bridges of collaboration and trust with those whose efforts can and will in the future do so. And after 20 years, you see today the benefit of that work, a wide range of people, from many walks of life, in the various professions of their choosing, participating in and supporting the health, well being and futures of men of color in this community.
The Men of Color Task Force is a unique body of community voices actively engaged in improving the quality of life of men of color by focusing on a broad set of issues including health, employment, relationships, family, justice and equity. The committee is a gathering of these voices working together to move this work forward.
I welcome you on behalf of the committee, and extend to you the open hand of friendship to continue to work with us for another 20 years.
In peace,
Mo Barbosa
Chair, MOCTF

