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Black Boston: Building Healthy Communities

July 30, 2020: 5pm-6pm Free Online Event Click here to register! Boston is home to some of the country’s leading community health centers and partners devoted to tackling health inequities. Yet even here race, ethnicity, and racism continue to adversely impact health, and COVID-19 has further revealed racial inequities. Where has Boston been successful? And […]

Build Black Wealth Series – FINALE

It’s no secret there is a huge disparity of wealth amongst races in the greater Boston area. Roxbury Community College has partnered with Our Village Initiative to bring some gold nuggets to Roxbury. We’ve decided to take the issue from conversation to action. Bringing tangible steps people of color can take to increase their NET […]

FREE COVID-19 TESTING IN NUBIAN SQUARE ON JULY 8

FREE Covid-19 Testing outdoors at Central Boston Elder Services in Nubian Square on July 8 from 10 am – 4 pm CBES partners with Whittier Street Health Center, City of Boston,  to provide testing outside CBES at 2315 Washington St., Roxbury Don’t miss this opportunity for FREE testing for COVID-19 as the Whittier Street Health Center Mobile […]

Rev. Richard Smallwood: Music, Acitivism, and Well-being. Free.

Join gospel artist Richard Smallwood in conversation with Prof. Braxton Shelley and in song with the Kuumba Singers (Harvard), Inner Strength Gospel Choir (Boston University), and Third Day Gospel Choir (Tufts). The night culminates with a performance of Smallwood’s Total Praise. The Grammy-nominated singer, songwriter has been one of the most popular inspirational artists in the music business, with classic tunes […]

LISTENING SESSION: An Equitable Recovery in Boston

Senator Collins and Representative Tyler invite you to tune in to a listening session where we will hear from leading nonprofits, healthcare providers, and community activists about the state of Boston’s recovery and centering Equity in our response.

Urban Nutcracker at Shubert Theatre

Tchaikovsky and Duke Ellington Hip-hop and ballet – “Urban Nutcracker” is a classic holiday treat with an inner city twist! A true Boston story, local dance legend Tony Williams reimagined the classic holiday tale to become a Boston inner-city story with a neon-buzz, blending the rhythms of Duke Ellington with the classical music of Tchaikovsky. […]

One World (online!)

It’s time for the Mary Baker Eddy Library’s 15th annual One World program—a series of free art and cultural events targeted for children ages 4–12. This year’s program is designed for everyone to explore online— from homes, summer camp, or any place there’s a computer screen! This is an exciting online program series happens weekly […]

Boston Public Schools Citywide Showcase of Schools

Explore your Boston Public Schools options on November 17, 2018 by joining us for our Annual Citywide Showcase from 9am-1pm at 1 City Hall Square. Families and perspective students will be able to… Meet with school leaders, teachers, specialist, and current students… Discuss BPS curriculum’s, after-school programs, athletics, and more… Meet Pepper, the Robot and… […]

METCO CELEBRATES 264 GRADUATES!

METCO Celebrates 264 Graduates on June 27! Historic METCO mission of eliminating racism applauded as Black Lives Matter movement rocks nation  Governor, Mayor, City Council President, Patriot Devin McCourty, Red Sox’s Jackie Bradley Jr., Wayland HS Student Council President Shawn Bernier, highlight virtual festivities  As the outrage over systemic racism rocks the nation, the Metropolitan Council for […]

SHAKE! Dance Party

Friday, November 2 SHAKE! at the Good Life will be an epic night filled with Dancehall, Afrobeats AND MORE!! SHAKE! is a monthly dance party at the Good Life, Downtown, Boston. This month with feature Dancehall and Afrobeats DJs, Mina and Epic B, along with Boston’s local MC 45Diboss and SHAKE’S resident DJ – Dee […]

2020 AMPLIFY CONFERENCE – NUESTRO IMPACTO: BE COUNTED, BE HEARD

Join us for our Two-Day Virtual Amplify Conference – Nuestro Impacto: Be Counted, Be Heard, hosted by Amplify Latinx, the Center for Women in Politics and Public Policy and the Gastón Institute, in collaboration with our partner organizations. During this two-day virtual conference we will bring together Latinx leaders, community organizations, businesses and power-building groups […]

UNITY PEACE FESTIVAL

DORCHESTER’S 2nd ANNUAL UNITY PEACE FESTIVAL ON SATURDAY, JUNE 13 @1pm  FACEBOOK LIVE! www.facebook.com/unitypeacefest  Music, speeches, dancing bring people together to celebrate community, spread message of peace and unity for youth and families   In difficult time, festival’s spirit of unity needed more than ever  Last year at the first Unity Peace Festival on a sunny […]