Join us for this compelling conversation, featuring historian Joseph D. Feaster, Jr. Esq., speaking on the NAACP and Urban League’s work in Boston. This episode of our Community Conversations series is sponsored by Alan M. Cody and Edith T. Moricz-Cody. Additional call-in details: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/81108662164 Or iPhone one-tap : US: +16465588656,,81108662164# or +13017158592,,81108662164# Or Telephone: Dial(for […]
Event Category: Discussion
What’s Happening to Roxbury: A Conversation on Gentrification and Displacement
Join us for this compelling conversation, featuring Roxbury native and life-long resident Marisa Luse. This episode of our Community Conversations series is sponsored by Follen Community Church and First Parish in Lexington. Additional call-in details: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/89612831669 Or iPhone one-tap : US: +13126266799,,89612831669# or +16465588656,,89612831669# Or Telephone: Dial(for higher quality, dial a number based on your […]
Mental Health and the Holidays in the Black Community
Join us for this timely conversation, featuring Toy Burton, founder of DeeDee’s Cry, a mental health awareness organization focused on communities of color. Special thanks to Community Conversation sponsor The Aegis Group at Morgan Stanley. Additional call-in details: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/83338026975 Or iPhone one-tap : US: +13017158592,,83338026975# or +13126266799,,83338026975# Or Telephone: Dial(for higher quality, dial a number […]
How We Thrive: A Community Convesation on Clinical Research and Health Equity
Join us for part three of our three-part series discussing women’s health and wellness. This December session will focus on improving understanding of what clinical trials are, why they are valuable, and how to increase access to underrepresented patient populations. How We Thrive is a virtual webinar series developed in collaboration with the Baystate Women’s […]
King Boston Presents: Exploring Spatial Justice Through Art
King Boston looks forward to this exciting event, where Imari Paris Jeffries will be joined by Lori Nelson of the Mayor’s Office of Resiliency, in kicking-off a one-on-one with world-renowned conceptual artist, Hank Willis Thomas, who is most-known for his works primarily with themes related to perspective, identity, history and pop-culture. Following, a panel of […]
Activating and Including Youth Voices in City and State Policy
Boston Women’s Fund’s second Fall Conversation: Advancing Girls of Color 2021 and Beyond focuses on activating and including youth voices in city and state policies with Denella Clark, Cheryl Clyburn Crawford, Julia Mejia and Liz Miranda. Moderated by BWF ‘s Executive Director Natanja Craig-Oquendo. An additional conversation will focus on grassroots efforts to advance girls […]
Closing the Racial Wealth Gap in Boston, the UU Urban Ministry in conversation with Imari K. Paris Jeffries
Join us for this compelling conversation, featuring King Boston’s Executive Director Imari K. Paris Jeffries. In his role, Jeffries also oversees the King Center for Economic Justice opening in Nubian Square. This second episode of our Community Conversations series is sponsored by UU Wellesley Hills. This event is online only. Zoom and call-in details are […]
National Strategies to Advocate for Girls of Color
BWF’s first virtual Fall Conversation Series: Advancing Girls of Color 2021 and Beyond focuses on national strategies to advocate for girls of color with Ayanna Pressley, Marianna Islam, Monique Morris, and Joanne Smith. Moderated by BWF ‘s Executive Director Natanja Craig-Oquendo Two additional conversations will focus on state, local and grassroots efforts to advance girls […]
A Community Conversation: Voting Rights and the Perilous March to Freedom
Friday, October 23, 2020 6:00 pm -7:30 pm Join us as we continue our tribute to the patriotism of the Massachusetts 54th Regiment through an exploration of the history of race and voting rights in this country. SAVE THE DATE! Register here: https://bit.ly/3nxkv7d Event is non-partisan and open to the public. Dr. Martha Jones Society […]
#MyBoston: Making Equity a Reality
Now more than ever it is imperative that the next generation engage in the most pressing issues facing our region. In a way, it’s been forced upon their shoulders. In recent months, we’ve seen a global health crisis capsize the way we all work and live. We’ve seen racial injustices and disparities continue to highlight […]
A Community Conversation: The Power of Public Monuments in a Time of Racial Reckoning
Monday, August 24, 2020 6:00 pm – 7:30 pm As calls for the removal of public monuments intensify, what questions should we be asking of ourselves? What impact will today’s decisions have on our national memory, identity, and drive to shape a more just and equitable way forward? Register here: https://bit.ly/2YldN9g You can also watch […]
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 […]
