Join us this Sunday as we celebrate DeeDee’s Cry three year anniversary Three years of elevating mental health awareness and suicide prevention in communities of color. Three years of chipping away at the stigma that surrounds mental health in communities of color. A time to remember our loved ones who we lost and the attempt […]
Event Neighborhood: Roxbury
DeeDee’s Cry Presents METCO and Mental Health
Register on Eventbrite. A discussion with former METCO students about how being uprooted from their own communities and placed in predominantly White schools. View on DeeDee’s Cry Facebook page.
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 […]
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 […]
DeeDee’s Cry Presents Men Have Feelings Too
DeeDee’s Cry Suicide Prevention and Family Support (DeeDee’s Cry) DeeDee’s Cry is named after my sister who died by suicide at the age of twenty-three. I founded DeeDee’s Cry in 2017 after I noticed that organizations that focus on mental health awareness and suicide prevention didn’t have their events in Roxbury, Dorchester, or Mattapan. DeeDee’s Cry […]
DeeDee’s Cry Presents Mental Health While Black PT.2 Virtual
DeeDee’s Cry is named after my sister who died by suicide at the age of 23. I started DeeDee’s Cry in 2017 after I noticed that organizations that focus on mental health and suicide prevention didn’t have their events in the Roxbury, Dorchester, Mattapan neighborhoods of Boston. DeeDee’s Cry creates events and activities about mental […]
2020 Annual Meeting + Networking Breakfast in Egleston Square
You’re invited to wake up and start the weekend extra early with Egleston Square Main Street, Friday, March 13, 7-9am, in the multi-purpose space at Greater Egleston High School, 80 School Street, Roxbury. RSVP: am2020.eventbrite.com We’ll celebrate what we, our partners and merchants in our district have been doing in the neighborhood. And we’ll share […]
Maestro Thomas Wilkins shares wisdom and creativity with talented musicians
Thomas Wilkins takes time from his busy schedule to give a masterclass to BEAM students who are pursuing excellence in music. The students are a cross section of musician studying and performing in BEAM (Bridge to Equity and Achievement in Music), a program whose mission is to nurture underrepresented classical musicians of color from six […]
R.U.P Spring Fling Fundraiser
It’s the first fundraiser of 2020 for the Roxbury Unity Parade. Purchase your tickets on Eventbrite. Celebrate Roxbury. Food, music, dancing, and raffles.
Soul Yatra Trio
Three master musicians and committed arts educators come together in a trio concert when Mike Block (cello), Sandeep Das (tabla) and Shaw Pong Liu (violin, erhu) appear as Soul Yatra trio. Mike Block — a pioneering cellist, composer, innovator, and educator — was called “the ideal musician for the 21st century” by Yo-Yo Ma. Grammy-nominated […]
Jason Palmer Quintet
Jason Palmer Quintet (jazz) performs at the First Church, Roxbury (Tickets are $5) will benefit the Unitarian-Universalist Urban Ministry’s youth programs. Jason is a trumpeter, composer, and educator who has performed with such greats as Roy Haynes, Herbie Hancock, Wynton Marsalis, and many more. Palmer was named a Fellow in Music Composition by the Massachusetts […]
Open House at our PreK-Grade 8 School ~ St Mary of the Assumption, Brookline
St Mary of the Assumption School, a PreK-Grade 8 Catholic School in Brookline, is holding an Open House February 25 for Upper School students in Grades 5-8. Register at info@stmarys-brookline.org OR call us at 617-566-7184 Scholarships available. Find out what makes this such a special school with a rigorous curriculum and 95% rate of exam […]
