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Roxbury Rocks Music Festival

Roxbury Community College takes great pride in cultivating the Roxbury Rocks Music Festival.  Now in its 5th year, the Festival has been a family-friendly cornerstone in the Roxbury area each summer. This year is no different!  Our afternoon will include musical performances from some of the best local artists, free activities for children, free snacks […]

3rd Annual Taste of the Caribbean Food Festival – Boston

Grab your “Early Bird” tickets NOW for the 3rd Annual Taste of the Caribbean Food Tasting Festival August 4th, 2019 1PM-7PM Reggie Lewis Track & Athletic Center | 1350 Tremont Street, Roxbury, MA 02120 Food – Drink – Music – Face Painting – Games – Live Performances – Dance – Raffles – Gifts – 25+ […]

Roxbury Film Festival 2019

—– TIMES/LOCATIONS VARY based on the film/date —– The largest New England film festival dedicated to celebrating films by, for, and about people of color, the 21st Annual Roxbury International Film Festival gives voice to diverse cultures both local and worldwide. TICKETS ARE NOW AVAILABLE! For a list of the films screening, check out our […]

Infocus Camera Club Exhibit – Opening Reception for Annual Photo Show

OPENING RECEPTION INFOCUS CAMERA CLUB PHOTO SHOW JUNE 28, 2019 Friday 7PM-9PM Presented by Coffee Hour Series, please join us at JP Licks, One Brigham Circle, Roxbury and, Solid Ground Cafe, 742 Huntington Avenue, Roxbury.  With photos by Christopher Lovett, Doina Iliescu, Dragan Grujic, Kay Mathew and Dan Vlahos. Photo show runs from June 19 […]

9th Annual Juneteenth Emancipation Observation

Museum of The National Center of Afro American Artists and the Boston Juneteenth Committee present the 9th annual Juneteenth emancipation Observation honoring the day in 1865 when the enslaved in Texas finally learned that they were free and became emancipated. The theme is Preparations for Reparations: In Reverence to Our Ancestors.  It features a keynote […]

Visit the All of Us Journey Bus May 25 at the Roxbury YMCA

The Roxbury YMCA will host the All of Us Research Program’s traveling exhibit, the All of Us Journey bus, as part of the Community Family Health & Wellness Fair presented by Brothers With a Vision of MA. The All of Us Journey has been touring the country to raise awareness about the All of Us Research Program and give […]

Ward 12 State Democratic Caucus

   CALLING ALL DEMOCRATS in WARD 12:                                                                      Come Caucus to Make History Elect Delegates To The Massachusetts Democratic Convention Saturday, May 18th, 2019, Twelth Baptist Church, 142 Warren Street, Roxbury MA Doors open at 9:00 am      –         Doors close at 10:00 am The State convention will be held September 14, 2019 in Springfield […]

Boston Ward 10 Democratic Caucus

Join Boston’s Ward 10 for our 2019 Caucus! Hear from candidates running for local office in 2019, and elect your neighbors to be delegates (and alternates) at the 2019 Massachusetts Democratic State Convention. The 2019 Massachusetts Democratic State Convention will be held at the MassMutual Center in Springfield on September 14th. The Convention is an […]

Edupreneurs of Color Symposium

Are you a Black or Latinx educator/community member in the Greater Boston area? Do you currently own a small business and/or non-profit organization? Are you interested in learning how to start or further improve your business? If your response is YES, then this is the event for YOU!! The mission of the Edupreneurs of Color […]

Community Tables

Haley House is excited to announce that during our re-envisioning process, Community Tables will take place the SECOND SATURDAY from March-August from 5-7 pm at Haley House Bakery Cafe. Join us for dinner on Saturday, May 11. Doors open at 5 pm (first come, first served). Dinner will be served at 5:30 pm. All are […]

We Who Believe in Freedom: A Community Reading Event with Mimi Jones

Mass Humanities, the UU Urban Ministry and Roxbury Cultural Network present We Who Believe in Freedom: A Community Reading Series with Mimi Jones, featuring selections from Dr. Karilyn Crockett’s “People Before Highways: Boston Activists, Urban Planners, and a New Movement for City Making”,  in conjunction with Mel King’s Chain of Change: Struggles for Black Community […]