Join Families Creating Together for a free inclusive arts program for children of all abilities, for two fun sessions of Poetry Alive! Express and share your creative ideas through a variety of fun and engaging artistic activities including drama games, poetry writing, drawing and painting. Make your words come alive! Funded by the generous support […]
Event Neighborhood: Roxbury
Art + Meditation Workshops
Dates: Thursdays, April 6, 13, and 20; May 4, 11, and 18 Time: 11:00 AM – 12:45 PM RELAX through guided meditation. REFLECT through journaling. REPLENISH and EXPLORE through contemplative creativity. April 6: Rubbings and Stamps April 13: Intuitive Drawing April 20: Watercolor May 4: Collage May 11: Weaving Part May 18: Weaving Part 2 […]
Roxbury Unity Parade 2023
The Roxbury Unity Parade celebrates the neighborhood of Roxbury, Black culture, our excellence, and our contribution to the city of Boston. The Roxbury Unity Parade begins at building 7 at Madison Park High School. The parade leaves at 1:00 pm to Jim Rice Field. The procession of the parade is Malcolm X BLVD cross Washington […]
DIABETES: IT’S IMPACT ON INCARCERATED AND RETURNED CITIZENS
The burden of chronic conditions, like diabetes, is disproportionately carried by Blacks and other people of color facing social disadvantages (e.g., those with experiences of incarceration). Healing Our Land Ministries is partnering with the African American Diabetes Association, Boston Black News, Boston Praise Radio & TV, and Union Capital Boston, to present a series of […]
Virtual Workshop – Diabetes and Diabetes Survival Skills
Diabetes can affect you physically and emotionally. Living with it every day can make you feel discouraged, stressed or even depressed. It is natural to have mixed feelings about your diabetes management and experience highs and lows. It is important to recognize these emotions as normal and take steps to reduce the negative impact they […]
Boston Comics in Color Festival 2023
The Boston Comics in Color Festival [BCICF] is a family-friendly event for all ages focusing on comic creators of color and stories by and about people of color. This FREE event will take place at the Reggie Lewis Track and Athletic Center and is the first of its kind in the city of Boston. The […]
Community Conversations: Education: Do access and affordability level the playing field?
Community Conversations: Education: Do access and affordability level the playing field? Join us and our guest, Jackie Jenkins-Scott, Interim President of Roxbury Community College (RCC) to discuss: Education: Do access and affordability level the playing field? Event information, including Zoom link for this free, virtual event: uuum.org/event-details/community-conversations-education-do-access-and-affordability-level-the-playing-field A short bio of our speacial guest: Jackie […]
We Speak Now: Race & Enslavement at the First Church in Roxbury
We Speak Now: Race & Enslavement at the First Church in Roxbury Join us for a virtual presentation of “Race & Enslavement at the First Church in Roxbury”. Guests include the report’s author, Aabid Allibhai, and historian Byron Rushing. This report tells the story of at least fifty-eight human beings—Black and Indigenous men, women, and […]
Blacks and Diabetes In Boston – What Is Diabetes, Living with Diabetes Workshop
Please join the African American Diabetes Association (AADA) on Wednesday, the 15 of February, at 7 pm for our first hour-long virtual diabetes educational workshop. In this workshop, we will talk about Blacks and diabetes in Boston, and living with diabetes. This workshop will be hosted by Barbara King, AADA Board Chair, and Leon Rock, […]
August Wilson’s SEVEN GUITARS (BlackOut)
We’re pleased to announce that the BlackOut performance for Seven Guitars is now on-sale, a first in Actors’ Shakespeare Project history. This performance is for audience members of the African Diaspora, to create an experience often not possible with the predominantly white audiences at Boston theatres. The performance will be held on Sunday, February 19 […]
The Ties That Bind: A Concert Honoring Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.
The Ties That Bind: A concert honoring Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Opera unMet, led by founder Marshall Hughes, brings a soul-stirring performance. Not to be missed! The concert will be followed by refreshments and optional story circle. This is a free concert that will be held on the campus of the UU rban Ministry […]
Greatest MINDS Generations Conference – A Conference & Gathering for Black Bostonians – FREE
Join Greatest MINDS for Generations – A Conference & Gathering for Black Bostonians for All Ages – FREE with RSVP Save the Dates – Thursday, January 19th – Saturday, January 21st, 2023 FREE Conference Please sign up and get updates. We have invited 50 Black high school students, 50 college students, 50 young professionals, 50 […]
