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 […]
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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 […]
Celebrating Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King!
Join us at Roxbury Heritage State Park to celebrate the life and words of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. with programs for children and for adults. Saturday, January 14, 10:30am-11:30am, we invite families for a story-hour and artmaking. We will read a beautiful children’s book about young Martin and create a collage inspired by his […]
Community Conversations: Resolving to do Better: Banks and Black-owned Business
Join us on the evening of January 10th for the next in our virtual “Community Conversations” series, as we welcome Mark Watson (bio below) to discuss the topic: Resolving to do Better: Banks and Black-owned Business. What are the historical reasons for the wealth disparity bertween white and Black/brown people? What are the major challemnges […]
Finding the Light Within: Introduction to Chakras and Chair Yoga
The word ‘yoga’ is derived from the Sanskrit root ‘Yuj’, meaning ‘to yoke’, or ‘to unite’. Yoga is a discipline intended to unite the mind, body, and spirit, and chakras came to the West through the tradition and practice of yoga. The chakra system is a seven-leveled philosophical model of the universe that’s intended to […]
