We invite you to join us in celebrating the wisdom and healing power of nature through storytelling, dance, drums, and a community performance to heal hearts. “Power of Skirts” performance in choreographic development and “Natureza” a demonstration of the BPL Brazilian Dance Class Series Live Music: Joh Camara, Sory Diabate, Kenny Kozol, and Sandra Sabino […]
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Community Conversations: Why the Gap: Racialized Property and Wealth in Boston (w/ special guest, Byron Rushing)
COMMUNITY CONVERSATIONS: Why the Gap: Racialized Property and Wealth in Boston (special guest, Byron Rushing) Join us and our guest, historian Byron Rushing, to discuss the racial wealth gap from a historical perspective. How did we get here? What can we learn from history to make a fairer future? We hope you will attend this […]
Brazilian Dance Class Series
Master teacher and choreographer Isaura Oliveira from Bahia, Brazil is leading a FREE Brazilian Dance Series, at the Roxbury Branch Library. Blending history, spirituality, and art-making, participants will learn Brazilian movements based on elements of nature and explore how they support our wellbeing and everyday life. This program is open to youth and adults with two special Monday classes […]
Roxbury Worx Conference
Let’s bring Roxbury’s talent into the job pipeline in three expanding sectors: Bio Tech/Life Sciences, Healthcare, and Green/Blue Tech. You’re invited to a free one-day conference at Roxbury Community College on Thursday, November 10. Hear from industry leaders and educators about overcoming systemic barriers and pathways to jobs in growing sectors Meet employers and learn […]
DeeDee’s Cry Peer-led Virtual Support Groips
DeeDee’s Cry has virtual groups free to the community. Dates and times vary depending on the group. For more information or to join a group email Toy Burton at deedeescry@yahoo.com, and like our Facebook page for real-time updates, programs, and events.
Roxbury Presbyterian Church 136th Church Anniversary
Join the Roxbury Presbyterian Church family as we celebrate 136 years of God’s faithfulness to our faith community. Together we will reflect and remember the past, embrace the present and look forward to the future. Come, celebrate with us!
New Black City at #BlackTrust: Chuck Turner Arts & Lecture Series
This year, we welcome Shari Davis and Marlon Forrester to the #BlackTrust stage. As part of our October Assembly titled: “all of the threatened and delicious things joining one another,” this #BlackTrust lecture will focus on participatory governance and what is possible in cities where community power is centered, BIPOC and working class voices drive decision, and Black creativity […]
Writing Our Truth in the Park
This intergenerational writing workshop will create a space for BIPOC women and girls to craft stories, essays, and poems about their memories in our city’s neighborhood parks. All pieces of writing created at each workshop will be considered to be published in a professionally bound book. This special book project will be released in spring 2028. A journal, […]
International Over Dose Awareness Day
STEPRox Recovery Support Center 153 Blue Hill Ave. Roxbury ~ Presents ~ International Over Dose Awareness Day August 31, 2022 ~ 6:30 – 8pm Featuring FaceBook Live Podcast – Live Streaming from our Livingroom with Testimonials from Survivors & Families of overdose. THEN.. Join the Candlelight Vigil ” A Calling Of Names” remembering those lost […]
“The Essence of Us: We Have Always Been Here”
Sisters In Stitches Joined By The Cloth Quilt Guild Celebrates 25 Years (Roxbury, MA) The tradition of African American quilt making will be the focus of an exhibit featuring the work of Sisters In Stitches Joined By The Cloth Quilt Guild. Called “The Essence of Us: We Have Always Been Here,” the exhibit marks the Guild’s […]
Chamber Music at Shirley Place
Enjoy a charming and witty selection of popular songs and academic chamber pieces from the post-Revolutionary era at The Shirley-Eustis House! On September 24 at 1pm, we will host the inaugural concert for our Babcock pianoforte live at Shirley Place in Roxbury, MA. In this specially programmed event, pianist Mark Kroll and violinist Carol Lieberman […]
DeeDee’s Cry Presents Movement in the Park
We know that fresh air, sun, music, and being with others are good for our spirit. Join DeeDee’s Cry for Movement in the Park in partnership with UUUM. It’s on a Friday at 5 pm, on August 26. It’s free. This is just what you need to end your work week on a good note. […]
