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 […]
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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 […]
Power of Skirts FREE Performance
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 […]
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 […]
