Council to review school transportation
Quarreling between parents in District 1, whom Edwards represents, prompted her to act on this issue, she said. Some want their children to be placed on BPSrun school buses, while others feel their children are being kicked off the buses to make room..

Contenders gearing up for 2019 at-large race
Pressley’s September victory over U.S. Rep. Michael Capuano may lead to as many as 12 candidates contending for the four at-large seats.

An editor’s reflections
The Bay State Banner’s 50th anniversary induced the painful awareness that numerous outstanding events involving black Bostonians may never be remembered. Many committed and courageous residents will be forgotten. And worst of all, the memory of achievements by blacks will be overshadowed by the continual media accounts of black failures.

New committee to improve equity in building industry
The hearing in the Iannella Chamber of City Hall was sponsored by Councilors Lydia Edwards, Ayanna Pressley and Kim Janey, and presided over by Edwards, committee Chair Michael Flaherty and Councilor Ed Flynn, with Councilor Annissa Essaibi-George also present.

U.S. history of opposition to black business growth
Blacks in Tulsa had developed an ideal community with a thriving commercial area. There were restaurants, various retail stores, a movie theater, professional offices, a hotel and rooming houses, and a bank. The thriving black community, Greenwood, was sometimes referred to as the Black Wall Street.

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IN THE NEWS
Shumeane L. Benford has been appointed the City of Boston’s new chief of the Office of Emergency Management. As chief, Benford will have have direct oversight of the office’s emergency planning, training and exercise programs, and manage relationships with regional, state, and federal homeland security partners.

Why the ACLU is suing the Boston Police over its gang database
Ever since the “War on Crime” was launched in 1965, government officials have promoted the idea that the best way to keep low-income communities safe is to increase police presence and surveillance. But there is little evidence that these approaches result in increased safety.

ROVING CAMERA
Yes. I don’t know that much about it, but I know that there have been changes in weather. I’m concerned it’s an issue people of color aren’t talking about enough..

West Roxbury students lobby lawmakers
The broad outlines of the city’s BuildBPS plan are now widely known: new school buildings in West Roxbury, East Boston and Dorchester, the closure and/or re-use of six middle school buildings and one high school building currently shared by West Roxbury Academy and Urban Science Academy.

Trolley Tour stops at Bolling Building
PHOTO: MAYOR’S OFFICE PHOTO BY ISABEL LEON Mayor Martin Walsh stops by the Bolling Building in Roxbury during the Mayor’s Holiday Trolley Tour..

BIZ BITS
Check out your favorite brands on social media, where you can likely find up-tothe-minute info on savings right in your news feed. Many companies post special promotions, news and last-minute sale announcements every day, especially during the holidays.

Self-employment success
A 2017 study commissioned by Upwork, a freelancing website, and the Freelancers Union, a labor organization, estimates that there are 57.3 million freelancing American workers, making up 36 percent of the total U.S. workforce. Conducted by independent research firm Edelman Intelligence, the study surveyed 6,000 U.

Skills in demand
On the one hand it’s been framed as America’s dying industry, declining steadily from its peak in the late 1970s as the engine of economic growth. On the other, it’s been rebounding lately, with about a 10 percent increase in employment to date since bottoming out in 2010.

Black pianist tours segregated South with white chauffeur in ‘Green Book’
Don Shirley (Mahershala Ali) was a promising prodigy whose formal training in classical piano began when he was admitted to Russia's prestigious Leningrad Conservatory of Music at the age of 9.

Black Magic
30, is a hallmark of the holiday season. Based on the novella of the same name by E.T.A. Hoffman, the ballet follows Clara as her magician uncle throws her into a world of fantasy with her new nutcracker doll. It features lavish costumes, jaw-dropping sets and this year, a groundbreaking number of dancers of color.

Holiday cheer
For 15 years, ArtsBoston has partnered with the Mayor’s Office to provide the Mayor’s Holiday Special, a series of discounts on theater tickets and dining during December and January. As the tradition continues, the goal becomes not only to provide accessibility to the arts, but also to highlight all the multicultural talent Boston has to offer.

In theaters this week Previews help make choosing a film fun
“Mirai” (PG for scary images and mature themes): Animated fantasy about a 4-year-old boy (Haru Kuroki) who discovers a magical garden which enables him to time-travel to meet relatives from different eras. Voice cast includes Gen Hoshino, Koji Yakusho and Kumiko Aso.

Chinatown branch of BPL opens
Mayor Martin Walsh visits the newly opened Chinatown branch of the Boston Public Library..