At-large Council field takes shape
Now, as the city is on the verge of having its first Black acting mayor and a mayoral campaign in which the three current front-runners for the office are women, several candidates are positioning themselves to run for the at-large City Council seats vacated by mayoral candidates Michelle Wu and Annissa Essaibi George.

White’s daughter disputes allegations
White, 38, who was a teenager at the time of the incident, said the couple had “relationship problems like any couple,” but she never witnessed her father being violent towards her mother..

BPDA turns attention to long-neglected Parcel 3
Gov. Charlie Baker, Lt. Gov. Karyn Polito and Health and Human Services Secretary Marylou Sudders join Massachusetts League of Community Health Centers President and CEO Michael Curry to visit the COVID-19 vaccination site at East Boston Neighborhood Health Center.

Biden admin. gives guidance on schools
The Biden administration last week released new guidelines on reopening schools, for the first time offering federal guidance on issues including physical distancing and air quality in classrooms, COVID-19 testing and acceptable community spread rates.

Health centers key to city’s vaccine effort
Local health centers all over Boston remain at the forefront of testing and vaccination rollout, facing the challenge of reaching their own patients in a timely manner.

A dynamic shift at the ACLU
The American Civil Liberties Union, better known as the ACLU, has launched a commitment to end systemic racism in America. Its past objective has been simply to battle civil rights issues in the courts.

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To save lives, clinical trials need diversity
White Americans are drastically overrepresented in clinical trials. Non-Hispanic whites account for 60% of the U.S. population, but roughly 86% of clinical trial participants. By contrast, Black Americans comprise 13% of the U.S. population but only 5% of clinical trial volunteers.

IN THE NEWS
The College of the Holy Cross named Vincent D. Rougeau its 33rd president, the first lay and first Black president in the history of the college. Rougeau is currently the Dean of the Boston College Law School. He was approved unanimously by the Board of Trustees on February 9.

Senate trial proves again Trump still owns the GOP
Yes, a pack of Trump’s Palm Beach neighbors made news with their effort to evict him from Mar-a-Lago. Yes, thousands opted out as Twitter followers of former Trump yes-man Rudy Giuliani. And yes, there is still more anti-Trump news, with Georgia state officials saying they’ll launch a criminal probe of Trump’s election tampering there.

Trailblazing political leader, Doris Bunte dies at 87
Bunte was elected to the State House in 1972, becoming the first Black woman to serve on that body. She joined the Legislature at a time when Blacks were becoming lawmakers at unprecedented numbers and, in 1973, was among the three founding members of the Massachusetts Legislative Black Caucus.

Q and A with Kymani James
Khymani James, 17, serves as the student representative on the Boston School Committee. James grew up mostly in Dorchester and is currently a senior at Boston Latin Academy. He previously attended Dever Elementary and UP Academy Boston. His mother passed away when he was 12, and he lives with his aunt and two cousins.

Young music makers
Powerhouse Boston-based music duo The Loop is releasing two new singles in celebration of Black History Month and Women’s History Month. “See Me Beyond My Skin” and “Affirmations” are from The Loop’s upcoming EP, “What I Feel.

Artists take over Roxbury billboard
Thanks to artist and Roxbury resident Dayenne Walters, the billboard at the corner of Centre Street and Roxbury Street in Roxbury’s John Eliot Square is getting a whole new look. Beginning in March and running for a whole year, the newly branded project “Billboard Hope” will use the platform to showcase works by local artists.

Rhonda Hamilton: A voice that brings jazz to life
Rhonda Hamilton has a voice made for jazz radio: Smooth and mellow, with phrasing that has cadences like musical notes. Hamilton got her start in Boston after graduating from Boston University’s College of Communication and then became the music director of WBUR.