Do diversity trainings actually work?
But does it actually work? According to a 2020 review of more than 400 studies of anti-prejudice trainings and interventions, a team of social scientists found most interventions have no measurable effect on biased attitudes and behaviors..

Candidates race to raise cash with four weeks to go
But within this year’s crop of City Council candidates, there’s wide variation in fundraising, with some candidates running with zeroed-out campaign accounts and others well into six figures..

City stays out of property disputes
Francis said the developer, Stephen Fish, came to her and asked if he could pull up the hedges that were growing between the two properties as part of the construction process. She said she understood the agreement to be that Fish would have the hedges removed, do the construction work and then replant them.

New Dorchester Food Co-op set to open
The Dorchester Food Co-op is a “grassroots initiative to build a community and worker-owned grocery store” that “challenges the traditional food system,” according to its website. It seeks to make healthy food accessible to the neighborhood, source from local vendors and employ local residents.

Chelsea man sues MBTA police over arrest
Then, as the accuser continued to escalate, he told the driver he would get on at the next stop. The driver, who witnessed the incident, agreed to pick him up at the corner of Washington and Thatcher Streets. But after Fraser reboarded the bus, he gave the driver his contact information in the event the MBTA might need to contact him.

The first Black Fortune 500 CEOs
“Those who forget history are condemned to repeat it.” This classic aphorism was uttered by George Santayana (1863-1952), a wise philosopher and essayist who is also an alumnus of Boston Latin School. Fortunately, the HistoryMakers organization now reduces the risk expressed by Santayana.

A winning strategy — how you vote and where you spend
The effort in red states to restrict Black citizens from voting is the greatest danger now faced by Blacks. Most Americans would prefer to be able to take voting for granted, but everyone understands that if the right to vote is negated, America can no longer claim to be a democracy.

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After 56 years, the Voting Rights Act is more necessary than ever
Fifty-six years ago, President Lyndon Johnson signed into law one of the most important pieces of legislation in American history: the Voting Rights Act of 1965. This law took a number of important steps to empower citizens that had long faced de facto and de jure barriers to the ballot box.

IN THE NEWS
“Since taking over the role of interim chief development officer, Justin has demonstrated the talent, qualities and commitment needed to continue to lead the department and evolve our philanthropic program to the next level,” said Kate Walsh, president and CEO of Boston Medical Center.

Don’t delay on approving COVID vaccines
The Emergency Use Authorization (EUA) process that was essential in getting COVID-19 vaccines out to the general public was an important first step in getting this life-saving biologic into the arms of people in the U.S.

Pressley calls for death penalty moratorium
The group of representatives — comprising Ayanna Pressley, Adriano Espaillat, Jerrold Nadler and Cori Bush — requested the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) halt participation in the capital punishment system and prohibit attorneys from seeking the death penalty, calling the system flawed.

The killing of Walter Rodney
On the evening of June 13, 1980, a bomb blast shook a neighborhood in Georgetown, Guyana and took the life of Black scholar, writer and activist Walter Rodney. Few Black people in the United States, or elsewhere around the world felt the explosion, but it was an event that shook our lives to their very foundations.

Enroll at Roxbury Community College This Fall!
If you prefer the flexibility of completing course assignments at your own pace, enroll in online courses. Do you learn best in a physical classroom, surrounded by like-minded learners? Enroll in on-campus courses. Maybe you prefer a little of both? Then create a schedule with online, in-person, and hybrid classes.

Dr. Clarence “Jeep” Jones Square
Acting Mayor Kim Janey (right) and City of Boston Veterans Affairs Commissioner Robert Santiago (left) joined family and friends of Dr. Clarence “Jeep” Jones for a dedication of “Jeep Jones Square” on MLK Jr. Blvd in Roxbury..

Boston GospelFest 2021
Acting Mayor Kim Janey joined residents from across the city of Boston for the annual GospelFest concert at Franklin Park in Roxbury..

Dudley Jazz Festival is back
The Dudley Jazz Festival is back this summer, showcasing three generations of jazz musicians at Mary Hannon Park on Saturday, Aug. 21, 12:30-4:30 p.m. The beloved festival has been bringing free music to the Roxbury/Dorchester community since 2016..

‘Romeo & Juliet’ — & the City of Chelsea —
his month, Apollinaire Theatre Company presents “Romeo and Juliet” like Greater Boston has never seen it before. In collaboration with Teatro Chelsea and the City of Chelsea Department of Housing and Community Development, the company will stage an immersive, outdoor, bilingual adaptation of Shakespeare’s classic love story.

Swings that tell a story
A new piece of public art has arrived at Chinatown’s historic Hudson Street. Developed by Asian Community Development Corporation (ACDC) and artist Gianna Stewart, “Storytell & Sway” provides usable space for the Chinatown community while acknowledging the area’s rich immigrant history.