COVID cases close Curley school
After shuttering its doors last week for a rapidly spreading COVID outbreak, the Curley School in Jamaica Plain now faces an additional challenge as state education officials say they won’t count the school’s remote instruction toward the mandatory 180 days required under state law.

Wu says cabinet will reflect city’s diversity
“The goal is to ensure that our cabinet and the workforce of City Hall reflects the diversity of our city, represents the expertise that lives in our communities, and moves with the urgency of the issues facing our families,” Wu said during a meeting with ethnic media outlets on Thursday.

Legislature’s ARPA plan disappoints advocates
With both the Massachusetts House of Representatives and the state Senate having passed their spending plans for federal American Rescue Plan (ARPA) funds, advocates are left disappointed in the lack of investment into Blackowned and other minority-owned businesses in the wake of coronavirus economic fallout.

Harvard U. workers rally for better wages
Currently, Harvard is offering a 2% pay raise, but members of 32BJ say that fails to keep up with rising costs of living in the area. According to data from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, the consumer price index for the Boston area, which the federal government uses to assess cost of living, was about 4% in September, about 3.

A call for regional approach on Mass & Cass
He made headlines over the last year after his Pop Warner team was forced to move and join a team in Jamaica Plain because of the constant presence of discarded needles on the Clifton Park field where they practiced.

If the Democrats don’t win, we all lose
The party of the president normally loses some congressional House seats in the midterm election, so there is no reason for Black citizens to become distraught over what seems to be a normal function of the American democracy.

By holding out, progressives still won
A number of Republican elected public officials now seem willing to subvert their oath of allegiance to the American democracy in order to restrict the impact of the growing power of Black citizens. In order to combat this defiance of constitutional rights, Blacks have to become more sophisticated about politics.

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IN THE NEWS
GBH has named Paris Alston and Jeremy Siegel as the new co-hosts of Morning Edition at GBH News. The two journalists will bring a fresh and contemporary energy to the show, reinventing GBH’s morning news experience while welcoming new voices and perspectives into a daily multiplatform news conversation.

Mel King Square
PHOTO: DON WEST Pamela King (right) shows her father Mel King (seated left) the sign naming the corner of Yarmouth and Columbus Avenue in the South End as Melvin H. “Mel King” Square. Looking on are (left to right) acting Mayor Kim Janey, former Boston Mayor Raymond Flynn and U.

Beloved lies about America
But these sentiments were written by a racist and proponent of chattel slavery for Black Americans. Most disturbingly, the third verse of what would become America’s national anthem proposed a horrible fate for once-enslaved African Americans who were then fighting for the British in the War of 1812.

Proposed cannabis business sparks opposition
The storefront, located at 415- 417 Blue Hill Ave., used to house Nu Life Natural Herbs, a health and wellness store, and Nova Sheen, a dry-cleaning business. Both businesses were owned by Minister Don Muhammad, a local religious leader whom opponents of the cannabis warehouse called a pillar of the community.

New York City elects Eric Adams as mayor
“Reports of police abuses in the Black community were getting swept under the rug,” said Walker, who said he was often searched near his apartment on the Lower East Side during the height of the city’s “stop-and-frisk” policy in the late 1990s and early aughts.

Acting Mayor Janey gives farewell address
Speaking to a room packed with supporters, government officials and press, Janey reflected on her time in office and the ongoing challenges facing Boston.

A walk on the wild side of French cuisine
day French café launched by husband-and-wife team Anaïs and Antoine Lambert and Executive Chef Kendall DaCosta. After years of working in French restaurants around Boston, the Parisian transplant couple wanted to open a spot that showcased a more diverse perspective of French cuisine.

Daymé Arocena comes to Berklee
Vocalist Daymé Arocena will be in concert on Thursday, Nov. 18 at 8 p.m. at the Berklee Performance Center. Arocena, who hails from Cuba, defies genres in her integration of jazz, African percussion and the traditional sounds of her homeland.

SHEDDING LIGHT ON INVISIBLE DISABILITIES
“Invisible Disabilities,” running virtually at Unbound Visual Arts through Dec. 27, explores the work of artists who live with disabilities that aren’t apparent to the naked eye.

Raphael Xavier blends jazz and breaking
Global Arts Live presents this Boston premiere of the program, which Xavier choreographed during a New York Live Arts Live Feed residency. “The Musician & The Mover” is performed by three breakers, including Xavier, who also directs the show, and a jazz quartet.