MIT workers secure 10% pay raise
Service Employees International Union (SEIU), members voted overwhelmingly last Thursday to ratify a three-year contract with the university that includes 10% across-the-board raises plus bonuses of $1,000.

Professors dispute UMass dean’s report
The report, commissioned in March, comes after several years during which professors with the Africana Studies Department have clashed with UMass Boston administration officials over funding and autonomy for the department, which now has just one full-time professor.

Wu signs order to speed up housing development
The order, initially announced during a speech to the Greater Boston Chamber of Commerce at their annual Government Affairs Forum last month, aims to cut the approval process time in half, using a combination of departmental streamlining and study of current practices and procedures.

Enoch Woodhouse: an exemplary Roxbury man
The mural of Enoch Woodhouse II at Logan Airport informs visitors of the unique character of Roxbury’s aging generation of Black men who are now in their 80s and 90s or have already made the final trip home. Woodhouse, 95, is a stalwart patriot with an unshakeable awareness of the right to his place in the world.

D7 residents call for development moratorium
Last week, at the city council meeting, Councilor Tania Fernandes Anderson called for a moratorium on affordable housing development in her Roxbury-centered district until an agreement can be reached on how best to involve the community in decisions regarding what will be built in their neighborhood.

A disadvantage of white privilege
Racial discrimination has become so subtle that it is sometimes difficult to prove. Nonetheless, advocates for racial equality often avoid a debate over an incident that could well be considered as racial discrimination by renouncing it as the “white privilege” so common in American society.

Black voters must uphold high standards
A common trait among Blacks is to redeem someone who has gone astray. As more information is adduced about Herschel Walker’s personal life, the moral disclosures would normally disqualify a candidate for high political office. However, since it is too late in the political game in Georgia for Republicans to have another candidate for the U.

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IN THE NEWS
OneUnited Chief Operating Officer and President Teri Williams has been named to the prestigious Forbes 50 Over 50 list of women in the financial field.

Emmett Till — I Was There
“I was there.” These are the three words that I have often said over the years. These are also the three words that I have always wished I couldn’t say. I am talking about the lynching of Emmett Till.

Bank branch closures hit Black communities hard
In recent weeks, key Capitol Hill committees held hearings with CEOs of some of the nation’s largest commercial banks.

Taking measure of folk music’s Black history
Equally significant for this Grammy Award-winner and twotime Emmy nominee has been his commitment to the memory of folk music hero Elizabeth “Libba” Cotten, who is being inducted posthumously next month into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame. The “Early Influence Award’’ designee will share the honors with Harry Belafonte.

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Representation matters in fight against COVID
The country, and especially those of us with loved ones in Florida, anxiously watched hurricane Ian’s landfall. We watched in horror its winds like giant fists pounding homes to rubble, its storm surge sweeping into houses and drowning those trapped inside, and its power outages suffocating residents who need oxygen machines.

There’s an app for that
They’re a calendar resource to remember when a class assignment is due or the next holiday break gets underway. Apps can also provide a direct line to teachers, an archive of previous work, even a quick way to check to see what’s being served at lunch today.

Community and Culture at Roxbury Latin
As advisors—guided by our primary promise to know and love each boy—we aim to be effective in understanding and advocating for every single boy, mindful always of what his unique attributes, gifts, and challenges might be.

Getting homework help
In some cases, students may be struggling with organizational issues or procrastination. Begin with a conversation about taking responsibility for their own learning. If they continue to struggle with a particular task or subject, they may need additional help with their homework.

On Belonging at Park
My father named me Ildulce (Il dool’ see) after the two women he loved; my grandmother (Ilda) and my mother (Dulce). Children at Park call me Ms. B. I am a first generation American, and all my life, I have sought to answer, ”Where do I belong?” I am both American and Cape Verdean.

Transitioning into college
College students typically find themselves out in the world for the very first time, meaning they need to have already developed skills in money and time management, organizing and social etiquette. If they haven’t, some things may have to be learned the hard way — through experience.

Roe v. Wade reflections
Cris Eli Blak, Pampi Das, Cayenne Douglass and Rawchayl Sahadeo are all part of Company One Theatre’s 2021-2022 Volt Lab, a collective of playwrights of color and rising voices in American theater. For this event, each playwright chose something from the National Network of Abortion Funds’ list of demands and used it to inspire a short play.

The Huntington reopens with ‘Joe Turner’s Come and Gone’
The Huntington has a long history with playwright August Wilson, so it’s fitting that after a two-and-a-half-year closure and restoration, the company’s newly renovated historic theater on Huntington Avenue reopens Oct. 14 with Wilson’s “Joe Turner’s Come and Gone,” running through Nov.

Artistic foliage
Sculptor Claudia Comte erected a series titled “Five Marble Leaves,” along the Boston waterfront, inspired by the 24 pin and red oak trees in Central Wharf Park. The large-scale white marble sculptures emphasize the city’s natural environment and the importance of protecting it as the climate change crisis escalates.