New report shows Hub Black diversity
The report, co-authored by James Jennings, Luc Schuster and Peter Ciurczak and released by the Boston Foundation in partnership with Embrace Boston, used census data from the past three decades as well as historical data about demographics within Boston’s Black population to identify patterns and trends within the demographics.

Wu pledges new push to fight violent crime
Achieving the new goal “is going to require coordination among all of us, clear goals, accountability, measuring, holding each other accountable and having a united sense that this is a priority of the City of Boston,” said Wu..

Council clashes over meeting law
The records requests — one which passed the Council and the other which was defeated by a deadlocked vote — may prove largely symbolic, but they reflect, if nothing else, the degree to which rancor over of the body’s redistricting process has divided and continues to divide the body along political, if not partisan, lines.

Newcomer launches bid for council seat
In the 2021 election cycle, Councilor Michael Flaherty emerged at the top of the results, with 62,602 votes. Julia Mejia trailed right behind by fewer than 600 votes. Newcomer Ruthzee Louijeune secured the third slot with 54,898 votes, followed by Murphy with 43,076.

It’s time for more “good trouble” to stop school shootings
“Lord, when babies die at a church school it is time for us to move beyond thoughts and prayers. Remind our lawmakers of the words of the British statesman Edmund Burke, ‘All that is necessary for evil to triumph is for good people to do nothing.

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King’s enduring legacy of housing advocacy
Boston lost a giant last week with the passing of Mel King, but his vision, impact and legacy provide us with a clear guide in creating a more equitable city.

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LaFeir will officially join the Aquarium on May 1, overseeing its Animal Care division, Conservation Learning team, and the Anderson Cabot Center for Ocean Life, its scientific research institution.

Honoring King
Mayor Michelle Wu joined the Boston City Council, city employees and members of the community for a wreath-laying service for the late Mel King..

Ousted Tenn. lawmaker attended Boston church
An Easter Sunday service at the 200-year-old Union United Methodist Church in Boston’s South End is always a special affair. But this year, it took on extra significance, with the congregation taking time to support a fellow church member halfway across the country.

Hundreds pay respects during King’s funeral
Hundreds turned out Tuesday for the funeral of former state Rep. and civil rights leader Mel King at the Union United Methodist Church in the South End. Elected officials, including U.S. Sen. Ed Markey, Mayor Michelle Wu, Gov. Maura Healey and U.S. Rep. Ayanna Pressley gave remarks during the funeral.

Healey, electeds pledge to uphold medication abortions
Governor Maura Healey signed an executive order Monday protecting access to medication abortion statewide, following a ruling by a federal judge in Texas which would restrict access to mifepristone, a medication that has long been used to end pregnancies.

Swiss honor history of 3rd-century African saint
SAINT-MAURICE-EN-VAL- AIS, Switzerland — At the dawn of Christendom, an African general fighting for Rome faced a marauding band of Goths in a narrow river pass in the Swiss Alps.

‘Simone Leigh’
Entitled “Satellite” (2022), the four-legged figure, with a massive satellite cup for its head, is part of the first museum survey devoted to Simone Leigh, 56, whose works honor the power of Black women as creators of their own lives and stories.

Alvin Ailey dance co. brings repertoire and more to Boston
Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater will grace the Boston stage once again May 4-7, presented by Celebrity Series of Boston at the Boch Center Wang Theatre. As one of the most well-known African American dance companies in the world, Alvin Ailey Dance Theater’s annual tour to Boston is a hallmark of the spring season.

Composer/media artist Pamela Z receives Eugene McDermott Award in the Arts at MIT
For decades, Z has been creating multi-layered musical compositions using electronic processing, sampled sound, her own voice and other technological tools and innovations. The root of her compositions is her classically trained voice, but Z has utilized electronic methods to blaze a new musical trail in both solo and ensemble performance.