When home is a hotel
A single dad’s desperate search for housing

Say their names
The exhibit at the Hutchins Center for African & African American Research, mounted in partnership with the Resilient Sisterhood Project, spotlights the history of Dr. James Marion Sims, who performed experimental surgeries on enslaved Black females in Alabama during the mid-19th century.

City, state move toward green affordable housing
The development, which is located at 37 Wales St. and will be managed by Heading Home Inc., has been designed to be energy-efficient and fossil-fuel-free.

BPS denies having a ‘do not hire’ list
The denial came at a Sept. 21 hearing, organized by at-large City Councilor Julia Mejia, to audit hiring, firing and retention practices in the school system and police department.

Relieve student debt, narrow the wealth gap
It is said education is the great equalizer, pitted against class divisions and economic and racial divides. That has been a truism for many decades in this country: If you straighten up, work hard, tune out the noise and distractions, focus on your studies and education, you can be anything you believe in and put your mind to.

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Why doesn’t Boston have a Black Wall Street?
In a July news conference announcing his new contract with the Boston Celtics, NBA All-Star Jaylen Brown spoke about creating a Black Wall Street in Boston to fight the area’s wealth disparities.

Pressley renews call for student debt cancellation
(below)Pressley moderates a panel on stage and is seated alongside guest panelists Becky Pringle of the National Education Association, Wisdom Cole of the NAACP, and Jaylon Herbin of the Center for Responsible Lending..

IN THE NEWS
Erica Rivers, a Brockton native, has taken over as athletic director at Massasoit Community College in her hometown.

‘Unprecedented’ coalition pushes lawmakers to improve health equity
Advocates, elected officials and medical professionals pitched state lawmakers Sept. 20 on legislation they said should be the next step on that journey: a package of policies intended to make the health care system more equitable and knock down structural barriers to care.

Diverse suppliers are good for business and the community
Diverse businesses are the backbone of many of communities. That’s why JPMorgan Chase is committed to helping these businesses develop and thrive.

In publishing, portrayal of diversity still needs work
The study divides the criteria it uses to determine complex, partial or limited representation between three categories: historically marginalized individuals; groups or cultures; and historical or social topics.

Clint Peay takes reins as head coach of Revolution
His departure, however, resulted in the addition of Clint Peay to the small number of Black coaches leading one of Major League Soccer’s 29 teams, even if on an interim basis.

Calvin Davis, Olympian, Dorchester High grad
About 100 people paid tribute to Davis at a memorial service Sept. 21 in the Reggie Lewis Track and Field Center, a fitting venue for the Olympic medalist in the hurdles.

Chaos and comedy abound in 'POTUS' from SpeakEasy Stage
Playwright Selina Fillinger’s timely satire, “POTUS: Or, Behind Every Great Dumbass Are Seven Women Trying to Keep Him Alive,” renders a frenzied day in the life of female staff members as they strive to clean up the latest mess caused by President Dumbass.

Safari & the Beat Explorers bring trap jazz to South Boston
Nearly every Sunday, music lovers in South Boston are drawn to the patio garden of Cannonball Café by the unusual crooning of Safari & the Beat Explorers, a trap jazz band that’s bridging the generational gap between jazz lovers by fusing classic melodies with a synth trap beat.

Lewis Howard Latimer headstone unveiled in Fall River
(Left) A headstone and memorial for Lewis Howard Latimer, African American inventor, draftsman and patent expert was unveiled Sept. 23 at Oak Grove Cemetery in Fall River.