City proposes animal shelter in Franklin Park
Boston Animal Care and Control Director Alexis Trzcinski poses with Brownie, one of the dogs at the shelter, for a portrait outside the city’s current animal shelter in Roslindale.

Children’s Services of Roxbury marks 50th anniversary
Today, a half-century since its founding, Children’s Services is the largest Black-run nonprofit in Massachusetts, serving more than 6,000 vulnerable residents.

Garden program blooms at Boston’s public schools
For teacher Cora Carey, the garden beds that appeared at the end of September outside of the kindergarten classrooms at Dudley Street Neighborhood Charter School in Roxbury were almost miraculous.

Malcolm X Park upgrades nearing completion
The renovations were also designed to enhance recreation for children of all ages, increase lighting, improve courts, and add art and educational spaces.

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Republicans’ dysfunctional search for a House speaker
For at least three weeks, the country has been in the clutches of a gang — but not the stereotypical group of ruffians with no respect for life or others.

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An experienced professional in monitoring research, Tillman arrived from the Mayo Clinic in Minnesota, where she was director of research operations.

‘Not OK’: People of color remind distraught Jews hate never ended
Two weeks after the Hamas attack in Israel, the shattered sense of safety felt by Jews around the world hasn’t gone away.

Change in federal law is a threat to health equity
A seemingly minor provision in the federal Inflation Reduction Act enacted last year could make it harder for marginalized patients to access the medicines their doctors have prescribed.

Concert pays tribute to Black abolitionist Susan Paul
Paul was the first African American woman to become a lifetime member of the New England Anti-Slavery Society.

To fight climate change, form coalitions and ‘be belligerent,’ panelists advise
Coalitions are key and belligerence is necessary in the fight against climate change, panelists at a forum on climate change solutions advised.

An equitable clean energy transition starts with the Future Grid
With aggressive, nation-leading climate change, clean energy, and equity goals set by states like Massachusetts, we cannot wait to begin building for the future. The opportunity is now to make real, lasting change for urban, suburban and rural communities alike.

Greensboro Four member shares his story of 1960s sit-ins
Massachusetts Trial Court Administrator Thomas Ambrosino; Suffolk Registrar of Probate and Family Court Stephanie Everett; Deputy Commissioner of Pretrial Services Pamerson Ifill; Massachusetts Trial Court Chief Justice Jeffrey Locke; and Suffolk Probate and Family employee and Cultural Proficiency Champion Tawauka Bryant.

5 Tips to Get Ahead of Holiday Debt
While solid advice for any time of year, it can take on more importance during the holidays. One way to save is to set up a separate savings account for holiday expenses.

UMass hosts Pan African forum with Cuba as focus
The Boston Pan African Forum and the National Network on Cuba joined together Oct. 13 for a conference at UMass Boston on Cuba, Haiti and the wider Caribbean. Two goals expressed were removing Cuba from the State Department list of state sponsors of terrorism and ending the U.

Tommy Amaker: A leader on and off court
I first met Tommy Amaker, Harvard’s men’s basketball coach, while he was a player at Duke University in the 1980s.

Black coaches gather in show of community in Roxbury
Young athletes ran through basketball drills and plays, while veteran Black coaches and athletic directors shared their battle scars — and lessons learned — about overcoming racial, cultural and other barriers in high school and college sports.

FEATURING PAUL GOODNIGHT IN CONVERSATION WITH ARTIST LARRY PIERCE
This is the third in a weekly series presenting highlights of conversations between Boston artist Paul Goodnight and leading Black visual artists in New England.

Callie Crossley steps down as TV host of ‘Basic Black’
Crossley, host of the weekly program on GBH since 2008, left the host chair after the premier of its 56th season Oct. 20.

Boston Lyric Opera’s ‘La Cenerentola’ highlights kindness over a glass slipper
Who doesn’t know the story of Cinderella, the unloved stepdaughter used by her relatives as their maid until by magical intervention she finds true love with a prince?

‘Embracing Coretta’
In commemoration of the 70th anniversary of Coretta Scott King’s graduation from New England Conservatory, the college will host “Embracing Coretta,” a concert in her honor.

Phillis Wheatley comes to life at Old South Meeting House
In “Phillis in Boston,” a world premiere play debuting at the Old South Meeting House next month, African American poet and prodigy Phillis Wheatley is in the spotlight.