The Union United Methodist Church: A South End survivor
The congregation, with roots going back to its founding by a formerly enslaved man in a segregated Boston church in 1796, has managed to hold onto to its iconic Roxbury puddingstone sanctuary, acquired in the 1940s, during a time of profound demographic shifts in the neighborhood.

Willard R. Johnson, 87
Johnson was a distinguished professor emeritus of political science at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and made history in 1968 by becoming the first Black professor to earn tenure at MIT.

City touts new rates from Boston Community Choice Electricity
“Every time you turn on the light, every time you turn on your dishwasher, you’ll have the power. Nothing changes with regard to that,” Rogers said. “What changes is the impact you’re having when you flick that light switch or when you look at your electricity consumption overall.

Mattapan child care center serves parents who work off hours
The center, which opened last month, is run by a union member and designed specifically for parents who are union members who work outside of the standard 9-to- 5 shift.

Bennett claims police framed him after Stuart case hoax
The lie that sparked Bennett’s current incarceration on November 13, 1989 was Boston’s most notorious case of mistaken identity: the claim by Charles Stuart that Bennett was the imaginary black man who a month before shot his wife Carol and unborn son Christopher.

The Black press and the Stuart case
This week, the Boston Globe and HBO premiered a series on one of the most notorious crimes in Boston history: The October 1989 murder of Carol DiMaiti Stuart by her husband Charles, who allegedly covered up his actions by shooting himself and claiming a fictitious Black man did it.

“I can’t believe the brother spent 12...
“I can’t believe the brother spent 12 years in jail after everyone knew he was framed in the Stuart case.”.

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“In her tenure with The Trustees, Janelle has shown outstanding leadership and consensus-building skills,” Theoharides said. “I am thrilled she agreed to step into this new role to help guide our communications and marketing efforts, grow our membership and welcome new audiences to the organization.

A ‘deputy’ civil rights leader
Or even if you haven’t. Rustin’s role as the chief organizer of the nation-changing 1963 March on Washington — a direct inspiration for dozens of mass protests since, from the Million Man March in 1995 to the Women’s March at the start of the Trump administration — is chronicled in the biopic “Rustin,” now streaming on Netflix.

New state law makes prison phone calls free
(above) Massachusetts Correctional Institute Concord; (right) Rep. Chynah Tyler visits the Suffolk House of Corrections in 2019. Tyler was the lead sponsor in the House of recently-enacted legislation that makes all phone calls to and from inmates in Massachusetts free.

Local food pantries gear up for winter weather and the holiday season
The pantry shelves were bare at Bread and Roses Community Kitchen and Food Pantry in Lawrence, with officials there reporting that the need for food has increased in the past eight to 10 months due to inflation.

Carl Louis Pasley
Carl spent his formative years in the Roxbury neighborhood of Boston. Ever the hard worker, as a young boy he hustled selling newspapers, delivering milk, and shining shoes.

Pro bono legal aid now available to Women’s Lunch Place guests
Nayab Ajaz, an attorney with Greater Boston Legal Services, poses in front of Women’s Lunch Place. Ajaz has worked as a dedicated attorney at the shelter since February, in a partnership between the two organizations designed to bring more complete legal care to guests at the day shelter.

O’Bryant Tigers now in a league of champions
The Tigers of John D. O’Bryant School of Mathematics and Science, by their 36-6 victory over Boston Latin Academy, wrapped up the Boston City League City Championship football title.

College football is a total mess
Picture this scenario: Following a football league’s grueling regular season, the fans of a nationally popular game are told that people who have yet to play one second of the game they cherish will be tasked with deciding who gets to play in postseason competition and who doesn’t.

Nantucket in December
antucket conjures a specific set of images: lobster rolls, lighthouses, navy crewneck sweaters and soft island-sand beaches. It’s a quintessential New England summer destination, heavily populated by those in a high tax bracket.

JAMES PERRY IN CONVERSATION WITH ARTIST Paul Goodnight
This is the ninth in a weekly series presenting highlights of conversations between leading Black visual artists in New England. In this week’s podcast, James Perry interviews award-winning painter Paul Goodnight.

Get festive!
Celebrate the festive season with holiday concerts, parties and markets throughout Roxbury, Dorchester, Mattapan and beyond..

For SuperSmashBroz, mixing cultures, connecting community are key to making music
Muyi and Noma Okundaye are blood brothers born and raised in Roxbury, but they have more in common than just childhood memories and a vibrant sense of style.

Boundary-busting Boston musicians up for Grammys
“This album was inspired by the very fascinating travels of Evliya Çelebi, who was a 17th-century Ottoman intellectual,” Sanlikol said.

A place to remember those who died by suicide
She founded a suicide prevention support service and launched a special effort to create space in the city where loved ones could mourn.