Dorchester residents weigh in on Columbia Road redesign
Dorchester residents living along the heavily trafficked Columbia Road met last week with city transportation planners and urban design specialists to begin plotting the future look of the key neighborhood connector.

70 years after Brown v. Board of Education, setbacks in progress cited
It has now been 70 years since the Brown v. Board decision, a ruling that outlawed segregation in schools.

Council passes Gaza ceasefire resolution
Local Jewish groups fault language for not denouncing Hamas

New MassBio chair pushes for diversity in booming industry
The Massachusetts Biotechnology Council calls its annual gathering the “State of Possible Conference.” To hear it described by newly elected board chair Tamar Thompson, Massachusetts’ booming life sciences sector is now at a moment when many goals once thought unachievable are now in reach.

MIT hackathon explores a role for churches in closing wealth gap
Three teams of community organizers and students explored that question during a daylong hackathon on the racial wealth gap. The organizer, Karilyn Crockett, a professor of urban history, public policy and planning at MIT, has said “there’s no bigger challenge.

City launches grant to reduce overdose deaths
The Community Overdose Response Grants program, administered by the Boston Public Health Commission, is available to community-based organizations in offerings of up to $200,000 and is intended to increase care across the city, especially in communities of color.

Brown v. Board of Education: A reckoning 70 years later
With Jim Crow still intact in America in the early 1950s, Thurgood Marshall and a group of attorneys took the landmark Brown v. Board of Education case to the Supreme Court, whose verdict — issued 70 years ago next week — changed our country for the better.

“This is your democracy. Make it.
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Why Congress must act to sustain local news
The data is clear: Since 2005, the U.S. has lost over one-fourth of its newspapers, and on average two and a half newspapers are closing every week.

The importance of organizing in the Black community
Marcus Mosiah Garvey, arguably the greatest and most under-appreciated Black leader in history, said, “The greatest weapon used against the Negro is disorganization.”

Teen Empowerment’s ‘Senseless Smoke’ creatively tackles youth gun violence
A dozen teenagers are gathered outside, different pairs and trios engrossed in separate activities. Some are shooting hoops while others jump rope.

Learn your trade. Build your future: Griffin Electric hosts 2024 Apprentice Competition
The importance of apprenticeship cannot be understated, and it will continue to have a profound impact on the future of the construction industry.

Hospitality career fair draws recruits
“The hospitality and tourism industry is the third largest sector in the city of Boston,” she said. “It’s incredibly diverse in a lot of different ways but also has an opportunity to continue to be diverse. We recruit talent at all levels, from entry-level to executive.

New loan program aims to bring clean energy upgrades to low-income households
Under the program, homeowners will be able to get loans of up to $100,000 to finance improvements such as weatherization, electrical system upgrades and the installation of systems like heat pumps, electric vehicle chargers and rooftop solar panels.

Health hazards in your home: The hidden dangers of lead pipes
Janelle Bruno, a mother, and Charlestown resident was unaware that the water in her taps came through lead pipes until her 16-month-old daughter, Cecilia, tested at a lead level of double what the Center for Disease Control says is a cause for concern at a routine doctor’s appointment.

Leading Vertex researcher tackles sickle cell
But the lesson hit home around the dinner table that night when Smith, telling her parents about what she had learned, was told that she might be a carrier of sickle cell — not presenting with the disease itself, but able to pass it on to the next generation.

Correction
Last week our paper misidentified Kristine Bell, President of the National African American Insurance Association in our story on Black insurance professionals working to increase their numbers.

Hue at Copley Square Hotel honors site’s rich jazz history
Nestled within the walls of the historic Copley Square Hotel in Boston’s Back Bay, this one-stop-shop for drinks, dining and live entertainment keeps its patrons wanting more.

Four tips for managing small business cash flow
Anyone who owns or works for a small business knows the art of cash flow management. Cash flow management is, according to accounting hub Tipali, “tracking and controlling how much money comes in and out of a business in order to accurately forecast cash flow needs.

Brighton High track team streaks past opponents
“The best part of my job as a coach is the relationship I have with my young athletes,” he said. “I think one of the main reasons for our success is that we speak the same language.

The Great White Hope Syndrome
When discussing the current sports phenomenon that goes by the name of Caitlin Clark, there are parallels to a common term, the “Great White Hope Syndrome.”

JAMES PERRY IN CONVERSATION WITH ARTIST Percy Fortini-Wright
This is the 20th interview in a weekly series presenting highlights of conversations between leading Black visual artists in New England. In this week’s installment, artist James Perry talks to artist Percy Fortini-Wright.

MOUNT-MAKERS: The under-the-radar artists holding museum exhibits together
IN the newly renovated jewelry gallery at the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, delicate tiaras float in glass cases next to ornate brooches and avant-garde necklaces.

A lesson in self-reflection for Mother Caroline Academy sixth-graders
On a recent Friday, Love Clerveau, a sixth-grader at Mother Caroline Academy in Dorchester, stood in a hallway in her school, making peace signs with each of her hands, a tentative grin across her face.

‘Morning, Noon, and Night’ tackles pandemic trauma, technology and family
In “Morning, Noon, and Night,” local playwright Kirsten Greenidge tackles post-pandemic emotions through the lens of a mother-daughter relationship.

Cicily P. O’Bryant, devoted wife to school committee pioneer, 91
After graduating from Roxbury Memorial High School in 1950, Cicily went on to clerical school before working at the Army Base Shipyard doing clerical work.