Kevin McCaskill leads with hope in Brockton
Since January, Brockton High School Principal Kevin McCaskill has been rebuilding the foundation for quality public education in the City of Champions. He is confident that a critical mass of teachers, administrators and parents will come together to support student learning.

Franklin Park ‘Defenders’ push for White Stadium answers
At the meeting, a dozen members of the Franklin Park Defenders, made up of 20 citizens and the Emerald Necklace Conservancy, discussed their opposition to the renovation plan.

Protesters call for increased funding for youth jobs, housing
As drivers sought to head home or to evening activities on June 7, the music and chatter of buskers at Faneuil Hall mixed with the chants of youth activists as protesters shut down the street below City Hall, calling on Mayor Michelle Wu to preserve updates in the city budget that would increase access to youth jobs and housing.

MA health leaders push for equity
Leaders in health-related fields called for increased collaboration and broad structural change at the second annual Health Equity Trends Summit on June 6.

Making Waves: Mass League’s 2024 Awards Gala
The Mass League Gala embodies and promotes the organization’s mission by recognizing the people and organizations in their network, who are critical to their success and achieving the goal of health equity for all across their one million-plus patient network.

Father’s Day: a time for love and celebration
It’s Father’s Day once again. This year like most years, we need our fathers to be upfront and accountable because there is a tide afoot to take away affirmative action and much of the support that has been put in place to help make up for the disparities in education and opportunities that face us all as Black Americans.

Juneteenth, a historic family gathering
Many feel that Juneteenth was born out of an event that is not worthy of celebrating. Some point to the fact that taking an additional year for the message of emancipation to reach enslaved people down in Texas is not something that one should celebrate.

“Happy Father’s Day!”
“Happy Father’s Day!”.

Byron Donalds and the myth of the broken Black family
First, Jim Crow was the era between 1877 and 1964 when Black people were racially segregated by law in America. The total Black population was only 18.9 million in 1960 compared to 47 million today, so it’s technically impossible that there were “more Black families under Jim Crow.

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Andrew Agwunobi, MD, MBA, has been appointed executive vice president for health affairs and chief executive officer of UConn Health.

How clean energy naysayers help China and hurt American workers
Electric vehicles are the future of transportation. As a driver of an (American-made) EV myself, I know firsthand the amount of money I have already saved compared to when I drove the gas-powered version of the same model.

Boston educators seek increased pay and supports in contract negotiations
The union, which represents over 10,000 teachers and other professionals in the district, is seeking a number of updates to their contract, with a large focus on improving staff pay, improving facilities and student support and decreasing what they view as excessive workload for teachers.

Proposed live-in tech program sparks conflict in Roxbury
Recently, the three-tiered property has been at the center of a neighborhood dispute after a proposal to convert the space into a “state-of-the-art tech center” began advancing.

Jonathan K. Jefferson to lead RCC as school’s 18th president
“I extend my heartfelt gratitude to interim President Jackie Jenkins-Scott for her exemplary leadership,” Jefferson said in a press release, “which has positioned RCC to continue its vision of empowering the community with an education that matters.”.

Hyde Park welcomes intellectual disabilities program
The new Business Street facility opened in May and is operated by Walnut Street Center, a Medford-based nonprofit organization that runs a variety of services for adults with intellectual disabilities.

Black churches lead the fight for digital equity
It’s not unusual to see Black children using smartphones or tablets throughout the community, as well as in school or church.

Boston Arts Academy Graduation
The Boston Arts Academy Foundation, the charitable nonprofit organization for the Boston Arts Academy, the city’s only public high school for the visual and performing arts, celebrated its Class of 2024 on Monday, June 10th at Berklee Performance Center.

Bay State Banner One-Year Anniversary Gala
On Thursday, June 6, Boston’s tastemakers gathered for an evening of live music, gourmet cuisine, specialty cocktails, and an elegant rooftop atmosphere to celebrate the Bay State Banner’s one year of new ownership success.

EMPath Gala
Celebrating 200 years of empowering women and transforming lives, Economic Mobility Pathways (EMPath) hosted a stunning gala with electric energy, a nod to two centuries and a continued vision for the future of disrupting poverty.

Historic election of Claudia Sheinbaum as Mexico’s first female and Jewish president
The election of Claudia Sheinbaum marks a historic moment in Mexico’s history. But beyond her elevation as the nation’s first woman and first Jewish president is the question of whether she will be able to curb cartel-related corruption and violence in Latin America’s second-most populous country.

Leadership Brainery: Breaking barriers and building leaders
In today’s ever-changing world, education and professional advancement are intrinsic steps in an individual’s growth as a person and as a member of society.

Report: Black, Hispanic retirement savings lag far behind whites
“Now that’s often for very valid reasons,” Schuster said. “Those workers [are] needing that stream of income in the near term more than their white counterparts, because they have less other sources of wealth or financial support to make ends meet.

National nonprofit helps minority- and low-income-owned businesses grow
In the late 1980s, Darrell Byers ran a small business designing and selling air filtration systems to companies across the country. In the four years he ran his business, he said, he faced barriers that hindered his journey, including being disregarded when it came to lucrative business contracts.

Lawsuit against minority small-business grant program gets tossed
The decision, handed down by the U.S. District Court for Northern Ohio, found plaintiff Nathan Roberts, owner of Cleveland-based Freedom Truck Dispatch LLC, lacked the standing to sue the companies over a grant program it offered to Black small-business owners to purchase a new truck.

Celtics steps away from banner 18
Following convincing victories in the first two games of this year’s National Basketball Association’s best of seven Championship Finals, the Boston Celtics find themselves just two wins away from raising title banner number 18 to the rafters of the TD Bank Garden.

Hoops and heart drive Rev. Sumner
Known as Chris Sumner to his friends and associates, this God-spirited man has traveled on a life journey that can only be described as magnificent.

Boston celebrates Juneteenth!
Next Wednesday is Juneteenth, a national celebration commemorating the end of slavery in the United States. Boston is showing up to celebrate, with parades, festivals, block parties and free museum admission around the city..

RoxFilm brings untold stories to the screen
Established to support local filmmakers who were snubbed from other festivals, RIFF has evolved into the largest festival in New England by and for people of color.

Mission Hill Arts Festival returns with a women-led lineup
“My desire is really to renew a passion or sense of wonder for our planet, but in a more creative way — to reorient, in a sense, the way we look at it and discover Earth’s personality,” says Luisa Harris, arts curator and co-founder of the festival along with pianist, composer and educator Kevin Harris.

Charles Dawson, veteran, union leader, devoted church member, 96
Charles Dawson was born in Roxbury, Massachusetts on June 12, 1927 to James and Eva Dawson. His relationship Twelfth Baptist Church goes back over fourscore and three years, to the year of 1931, when he was a kindergartener.