‘Live from Roxbury, It’s Dance Slam!’
Dashes of static flash across the bottom of a black screen. An upbeat song begins and an enthusiastic voiceover booms. “Live from Roxbury, Massachusetts…” the announcer’s voice echoes.

Low-income T riders can apply for reduced fares starting Sept. 4
To be eligible, riders must be aged 18-64 with an income of about $30,000 or less for individuals and about $62,000 or less for a four-person household.

MIT reports drop in Black, Hispanic enrollment after Supreme Court ends affirmative action
The Massachusetts Institute of Technology, one of the nation’s most highly selective four-year universities, announced last week that its incoming first-year class is less diverse than in previous years, attributing the change to the Supreme Court’s affirmative action ban.

Amid warming summers, a new initiative aims to make active transportation easier and cooler
Hidden behind those six lanes, a shopping center and some broad asphalt parking lots is the Rumney Marsh Reservation, and, beyond it, the ocean.

New CEO takes the reins at Codman Square Health Center
“We’re not for poor people, we’re not for people who have no other option,” Fish said. “We’re for everyone who walks through the door [and for] delivering high-quality care as good or better than what you would find in any other primary care practice.”.

Mitigating the damage from the Carney hospital shutdown
The closure of Carney Hospital leaves significant gaps in the health services available in Dorchester, Boston’s largest neighborhood and one where a majority of residents are people of color, creating an emergency and urgent care desert in the neighborhood.

“These closures are killing us.”
“These closures are killing us.”.

IN THE NEWS
Taneshia Nash Laird has been appointed as an associate professor at the Berklee College of Music’s Africana Studies Department in Boston. She will be teaching a new course entitled Entrepreneurship in Black Creative Expression.

To grow our future climate tech workforce, industry and education must join forces
Growing Massachusetts’s climate tech industry will create considerable economic opportunity for Massachusetts while helping reduce carbon emissions. It can also be a source of economic opportunity for people from underserved communities.

On 61st anniversary of March on Washington, a dream for Atlanta
As we remember the 61st anniversary of the iconic “I Have a Dream” speech, I am grateful for the powerful legacy left by my uncle, the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. If he were here with us today, he would undoubtedly remind us that we are one blood, one human race.

Arthur Jemison: Not your typical ‘up from the projects’ story
Arthur Jemison was attending Amherst Regional High School in western Massachusetts when his parents, who had migrated from Detroit, split up. His father James, an instructor at the nearby UMass campus, had been bringing in most of the family’s income..

Program nurtures ‘transformative’ school leaders
Led by education nonprofit Springpoint and funded through a grant from the Barr Foundation, the Transformative Leaders of Massachusetts fellowship program offers participants an opportunity to shift the landscape of secondary education in the face of rising attrition rates among school principals.

Isaac Hayes’ estate sues Donald Trump for unlawful use of songs
On multiple occasions, Trump used “Hold On, I’m Coming” at his political rallies without the estate’s permission. The song was written by Hayes and performed by Sam & Dave. Trump’s team used the song on Aug. 16 during the rally held at Georgia State Convocation Center in Atlanta.

The real state of Black America’s wallet
Record-low unemployment rates, record-low poverty rates, record-high income levels and new heights of wealth paint a picture of prosperity. One could easily think that this data means Black people are experiencing broad prosperity.

Big step for Ujima Project
By becoming an independent organization — the group plans to officially announce its independence and 501(c)(3) status later this month — Evans said the group will have a little more control and direction over its operations.

College football kicks off with lingering memories from the 2023 season
The 2024 college football season opened this week with No. 1-ranked Georgia blasting its way past No. 14-ranked Clemson with a final score of 34-3 in Atlanta. The Bulldogs are on a revenge mission following their “getting jobbed” out of the college football playoffs last season.

Gauff, Tiafoe go different directions at U.S. Open
Francis Tiafoe and Coco Gauff are at opposite ends of the U.S Open Tennis Championships spectrum, with Tiafoe riding high and Gauff bowing out.

Pew Research Center report uncovers racial and political disparities in local crime news
The report also highlights that Black Americans are particularly likely to perceive local crime news as biased, especially in terms of racial and ethnic fairness.

Black Outside
Black Outside is the biggest annual block party in the city. Curated by Bent Entertainment Group, KickBack Boston, and Sofenomenal Agency Group in partnership with Downtown Boston BID, this event is billed as a celebration for the culture, by the culture!.

All the Feels
Bent Entertainment Group hosted its quarterly R&B music fest at Roadrunner with over 2,000 attendees..

Black Outside
Black Outside block party staffer models this year’s crew shirt..

All the Feels
R&B fans pack the Roadrunner music venue as they sing along to their favorite hits..

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With a new studio album and a upcoming tour, gospel singer Marvin Sapp has ‘no regrets’
When Marvin Sapp was a young boy singing gospel songs alongside his father at his local church in Grand Rapids, Michigan, he never could have imagined where he would end up decades later.

Tau Lewis at ICA/Boston
Honoring the ancestors in every stitch

‘Blink Twice’ isn’t a great trip but it’s a stylish one
What happens when a billionaire misbehaves, gets canceled and goes on an apology tour? He buys an island. That’s what happens in Zoë Kravitz’s directorial debut, “Blink Twice,” a social thriller about class, gender and power dynamics.