State officials take ‘Toxic Tour’ through Nubian Square’s environmental justice history
Dwaign Tyndal (left), executive director of Alternatives for Community and Environment, shows off Roxbury during a tour with Rebecca Tepper (center), Massachusetts secretary of energy and environmental affairs, and María Belén Power (right), environmental justice undersecretary, Feb.

Dr. Alvin Poussaint, treated the country’s racism, mental health of Black Americans
In his career spanning a half century, Dr. Alvin F. Poussaint treated many patients, from adults and children in private practice to public housing tenants in the country’s first community health center.

City announces winners of first participatory budgeting round
The city of Boston will direct funding from its budget toward efforts to expand access to fresh food, implement rat prevention measures, and offer rental assistance for Boston youth, among six total priorities selected through residents voting in the city’s inaugural participatory budgeting cycle.

Zoning Board dismisses project to bring Roxbury birth center, nonprofits
The project, officially called Community Movement Commons, was proposed for an almost 20,000-square-foot space at the intersection of Winthrop Street and Kearsarge Avenue, off Warren Street. It was dismissed without prejudice by the zoning board at its Feb.

Black women: the vanguards of horticulture
Talia Boone, a Los Angeles native, has arranged flowers for years as a way to relieve stress. Whenever anxious thoughts creep in, she heads to the vast L.A. Flower Market, a wholesale market that caters to professional florists — and picks whichever flowers make her feel good.

Remembering Angie Stone, legendary neo-soul singer
The music and entertainment industry is saddened and shocked over the tragic death of neo-soul singer Angie Stone. The soulful voice behind timeless hits like “No More Rain (In This Cloud)” and “Wish I Didn’t Miss You,” Ms. Stone was killed early March 1 in a car crash.

The modern-day lynching of Black, brown and progressive media voices
In the two years since the purchase, our team has introduced many new ways of presenting news and commentary, including a weekly streaming newscast, sports and business pages, and a robust opinion section.

“Black voices are being silenced.
“Black voices are being silenced..

IN THE NEWS
Ayanna Thomas has been named the dean of the Graduate School of Arts and Sciences at Tufts University. She has been with the university since 2007 as an assistant professor. Thomas went on to work with the university as a professor of psychology before transitioning to dean of research in Arts and Sciences in 2021.

Mentorship for girls: The key to empowering future generations
Laila, 9, has gained confidence and greater cultural understanding since being paired with her mentor, Winona, in March 2024. Through open conversations about identity, Winona has helped Laila navigate the complexities of the world, focusing on the importance of mentorship for girls of color.

Housing is a human right: The urgent need to reinstate HUD’s proposed rules
When formerly incarcerated people can’t find stable housing, they have a much harder time finding and keeping jobs, maintaining their health and pursuing educational opportunities — the very thing that makes recidivism less likely, communities safer, and keeps families connected.

The 97th Academy Awards: history in the making
Tazewell is not new to big parties. He garnered a previous nomination for “West Side Story,” and already has an Emmy Award (“The Wiz Live”) and Tony Award (“Hamilton”) under his belt.

Do you have high-functioning depression?
As one of the leading psychiatrists in the country and social media health influencer — nearly 700,000 people follow her across Instagram and TikTok — and soon-to-be published author, Joseph believes in the power of healing.

Program aims to tackle health outcomes via food access
Selecca Bulgar-Medina, director of government affairs at Project Bread, called the program “a groundbreaking initiative that brings together two previously separate but essential systems — health care and food security — to better serve Massachusetts residents.

Is workplace burnout the new normal for Americans and Canadians?
You’re not lazy or a bad employee: You might just be experiencing workplace burnout, like nearly half of the workers surveyed in Microsoft and LinkedIn’s 2024 Work Trend Index Annual Report. In Gallup’s 2024 State of the Global Workplace, nearly half of American and Canadian employees felt stressed out, making burnout seemingly inevitable.

‘Curator of Joy’ brings art and sensory play to city youth
After sitting out in the parks and other spaces in the winter, the vision came to her to create her company, 2 Birds No Stones Sensory in 2018, a travel ready sensory experience, where she goes to different spaces in the community and does sensory play in the community with youth of color.

Brockton star breaks record at the Reggie
The name is Lucas Andrade. It is one that should be locked into the minds of track and field enthusiasts for the present and immediate future. The 5’11” senior from Brockton High School set the track record of 7.22 seconds in the 55- meter indoor hurdles event at the Reggie Lewis Track and Athletic Center.

Harvard celebrates back-to-back wins at home
In a basketball season that has produced far too few highlight moments for the Harvard men’s program compared to the spectacular results by the women’s program, a pinnacle moment was reached at the Lavietes Pavillion on Saturday, as both teams recorded significant victories.

Age Strong Black History Month Celebration
The Age Strong Commission closed out Black History Month by celebrating Boston’s older adults at the Russell Auditorium in Dorchester..

Art as Activism
Harvard’s Ash Center recently held “Arts as Activism,” a community lunch and discussion featuring artist Ekua Holmes which was moderated by Harvard Ash Fellow George Greenidge Jr.

RCC Hackathon
Roxbury Community College students got their competitive juices flowing at RCC’s first ever Hackathon. Fifteen students split into teams of three participated in Roxbury Community College’s first annual Hackathon February 28. The event was designed to build digital literacy, problem solving, collaboration and Generative AI skills.

Adopt-A-School Lego Build
The Associated General Contractors of Massachusetts held their 4th annual Adopt-a-School event. The day included local construction professionals visiting fifth graders at three Boston elementary schools to participate in Lego building project...

Fabiola Jean-Louis takes us on a journey of spirituality, liberation and Afrofuturism at the Gardner Museum
Haitian artist Fabiola Jean-Louis teased her power during her 2023 exhibition at the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum “Rewriting History.” Now, back in full force, she’s taken over three gallery spaces in the museum for a masterpiece exhibition, “Waters Of The Abyss: An Intersection of Spirit and Freedom.

Kate Hamill reimagines ‘The Odyssey’ at A.R.T.
Its world premiere production by the American Repertory Theater, on stage through March 16 at the Loeb Drama Center in Harvard Square, unfolds over a fast-moving three hours with two intermissions.

Harpist Brandee Younger to close Celebrity Series Jazz Festival 2025
Celebrity Series’ 2025 Jazz Festival pops up in newly opened Arrow Street Arts in Harvard Square from March 13 through the 16. The event will feature performances by the Sean Mason Quartet, the Linda May Han Oh Quintet, the Mali Obomsawin Quintet and the Brandee Younger Trio.