For these runners, the Boston Marathon is a chance to support local causes
Staff at the Codman Square Health Center wrote her a prescription for exercise — part of the center’s partnership-based effort to address a wider variety of health factors — and connected her to Healthworks Community Fitness, a nonprofit gym in then health center’s Wellness Center.

One Boston Day
Mayor Michelle Wu and other local leaders attend a wreath-laying ceremony on Boylston Street with family members of Boston Marathon bombing victims. This year marks the twelfth anniversary of the bombings..

Community groups plan events in a callback to 1965 MLK rally
“At this moment in time, where the issues of housing, poverty, racial equity and education are on the national stage being erased and removed, those four issues — as they were with the [1965] march, feel more important now than ever before,” said Imari Paris Jeffries, president and CEO of Embrace Boston.

New rent control legislation takes aim at drastic increases
On Monday, legislators, housing justice groups, landlords, tenants and other supporters gathered at the Massachusetts State House for a briefing organized by Homes for All Massachusetts on proposed legislation for rent stabilization in Massachusetts..

Trump’s war on DEI means chaos and uncertainty for nonprofits
Back in January, President Trump issued an executive order directing federal agencies to ensure that organizations receiving federal grants certify that they “do not operate any programs promoting DEI,” making clear that the president considers diversity, equity and inclusion programs to be illegal and immoral.

Run to these local businesses for Marathon specials
Attention all marathon runners (and spectators too!) Whether you are running in the Boston Marathon, cheering from along the route or watching on television, local business have deals to help you get ready to run and then recover after Marathon Monday.

“Less federal funding for Harvard medical research doesn’t just effect DEI, it hurts everyone.“
“Less federal funding for Harvard medical research doesn’t just effect DEI, it hurts everyone.“.

Harvard realities vs. Trump myths
Those demands, in particular, call into question the administration’s logic and whether it conducted even the most superficial research.

IN THE NEWS
Dr. Gemima St. Louis was recently recognized as a distinguished fellow by the National Academies of Practice. Born and raised in Port au Prince, Haiti, St. Louis and her family immigrated to the United States eventually settling in Boston.

Let’s address the unpaid invisible labor of Black women
But the problem with the 50/50 mindset is that it often leads to imbalance, particularly for Black women. Human nature makes us biased about our contributions. We tend to think we’ve done more than we actually have, believe others have done less than they truly have and assume our efforts are more valuable than they are.

Is travel really a balm for racism?
This winter, I felt paralyzed, not by cold, but by an inescapable sense of terror and grief. Wildfires devoured neighborhoods in my hometown of Los Angeles, displacing friends and family members. The Trump administration’s dismantling of DEI programs and its assault on Black America intensified.

How to be smart about saving
“We are able to take a holistic approach to financial planning where we don’t have to push an individual product down a client’s throat,” said Abrams. “We can work with a wide range of money managers and insurance companies to find the best need for our clients.

Empowering teens: A guide to budgeting and saving for the future
For Tammira Lucas, assistant professor of business at Coppin State University, it’s never too early to start teaching young people about money management. As a mother of a ninth grader, Lucas taught her daughter, Ryann, about finances long before she got to high school.

From piggy banks to budgets: How to pass down smart money habits
For many Americans, a conversation about money can be stressful, overwhelming and uncomfortable. Thinking about when and how to have that financial conversation with kids can be even more difficult, especially if no one in the family has a good relationship with money.

Is AI a key to Black economic mobility?
“I don’t think AI is an endall-be-all and the mothership to Black economic mobility because the systemic issues that Black communities have faced on a general scale have not been rectified,” said Lamar Laing, founder & CEO of Copiafy, a personal financial management platform.

Meet Boston seeks to fill hundreds of open positions
The event will kick off with remarks from principal and founder of Conan Harris & Associates, Conan Harris; president and CEO of Meet Boston, Martha J. Sheridan; Meet Boston Board Chair Dan Donahue; president of the Saunders Hotel Group; and other dignitaries.

The Celtics’ march to NBA title No. 19 begins
Following the play-in session, which will produce the bottom two positions in the NBA playoff structure, the league will begin its journey to crown a new champion.

Red Sox early report card
The highlight of this early season came in the form of brilliant pitching by Garrett Crochet, who had 11 strikeouts in the team’s 3-1 triumph over the White Sox in Chicago on April 13. But there have been far too many lowlights.

At this local research conference, community partnership is key
The Northeastern University-based Boston Area Research Initiative held its annual conference at Roxbury Community College, April 11. The conference featured local efforts in civic research — academic study based on the goals of partnership with community and impact in those communities.

Got climate questions? We want to hear them
That report, from researchers at the World Meteorological Organization — the United Nation’s weather and climate body — found that the average temperature across the globe last year was about 1.55°C above pre-industrial levels. The last 10 years clocked in at the 10 hottest on record.

Who’s running for Boston City Council?
- Said Ahmed, executive director of United Somali Youth and deputy director of the Somali Development Center, launched a campaign for the 7th Suffolk District last year, but did not appear on the ballot. This year he has so far raised more than $35,000 in his bid to unseat Fernandes Anderson.

Codman Academy’s Journey to Excellence Annual Gala
The gala, hosted at Southline Boston, brought together friends, supporters, and alumni for an inspiring evening honoring the school’s legacy and vision.

Get Konnected 17th Anniversary
More than 150 business and civic leaders joined Get Konnected! as the organization celebrated 17 years of impact by honoring 17 trailblazing women, including legends, leaders, pioneers and allies..

Massachusetts Black Lawyers Association Gala
Honorees included (from L-R) 2025 MBLA Trailblazer Honoree Rodney Pratt, Lifetime Achievement Honoree Marie St. Fleur and Trailblazer Honoree Tanisha Sullivan. MBLA President Avana Epperson-Temple takes a moment to address the crowd during the annual event.

‘G20’ is predictable and a bit of a mess … but watching Viola Davis kick butt is a welcome distraction
There’s an alternate universe where the United States has an African American female president. She presents a bold economic plan to world leaders at the G20 Summit with the aim of promoting financial stability in developing nations. This may seem like a pipe dream especially after last week’s tumultuous economic fluctuations, and for now it is.

Multi-media artist Pedro Gómez-Egaña brings focus in a world vying for attention
“It set off a series of questions that led to my artistic practice today,” he said. “Questions about how an event is devised, how audiences are organized to attend and experience it, how durations are composed and shaped and how meaning forms around time and temporality.

Local filmmaker and Tufts professor explores racial trauma in new film
For long scenes in “Night Fight,” a film by Tufts University faculty member Khary Saeed Jones, a car drives along a quiet, wooded road at night. The viewer is situated inside the car and silence envelopes the scene. At times we see Jones in the driver’s seat.