Thousands march through Boston for 60th anniversary of Martin Luther King Jr.’s Freedom Rally
“Because as we take a snapshot of where we are in issues of education, in issues of poverty, in issues that were raised at [the time of the initial Freedom Rally], it feels like we still have a long way to go,” King said..

Spring break bootcamp prepares Roxbury high schoolers for nursing certification
During the boot camp, which ran April 22 through 25, students did practice tests and tried hands-on skills like cleaning dentures, catheter care and, repositioning patients who couldn’t move themselves, all the sorts of tasks that would be included in the test.

What’s next for former Carney Hospital site?
In the wake of the closure of Carney Hospital, behavioral health, access to emergency medical services and social elements that support health are among the key recommendations for how to best support health in the community the hospital previously served.

Journalism program for Boston teens celebrates 20 years
What do they want to contribute to the world?” said Mohamed Barrie, the program’s current director. “So in our way of thinking and model, we first try and seek their voices within, things they are curious about the world … and then use that as a way...

Francis paved the way for a Black pope
As accolades poured in from around the world after the death of Pope Francis, prominent Black Americans pointed to the pontiff’s legacy of advocating for the marginalized, including Black people. Others, however, speculated that Francis redirected church leadership in such a way that the possibility exists for the election of the first Black pope.

Trump’s first 100 days of carnage
With a flurry of executive orders on his very first day in office, Trump took aim at immigrants, based on myths about some eating pets and most threatening public safety, launching raids across the country, scuttling due process and rounding up mostly Latino and Black immigrants.

Trump fiddles while America burns.
Trump fiddles while America burns..

Executive orders and tariffs in Puerto Rico
“Everything is expensive as it is right now. Food is expensive and [so is] gasoline,” said Carmen Ayala, a 58-year-old teacher, while shopping at a local San Juan supermarket. “We buy a lot of stuff from China. We have to struggle to make ends meet and now things are going to get worse.

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Following her time in undergrad, Grubbs worked as the mentor program coordinator for The Clubhouse Network, an internationally operating nonprofit organization with branches in Boston dedicated to the academic enrichment of young people.

100 days of young women pushing back on Trump’s agenda
Federal protections, programs and agencies that serve women, immigrants, LGBTQIA+ communities and working families are once again under threat. The message from the administration is loud and very clear: We are returning to a past many of us were never safe in.

10th Annual Beauty Business Brunch
Entrepreneur and philanthropist Shellee Mendes and CBS Boston’s Courtney Cole, with a host of other mentors, joined together to help women seeking to grow their careers in the beauty business and related fields..

The Fifth Annual Boston Comics in Color Festival
The festival kicked off Friday, April 25 at the Roxbury Community College Media Arts Center with a panel of industry experts. Cosplay contestants lined up at the main stage, waiting to hear who won..

Boston EMS Graduation and Promotion Ceremony
The graduation of 35 EMTs and promotion of 13 was held April 25 at the BPL Rabb Hall in Copley Square. Newly promoted Captain Kassim Zion pins his wife, newly promoted Boston EMS Paramedic Kimberly Zion. Captain Kassim Zion is badged by his children, Jonathan and Lily Zion.

Abilities Dance Boston presents Intersection
Abilities Dance Boston recently put on the fourth installment of its “Intersections” series, an innovative production that celebrates Black, Indigenous, People of Color (BIPOC), deaf, disabled, queer, and transgender artists – past and present. Dancer Ellice Patterson performs in a piece choreographed by Tom Wiggins.

A reflection on songs of the soul
Songs matter. The music we take in matters because it’s so much of our social and cultural environment. Songs can be a barometer, a compass, or a representative form of art that best meets your inner needs and sets you into a happy place, no matter what.

Roxbury’s Privé Parking secures first diversity contract with White Stadium
After getting a job as a financial analyst at a Seaport law firm, Ricardo Louis realized that working in corporate America was not for him. However, a meeting with a former customer at a restaurant he worked with as a valet parking attendant in college helped him to return to his true passion — working in the valet parking industry.

Is the Target boycott working?
Target’s decision to scale back its diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) initiatives has sparked a nationwide backlash that is taking a visible toll on the retailer—so much so that the head of Target recently sat down with Al Sharpton to see how he could right the sinking ship.

Boston International Lions Baseball stays strong
One of the best high school baseball teams in the Boston area resides at 100 Maxwell St. in Dorchester, Massachusetts, the home of the Boston International Lions. Coached by Johan Villalona, who has built and developed the program over the last 12 years, the Lions have become a force in Boston Public School (BPS) baseball.

National Football League college draft
This over-hyped media event may interest many football fans, but not all. The reason is crystal clear in my mind: The overwhelming majority of the 257 players drafted during the three-day, seven-round made-for-television extravaganza will be a distant memory just a few short years from now.

Ghanaian American poet and educator Emmanuel Oppong-Yeboah is Boston’s new poet laureate
The Boston native was in eighth grade when he heard a poet read about his experience as an Arab person in a post-9/11 world. Hearing it made Oppong-Yeboah want to write his own poem. As Boston’s newest poet laureate, Oppong-Yeboah hopes to make similar experiences with poetry available to the people of Boston.

Step into the salon for ‘Jaja’s African Hair Braiding’ at Speakeasy Stage
Hair salons are notorious for being more than just beauty parlors. They’re safe spaces, a place to gossip and vent and transform into another version of yourself.

May is Haitian Heritage Month
Celebrations for Haitian Flag Day take place on May 18 in Boston, and all over the globe, with parades and cultural as well as culinary activities. As the focal point of May, which is Haitian Heritage Month, Flag Day marks a day of liberation.

Bishop T. D. Jakes will never stop preaching, but he’s stepping back
It’s the end of an era — and a new beginning. Bishop Thomas Dexter “T. D.” Jakes’ April 27 announcement to his congregation at The Potter’s House in Dallas wasn’t totally unexpected. He is “stepping back” from the ministry as his daughter Sarah Jakes Roberts and her husband Touré Roberts become the senior pastors.