New England business association marks 100th anniversary
“Both RCC and NEC are mission-driven; NEC connects members with key policymakers who drive growth in our economy. RCC’s seat at the table for policy conversations has directly supported our students and community,” Jefferson said..

Elevator outages leave Roxbury seniors stranded in their building
When the elevator doors at Marcus Garvey Garden Apartments stay shut, so do many residents’ front doors. Inside the Roxbury building for elderly and disabled tenants, months of elevator outages have left people stranded, anxious and wondering when — or if — help is coming.

City, state respond as SNAP funding lapses
Protesters rally at the State House, Oct. 28, days before the Trump administration was poised to freeze SNAP benefits amid the government shutdown.

Judge Leslie E. Harris: A messenger for justice and love
I was privileged to attend the Vigil Program for Judge Harris at a full Eliot Congregational, his home church, in Roxbury on Tuesday evening Oct. 28. I was with him over the last 40 years as we worked our way through the educational and legal communities of Boston into semi-retirement.

Twelve years a slave, a lifetime of legacy: Solomon Northup statue visits Boston
On the Rose Kennedy Greenway near the Boston Harbor Islands Welcome Pavillion stands a tall bronze statue of a man whose eyes bore a story. He steps forward, gazing ahead into the distance with purpose.

YES brings outdoor sports and activities to underserved Boston youth
Its work to inspire and build confidence has changed the lives of many kids, for many generations. True to its mission, the organization aims to “inspire youth throughout outdoor experiences and leadership opportunities that build confidence and prepare them to summit life’s challenges.

Time to come to the aid of our regional neighbors
Hurricane Melissa, one of the strongest Atlantic storms on record, cut a path of death and destruction through the Caribbean at the end of last month. That path started in Jamaica, where the Category 5 hurricane with winds up to 185 miles an hour devastated the country’s agricultural breadbasket and tourist resorts the economy depends on.

“It’s a damn shame that the Donald only wants to send chump change to help Jamaica.”
“It’s a damn shame that the Donald only wants to send chump change to help Jamaica.”.

What 400 years of family history teaches about this moment
As a professor, I’ve watched it settle over my students throughout 2025 like fog. They talk about despair as if it’s wrapping its fingers around their throats. They talk about how the news makes them want to pull the covers over their heads every day..

IN THE NEWS
Robert Lewis Jr., the Nicholas president and CEO of Boys & Girls Clubs of Boston (BGCB), is being honored on Nov. 13 for his recognition as a 2025 Power 50: The Movement Makers Honoree.

Why Black theater remains our most essential art form
Lives on in the exhibition curated by the late Michael Dinwiddie, who passed away on July 4. The exhibition, which opened on Sept. 17, comes at a time when nonprofit theaters nationwide — particularly those led by artists of color — are facing unprecedented challenges.

Local nonprofit stands strong against Trump’s anti-DEI policies
In practice, the Trump administration’s prohibitions on DEI initiatives has meant a ban on discussions of sexual orientation, race, racial identities other than white Americans or anything having to do with the history of racial oppression in the United States.

Newton’s Indigenous Peoples Day celebration highlights culture, unity and resilience
This year’s theme, “Honoring Our Drums — The Heartbeat of Mother Earth and Our Nations,” recognized the drum as a symbol of connection and endurance across Indigenous cultures.

Gotta have faith: Join us to help build a vital interfaith network
In October people from across Greater Boston gathered at Nubian Markets in Roxbury to discuss how to build an effective network of people of various faiths that can advance economic justice in our community.

The Greatest MINDS Late Debate
The Greatest MINDS Late Debate event offered a chance for Boston residents to meet and engage with Boston City Council at Large candidates during evening hours at Sorrel & Lime in Dorchester..

Supplier Diversity Small Business Mixer
LiteWork Events and the City of Boston’s Supplier Diversity Office held a “Small Business Mixer” at HUE Back Bay for entrepreneurs to meet during supplier diversity week..

ABCD Community Heroes Celebration
The ABCD Community Heroes Celebration took place on Friday, October 24 at the Westin Copley Place. The organization honored 18 remarkable individuals and partners whose service, compassion and ingenuity embodied the event’s theme, brilliance and resilience.

Maria Storms: From ironworker to entrepreneur
“I want more opportunit[ies] for people like me, for people in my community, who can relate [and] who really need it. A lot of the people that you see [in the field], they come from money or…from education and a lot of the people that need [these jobs] don’t have that access.

The hollowing out of America’s only agency for minority business
“I have often made the point that to foster the economic status and pride of members of our minority groups, we must seek to involve them more fully in our private enterprise system.

Cape Verde National Soccer team makes World Cup
Cabo Verde, devoid of mineral wealth or commodities, overcame its modest means and minute population of roughly 600,000 through ingenuity and cultural wealth. Even when adding another million-plus from its foreign bases, the population remains paltry compared to the vastness of the countries it defeated to get there.

Dodgers repeat as World Series champions
This year’s World Series Championship — number nine in Dodger franchise history —was a seven-game triumph over a tough and gritty Toronto Blue Jays team.

Dotini fundraiser celebrates Fields Corner community
The Fields Corner Main Street organization is gearing up to host its annual fundraiser cocktail party, better known as Dotini, on Nov. 8 from 6 to 10 p.m. The purpose of the party is to celebrate the small business community, which “offers over 200 shops, services, and restaurants.

Order up!
As the jack-o-lanterns and Halloween skeletons come down from Boston residences, cornucopias and turkeys go up. Thanksgiving is the next holiday to look forward to, and local bakeries are already taking orders for pies. Whether your family likes pecan, pumpkin or apple, now’s the time to lock down a local dessert.

Reflections on a legend: Jack DeJohnette
To be recognizable is a special characteristic in a musical genre that has no boundaries. Jazz music quickly became the way I wanted to translate how I would tell my stories. As a drummer, there were masters who made indelible influences on my approach direction.

Boston Athenaeum
‘Allan Rohan Crite: Griot of Boston’

The Gardner Museum
The Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum offers a broad view of Crite and his life in an exhibition co-curated by Diana Seave Greenwald, curator of the collection at the museum, and Theodore C. Landsmark, distinguished professor at Northeastern University, Crite’s friend and frequent collaborator.

Roxbury artist Allan Rohan Crite celebrated in two major exhibitions
As part of their concurrent celebration of Crite and his legacy, the Gardner and the Athenaeum have co-published the first catalog of Crite’s work, “Allan Rohan Crite: Neighborhood Liturgy,” edited by Diana Greenwald and Christina Michelon, curators, respectively of the Gardner and Athenaeum exhibitions.

Two Boston abolistionists and their fraught relationship are explored in staged reading of ‘A Revelation of Character’
In 1833 Boston abolitionist Lydia Maria Child wrote a book that upended her career. The book, “An Appeal in Favor of That Class of Americans Called Africans,” was the first American publication that called for the immediate end of slavery. The push for the abolition of slavery was a radical act in Child’s day.

Setti Warren remembered for joyous, optimistic approach to politics
“Even when everyone else is telling you how broken our politics are, how distrustful we should be of one another, how our system isn’t built to create good outcomes in politics, Setti was the kind of guy that made you believe it actually could be,” said Alex Goldstein, CEO of the communications firm 90 West.