It was reported that the newly freed people began to celebrate with prayer, feasting, song and dance. In my mind, as a spiritually led and impassioned artist, the four ways these folks lifted freedom ...

Sixty-two years ago, segregation under Jim Crow was completely legal and violently enforced in the South in states like Florida. The Civil Rights Act of 1964, which would end legal segregation, wouldn ...

Lyric Stage launches into 2025 with “Crumbs From the Table of Joy,” a play by Lynn Nottage that centers the experience of a young woman and her sister navigating the loss of their mother and the ...

Jimmy Carter’s death this week was a stark reminder of how far our country has strayed from the mission of healing America’s racial divide and devoting our time and resources ...

Cinematographer Gregg Wade, the only Black cinematographer at that time at the network and a man who worked with Greg Gumbel and myself, would later tell me, “I was so proud to see Greg and you doing ...

Richard Dean Parsons, a distinguished leader in corporate America renowned for his roles at Time Warner and Citigroup, died Thursday at his Manhattan home. He was 76.

Mayor Michelle Wu last week appealed to Boston Public School parents for support for her administration’s controversial plan to lease White Stadium to a professional soccer team. In a December 23 ...

For four organizations in Boston, new vending machines won’t mean a snack to crunch on but rather access to opioid overdose-reversing medications and other harm reduction supplies.

For the first time in more than 20 years, trains in the MBTA can run at full speed throughout the entire subway system. Officials celebrated the elimination of the last slow zones — areas where wear ...

Kwanzaa celebration at BPL Roxbury Branch — The Roxbury Branch of the Boston Public Library celebrated Kwanzaa with live performances, music, fashion, vendors, and refreshments. Festivities included ...

Part autobiography, part social commentary, this book follows Winkler’s experience traveling from the U.S. to teach in his native Jamaica for a year in 1975. In it, Winkler explores a tumultuous ...

The MASSACHUSETTS PORT AUTHORITY (Authority) is soliciting consulting services for MPA CONTRACT NO. L1697, TERMINAL B GARAGE DEPARTURES LEVEL ROADWAY REHABILITATION, which includes Civil and ...