Members of the Mass. Senior Action Council are devastated and hurt after hearing the final decision on Dec. 9 that there will be a 10.4% increase in property taxes from the city of Boston.

The YMCA currently runs a food distribution center in East Boston, giving out 4,000 grocery bags of fresh produce and pantry goods each day to dozens of sites across the city. The partnership will see ...

The couple joined the Nation of Islam as part of Mosque No. 11 on Intervale Street, which was then headed by Louis X, a Roxbury native formerly known as Eugene Walcott, who later took the name ...

Following a status conference regarding the facility, which was put under court-appointed receivership in the spring, Justice Anthony Campo ruled to extend the receivership of the facility — a process ...

Roxbury native Ekua Holmes is one of the latest artists to be featured on a Kwanzaa-themed U.S. Postal Stamp. Since 1997, USPS has produced 10 stamps inspired by the Pan-African holiday, including the ...

As the 50th anniversary of the start of busing this year approached, Lew Finfer and his colleagues at the Boston Desegregation and Busing Initiative, which he co-chairs, sought to reflect on the ...

‘Lovabye’ by Gregory Groover Jr. Boston saxophonist and composer Gregory Groover Jr. released his new album “Lovaby” in April 2024. Featuring 11 original tracks, the album maintains Groover’s roots in ...

Mindfulness practices include yoga, meditation, walking, gardening and other activities that allow a person to be fully in the moment. Even dietary practices aimed at improving one’s health can be ...

Research published just last year finds that Asian, Black, and Hispanic people were more likely to report having food allergies than whites. No one knows exactly why allergies are on the rise among ...

College football’s first round is complete: 12 down to eight. With the four higher-seeded teams receiving byes, the script played out pretty much to form in the first round of the NCAA Division One ...

OneUnited Bank, the country’s largest black-owned bank, has been recently named one of the best in the business by Inc. Magazine. Kevin Cohee, chairman and CEO of OneUnited, instigated one of the ...

Louis D. Brown Peace Institute’s 30th Anniversary Celebration — Suffolk Co. District Attorney Kevin Hayden; Clementina Chéry, founder, president and CEO of Louis D. Brown Peace Institute; Rachel ...