For Olmsted's 200th birthday, a renewed effort to make parks in city welcoming to everyone

On a recent hot summer day, a steady beat sounded throughout Dorchester’s Savin Hill Park, as several dozen Black seniors gathered to learn how to play Japanese drums called taiko. It looked like a fairly simple set-up — chairs, drums, an instructor, microphones and loudspeakers — but organizers put a lot of effort in to make the event feel inclusive. The event was funded by a

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