Sheena Collier started out as a Boston Public Schools educator in Dorchester. Now, as CEO and founder of Boston While Black and the Collier Connection, she is focused on removing obstacles that Black Bostonians face when trying to connect to the city around them. “I was seeing all these talented people, particularly Black professionals, come here [for school] and then they
A California-based developer ran aground last week in proposing a 48-unit affordable housing apartment project off Blue Hill Avenue as community members stridently pushed back on the plan as they have on at least three others for the property over the last four years. The site at 1471 Blue Hill Ave. sits on a steep incline at the convergence of the avenue with Woodhaven and
A probe into operations at a city-run community center in Mattapan found no malicious intent behind fees charged to members who signed up for swimming lessons. However, there remain concerns that the pool and other programming are not getting needed repairs at the Mildred Avenue center, run by Boston Centers for Youth and Families (BCYF). The investigation began last summer
Boston Police and the Mattapan leaders found themselves aligned on Monday night during a conversation meant to fill a “void” of information and direction that has left the neighborhood in shock following a slate of horrific violence over the last two months, in particular last Sunday night when six people were shot, one fatally, in separate incidents within 35 minutes in