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January 28, 2021 While Massachusetts businesses and cultural institutions remain partially open amid reopening rollbacks, many residents are continuing to stay home due to the coronavirus pandemic amid new orders and advisories from Gov. Charlie Baker and Boston Mayor Marty Walsh. With that in mind, this week’s BosTen offers a mix of in-person and virtual things to do this weekend. Have an idea about what we should cover? Leave us a comment on this article or in the BosTen Facebook group, or email us at [email protected]. Like almost every other film festival or series held in the last year, Emerson College’s annual Bright Lights Film Series will be held virtually. The annual spotlight of films focusing on social justice kicks off at 7 p.m. Thursday with “9to5: Story of a Movement,” the story of a group of secretaries in Boston who sparked a nationwide conversation on women in the workplace that led to tangible changes. Following the screening, protagonists El ....
In Ireland, Lifting a Veil of Prejudice Against Mixed-Race Children The singer Jess Kavanagh is working to raise awareness about the experiences of mixed-race Irish people, particularly those born in the country’s infamous mother and baby homes. Jess Kavanagh says she always knew that her mother, Liz, was adopted. “It was obvious,” she said. “My grandparents were white and my mam was Black.”Credit.Paulo Nunes dos Santos for The New York Times By Caelainn Hogan Jan. 15, 2021 While helping her mother work merchandise tables at some of Dublin’s most respected venues, Jess Kavanagh first got a taste for the music scene. When she started doing gigs herself a petite singer with a belter of a voice people would come up after to tell her she sounded “like a Black person,” the last words half whispered. ....
The Herald News BOSTON – The Rose Kennedy Greenway Conservancy announces the commission and upcoming installation of a new public artwork, The Herd, from local artist Andy Li, continuing the annual curation of sculptural installations celebrating the 12 years of the Chinese Zodiac in Auntie Kay and Uncle Frank Chin Park on The Greenway. The Herd, Andy Li’s text and fiber-based installation, reflects on the Year of The Ox by channeling its most prominent zodiac attributes and the Ox’s ethic of perseverance. Li is creating a series of artistic text banners, each containing a different inspirational message, such as “Where There s a Will There s a Way,” in both English and Mandarin. ....