Addressing a crowd of community leaders and activists in Roxbury’s Nubian Square, Gov. Maura Healey asked for their help in fixing the MBTA by spreading the word about job openings. At an event put together by the political action coalition known as Communities of Color (COC), Healey laid out some of the challenges facing the MBTA and praised the incoming general manager,
An outpouring of both sadness and gratitude met the news that longtime civil rights leader Mel King had died at age 94 after decades of influencing politics, policy and people in his lifelong home city.
The political action group Communities of Color (COC) and several Boston Democratic ward committees are co-sponsoring to a “thank you” event on Wed., March 29 at Hibernian Hall in Roxbury’s Nubian Square. Gov. Maura Healey and recording artist Michelle Brooks Thompson are among the guests. WBZ TV reporters Paul Burton and Tiffany Chan will serve as emcees at the event, with
Over the next 18 months, the task force members will meet and work on proposing recommendations to Mayor Wu for reparative solutions for the descendants of enslaved persons.
Joseph Feaster is and the chair of the task force. He speaks with WBUR's Morning Edition host Rupa Shenoy about the group, its scope and the case for reparation.