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Lyle Ashton Harris: Career-spanning exhibit at Rose Art Museum
Lyle Ashton Harris returns to New England for his first solo show in over two decades with an exhibition at the Rose Art Museum at Brandeis University. “Lyle Ashton Harris: Our first and last love” ...
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New asthma research effort aims for better understanding, treatments
New grant funding awarded to a research collaboration from the Brigham and Women’s Hospital and the Boston-based Wyss ...
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Reclaiming Black femininity
This characterization has often been a response to the brutal realities of slavery, segregation and systemic racism. In an attempt to survive the unimaginable, Black women were forced to endure ...
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Boston-based RODE Architects wins award for sustainable West Roxbury builds
Located in West Roxbury, the Brucewood Homes are the first internationally certified Passive House builds in Boston and earned the firm the award given to projects that “represent excellence in ...
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N.I.L. explosion radically alters college sports
The athlete was sent into the world with little or no chance of success. The landscape of college sports is littered with ...
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New Brockton bookstore looks to build literacy, social networks
Greater Boston got three new stores in a month. The week before Ellie Paris’ grand opening, JustBook-ish, which calls itself a “literary gathering space and cafe,” opened in Boston’s Fields Corner.
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‘Ain’t No Mo’ explores race, gender and politics through a comedic lens
“Ain’t No Mo” runs at the Boston Center for the Arts from Jan. 10 to Feb. 8. Tickets start at $25 and discounts are available for students, veterans, seniors and theater lovers under 35. Grant hopes ...
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In the news: Andy Henderson
Andy Henderson, a Boston-based attorney, has recently been hired by Barclay Damon LLP. The Boston-based law firm Barclay Damon LLP acquired 10 new attorneys from the law offices of Burns & Levinson ...
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Allison S. Cartwright begins role as SJC clerk, first Black woman in the position
SJC Chief Justice Kimberly S. Budd, the first Black woman to serve in the position, swore Cartwright in. Also present at the ceremony in the John Adams Courthouse downtown was Roderick L. Ireland, the ...
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Black millennials and the white picket fence
Buying a home is a milestone, but also a dream passed down to many millennial children and grandchildren from baby boomers and Gen-Xers. It has long been sold as the cornerstone of the “American Dream ...
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Author, scholar, journalist Gary Younge on Black identity
Leading British scholar Gary Younge, born to parents from Barbados, writes about Black cultural identity. His latest book, “Dispatches from the Diaspora,” published in November, examines identity ...
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Sports Illustrated Sportsperson of the Year
Sports Illustrated’s Sportsperson of the Year announcement has been made, and it’s Simone Biles. The Olympic gold medalist and most decorated gymnast in world championship history receives the honor ...