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Wednesday, dozens rejoiced as Bartlett Place inRoxbury became the official home to Nubian Markets, a fast-casual eatery, grocery store, and community space informed by the African diaspora.

Is "development without displacement" truly possible? In SoWa and Nubian Square, the promise and perils of using art and culture to transform a neighborhood.

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Developers plan to transform a vacant lot at the center of Nubian Square into a vibrant arts-inspired structure that would revive the heartbeat of the community. Their proposal, a mixed-use development called Nubian Ascends, will include an indoor marketplace, performance hall, and areas for creators to live, collaborate and sell their work.

For the first time since the Boston mayoralty was established in 1822, there will be a mayor who is both Black and a woman.

Boston’s Black women activists walk a historic path —and look toward the future By Dasia Moore Globe Staff,Updated February 16, 2021, 3:38 p.m. Email to a Friend “It’s very rewarding to know that you’re part of something bigger and that there are also Black women that share the same values as you,” said Alexandria Onuoha, director of political advocacy at Black Boston 2020.Craig F. Walker/Globe Staff Black Bostonian women have a history of getting things done. In 1...