The program, now in its second year, has students interviewing residents and exploring heat mitigation solutions in communities like Roxbury, where temperatures can soar 10 degrees above average than elsewhere in Boston.
Tania Fernandes Anderson, who chairs the City Council’s Ways & Means Committee, told members of the Greater Mattapan Neighborhood Council (GMNC) early this month that the city bureaucracy moves too slowly in distributing funds and the Main Streets model does not work in Black and Brown communities. She suggested that some other type of program replace the model in communities
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
After battling homelessness as single mothers, these four women strive to become advocates for other struggling families and create a better life for their children.
After battling homelessness as single mothers, these four women strive to become advocates for other struggling families and create a better life for their children.