The Boston Public Library (BPL) honors Black History Month with its annual “Black is …” booklist of 60 recent works that relate unique aspects of the African American experience. Copies are available at all library locations and the list also…
Have We Turned A Corner?
For the first time since 2014, life expectancy in the United States has risen after four years of decline, according to a report released this past Thursday by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Overall life expectancy rose…
Op-Ed: Black History Is More Than a Month. Join Our Year-Round Celebration.
By Mayor Martin J. Walsh February is Black History Month and, in Boston, we have a full series of events planned to celebrate the achievements of Black Bostonians– the women and men, seniors and students, veterans and clergy, business owners…
Obituaries 02-07-2020
Ronald Lee Scott Bassist for the Blues/Rock Band Red House Ronald Lee Scott, 58, of Lexington and formerly of Jamaica Plain, passed away suddenly on Nov. 15, 2019. Ron was the bassist of the popular JP blues/rock band Red House…