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06.14.2019

On Hoodline: 3 music events to look forward to in Boston this weekend

Enjoy a live music performance featuring Bilal at the Hiberian Hall this Saturday. Philadelphia native Bilal is a R&B artist with a background as a classically trained opera singer. Hiberian Hall, a civic and cultural center, hosts the singer for a night of sounds.

06.13.2019

In The Bay State Banner: The Roxbury International Film Festival enters 21st year

The Roxbury International Film Festival is back for its 21st year, running June 19 through June 29. The ten-day festival is the largest festival in New England celebrating filmmakers of color and features films by local and international artists at venues around Roxbury and at the Museum of Fine Arts.

06.13.2019

In WBUR’s ‘The Artery’: New Toni Morrison Documentary Opens Roxbury International Film Festival With Gravity And Grace

“Toni Morrison: The Pieces I Am” opens the 21st annual Roxbury International Film Festival on Thursday, June 20. (The event takes place at Museum of Fine Arts, Boston. Other festival venues include Hibernian Hall, Haley House Bakery Café, Berklee College of Music, and the Bruce C. Bolling Building.)

06.10.2019

In Sampan: Mayor’s Office of Financial Empowerment releases new report exploring potential power of youth credit building

Recognizing the consequential impacts credit can have on the lives of young adults, the Mayor’s Office of Financial Empowerment (OFE) in partnership with Citi Community Development and Working Credit NFP, today released a new report from the Dukakis Center for Urban and Regional Policy at Northeastern University that outlines recommendations for creating multi-faceted programs that help individuals establish good credit at an early age, in order to gain control of personal finances and establish economic mobility.