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07.30.2021

On Boston.com: Roxbury event offering free barbecue and COVID-19 vaccines

Attendees of an event in Roxbury on Friday will get the chance to play games, eat some free barbecue, and get a COVID-19 vaccine.

06.30.2021

In the Boston Globe: Mass. is pushing home ownership in an effort to battle its enormous racial wealth gap

Massachusetts is undertaking a massive shift in how it distributes money for affordable housing, pumping tens of millions of state dollars into building new owner-occupied homes after years of focusing almost exclusively on rentals.

06.24.2021

PRESS RELEASE: HIBERNIAN HALL PROUDLY SHOWCASING LOCAL PLAYWRIGHTS TONIGHT & APPRECIATES MASS CULTURAL COUNCIL’S SUPPORT

Hibernian Hall at Madison Park Development Corporation received a grant of $2,500 from the Mass Cultural Council, a state agency, through its Cultural Investment Portfolio Projects Program. The grant recognizes that Madison Park Development Corporation provides significant public value through its programs and services. This particular grant was awarded in support of Hibernian Hall’s 2nd Annual Play Writing LAB (or HHTC2) for aspiring playwrights, led by playwright Jecenia Figueroa, a Puerto Rican playwright, poet, and author born in Boston.  

06.15.2021

In The Boston Globe: Black businesses and community celebrated in Nubian Square block party

Bostonians celebrated Black-owned businesses Saturday in Nubian Square, sharing in a vision of Black ownership in Roxbury and reveling in the feeling of community.