Local Issues

(Black PR Wire) Since 2019, 24 local nonprofit organizations have participated in the Hartford Foundation for Public Giving’s Social Enterprise Accelerator (SEA), a 30-month process to strengthen their entrepreneurial capacity by launching...

(Black PR Wire) Since 2019, 24 local nonprofit organizations have participated in the Hartford Foundation for Public Giving’s Social Enterprise Accelerator (SEA), a 30-month process to strengthen their entrepreneurial capacity by launching...

(Black PR Wire) UNCF President and Chief Executive Officer Dr. Michael L. Lomax recently led a group of UNCF executives to participate in the ASU+GSV Summit in San Diego—one of the world’s leading convenings of education, innovation ...

(Black PR Wire) Please join us in applauding the incredible accomplishments of our Area Offices during this year’s March Madness event season. From Charlotte to New Orleans, our teams have raised millions and united communities to support HBCU […]

(Black PR Wire) Please join us in applauding the incredible accomplishments of our Area Offices during this year’s March Madness event season. From Charlotte to New Orleans, our teams have raised millions and united communities to support HBCU […]

BCYF Draper Pool in West Roxbury, closed for critical systems repairs, reopened on Wednesday, April 23. There will be an Open House on Tuesday, April 29, from 12:00 p.m. to 2:00 p.m. to share programming information and introduce the new Pool […]

Tennessee State University graduate Dorsey West is poised to launch HBCU$ next month to support HBCU alumni in their entrepreneurial journeys.  HBCU$, a giving and wealth-building The post Tennessee State University Graduate Launches HBCU$ To […]

On March 20, 2025, Mayor Michelle Wu, Congresswoman Ayanna Pressley, and the Office of Workforce Development announced a $1 million investment to expand the City of Boston’s Digital Literacy (DigLit) Initiative, a critical initiative that helps […]

(Black PR Wire) Jackson Health System's Small Business Program invites entrepreneurs to join us at our 4th Annual Small Business Week Kickoff Celebration on Thursday, May 1st at 9:30 am. Our goal is to connect vendors with business opportunities, […]

(Black PR Wire) Jackson Health System's Small Business Program invites entrepreneurs to join us at our 4th Annual Small Business Week Kickoff Celebration on Thursday, May 1st at 9:30 am. Our goal is to connect vendors with business opportunities, […]

The Old Corner Bookstore at 283 Washington Street is locally significant as the oldest extant commercial building in Boston, and nationally significant as the former home of Ticknor and Fields, a prominent nineteenth-century book publisher that […]

Today the Dorchester Health Planning Working Group issued recommendations to Mayor Michelle Wu and Governor Maura Healey about the future use of the former Carney Hospital site and access to health and social services in Dorchester and the […]

Mayor Michelle Wu, the Commission on Persons with Disabilities and the Disability Advisory Board today announced that the City’s annual Disability Community Forum will take place on Thursday, May 8, 2025 from 2:00 to 3:30 p.m. The event, held at […]

(Black PR Wire) Seattle Seahawks legendary running back Marshawn Lynch, whose nickname is Beast Mode, lived up to that nickname–and then some–on the football field. Just take a look at some of his stats below: *Super Bowl champion (XLVIII)*Fir...

(Black PR Wire) Seattle Seahawks legendary running back Marshawn Lynch, whose nickname is Beast Mode, lived up to that nickname–and then some–on the football field. Just take a look at some of his stats below: *Super Bowl champion (XLVIII)*Fir...