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Essence of Carnival, Trinidadian styleOne of Ronald Blaize's earliest memories is being woken up on the evening of Carnival. "I was a kid," Blaize says. "About five years old. My parents say I used to love to see Carnival." The images of men and women in brightly decorated costumes and dancing to the thumping calypso beats was too much to miss. More » |
'An Eskimo goes to Harvard'When he arrived in Cambridge, he was astounded to see trees. There are no trees in his Native Greenland, the Northernmost inhabited part of the planet, that is frozen over for most of the year. He is Anaukak Allen Matthew Henson, a 23-year-old Inuit (Eskimo) and the great grandson of the American co-discoverer of the North Pole in 1909, Matthew Henson. More » |
'On My Way, On My Bike' teaches youth about fitnessBrandy Cruthird, owner of Body By Brandy Fitness Center and Day Spa is providing urban kids access to wellness through her summer bike program, On My Way, On My Bike. A spinoff of Body By Brandy 4 Kidz (BBB 4 Kidz) launched in 2006, the bike program is a collaboration with Bikes Not Bombs out of Jamaica Plain and Mayor Thomas Menino's Roll It Forward initiative. More » |
Women of color making an impact on state politicsIt was 103 degrees of power in the room. It was a sweltering evening last month when I stepped into the historical League of Women for Community Service to celebrate women of color moving into positions of public power. More » |
'Invisible blacks' speak out at Statehouse"We are an invisible population," said Gayle Johnson, project coordinator of Massachusetts Alliance of African Peoples (MAAP). Johnson, a visually impaired disability activist and an organizer for the Union of Minority Neighborhoods, spoke at a recent Statehouse news conference to applaud the Urban League of Eastern Massachusetts for its "State of Black Boston" report and to encourage the inclusion of data and policy recommendations regarding African Americans with disabilities. More » |
Cross Cultural Collaborative promotes Ghanian exchangeThere's a tiny slice of Africa on a quiet tree-lined street in Brookline, Mass. Inside Ellie Schimelman's home, kente cloths decorate the furniture, adinkra stamps lay about on various sized wooden tables and masks leer at visitors from high up on the walls. It is a warm cave of ethnic art bursting with color. More » |
Stopping hazing and harassment on campusBullying is something that many associate with elementary school; however, it is a form of harassment that can continue well past high school into college. Bullying most often occurs where adult supervision is low or absent. Categorizing bullying at the college level becomes a bit different, but it is still defined as any deliberate act of intimidating or abuse in any form of another person. More » |
Partners HealthCare: Camp Harbor View and New Health Explorers WeekFor hundreds of young people from Boston, Camp Harbor View offers an escape from the city in the hot summer months, a respite from neighborhoods struggling with violence and a chance to experience the peaceful, natural beauty of Boston?s Harbor Islands. More » |
RCC Corporate and Community Education Department prepares students for jobsFreddy Gonzales loves to talk, especially when the subject is education, and the many students he has met and helped to improve their lives. From his cramped second floor office in the Administration Building at Roxbury Community College, Gonzales described one woman's journey from receiving public assistance to a career as a phlebotomy technician, just one of the numerous certificate programs offered through the Corporate and Community Education Department. More » |
