DeeDee’s Cry elevates mental health awareness and suicide prevention in communities of color. DeeDee’s Cry believes that when we share our stories that we chip away at the stigma that surrounds mental health in communities of color. Hear three stories of addiction, shame, hurt, hope, and recovery. Live-streamed on DeeDee’s Cry Facebook page
Event Category: Activity
#BlackTrust: The Black Social Economy: Valuing the Informal
Join Boston Ujima Project, Boston While Black, and Black Economic Council of Massachusetts (BECMA) for the next event in Ujima’s #BlackTrust: Chuck Turner Arts & Lecture Series! PLEASE RSVP. This event will take place on Zoom, and will be live streamed on Facebook. A high quality recording will be made available on Youtube after the event. […]
Race, Art & Hope: A Conversation
The Boston Arts Academy Foundation “Building Our Future” Campaign Cabinet cordially invites you to “Race, Art & Hope: A Conversation.” This frank discussion will address racism and social inequality, how we can confront these challenges, and the role of art as a catalyst for change and hope. Featured panelists: Lee Pelton, president of Emerson College; […]
A Conversation About the Need to Increase Voter Participation Among Men of Color
A Conversation About the Need to Increase Voter Participation Among Men of Color Suffolk County Sheriff Steven W. Tompkins will convene a two-day panel featuring men from a diverse array of backgrounds, practices and professions to discuss the need to involve more men of color in the voting process. This two-part discussion, titled, “A Conversation […]
FOR UJIMA BY UJIMA: TROUBLING VOTING, CITIZENSHIP, DEMOCRACY AND PARTICIPATION IN 2020
FOR UJIMA BY UJIMA: TROUBLING VOTING, CITIZENSHIP, DEMOCRACY AND PARTICIPATION IN 2020 Join Boston Ujima Project, in partnership with the Black Economic Council of MA (BECMA) and the Mayor’s Office of Resilience and Racial Equity (MORRE), for a lively discussion on the past and current mechanisms of democracy, citizenship and voting in 2020. With: James Vamboi, […]
DeeDee’s Cry Presents Mental Health While Black PT.2 Virtual
DeeDee’s Cry is named after my sister who died by suicide at the age of 23. I started DeeDee’s Cry in 2017 after I noticed that organizations that focus on mental health and suicide prevention didn’t have their events in the Roxbury, Dorchester, Mattapan neighborhoods of Boston. DeeDee’s Cry creates events and activities about mental […]
2nd Annual Online International Women Build Confidence Conference
Welcome to the International Women Build Confidence Conference page. The Harvard Business Review, reported that “Imposters’ suffer from chronic self-doubt and a sense of intellectual fraudulence that override any feelings of success or external proof of their competence.” Turning On the Lights Global Institute LLC., is proud to announce that we plan to dispel this […]
Democratic Caucus – Ward 9 Boston
The Democrats of Ward 9 Boston (part of the South End, Lower Roxbury and Roxbury Crossing) are gathering in a caucus to elect delegates to the Democratic State Convention to be held in Lowell at the end of May. Any registered Democrat living in Boston’s Ward 9 may attend, vote and run for delegate. This […]
Novelist Steven Dunn’s Debut Reading in Boston: Dunn “collapses boundaries between poetry and prose, memoir and fiction” (see poster)
Authors Steven Dunn & Lora Straub read from their work and answer questions. Please join us for this literary arts event! This is a debut reading in Boston for Steven Dunn. Steven Dunn is the author of the novels Potted Meat (Tarpaulin Sky Press, 2016) and water & power (Tarpaulin Sky 2018). He was born and […]
Ward 15 Democratic Committee meeting
Democratic Committee meeting for Ward 15 will be held: Saturday, January 11, 2020. 10 Auckland Street Community Room 1st Floor Dorchester, MA 02125 8:30am until 10:00am FOR MORE INFORMATION Ed Cooke 617-778-4628 Willie- 617-407-7020
Paige Academy Kwanza Celebration/Fundraiser
Come celebrate Paige Academy’s 50th Anniversary and Annual Kwanza Celebration/Fundraiser. This is a free event for the entire community. Ujamaa (Cooperative Economics): To build and maintain our own stores, shops, and other businesses and to profit from them together. This event will include Arts and Crafts, a Kwanza Ceremony, Live Performances, Buffet Dinner, Cash Bar, Vendors […]
Saxophonist Yosvany Terry and band at Scullers Jazz Club!
Join us for an evening of Latin-Jazz fusion at Scullers Jazz club, featuring: Michael Rodriguez, Manuel Valera, Matthew Brewer, Ludwig Afonso
