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Boston Comics in Color

Third annual Boston Comics in Color Festival returns to Roxbury

Selene Ho May 1, 2023
The annual festival celebrated its third event this past Saturday at the Reggie Lewis Track and Athletic Center on the campus of Roxbury Community College. The event ran from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. and included an artist alley, panel, cosplay contest and more.
Kamala Harris

Kamala Harris visits Boston to rally voters less than one week from Election Day

Matthew Eadie November 3, 2022
Kamala Harris visited Boston to rally voters to the polls ahead of the 2022 midterm elections. She was joined by several Boston and Massachusetts democratic candidates and figures.
vaccination center at boston university fitness and recreation center

BU community reflects on vaccination experiences thus far

Jesús Marrero Suárez March 31, 2021
Students, faculty and staff share how they got their vaccines as the state's rollout continues.
boston children's hospital

Massachusetts vaccine distribution contributes to long-term health care inequities

Sam Trottenberg March 11, 2021
The state’s Black and Latinx populations each suffered 10 percent more COVID-19 cases in the first half of 2020 and saw a death rate three times that of white residents.
reggie lewis track and field center at roxbury community college

Mass vaccination site opens at Roxbury Community College

Isabella Abraham March 3, 2021
CIC’s operations opened with an initial dosage capacity of 800 Pfizer-BioNTech vaccinations per day, with plans to increase that number to 2,500 daily appointments in a month’s time —half will be reserved for local residents.
The Boston Public Health Commission is encouraging residents and businesses to get tested for COVID-19 as a part of its new “Get the Test Boston” campaign, which was announced on Friday. COURTESY OF PIXABAY

Boston encourages working residents to access free City-provided COVID-19 testing

Madison Mercado November 3, 2020
The Boston Public Health Commission created the pledge to encourage businesses and residents to get tested for COVID-19 regardless of symptoms.
Roxbury Community College hosted this month’s virtual installment of “Build Black Wealth” with Our Village Initiative on Wednesday. COURTESY OF ROXBURY COMMUNITY COLLEGE

Roxbury community, real estate experts address Boston’s Black debt crisis

Anuj Sawhney October 20, 2020
Boston is an education hub, but there remains a distinct difference in net worth drawn on racial lines.
Students at Boston community colleges, like Bunker Hill Community College, will benefit from the GRAD Last Mile Fund, launched by Mayor Martin Walsh. SOPHIE PARK/ DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

‘Last Mile’ fund to support Boston students in final year of public college education

Jennifer Suryadjaja October 25, 2018
Boston Mayor Martin Walsh announced the launch of the GRAD Last Mile Fund Friday, a scholarship program designed to help Boston students complete their higher education and obtain college degrees.
Mayor Martin Walsh cuts the ribbon to new Freedom House education facility at Grove Hall Library Sept. 16. PHOTO COURTESY CITY OF BOSTON

Freedom House educational facility opens new location in Grove Hall Library

Sabrina Schnur September 19, 2017

  Boston Mayor Martin Walsh and chief operating officer Tyler Seever of Freedom House opened the nonprofit’s newest location at the Grove Hall branch of the Boston Public Library Saturday,...

President Robert Brown speaks at Imagine Boston 2030's "Forums on the Future: How academic institutions play a role in Boston's Future" Tuesday evening at the Boston Public Library. PHOTO BY BRITTANY CHANG/ DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

Brown, local higher education leaders discuss their role in Boston’s future

Sabrina Schnur May 10, 2017

In the final installment of Imagine Boston 2030’s Forums on the Future, higher education leaders from the Boston area — including Boston University’s President Robert Brown — discussed their...

Locals gather at Roxbury Community College Thursday night to discuss how to improve Roxbury Heritage State Park. PHOTO BY BRIAN SONG/ DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

Roxbury residents gather to hear update on local park project

Sabrina Schnur January 20, 2017

A crowd of 50 people gathered at Roxbury Community College Thursday evening to discuss the reconstruction of the Dillaway-Thomas House, which is located at Roxbury Heritage State Park. The project...

Boston Mayor Martin Walsh plans to expand his program offering free community college tuition to eligible graduates from public schools in Boston. PHOTO BY MADDIE MALHOTRA /DFP FILE PHOTO

Mayor introduces plan to expand free college tuition for some Boston students

Alana Levene November 1, 2016

Boston Mayor Martin Walsh outlined his plan to expand Boston’s citywide tuition-free community college program to other Massachusetts community colleges, while at a White House Community College...

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