03.20.2019

On Hoodline Blog: 4 diverse community and cultural events in Boston this week

Looking to get out into the community this week? From a discussion on transgender representation in cinema to a workshop on the impacts of violence, there’s plenty to do when it comes to community and cultural events coming up in Boston this week. Read on for a rundown.

02.20.2019

On Curbed Boston: Boston’s 10 most underrated buildings, mapped

No question Boston has plenty of incredible buildings with beautiful interiors and done in all sorts of architectural styles, from federal to modern. And it’s got quite a few aesthetic clunkers.

Then there are those buildings that don’t quite get their proper due. Routinely overlooked or habitually dismissed, these are the city’s 10 most underrated buildings.

02.14.2019

In the Bay State Banner: #HellaBlack Performance celebrates unapologetic black art

On Tuesday, Feb. 5, the Boston Center for the Arts’ Mills Gallery came alive with the sights and sounds of black talent. “#HellaBlack: BCA Mixtape Vol. 1” was a one-night pop-up celebration of Boston’s wide-ranging artists of color.

Pioneered by Lyndsay Allyn Cox, the director of theatre arts at the BCA, the show featured work by Kadahj Bennett, Jean Appolon Expressions, Connections Dance Theater, Ashley Rose, Billy Dean Thomas, Actors’ Shakespeare Project and Melissa Alexis of Cultural Fabric. Clothing and textiles by local shop Zainab Sumu Primitive Modern were on display throughout the night.

02.13.2019

In WBUR’s ‘The Artery:’ 7 Things To Do This Black History Month, From Afro-Indigenous Healing To An Eartha Kitt Play

If you ask any black person how they feel about Black History Month, we’ll tell you that black history happens all year long. But the month still holds a special, sentimental place in our hearts. Originally, the black commemoration was only a week long, established in 1926 as “Negro History Week” by historian Carter G. Woodson.