During this week’s Council meeting, the Council adopted a resolution recognizing May 19, Malcolm X’s birthday, as a Boston Municipal holiday, and honoring his legacy by establishing and including him...
Haitian Heritage Month is celebrated annually across the globe during the month of May to recognize the rich history, culture, and contributions of Haitians to society, and to promote awareness and...
Jewish American Heritage Month was established in 2006 to recognize the Jewish community’s contributions across many different fields, including academics, arts, and science. Jewish American Heritage...
The Asian American and Pacific Islander (AAPI) community has made great contributions to our city and country, and generations of our AAPI residents have enriched all aspects of our city and nation’s...
National Teachers Week and National Nurses Week are both recognized and celebrated in the month of May. For the last 40 years, the National Parent Teacher Association has recognized the first week of...
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) recently reported that Black women, including both veterans and non-veterans, are three times more likely to die due to a pregnancy-related cause...
Jazz has played a significant role in the cultural development of Boston, influencing and being integrated into the city's education, arts, and community life. In the 1940s and 1950s, Boston thrived...
Menstrual products are necessary for half of our population and essential to all menstruating individuals' personal and mental health. Period poverty, or not being able to afford menstrual products...
Internet service is now an indispensable necessity of how we access services and connect with others. The Affordable Connectivity Program (ACP) is a federal program that offers a $30 subsidy to...
A resolution calling for immediate ceasefire in Gaza was adopted (11-2). The resolution calls for "all Massachusetts state and federal elected leaders and residents alike to protect life, stand united...
Since 1949, May has been recognized as “Mental Health Awareness Month” by Mental Health America, in order to spread awareness, fight negative stigmas and advocate for policies expanding mental health...
April 10 marked a milestone day for the city as Mayor Wu presented her $4.6 billion budget for the upcoming fiscal year. Starting this week, the City Council is weighing in on the budget. During the...
During this week’s Council meeting, the Council adopted a resolution to recognize and honor Eid Al-Fitr as a City of Boston Holiday on April 10, 2024. Eid Al-Fitr holds profound significance within...
Louis D. Brown was born on April 13th, 1978, and grew to be a 15-year-old sophomore who was an avid reader motivated to pursue a Ph.D. and one day be the first Black President of the United States...
The second full week in April is recognized as National Public Safety Telecommunicators Week to honor telecommunications personnel in the public safety community. 911 dispatchers across the country...
Black women in the United States experience maternal mortality rates that are three to four times higher than those of white women, a disparity that exists regardless of income or education level...
Polish Constitution Day is celebrated on May 3rd each year and commemorates the signing of the Constitution of 3 May 1791, which was one of the first modern constitutions in the world and an important...
During this week’s Council meeting, the Council adopted a resolution recognizing April 27, 2024 as the Karen Wepsic Jamaica Plain Love Your Block Day of 2024. Karen Wepsic, born 1938 was a community...
This week, the Council adopted a resolution in support of Bill S.2600, An Act Enhancing School Bus Safety. Boston school buses and MBTA buses often sit in traffic in bus lanes that are blocked by...
Pedestrian fatalities and injuries have been a serious issue for the City of Boston. In recent weeks, there have already been two pedestrian fatalities and one pedestrian being seriously injured by...
During this week’s Council meeting, the Council commemorated the 56th anniversary of the passage of the Fair Housing Act, a landmark civil rights law that made discrimination in housing unlawful. Its...
In 1973, a fire at the National Personnel Records Center (NPRC) in St. Louis, Missouri, destroyed the records of 16 million Army and Air Force veterans. After the fire, the Department of Veteran...
During this week’s Council meeting, the Council adopted a resolution recognizing Ernestina “Titina” Sila and her role as a pioneering leader in the struggle for Independence in Guinea-Bissau...
The Early Education Act, an act ensuring affordability, readiness and learning for our youth and driving economic development, is a bill that would help make early child care more accessible and...
Graduate workers at Boston University are dedicated teachers, mentors and researchers whose work is the backbone of the university’s academic excellence. The graduate workers won the right to form a...
During this week’s Council meeting, the Council adopted a resolution in support of S.864 and H.4360, an act promoting access to counsel and housing stability in Massachusetts. According to the...
The month of March has been historically designated to acknowledge and celebrate the contributions of social workers, recognizing their impact on enhancing the fabric of society by advocating for...
Transgender Day of Visibility celebrates the joy, strength, and resiliency of transgender people and gender non-binary people in and around the world who have too often had to put their jobs...
