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Black History Boston: Marie St. Fleur

Today, we are proud to honor the contributions of the Honorable Marie St. Fleur, Boston's preserver of Coretta Scott and Martin Luther King's Legacy!

Black History Boston: Chuck Turner

Today, we are proud to honor the life and contributions of Chuck Turner, a champion of human rights!

Black History Boston: Beverly Morgan-Welch

Today, we honor the contributions of Beverly Morgan-Welch, the Griot of Black History!

Black History Boston: Mel King

Today, we are proud to honor the contributions of the Honorable Mel King, a king among the people!

Black History Boston: Ayanna Pressley

Today, we are proud to honor the contributions of the Honorable Ayanna Pressley, a true pioneer for Black women!

Black History Boston: Reverend Michael Haynes

Today, we are proud to honor the life and contributions of the Honorable Reverend Michael Haynes, the Conscience of Boston!

Black History Boston: Melnea Cass

Today, we are proud to honor the life and contributions of the inspirational Melnea Cass, the First Lady of Roxbury!

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Celebrating Black History Month in the City of Boston

A look at events happening in Boston to mark Black History Month.

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Boston City Insider: A career networking event

More than 130 students, alumni, and community members from all walks of life and educational background attended this career networking event.

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Helping advance diversity in film and television

The Mayor’s Office of Diversity loves to collaborate with other organizations on diverse hiring initiatives.

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Reflecting on our Roslindale Neighborhood Career Fair

On a cold windy night in December, the Office of Diversity hosted it’s sixth Career Fair in Boston’s distinct neighborhood of Roslindale.

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Looking back on a year of Neighborhood Career Fairs

After a year of Neighborhood Career Fairs, here is what we learned.

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Five students win Black History Month art contest

Students were asked to visit one or more sites related to Boston’s Black History and submit artwork inspired by or related to the place they visited.

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Black History Month art contest

Mayor Walsh is calling on students in Boston to document black history inspiring our future through art.

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Call for student artists for art contest recognizing Black History Month

The art contest will kick off Black History Month in Boston.

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Supporting Employee Resource Groups at the City

The City of Boston is piloting Employee Resource Groups to help foster workplace inclusion.

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Diversity outreach director appointed to advance City's diversity agenda

Mayor Walsh's expansion of the Office of Diversity will help the City reach its diversity goals in the public and private sector.

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Statement from City of Boston on diversity data

The following statement can be attributed to Laura Oggeri, Chief Communications Officer for the City of Boston: "The Mayor has championed making diversity data of Boston's employees public, both...

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Mayor Walsh announces release of new data dashboard that provides insight into the demographics of…

The Employee Demographics Dashboard is a first-of-its-kind data tool that presents regularly updated statistics on the makeup of City staff in the City of Boston, and was built to support the City's...

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Mayor Walsh releases first ever workforce report examining diversity throughout city government

Mayor Martin J. Walsh today released the City of Boston's first ever Workforce Profile Report to transparently examine the racial and gender makeup of Boston’s municipal employee base. The report was...

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Mayor announces formation of Diversity and Inclusion team

Today Boston Mayor Martin J. Walsh, in conjunction with the Greater Boston Latino Network (GBLN) and leaders representing communities of color in Boston, announced the formation of a Diversity and...

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Mayor Walsh creates Mayor's Office of Diversity

Today, Mayor Martin J. Walsh announced the creation of his Mayor’s Office of Diversity, dedicated to providing strategic leadership to Mayor Walsh’s diversity agenda. With this effort, Mayor Walsh...
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