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...
The Women's Organization of Cape Verde (OMCV) was founded in 1981, and in 1983, they proposed the day of March 27th to be Kriola’s International Day or International Cabo Verdean Women’s Day. March...
“Ever since I can remember, no matter the job, there has been one topic that has resonated with me more than any other - and that is transportation,” said Councilor Pepén during his maiden speech.
“I love this City,” said Juan Aurelio Lopez, who has spent over four decades servicing the City of Boston. For 46 years, Juan has walked the halls of City Hall with his gracious smile, helping hand...
Councilor Santana’s maiden speech was filled with history and stories as he offered his first hearing order to explore strategies for developing mixed-income social housing to increase housing access...
On December 19, 2019, the Public Improvement Commission unanimously approved changing the name of Dudley Square to Nubian Square in lieu of the cruel actions partaken in by Thomas Dudley, who, as...
Although January is recognized as National Human Trafficking Awareness Month, there is no better time than the present to raise awareness about the scourge of human trafficking, educating the public...
The week of February 11th marks the Children of Addiction Week. This campaign, led by the National Association for Children of Addiction (NACoA), is intended to break the silence, and stigma, around...
“While running for City Council, I received a phone call from a woman named Mary from West Roxbury. She said she saw I was running for City Council, that I was an attorney, and asked if I could help...
A resolution offered by Councilor Flynn, recognizing January 27th as International Holocaust Remembrance Day, was adopted during this week’s Council meeting. This day was selected and adopted by the...
Last November, Massachusetts Governor Maura Healey filed an act Honoring, Empowering and Recognizing Our Servicemembers and Veterans, known as the HERO Act. The HERO Act includes 17 comprehensive...
The Council voted to support the Legislature of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts to pass the Cherish Act. The Cherish Act is an act committing to higher education the resources to insure a strong and...
Councilor John FitzGerald was elected to the Boston City Council on November 7, 2023. His district includes most of Dorchester and a portion of the South End.
