was the first speaker. GreenRoots members work on issues impacting the lives of these largely immigrant communities such as reliable and affordable transit, public access to a clean waterfront and other green spaces, food justice, youth leadership and improved public health in the face of climate ...
The story was oftentoldto explain the re-segregation of Boston, and specifically, how Mattapan went from majority white to majority Black. Yet the shift had already started earlier in the 1960s. Black families, some displaced by demolitions, began settling in areas that white suburbanites-to-b...
Ryan Woods, the city’s parks commissioner, said keeping the city’s courses affordable is a priority. And he said various efforts are underway “to get [youth] into the game.” First Tee of Massachusetts, a group that introduces golf to young people, reached about 400 youth this year...