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Some Latinos in East Boston Feel Forgotten
In partnership with Boston University students, Where Mainstream Media Fails is a four-part series highlighting critical issues in underserved communities across Boston that have gone underreported....
View ArticleMassachusetts Commission on Poverty tackles historic wealth gap
A Legislature-backed Commission on Poverty in Massachusetts aims to address the state’s historic wealth gap. The commission will study demographic disparities and existing programs to reduce poverty...
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‘Why don’t we go to the roots of Haiti’s problems before we’re jumping to...
In partnership with Boston University students, Where Mainstream Media Fails is a four-part series highlighting critical issues in underserved communities across Boston that have gone underreported....
View ArticleChelsea overflow shelter is ‘La Casita’ to migrant families in need
The hallways inside the emergency overflow shelter in Chelsea are bustling with parents and children, many of whom stayed in day shelters and slept at Logan Airport before coming here. This 200-bed...
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Local Faith Leaders Unite In Calls For Peace
In partnership with Boston University students, Where Mainstream Media Fails is a four-part series highlighting critical issues in underserved communities across Boston that have gone underreported....
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“We don’t feel Khmer enough”
In partnership with Boston University students, Where Mainstream Media Fails is a four-part series highlighting critical issues in underserved communities across Boston that have gone underreported....
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Little Saigon’s Vietnamese Community Feels Misrepresented, Overlooked by...
In partnership with Boston University students, Where Mainstream Media Fails is a four-part series highlighting critical issues in underserved communities across Boston that have gone underreported....
View ArticleSazón De Massachusetts: El Mondonguito
ROXBURY—The pulsating sound of merengue reverberated from the jukebox. It’s a rhythmic love song playing for the crowd. Some of the customers swayed to the tune. They raised bottles of Heineken, as...
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OPINION: Revamping Boston’s School Transportation: Strategies for Enhanced...
As the start of another school year is amongst us, I believe it is important to discuss a topic that impacts all of us, transportation. Since the beginning of my term, our office has received hundreds...
View ArticleOPINION: Eliminating MCAS would set-back decades of progress for Latino students
Before Massachusetts created the MCAS graduation requirement as part of its Education Reform Act of 1993, Latino students faced disproportionately lower graduation rates, college admissions, and...
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¡Presente! Boston City Councilor Enrique J. Pepén
¡Presente!, where we speak with leaders who are showing up for our community by actively fostering grassroots solutions to challenging social problems. Reporter/Editor Belén Dumont speaks with Boston...
View ArticleMassachusetts’ first Latino-owned brewery is all about bringing people together
Roundhead Brewing Company, the first Latino-owned brewery in Massachusetts, is making its mark in the local craft beer scene. Founded in 2022 by Luis Espinoza and co-owner Craig Panzer, the brewery...
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