Category: News

While no one would welcome the tragic losses and suffering caused by the coronavirus crisis, among the silver linings are cleaner air, new social bonds, a slower pace of life and a fall in carbon emissions. Having much of the population stuck inside while the sun shines has been no fun for anyone, but it […]

It was the beginning of lockdown in the UK and like millions of people across the country, artist Matthew Burrows was feeling anxious about the impact the pandemic was likely to have on his industry. “I had been getting messages from friends and colleagues saying their exhibitions were closing,” he recalls. “Most artists work in […]

Photographer Tanja Hollander realized she could use her art to help people during a FaceTime conversation with her sister, Emma, managing partner of Trina’s Starlite Lounge in Somerville. “She was really worried about the fate of the restaurant,” Hollander said. “The immigrant community that often works in restaurants … They’re like family to her, and […]

When Afam Onyema listened to a class day speech delivered by U2’s Bono back in 2001 it sparked something inside of him. At the time he was about to graduate from Harvard school and following a further stint at Stanford looked set for a lucrative career in corporate law. But fast forward almost two decades […]

As the coronavirus forced everyone apart, the consistency of the commuter rail brought two special friends together. “I’m an assistant conductor. I ride the trains, collect fares, let people on and off the trains,” said Troy Thornton of Boston. But to a little boy who loves trains, seeing Troy’s warm friendly face each day was […]

At least one high school baseball team in Iowa opened its season on Monday by taking a knee during the national anthem in a show of support of Black Lives Matter. The Roosevelt Roughriders, in their home white uniforms, stepped out of their third-base dugout and dropped to a knee and linked arms as “The […]

The Boy Scouts of America says it stands with the Black Lives Matter movement and will require all Eagle Scouts to earn a “diversity and inclusion merit badge.” Starting July 1, the scouts will also begin requiring all workers to undergo “diversity and inclusion” training and start reviewing all “property names, events and insignia, in […]