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Melinda Lopez: Creating a Vision of Her Own
By Jailene Adorno Melinda Lopez is the Huntington Theatre Company’s first-ever playwright-in-residence. Before she was named “One of Boston’s Most Important Writers” and before Mayor Martin J. Walsh declared... Read More
Grace Kelly: Love at First Note
Photos by: Taso Papadakis Photography For most people, the saxophone is a melodic, woodwind instrument with a lot of history attached to it. But for prodigy musician, Grace Kelly, it’s... Read More
Q&A with Girls in Tech CEO, Adriana Gascoigne
Adriana Gascoigne is the CEO of Girls in Tech, a nonprofit organization founded in 2007, to engage, educate, and empower young girls and women in technology. Learn more about Gascoigne and... Read More
Celebrating the Immigrant Entrepreneur
For the past couple of months, The Immigration Learning Center has been reaching out to local communities and collecting nominees for its upcoming Immigrant Entrepreneur Awards Dinner. Now with... Read More
The Constant Creativity of Vijay Iyer
By John Black There are two ways to experience Vijay Iyer’s music. You can sit at home and listen to one of his many CDs or you can go... Read More
The Story of Black Women in Medicine
By John Black Unlike feature film makers, documentarians don’t have the luxury of a script to follow or a cast of professional actors to help them bring their story... Read More
Robert Townsend Shuffles Black History Month in Hollywood
By Jailene Adorno Robert Townsend is the highly-celebrated actor, comedian, director, and producer who brought audiences favorites such as Hollywood Shuffle (1987) and The Five Heartbeats (1991). This year marks... Read More
Bringing Fashion to Health and Technology
By Jailene Adorno What if the contestants on Project Runway were tasked with making clothes for people with disabilities? This was the very question that prompted Grace Teo and Alice... Read More
Mann Makes His Mark in Underground Kings
By John Black It’s fascinating to watch Christopher Mann in his latest film, Underground Kings, not just because he gives a great performance but because the work he does... Read More