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Stow resident Mark Roberts is doing everything he can to reduce food insecurity caused by the pandemic. He just completed the amazing feat of raising $100,000 by rolling his wheelchair across Massachusetts, along with his adorable pooch Mocha. In the latest This Is New England, more about Mark’s mission, and how you can continue to help.

Stow resident Mark Roberts is doing everything he can to reduce food insecurity caused by the pandemic. He just completed the amazing feat of raising $100,000 by rolling his wheelchair across Massachusetts, along with his adorable pooch Mocha. In the latest This Is New England, more about Mark’s mission, and how you can continue to help.

The Boston 10K For Women Presented by REI is on October 16th. In this segment, Latoyia learns more about one of the organizations involved in the race’s charity program. Go to www.Boston10KForWomen.com for more information on the other charities involved.

The Boston 10K For Women Presented by REI is on October 16th. In this segment, Latoyia learns more about one of the organizations involved in the race’s charity program. Go to www.Boston10KForWomen.com for more information on the other charities involved.

It’s Hispanic Heritage Month. For the latest This Is New England, Latoyia Edwards is talking with MassInc.’s Juana Matias and Evelyn Barahona of the Latino Equity Fund about a really important topic: how to amplify LatinX voices.

The Boston Children’s Chorus and Friends of the Public Garden have been teaming up all summer for the “We Sing” concert series. It’s fun for the whole family, with the BCC providing free outdoor music in Boston’s neighborhoods and the surrounding area. There is a concert scheduled for this Saturday, 8/21, at Brockton City Hall at 2pm. A special event...

Student athletes from across the country arrived in Boston for “The National Urban Classic” last week, a sports tournament for teens hosted by the Boston non-profit The BASE. It’s five days of games, community experiences, education and career mentoring and more; all at no cost! President and Founder Robert Lewis Junior shares more about what they hope teens take away...

Earlier this summer, 2Life Communities hosted a virtual event featuring Steven Skybell, the star of “Fiddler on the Roof in Yiddish”. Colton spoke to Steven about the importance of the event, and the particular relevance of the classic musical in the age of COVID-19.

Alton Jenkins is the Youth of the Year for the Boys & Girls Clubs of Boston and Massachusetts. Latoyia checks in with the impressive young man to learn all the ways the Yawkey Club of Roxbury has changed his life.

June is Pride Month and there are so many ways to get involved. Latoyia Edwards talks to Linda DeMarco, President of Boston Pride, about the many virtual events on the horizon for the community.

June is Pride Month and there are so many ways to get involved. Latoyia Edwards talks to Linda DeMarco, President of Boston Pride, about the many virtual events on the horizon for the community.

This special episode of This Is New England highlights the work being done by King Boston to bring the best voices in Boston together from all walks of life and all professions to help create a loving, inclusive, and anti-racist city.

This special episode of This Is New England highlights the work being done by King Boston to create an anti-racist city.

In this special episode of This Is New England, Latoyia gets a preview of Boston Arts Academy Honors. It’s the biggest fundraiser of the year for Boston Arts Academy Foundation, the charitable arm of Boston’s only public high school for the visual and performing arts. Join us for BAA Honors on Saturday May 1st at 7pm on NECN and 7:30pm...

In this special episode of This Is New England, we celebrate Boston Arts Academy, the city’s only public high school for the visual and performing arts. The school currently has about 500 students who pick from one of five majors: music, dance, visual arts, theater, or fashion.

Women’s participation in the workforce is at a three-decade low, just one year after women held the majority of non-farm jobs in the U.S. for the first time in history. It’s a fact that women are being impacted especially hard by the COVID crisis when it comes to job loss, the cuts extra deep in the restaurant industry. But...

The past year has brought new attention to racial disparities in economic opportunity. Here’s Colton Bradford with details on the Foundation for Business Equity, a non-profit that supports minority entrepreneurs.

Broadway stars are coming to Boston, virtually! This Thursday Healthcare Without Walls is hosting “Broadway Smashes COVID” to raise money to support their work with women who are experiencing or at risk on homelessness. The non-profit breaks down the barriers to health care for these women by closing gaps in the system and helping them navigate the complex requirements that...

Latoyia Edwards is joined by a panel of changemakers who take a deep dive into systemic racism in our area from classroom to career. They delve into the problems, what is being done, what needs to be done, and we shine a light on beacons of hope, one of which is Nativity Prep in Jamaica Plain.

The Association of Black Citizens of Lexington is highlighting contemporary and historical Black figures with portrait banners. Latoyia learns more about the project and its mission. To read more about the people featured on the banners, go to www.ABCLEX.org.