Jamaica Plain celebrates 10 years of music, culture and community with Porchfest
Jamaica Plain porches will be alive with the sound of music Saturday for JP Porchfest.
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Grammy-nominated Aloe Blacc talks journey from hitmaker to biotech entrepreneur
His new album, Stand Together, draws inspiration from nonprofits, while his biotech startup targets breakthroughs in oncology treatments.
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New book uncovers the history of Black homeownership on Martha’s Vineyard
In the book, “Black Homeownership on Martha’s Vineyard: A History,” authors Thomas Dresser and Richard Taylor trace the presence of Black Americans on the Vineyard back to pre-Revolutionary War, through the Underground Railroad and the Civil War, and into the 20th century and the Great Migration. -
Judy Collins' secret to a 65-year music career? She says 'never stop practicing'
The singer-songwriter, 85, joins The Culture Show for a conversation ahead of her show at Tanglewood at the end of August. -
Newport obsessed over the Vanderbilts. But its Black leaders thrived long before the Gilded Age.
Dating back to even pre-revolutionary years, Newport was home to entrepreneurs, political pioneers and philanthropists from across the African diaspora.
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