Boston's problems with race relations roared back into the headlines this month — challenging the notion that much has changed. Last week, Boston Mayor Marty Walsh announced the second stage of city-wide conversations to identify and help close racial gaps and, given the data, we have some work to do. The announcement comes as Boston prepares to celebrate its annual Metro Boston Race Amity Day Festival, now a part of a larger, statewide Race Amity Day aimed at highlighting diversity. Boston's chief resilience officer Atyia Martin and William “Smitty” Smith, the executive director of the National Center for Race Amity at Wheelock College, joined Jim to discuss the challenges Boston faces when it comes to race relations.
