This Is New England

Hispanic Heritage Month ends on October 15th. Here are leaders in the local Latinx community explaining what their heritage means to them.

Latoyia Edwards speaks to two recent Boston Arts Academy graduates about their experiences at the school. NBC10 Boston and NECN are the media partners of the BAA.

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.

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.

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.

Daily Table is the winner of Citizens Bank’s Champion In Action Award. In this segment, Latoyia learns about the work done at Daily Table, and how grants from Citizens Bank help make their mission, and the missions of other non-profits and small businesses, possible.

In this week’s segment, Latoyia learns about Eastern Bank Charitable Foundation’s multi-million dollar commitment to organizations helping people overcome hunger and homelessness. Boston’s Pine Street Inn and Chelsea’s La Colaborativa are among the recipients of grants being given out by the bank.

In this segment, Latoyia talks to Dr. Michael Roberts and Kyle Oatis about the Occupational Therapy program at Regis College, and how it’s helping ease the opioid epidemic. They also discuss diversity in the profession.