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Milestones
- Increase voting registration, census, and voter turnout in the Black community throughout Massachusetts and in other cities in the US that have large Black populations.
- Providing PPE to community members (Masks, gloves, cleaning supplies, etc.)
- Help reduce racial profiling/police reform through advocacy and legislation
- Provide economic opportunities for young people and community elders
- Help voters with Mail-in voting applications
- Increase the youth vote, particularly in Generation Y and Generation Z using social media outlets
Local nonprofit launches civil rights education effort with ‘The Black Book’
Ron Bell (right), founder of Dunk the Vote, hands out copies of the organization’s “Black Book” at the Boston Office of Black Male Advancement Empowerment Summit, March 7. The book explains civil rights broadly, as well as specifically in reference to areas like...
‘Hidden Heroes & Sheroes’ 8 from Codman Sq. and Four Corners feted
Neighborhood Leadership awardee Flora Bannis, of Flora’s Child Care on Brent Street, was surprised by a contingent of her students during her award presentation. Seth Daniel photosWith a packed house in the Great Hall at Codman Square, the annual Hidden Heroes &...
The Codman Square Neighborhood Council has awarded Ron Bell the 2024 Millennium Award for community impact
Ron Bell Honored The Codman Square Neighborhood Council has awarded Ron Bell the 2024 Millennium Award for community impact. I cannot think of anyone who deserves to be honored and recognized more yet never seeks attention for self. Ron Bell received TEN citations...
MURDER IN BOSTON WINS EMMY AWARD!
The Stuart Tragedy in Mission Hill Among the night's winners was the three-part docuseries “Murder in Boston: Roots, Rampage, Reckoning,” which took home the award for outstanding crime and justice documentary, in a category that also included “Wanted: The Escape of...
A Walk Down the Block: Tracing the history of busing through Boston’s streets | GBH
By Paris Alston WGBH Updated September 24, 2024 Let’s take a walk down the block. Today, we’re starting on Beacon Hill, where tales of Paul Revere and other famous Americans abound. But we’re exploring a history that’s more hidden. This is a walking tour of the...
Boston’s busing crisis, 50 years later: Reflecting on segregation in the city
Fifty years ago, school buses started shuttling students across Boston as part of court-ordered desegregation efforts that quickly started.
CityLine: An organization responsible for registering over 100,000 voters
Dunk the Vote has been increasing civic engagement in Boston and beyond for over 30 years Karen Holmes Ward CityLine Host NEEDHAM, Mass. — Dunk the Vote has registered more than 100 thousand voters since 1992. Ron Bell, founder of this nonpartisan civic engagement...
Baystate Banner News: With election season approaching, Dunk the Vote pushes for increased voter registration
The Bay State Banner By Avery BleichfeldAugust 15, 2024 Ron Bell may not be a pastor, but ahead of the service at the Greater Love Tabernacle Church Aug. 11, he delivered his own sermon to the congregation with a call to action: Register to vote. It’s a message he’s...
Mental health, wealth gap rises among top issues impacting Black men at inaugural community listening session
Members of Boston's Black Men and Boys Commission listen to a speaker during the group's first community listening session on July 6. By Saraya Wintersmith and Esteban BustillosJuly 7, 2022 A few dozen people gathered in a conference room of the Bruce C. Bolling...
Black Men Committee celebrates Black Males/Downtown Boston
Black Men Committee celebrates Black Males/Downtown Boston https://www.facebook.com/100003249082282/posts/4323340561117537/?d=n