Category Archives: In the News
Talia Rivera: Black Boys and Education
My son will be going into the 6th grade in September. Like me, he is Black. I am hastily looking for the right junior high school for him to attend. A school that fits who he is. Danny is very … Continue reading
Audrey Jordan: Being Who You Are and Acting Accordingly
Along with reciprocity, at the top of Boston Rising’s list of values is integrity. What do we mean by integrity? Walking our talk, doing what we say we will do, speaking truth to power, being who we say we are. … Continue reading
Tiziana Dearing: The Very Poor, the Middle Class and the Real Economic Challenge of 2012
Originally published in the Huffington Post The Republican presidential race is giving those of us focused on poverty a lot of fodder. The latest comes courtesy of Mitt Romney in Florida with his now-famous, if unfortunate, sound bite, “I’m not … Continue reading
Tiziana Dearing: The Real Debate We Need
Originally published in the Huffington Post Probably too much already has been made of Newt Gingrich’s meteoric re-rise to popularity during last week’s South Carolina primary. The world has moved on to Florida and the State of the Union. Still, … Continue reading
Audrey Jordan: Insights on Reciprocity
A recent conversation with a valued colleague, Imari Paris Jeffries, helped me to understand the difference between equilibrium and balance. Before having this discussion, I thought of these two concepts as pretty much the same thing. But as he explained it, he … Continue reading
Tiziana Dearing: Keeping the Faith
“Oh, you better watch out, you better not cry…” “Teacher says, ‘Every time a bell rings, an angel gets its wings…’” “Mom, how does Santa get around the fire in the fireplace without getting burned?” “[Bleep] Santa. He never brings … Continue reading
Bill Traynor: No One Rises Alone
Bill Traynor is the Co-Facilitator, with Frankie Blackburn, of the Connectivity Task Force at Boston Rising. The Task Force is staffed by Talia Rivera and includes Imari Paris Jeffries, Paul Johnson, Chrismaldi Vasquez, Alice Stein, Damon Cox and Brittany Parker … Continue reading
Imari Paris Jeffries: Redefining Thanksgiving
My family and I have a tradition of taking “official” family pictures every Thanksgiving Holiday. We pick a color for the year and the twelve members from three different family groups attempt to translate their family’s version of that color … Continue reading
Audrey Jordan: The Value of Values
I was a participant in the Grantmakers for Effective Organizations conference out in San Francisco last month. The conference, Growing Social Impact in a Networked World: A Grantmakers’ Gathering on Networks, was well-attended, a sign that the small network of … Continue reading
Tiziana Dearing: Where Is the American Dream Today?
Originally published in the Huffington Post I’m a big believer in convergence — those moments where the same idea or belief gets repeated in the fourth, fifth, or sixth different place and it tells you maybe that idea’s time is … Continue reading