Category Archives: In the News
Ryn Miake-Lye: Ending the Poverty Cycle Now with Early Ownership
Early ownership is one way for some middle-schoolers to break the cycle of poverty. At a time when their traditional earning power is far undervalued relative to their competencies and talents, resourceful adolescents may start and run a sole proprietorship. … Continue reading
Race, Class, and Culture
This week’s mission moment comes to you from none other than the Oscars. Last Friday, someone sent me an article from the LA Times about the demographics of the Academy, which votes for the Oscar winners. It turns out, “Oscar … Continue reading
Josh Kraft: Mentoring in Boston
It was an honor to discuss mentoring at Boston Rising with such a great group of people. We’re extremely lucky at Boys & Girls Clubs of Boston to have a staff that is so committed to the work they do. … Continue reading
Mission Moment: We are the Rising Class
Happy belated Valentine’s Day to all of Boston Rising’s friends. It’s a complicated holiday, but I’m a big fan of things that make us focus on whatever love we’re blessed to have in our lives. The mission moment this week … Continue reading
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
Mission Moment: Stories of Rising
Dear Friends, Unbelievably, 1/12th of 2012 already is behind us. The bridge between past and future is what’s on my mind as I write this week’s mission moment. As most Bostonians know, former Mayor Kevin White passed at the end … 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