Boston City TV, MA / Office of Resilience and Racial Equity

Mayor Wu Joins officials at the New England Holocaust Memorial to shine light on Antisemitism.

Mayor Martin J. Walsh hosts a prayer vigil with members of the clergy in response to the acts of violence and racism experienced throughout the United States.

Join in as Mayor Walsh and Lieutenant Governor Karyn Polito offer remarks about creating strategies to close the racial wealth gap through small business.

Mayor Walsh, NAACP members, elected officials, and community members gather at the Bruce C. Bolling Building to announce that the 111th NAACP National Convention will be held in Boston in 2020.

Mayor Walsh, NAACP members, elected officials, and community members gather at the Bruce C. Bolling Building to announce that the 111th NAACP National Convention will be held in Boston in 2020.

Mayor Walsh listens and responds to ideas proposed by 30 of Boston's most accomplished and promising millennial civic leaders on how to make Boston a more inclusive environment. The Luncheon is a part of Fierce Urgency of Now (F.U.N.); a five-day festival organized by the Greater Boston Chamber of Commerce to connect millennial leaders of color with one another as well as with involved organizations, businesses communities committed to talent retention and recruitment, and opportunities for community service.

At the African Meeting House on Beacon Hill, Mayor Walsh signs an Executive Order on Racial Equity and Leadership. Boston will now collect data to evaluate how racial equity is being advanced across all City departments. Also, in order to better serve the needs of minorities, all City employees will undergo cultural bias training.

The goal of the NAACP is to make sure we live in a society in which all individuals have equal rights without racial discrimination. Mayor Walsh and US House Candidate Ayanna Pressley talk with young leaders on how their administrations have and will combat racial tension, and achieve equality of rights in the city of Boston.

The 12th Coalition of Schools Educating Boys of Color (COSEBOC) Gathering of Leaders conference is centered on the theme of "Boys and Young Men of Color: Liberated, Empowered, and Educated." Mayor Walsh, Reverend Liz Walker, Superintendent Chang, and more celebrate the passage these liberated, empowered, and educated boys to becoming men.

In order to make Boston a city that is equitable for all, our community needs to continue to have discussions like this one. Mayor Walsh joined Bob Rivers of Eastern Bank, Bennie Wiley of the Partnership, Betty Francisco of Reimagine Play and Shirley Leung of the Boston Globe, at the Get Konnected 10th Anniversary Panel Discussion held at the Boston Foundation, to talk about all aspects of race and inequality within housing, economics and education.

In order to make Boston a city that is equitable for all, our community needs to continue to have discussions like this one. Mayor Walsh joined Bob Rivers of Eastern Bank, Bennie Wiley of the Partnership, Betty Francisco of Reimagine Play and Shirley Leung of the Boston Globe, at the Get Konnected 10th Anniversary Panel Discussion, to talk about all aspects of race and inequality within housing, economics and education. To view this program in its entirety, please visit: https://youtu.be/7TO3-oL0jYw

Mayor Walsh hosts a public discussion about racism in Boston which was held at Blackman Auditorium at Northeastern University.

Mayor Walsh hosts a public discussion about racism in Boston

A panel discussion held at Faneuil Hall highlights the importance of diversity and equity in the workplace. Mayor Walsh offered remarks before the conversation, moderated by Carol Fulp, CEO of The Partnership, Inc. Panelists included Rita Hardiman, Chief Diversity and Inclusion Officer at Keolis Commuter Services, Juan Lopera, VP of Business Diversity at Tufts Health Plan and Emily Cournoyer, Director of Talent Acquisition at Boston Scientific.

A panel discussion held at Faneuil Hall highlights the importance of diversity and equity in the workplace. Mayor Walsh offered remarks before the conversation, moderated by Carol Fulp, CEO of The Partnership, Inc. Panelists included Rita Hardiman, Chief Diversity and Inclusion Officer at Keolis Commuter Services, Juan Lopera, VP of Business Diversity at Tufts Health Plan and Emily Cournoyer, Director of Talent Acquisition at Boston Scientific.

In order for us to understand each other, we need to start with a conversation. Mayor Walsh joins former players and current executives from the Red Sox, Patriots, Celtics, Bruins and Revolution, at Fenway Park for "Take the Lead," a conversation about race, diversity and inclusion in our professional sports teams' respective venues and in our community.

Resiliency is the ability to bounce back in the face of obstacles and adversity. Boston's Resiliency Strategy aims to break down those obstacles. In Roxbury, Mayor Walsh, in partnership with 100 Resilient Cities, offers remarks at the launch of the plan which aims to address the barriers of racism in our city.

On World Refugee Day, Boston City Hall puts "The Faces of Syrian Refugees" photo exhibit on display to spread awareness of the Syrian refugee crisis. The exhibit profiles 20 Syrians who fled their war-torn homeland and have resettled in new countries in Europe and North America. Amira Alamry, one of the 20 refugees featured in the exhibit, tells her story. The exhibit is on display in the 3rd floor mezzanine at Boston City Hall.

My Brother's Keeper Boston, an organization dedicated to creating positive pathways for Boston's boys and young men of color, shares progress, opportunities and accomplishments over the last year at its Milestone Conference at the Bolling Building in Roxbury.
The conference was Emceed by Rev. Liz Walker, with Mayor Walsh and Conan Harris presenting special awards to Felix Arroyo, Sr., Mel King and Greg Hill.

Mayor Walsh joins City of Boston's Chief Resilience Officer Atyia Martin, Tim Philips, CEO and Co-Founder of Beyond Conflict, and others as he offers opening remarks for the start of Beyond Conflict's "Building an Inclusive Boston" two day conference at MIT. Part of the Boston Resilience Collaborative, the event features discussions about race, inclusion, diversity, and a more united Boston.