On January 18, the nation will pause to honor the life of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. One of the great leaders in American history, Dr. King fought with tireless hope and grace to advance civil rights and end racial …
In August, we shared a blog post, From Words to Action: Mapping the Fenway Health Racial Equity and Social Justice Journey, with you that set forth Fenway’s commitment to becoming an anti-racist organization and some of the work we …
The fact that racism is a public health crisis comes as no surprise. Perhaps the surprise is that it has taken so long for this to be publicly acknowledged. Over the past months, Fenway Health has made public statements of …
Over the past month, America has begun a long overdue conversation about the legacy of violence and discrimination against our Black community. It’s abundantly clear that real, meaningful change – right now, not later – is imperative to ending the …
This Friday, June 19 marks the annual observance of Juneteenth Independence Day. Known more commonly as Juneteenth, this day marks the anniversary of the June 19, 1865 abolition of slavery and emancipation of enslaved people across Texas and the former …
Stonewall was a riot.
Every June, these four words serve as a reminder that the Pride season of today – the parades, parties, floats, corporate sponsorships, and rainbow merchandise – was born out of righteous anger. In 2020, it …
Fenway Health strongly condemns the extremely upsetting events that took place in Charlottesville, Virginia over the weekend. A planned rally by Nazis and white supremacists wielding lit torches to protest the removal of a statue memorializing Robert. E. Lee featured …
