St. John School’s 6th graders visited the State House yesterday. A special thank you to State Representative Joe McGonagle, Everett for welcoming our students. They had a wonderful tour, lunch, and got a special trip to the House of Representatives to be introduced and said the Pledge of Allegiance. They also visited the Senate and Read More…
Melnea Cass, the “First Lady (or Mayor) of Roxbury,” is well known for organizing the sit-ins over school segregation in Boston and leading the fights over urban renewal and highway construction in the South End and Roxbury. However, a young Melnea Cass in 1919 first learned community organizing from her mother-in-law Rosa Brown. Join us Read More…
