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3 weeks ago | 
wbur.org | Lynn Jolicoeur |Yasmin Amer
The arrest of a Milford High School student by federal immigration officers has sparked outrage. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents picked up Marcelo Gomes da Silva on his way to volleyball practice Saturday. Federal authorities are holding him at an ICE facility in Burlington. His attorney, Robin Nice, spoke with WBUR's All Things Considered moments after consulting with Gomes da Silva for the first time Tuesday afternoon. Mass.
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3 weeks ago | 
wbur.org | Tiziana Dearing |Yasmin Amer
HomeLocal CoverageLeader and Activist Hubie Jones honored for his work in desegregation, educationHubie Jones is a long-time community leader and activist in Boston. He’s been involved with many organizations throughout the years including Higher Ground, which he founded, and City Year. The WBUR Community Honors Award honoree joined Morning Edition to discuss his work. This segment airs on June 4, 2025.
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3 weeks ago | 
wbur.org | Tiziana Dearing |Yasmin Amer
Kate Gilbert thinks artists have a responsibility to help 'organize chaos'Kate Gilbert is an artist and the founder of the nonprofit Now + There, now called the Boston Public Art Triennial. The WBUR Community Honors Award winner spoke with Morning Edition host Tiziana Dearing about her work brining public art to neighborhoods across Boston. This segment aired on June 3, 2025. Audio will be available soon.
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3 weeks ago | 
wbur.org | Rob Lane |Stephanie Brown |Yasmin Amer
WBUR has chosen five local leaders to receive its first Community Honors Awards. These individuals represent a powerful narrative of community service in Greater Boston — past, present and future. Hubie Jones, Kate Gilbert, Yi-Chin Chen, Connor Shoen and Eneida Roman all spoke to WBUR's Morning Edition about the social problem they're focused on solving and where, they feel, the urgency lies in this moment. Hubie JonesHubie Jones.
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2 months ago | 
wbur.org | Stephanie Brown |Tiziana Dearing |Yasmin Amer
Stephanie Brown Producer, Agile Production TeamStephanie Brown is a producer for WBUR's agile production team. More…Yasmin Amer Executive Producer, Agile Production TeamYasmin Amer is executive producer of WBUR's agile production team. More…Former Mass. AG calls on law firms to stand up to TrumpOne of the law firms singled out was Boston-based WilmerHale. The firm sued, and a federal judge temporarily blocked the President's order. But the majority of local big firms are quiet.
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Dec 10, 2024 | 
wbur.org | Cristela Guerra |Yasmin Amer
Supreme Court dismisses case against Boston exam schoolsThe Supreme Court dismissed a case against out of Boston this week over the admission policy at three exam schools. A group of students and parents filed a lawsuit against the Boston School Committee, alleging a temporary admissions policy to the city's elite exam schools discriminated against white students and those of Asian descent. Exam schools are highly competitive public schools that require prospective students to apply.
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Nov 25, 2024 | 
wbur.org | Cristela Guerra |Yasmin Amer
Food-focused nonprofit highlights local entrepreneurs in holiday gift boxSome people are already thinking about gift-buying as the holiday season approaches. If that's you, remember: local businesses are competing for your dollars, too. No one knows that better than Jen Faigel, the co-founder and executive director of CommonWealth Kitchen. The Dorchester nonprofit provides kitchen space and other support to food-focused local entrepreneurs.
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Nov 22, 2024 | 
wbur.org | Cristela Guerra |Yasmin Amer
Playwright Udofia explores how dreams for immigrants in America often play out over generationsNomè SiDone amd Abigail C. Onwunali in "Sojourners" at The Huntington Theatre. (Courtesy Marc J. Franklin)Nigerian-American Playwright Mfoniso Udofia wanted to explore the "immigrant dream" and how it sometimes falls apart.
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Nov 18, 2024 | 
wbur.org | Cristela Guerra |Yasmin Amer
Whether you're a fan or not, artificial intelligence is very much here. And there are creative ways to use it in your everyday life. For example, you can ask programs like Claude.ai or ChatGPT to give you a recipe using the ingredients already in your fridge. Evan Horowitz, director of the Center for State Policy Analysis at Tufts University, spoke to WBUR's Radio Boston about ways to incorporate AI into our lives.
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Nov 12, 2024 | 
wbur.org | Amory Sivertson |Yasmin Amer
Immigration groups say there could be consequences for Mass. economy under TrumpLast time Donald Trump was president, he instituted an immigration ban on people from seven specific countries. Trump's administration also gutted the refugee resettlement program and instituted a "zero-tolerance" policy that resulted in the separation of families at the border. Trump is now making several key appointments that hint at what immigration policy will be during his second term.
