Black lives, LGBTQ+ lives, and Pride

June 12th, 2020|

For LGBTQ+ people of color, George Floyd’s death raises a fear we live with, too.

By Irene Monroe, published in the […]

Celebrating Boston Pride’s 50th Anniversary During The Police Brutality Crisis

June 11th, 2020|

By Rev. Irene Monroe, published in WGBH News on June 11, 2020

Living apart — and staying close — in the coronavirus pandemic

May 15th, 2020|

Alone and together, a married couple navigates the uncertain terrain of an unprecedented moment.

By […]

The Challenge With Reopening Places Of Worship

May 13th, 2020|

Mario Carvalho prays inside the Blessed Sacrament Chapel attached to the Cathedral […]

If Joe Kennedy Wants To Win Against Ed Markey, He Must Be More Than A Younger Version

February 19th, 2020|

By Rev. Irene Monroe

Presidential hopefuls scramble for black votes

Rep. Joe Kennedy III, […]

Presidential hopefuls scramble for black votes

February 10th, 2020|

By Rev. Irene Monroe

A party that needs African Americans and other people of […]

Rep. Ayanna Pressley Has Disrupted The Eurocentric Aesthetic About Hair

January 21st, 2020|

Black hairstyles are not criticized when they are being appropriated by white […]

Why Reparations: America Needs to Pay Up and Pay Forward

August 30th, 2019|

By Rev. Irene Monroe

One of the lingering impacts of 250 years of slavery followed by 90 years of Jim Crow […]

Volume on Xenophobia and Racism on Blast

July 18th, 2019|

By Rev. Irene Monroe


The white gaze morphed into various permutation
The first time […]

Morehouse will admit trans male students

May 1st, 2019|

Morehouse, however,  has come a long way on GBTQ issues, because the college […]