The Allen Center was once a desegregated school a century ahead of its time
The Allen Center, run by the Newton Cultural Alliance, is home to many cultural activities in West Newton. But it once housed something else: Nathaniel [...]
Behind the Screen: Sinners
SINNERS is a genre-defying period horror drama written and directed by Ryan Coogler, set in 1932 Mississippi during the Jim Crow era. The story follows [...]
Book Launch: Women of Courage and Conviction
Join Newton at Home in celebrating the launch of Women of Courage and Conviction: The Untold Stories of Five Extraordinary Newton at Home Members, written [...]
He felt God call him to come out. Now, he helps Black churches help others to do the same
The following story first appeared on The Heights, an independent, nonprofit newspaper run by Boston College students, with which the Newton Beacon has formed a partnership. Stories [...]
Authors Phoebe Sinclair and Lisa Stringfellow talk writing at Newtonville Books
Phoebe Sinclair perused the shelves for a children’s book she’d heard about. Lisa Stringfellow did likewise. The two authors, who were at Newtonville Books to [...]