Diversity & Inclusion

Throughout Central Mass., healthcare organizations, nonprofit leaders, and practitioners are working to combat a startling and unsettling rise in medical misinformation and disinformation.

Central Massachusetts institutions like Webster Five and St. Mary’s are working to open up the financial system by educating entrepreneurs of color.

The Worcester Railers are Central Massachusetts' only professional hockey team and the ECHL affiliate of the NHL’s New York Islanders. Playing out of Worcester’s DCU Center and heading into their eighth season, the Railers aim to continue to draw fans by being community focused.

Nominees were evaluated independently by three volunteer judges, who scored each on their professional achievements, community contributions, and mentorship of young professionals.

A state auditor report has found the Mass Save program provides a skewed distribution of its resources...

Sixteen years after joining The Arc of Opportunity in North Central Massachusetts as its president and CEO,...

Legacy Transport delivers more than 1.8 million pounds of food each year to more than 7,000 monthly households.

Chairwoman Shannon O'Brien has returned to the Cannabis Control Commission and the agency is delaying the finalization of its long-awaited rules for social marijuana establishments as a result.

The City of Worcester is offering grants of up to $25,000 for certified minority- and woman-owned businesses to help expand their capacity for contracting opportunities.

Law enforcement and some municipal voices have called for strict regulations for consumption sites. But advocates warn overregulating these businesses will make them stiff and sterile, killing their viability and leaving social equity participants out in the cold