Mayor's Office of

Black Male Advancement

February 2025

Issue 4

February Newsletter

We hope our communities had a reflective, joyful, and empowering Black History Month! February was a busy time celebrating Black Boston, and now we’re heading into March with our flagship summit. Read along to see what we've been up to and what's coming next.

What to expect in this newsletter

This Friday: BMA Empowerment Summit

BMA Staff - Black History Month Series

In Memorium of Two Boston Leaders

Office of BMA Initiatives in February

This Friday: BMA Empowerment Summit

We invite you to the 2025 Empowerment Summit. This flagship event will center on two key conversations:

Moderated by The Boston Globe, a Fireside Chat with the City of Philadelphia and City of Boston on empowering Black men and boys
A panel discussion on building bridges for action, featuring Black Boston leaders across Boston.

Join us on March 7th from 10:00 AM to 1:00 PM at the Roxbury Community College Media Arts Center (1234 Columbus Ave, Boston, MA 02120). Register today!

The inaugural BMA Empowerment Summit took place in 2024 at John D. O'Bryant African-American Institute. The event included a Fireside Chat featuring Mayor Michelle Wu, which was moderated by Glenn Jones from NBC10 Boston. Additionally, there were panels on economic opportunity, housing, education, and more:

BMA Staff Perspective: Who Inspires You for this Work?

2025 Black History Month Series

Check out our Black History Month series on Instagram and Facebook, where BMA staff share their Black History Month icons and reflect on who inspires them to do this work for our communities.

In Memoriam: Robert Terrell

In Memoriam: Leroy Peeples

BMA honoring Robert Terrell (top). Statements from Mayor Michelle Wu (middle and bottom left) and Boston Public School's Division of Student Support on the passing of Leroy Peeples Jr. (bottom right)

Office of BMA Initiatives

Black History Month Employee Mixer

To kick off Black History Month, the Office of BMA hosted an Employee Network & Lunch Mixer at City Hall. Despite the busyness of the season, departments from across the City of Boston came together for fellowship and connection