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Nas Plus The Boston Pops Perform at Tanglewood

Hip hop legend – and arguably the best storyteller in the game – Nasir Jones aka Nas, and the Boston Pops brought an unforgettable performance this past Friday June 27, 2025, at Tanglewood, located in Western Massachusetts (That two-hour drive from Boston was well worth it). Boston Symphony Orchestra’s pristine and elegant sound mixed with…

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2025 Roxbury Film Festival: Short Film Reviews

The 2025 Roxbury International Film Festival , which runs June 19 – 27, was live and in motion at Hibernian Hall in Boston, MA, near Nubian Square on Sunday June 22, 2025. There were four films that were being screened this evening. Each film had a potent message to it about staying hopeful, surviving traumatic…

ERS + Eric Tabb Interview

Men’s Health PLUS more! ERS+ looks out for you this June Pt. 2

ERS+ Urban Coordinator James Barnes sat down with the Educator League’s founder and CEO, Eric Tabb. Eric Tabb is a spearhead in Boston’s Roxbury community. He’s the school leader at Boston Prep Charter School, and the founder and CEO of The Educator League. To learn more about the Educator’s League click here: https://educatorleague.com/ You can…

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Men’s Health PLUS more! ERS+ looks out for you this June Pt. 1

ERS+ – Boston’s Black Experience, 88.9FM HD2 / wersplus.org, sat down with Psychotherapist Sonia Erlich. She is the Deputy Director for Workforce Development and Clinical Training for TEAM UP. Mo Wilks and Sonia discuss positive ways to process and check in with yourself to deal with stress. These simple tools can be used on the…

BAMSFest celebrates seven years of bringing joy to Boston communities June 2025

BAMSFest celebrates seven years of bringing joy to Boston communities June 2025

Article written by James Barnes, Urban Coordinator Videography & Photos by Bryan Edourd, Class of 2025 BAMS (Boston Arts & Music Soul) Festival, or BAMSFest, is a culturally-led movement, pioneered and orchestrated by Boston native Catherine T. Morris. Established in June of 2018, the goal was to recognize and magnify the creative contributions of Black & Brown…

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Comics in Color’s Cagen Luse illustrates his two-day fest inside Studio 8-8-9

Listen to our interview with Cagen Luse, co-founder along with Barrington Edwards of Comics in Color, a two-day festival now in it’s fifth year in Boston held at Roxbury Community College. Cagen drops knowledge on his journey to becoming a cartoonist, Boston’s comic scene, the recent passing of Boston illustrator Robert Stull,  as well as…

Butcher Brown inside Studio 8-8-9

Morgan Burrs and Corey Fonville of Butcher Brown explore the soul of music

ERS+ and The Secret Spot’s very own DJ Mo Wilks vibed out with members of the Virginia-based soul band, Butcher Brown. Morgan Burrs (guitar) and Corey Fonville (drums) discussed their musical inspirations, how Butcher Brown came to be, and their latest album Letters From The Atlantic in this tell-all interview.

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Tony Wilson ignited soul power inside Studio 8-8-9!

  Tony Wilson stopped by Studio 8-8-9 to chop it up with host interviewer Bryan Edouard aka Bishop Toussaint. Tony and Bryan discussed Tony’s annual performance commemorating the night James Brown Saved Boston. Wilson annually recreates the historic evening Brown gave an energetic performance at the then old Boston Garden. It followed the aftermath of…

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Pink Sweat$ at Shubert Theatre review

PinkSweat$ – Boch Center – Feb 17th 2025  by Anytza Delgado, WERS – Urban Coordinator The Boch Center in Boston was transformed into a soulful living room as Pink Sweat$—Daniel Bowden—took the stage for his “Welcome Home Tour.” Born in West Philly and raised in a deeply religious household, Bowden’s early years weren’t typical for…