Cristela Guerra

At a ceremony Friday in New York City, Boston’s Museum of Fine Arts returned two works of art that were stolen from present-day Nigeria more than a century ago. They were donated to the MFA in 2013 and 2018.

Plus, an opera about Frederick Douglass and a historic LGBTQ+ tour of Boston.

Boston's Pride parade, set to step off at 11 a.m. in Copley Square, will coincide with the “No Kings” demonstration, converging the two causes as marchers cross downtown.

For some queer immigrants, a life in the United States is an opportunity to live openly. That reality is much more fraught with the current administration. To be queer and an immigrant is to navigate a battle on two fronts.

She was a co-author and editor of most editions of “Our Bodies, Ourselves” — the landmark book on women's health.

Haitian artist Fabiola Jean-Louis worked for more than two years to create a massive series of 40 artworks on view at the museum. She fused newspaper, tons of clay, shells, glass and beads to conjure intricate figures.

Arts organizations across the region, like MASS MoCA and Castle of Our Skins, are reeling after thousands of dollars in federal funding from the National Endowment for the Arts has been terminated or eliminated.

Cuatro player Fabiola Méndez has played NPR's Tiny Desk twice in the past seven months, most recently accompanying rapper Bad Bunny. She says she's gotten a lot of support from her community in Boston and Puerto Rico and also "new fans and new people that are discovering my work.”

The rally is one of dozens planned across the country for Saturday. Organizer 50501 Movement aims to hold protests in every U.S. state at the same time.

Simmons takes the helm July 1 as the company starts its 35th season. She takes over from founding artistic director Paul Daigneault.