Plus, we check in with Segun Idowu, executive director for the Black Economic Council of Massachusetts.

For many who passed through the doors of its Fields Corner neighborhood center in the last 40 years, the pain is raw.

Boston Public Schools Superintendent Brenda Cassellius joins us, a full year after BPS first closed due to the pandemic. We also speak with WBUR education reporter Max Larkin about the broader reopening across Massachusetts.

We turn our attention to Black-owned businesses, which faced difficulty in accessing capital before the pandemic, and now have been particularly strained.

One year after schools across the state closed, indoor dining was suspended, and gatherings of more than 25 people were banned, we reflect on the experiences of the past year with two essential workers and listener calls.

Plus, we reflect on a year since Massachusetts shut down during the pandemic.

As the transit agency rolls out more service cuts, we take listener calls with MBTA General Manager Steve Poftak.

We discuss the impact felt across the restaurant industry with Irene Li, owner and head chef of the Mei Mei restaurant group.

It was one year ago that Gov. Charlie Baker declared a state of emergency, and many of us, for the first time, realized our lives would change forever.

We discuss with two award winners and nominees — both of whom are nominated this year, as well.