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Banner [Virtual] Art Gallery
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Arts & Culture
Banner [Virtual] Art Gallery
This is the 14th interview in a weekly series presenting highlights of conversations between leading Black visual artists in New England. In this week’s installment, artist James Perry talks to artist Gloretta Baynes.
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Coastal resilience efforts cross city lines at Island End River in Chelsea and Everett
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Local News
Coastal resilience efforts cross city lines at Island End River in Chelsea and Everett
The Island End River cuts inland right at the line between Chelsea and Everett, following the municipal border for its 2,500-foot length.
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Racist incidents at Southwick Regional School anger residents
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Local News
Racist incidents at Southwick Regional School anger residents
In recent weeks, school administrators, police and the local district attorney have investigated a mock slave auction held by Southwick Regional School students on Snapchat in the western Massachusetts town.
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Ron Duncan: Black pioneer in martial arts
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Sports
Ron Duncan: Black pioneer in martial arts
When people hear “martial arts,” they mostly think of Bruce Lee, the legendary martial artist who became an international star of the silver screen.
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Upsets abound in the NCAA Tournament
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Sports
Upsets abound in the NCAA Tournament
Every year, millions of people decide to part ways with their sanity by picking teams in the 64-team field that is the NCAA March Madness basketball tournament.
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Arlington Jazz Festival returns for a 13th year
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Arts & Culture
Arlington Jazz Festival returns for a 13th year
The Arlington Jazz Festival will bring the croons of local and international musicians to town next month for the 13th year.
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The race for TikTok: What a ban might mean for small business owners in U.S.
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Business
The race for TikTok: What a ban might mean for small business owners in U.S.
Stating that TikTok is a threat to our national security, lawmakers have pushed for legislation to limit (or even eradicate) its use in the United States.
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Business
Community lending changes offer hope of expanded credit
Upcoming changes to federal community-lending regulations hold out the promise of expanding access to credit for Black businesses and potential homeowners, according to local bankers and lending experts.
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Wellness expo brings community support to Roxbury residents
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Local News
Wellness expo brings community support to Roxbury residents
Earlene Avalon was nervous that Saturday’s lashing rainstorm would keep people away from the Black Family Wellness Expo, but the forecast wasn’t enough to slow the hundreds of people who came to the historic 12th Baptist Church to receive the blessings of health guidance.
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Local News
Roxbury parcel was eyed for new O’Bryant School
In June last year, Aparna Lakshmi, a teacher at the O’Bryant School, suggested in a Banner op-ed that the city consider a new building for the school on Parcel P3, a publicly-owned seven-and-a-half acre site that abuts the Madison Park campus.
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State campaign encourages individual climate action
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Local News
State campaign encourages individual climate action
Massachusetts state officials are touting programs that they say will help people of all income levels access bigger-ticket climate actions in a new campaign launched this month.
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Opinion
It’s more than just a housing crisis
Milton’s vote to ignore the MBTA Communities Law ignores the twin realities of our climate and transportation crises and what they mean for environmental justice communities.
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