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President Donald Trump’s administration fired Carla Hayden from her job as Librarian of Congress on Thursday. She was the first woman and African American person to head the world’s largest library.

When Codman Square Neighborhood Development Corporation was awarded a federal grant last fall, it was set to mean health improvements, cost savings, and greenhouse gas reductions for residents in its Talbot Bernard Senior property.

There is no more coveted invitation in New York City than the studded red-carpet entrance to the Metropolitan Museum of Art on the first Monday of May. The Met Gala made history.

After a five-year pause, the federal government resumes debt collections for millions of borrowers who defaulted on their student loans.

The Hartford International University Board of Trustees has selected Rev. Dr. Sherry Turner as the 12th president of the 191-year-old institution.

Did the Catholic church just choose its first African American pope? That question set Black social media on fire in the hours following the election of Robert Prevost, the first American to become pontiff in the Catholic Church’s 2,000-year history.

In partnership with local officials and community partners, Comcast recently announced that it will award comprehensive grant packages to 100 small business owners in Greater Boston.

Rep. Ayanna Pressley is pushing for an investigation into the impacts of a recent executive order targeting the operations of federal historical and cultural institutions.

Under a City of Boston traffic plan, game days at White Stadium will involve seven-hour parking bans in the neighborhoods surrounding Franklin Park during which non-permitted cars will receive $100 tickets and be towed.

If there’s any question about whether Bridge Over Troubled Waters, a local nonprofit that works with homeless youth, is a Boston organization, look no further than the fact that they have a research arm.

The Little Cocoa Bean, a child-friendly cafe in Jamaica Plain, started off as a vendor at the Seaport x Black Owned Bos. Market that takes place every month from May through October. This season they will be running the market’s play area.

A texting hotline to connect homeless youth to services. Turning an unused part of campus into a new green space for students. A playbook guide for hosting gun violence awareness panels.