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With new renovations, Arnold Arboretum looks to open gates and build bridges
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With new renovations, Arnold Arboretum looks to open gates and build bridges
As one of Boston’s largest, free institutions, the Arnold Arboretum has a lot of potential to be a major resource for community members across the city.
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EPA starts phase 2 of Neponset River cleanup
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EPA starts phase 2 of Neponset River cleanup
Somewhere in the future, Ian Cooke envisions a Neponset River where canoes paddle lazily down the water, families sit along the banks in Hyde Park and Mattapan, birds fill the air and migratory fish can swim freely up and down the waterway.
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She was accused of murder after losing her pregnancy
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She was accused of murder after losing her pregnancy
Amari Marsh had just finished her junior year at South Carolina State University in May 2023 when she received a text message from a law enforcement officer.
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Global energy leaders converge for RECESS24
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Global energy leaders converge for RECESS24
Despite the headlines and lawsuits, diversity, equity and inclusion are still pillars of so many industries where there lacks representation from Black and brown people.
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Ohtani’s feat of 50/50
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Ohtani’s feat of 50/50
Shohei Ohtani’s feat is a testament to his unparalleled talent. The Mizusawa, Oshu, Japan, player achieved a milestone that had never been reached in the history of Major League Baseball — the 50-home run/50-stolen base plateau.
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Dr. Maxine Owusu hopes to diversify medicine through creative toys
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Dr. Maxine Owusu hopes to diversify medicine through creative toys
According to the National Institutes of Health (NIH), Black women comprise less than 3% of active physicians in the United States, but Atlanta-based ER physician Dr. Maxine Owusu is on a mission to increase diversity in health care. For her, that mission begins with the children
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Succession plans are a must for Black organizations’ survival
If one of the greatest, most influential Black organizations of the past 100 years can fade into oblivion, how can others avoid that same fate?
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Mindful meditation, yoga and other ways to relieve stress
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Mindful meditation, yoga and other ways to relieve stress
The world has faced a dissemblance of normal life in recent years, and whether you have been directly or indirectly affected by the COVID-19 pandemic, chances are high your stress levels are increased.
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Ivy football season finally gets started
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Ivy football season finally gets started
Dramatic changes in college football have taken place this year. The NCAA championship FBS playoffs have been expanded from 4 to 12 teams. USC and UCLA have joined the Big Ten. Stanford and California have also come East as new ACC members. The Ivy League has remained the same.
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Black immigrants: a growing force in U.S. elections
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Black immigrants: a growing force in U.S. elections
When it comes to issues like immigration during the presidential election cycle, political parties are placing a major focus on immigrant voters, particularly those who could sway outcomes in key battleground states.
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Biden signs executive orders on gun violence
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Biden signs executive orders on gun violence
As his term nears its end, President Biden signed new executive orders last week on ghost guns, school drills and other efforts to reduce gun violence throughout the country.
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Worcester nonprofits see ‘blatant racial equity issues’ in some ARPA funding decisions
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Worcester nonprofits see ‘blatant racial equity issues’ in some ARPA funding decisions
Worcester must decide by the end of the year how it will spend its remaining $44.3 million in federal pandemic relief money. With that deadline looming, some local nonprofit leaders are criticizing the city for inequitably dispersing some of the money in prior grant rounds — and urging officials to do better.
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