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All African Convention: Sankofa ’25 brings collaboration, innovation to Boston

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All African Convention: Sankofa ’25 brings collaboration, innovation to Boston
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All African Convention: Sankofa ’25 brings collaboration, innovation to Boston
The Reggie Lewis Track and Athletic Center in Boston is set to become a crucible of transformative ideas July 18 and 19.
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Chinatown residents express concerns about rezoning by the city
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Chinatown residents express concerns about rezoning by the city
In Boston’s Chinatown, community members are worried about losing their homes and businesses to displacement.
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Founder of Builders of Color Coalition returns, group changes name and focus
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Founder of Builders of Color Coalition returns, group changes name and focus
Dave Madan, who started the Builders of Color Coalition in 2017, is now back running the nonprofit under a new name and a broadened mission.
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For a decade, Mass. missed its goal for veteran-owned businesses
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For a decade, Mass. missed its goal for veteran-owned businesses
Every year since 2015, Massachusetts has pledged to boost the value of state contracts going to veteran-owned businesses. The goal is 3% of state agency discretionary budgets. But every year since 2015, the state has fallen far short of that pledge.
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White coats and brotherhood: Young Doctors Project is empowering Black youth to pursue careers in health, medicine
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White coats and brotherhood: Young Doctors Project is empowering Black youth to pursue careers in health, medicine
This summer on Howard University’s campus, there is a group of high school-aged Black youth from the DMV, Roanoke, Va., and New York City who are settling into one of the dorms for the next six weeks to learn, serve, and bond as part of a very special brotherhood.
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In the news: Kiame Mahaniah
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In the news: Kiame Mahaniah
Gov. Maura Healey has appointed Dr. Kiame Mahaniah as the state Secretary of Health and Human Services.
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Norfolk Capital builds community foundations from the ground up
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Norfolk Capital builds community foundations from the ground up
Patrick Targete lives by a piece of advice that his mother gave him when he was just 15 years old: Make sure you own where you live.
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DESE study will examine school funding aid to wealthy districts
The Fiscal Year 2026 budget that Gov. Maura Healey recently signed has a consequential provision: The state Department of Elementary and Secondary Education must study municipal contributions to the public schools.
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Surveillance software used by BPD without City Council approval
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Surveillance software used by BPD without City Council approval
Under the terms of a 2022 ordinance passed by the City Council, the Boston Police Department is required to seek approval from the body before acquiring and deploying new surveillance technology.
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Cuts proposed to HUD tenant funding
Advocates gathered last week at the Massachusetts GOP headquarters in the West End to protest President Donald Trump’s proposed 2026 Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies Appropriations Bill, which would cut funding in housing for low-income families.
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With 'The Fierce Urgency of Now,' NAACP convenes 116th annual convention
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With 'The Fierce Urgency of Now,' NAACP convenes 116th annual convention
Under the theme “The Fierce Urgency of Now,” the NAACP opened its 116th annual convention on July 12, with the intent of both safeguarding and advancing the civil rights gains and social justice efforts under ruthless federal attack.
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Protesters call on Gov. Healey to end Dept. of Correction’s cooperation with ICE
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Protesters call on Gov. Healey to end Dept. of Correction’s cooperation with ICE
A crowd of more than 40 protesters demonstrated in front of Gov. Maura Healey’s Arlington home Monday morning at 5 a.m., calling on her to end a Massachusetts Department of Correction (DOC) cooperation agreement with ICE.
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