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New perspectives on Black History from WriteBoston's Teens In Print program — week 3
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New perspectives on Black History from WriteBoston's Teens In Print program — week 3
This Black History Month, the Banner is teaming up with WriteBoston’s Teens In Print program, highlighting young voices of color. Each week, we will feature the work of three new students, who will deliver their perspectives on Black History and what it means to them.
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New perspectives on Black History from WriteBoston's Teens In Print program — week 2
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Black History
New perspectives on Black History from WriteBoston's Teens In Print program — week 2
This Black History Month, the Banner is teaming up with WriteBoston’s Teens In Print program, highlighting young voices of color. Each week, we will feature the work of three new students, who will deliver their perspectives on Black History and what it means to them.
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New perspectives on Black History from WriteBoston's Teens In Print program
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Black History
New perspectives on Black History from WriteBoston's Teens In Print program
This Black History Month, the Banner is teaming up with WriteBoston’s Teens In Print program, highlighting young voices of color. Each week, we will feature the work of three new students, who will deliver their perspectives on Black History and what it means to them.
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Old North Church pulls back sanctuary veil on ties to slavery
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Black History
Old North Church pulls back sanctuary veil on ties to slavery
In the front left corner of the hushed sanctuary in Old North Church sits a box pew lined in plush red velvet, as it might have looked centuries ago.
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Leap Day moments in Black history
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Black History
Leap Day moments in Black history
Black History Month provides an opportunity for people of African descent to reflect on the struggles and joys of the past, celebrate the progress made, and look forward to what is to come. It’s also the shortest month of the year — a rolling joke in the Black community.
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Before busing, the ‘Stay Out for Freedom’ boycott rocked Boston
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Before busing, the ‘Stay Out for Freedom’ boycott rocked Boston
On a frigid morning in 1964, students crowded into the assembly hall at St. Mark’s Social Center in Roxbury. Bundled in winter coats and boots, some students wore excited smiles while others stayed straight-faced, waiting. Outside, school buses carrying suburban students waited among piles of snow.
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Black Americans have a storied history of building thriving Black business districts
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Black History
Black Americans have a storied history of building thriving Black business districts
Black folks have a long history of not only creating dynamic and vibrant businesses, but entire business districts, all while surrounded by the ever-present threat and promise of white domestic terrorism.
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Boston’s Black history: two Black historians
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Black History
Boston’s Black history: two Black historians
As we begin the annual national observance of Black History Month, it seems only logical to know about and honor the pioneering Black historians of the 19th century.
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Confronting silence: Black excellence in American classical music
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Black History
Confronting silence: Black excellence in American classical music
A piece of parchment secured with a wax seal is cracked open, revealing a set of pure gut violin strings. The violin familiarly creaks as it is removed from its case, responding to the gentle touch of its musician.
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Remembering MLK: Boston Children's Chorus members reflect on King's legacy
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Black History
Remembering MLK: Boston Children's Chorus members reflect on King's legacy
In celebration of the birthday of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., members of the Boston Children’s Chorus shared their reflections on what his legacy means to them today.
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Remembering MLK: ‘The Embrace’ sculpture marks a milestone
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Black History
Remembering MLK: ‘The Embrace’ sculpture marks a milestone
This weekend marks the first anniversary of the unveiling of the sculpture “The Embrace,” by artist Hank Willis Thomas and MASS Design Group.
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Black Teacher Archive reveals untold stories of the fight for education justice
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Black Teacher Archive reveals untold stories of the fight for education justice
The old journals and bulletins chronicle the acts of resistance in places like Mississippi, Louisiana and North Carolina, where Black educators fought against injustice in education under Jim Crow. Those stories are now chronicled in the Black Teacher Archive, a groundbreaking new digital portal that was unveiled at Harvard University last month. 
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