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Patricia Oduah thought her experience as a clinician and social worker would leave her prepared to parent kids coming out of the foster care system. But when she and her husband welcomed three siblings from foster care, the experience proved more challenging than expected.

When Boston artist and social activist Dana Chandler Jr. died on June 9 at the age of 84, he left not only the legacy of his art. He created an institution in 1978 that also lives on: the African American Master Artists-in-Residence Program (AAMARP), in affiliation with Northeastern University.

The Sportsmen’s Tennis & Enrichment Center (STEC) is proud to announce that it has included two new skilled coaches to its expanding team, Trang “Tk” Dao and Dominique Coicou.

A sweeping omnibus bill at the State House would target widespread health reform, looking to change how the public and private entities across the state approach health care access, insurance and workforce.

In a major victory for President Trump, Congress has approved a rescission package clawing back $9 billion in federal funds for priorities he deemed wasteful, including $1.1 billion previously appropriated for the Corporation for Public Broadcasting, which helps fund PBS and NPR and member stations like GBH.

The Reggie Lewis Track and Athletic Center in Boston is set to become a crucible of transformative ideas July 18 and 19.

In Boston’s Chinatown, community members are worried about losing their homes and businesses to displacement.

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.

Gov. Maura Healey has appointed Dr. Kiame Mahaniah as the state Secretary of Health and Human Services.

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.

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.

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.