Opinion

History does not suggest a widespread practice by Black soldiers or officers to refuse to carry out orders. However, it does record episodes of courageous dissent during times of racial tensions — such as the Vietnam War and urban rebellions in the 1960s, and the protests over the murder of George Floyd in 2020.

Despite boasting one of the nation’s premier tech clusters — buoyed by abundant venture capital, world-class universities and a sizable Black population — Boston still trails peer cities in producing Black-founded startups.

The Trump administration’s approach to history, particularly its challenge to a truthful Black history, represents more than a disagreement over facts. It is a part of a larger ideological battle over national identity.

There’s a cruel kind of magic to how power redraws a line. Not with a gun. Not with a bomb. But with a pen. A line drawn in the dark, behind closed doors, in state houses thick with lobbyists and thin on conscience. They call it redistricting.

Experts say the link between mental health and brain health is too often overlooked, especially in Black communities where stress, systemic racism and limited access to care have compounded health disparities.

By hosting Putin on U.S. soil, President Trump extended a level of diplomatic validation that most critics argued was misplaced. After years of isolation from most of the Western world, the elaborate red-carpet welcome and a fly-by by U.S. fighter jets offered Putin a significant public relations victory.

Every day, more than 100,000 Americans wait for an organ transplant that could save their lives. Despite over a decade of reaching record donor and transplant numbers in the United States each year, the need remains high.

There’s an old saying in the hip-hop community: “Men lie, women lie, numbers don ‘t.” In this political climate of lies, corruption and misinformation, working families deserve numbers that work in their favor, especially when it comes to the economy and their wallets.

The deployment of the National Guard to Washington, D.C., by the Trump administration signals another controversial and, ultimately, unjustified action. While framed as a necessary measure to combat a “public safety emergency, and help reestablish law and order,” it has no justification in fact or law.

A common Republican talking point is that Democrats can’t be trusted to manage major cities. Donald Trump and his Republican allies can barely hide their disdain for Democrats of color leading America’s largest cities.

There are moments in history when silence is not neutral. When pretending not to know is the most violent thing a nation can do. We are standing at such a moment now.

The time is long past for a cessation of Israel’s military campaign in Gaza, which has turned from a war against Hamas into a war against civilians.