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To grow our future climate tech workforce, industry and education must join forces
Growing Massachusetts’s climate tech industry will create considerable economic opportunity for Massachusetts while helping reduce carbon emissions. It can also be a source of economic opportunity for people from underserved communities. As the business and industrial communities shift operations and practices to build our climate economy and a climate tech future, they must also participate in innovative approaches to building the skilled, diverse workforce that will drive this new economy.
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On 61st anniversary of March on Washington, a dream for Atlanta
As we remember the 61st anniversary of the iconic “I Have a Dream” speech, I am grateful for the powerful legacy left by my uncle, the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. If he were here with us today, he would undoubtedly remind us that we are one blood, one human race. He would call upon us to learn to live together as brothers and sisters, rather than perish together as fools. His message of unity, justice and love is as relevant now as it was when he stood on the steps of the Lincoln Memorial in 1963.
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After the electric DNC, let the choir of democracy sing
Last week, I had the privilege of serving as a delegate from Massachusetts for the Democratic National Convention, where we nominated Vice President Kamala D. Harris and Minnesota Governor Tim Walz as the Democratic nominees for president and vice president. It was an electrifying experience.
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What about the Carney Hospital workers?
For the last 46 years, I’ve been a cardiopulmonary technician at Carney Hospital in Dorchester. Every day, I test people for lung diseases like asthma or bronchitis, helping to diagnose their conditions so their physician can develop a treatment plan.
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Corporate America must stand by DEI and chief diversity officers
Last week in New York City, Black Enterprise hosted its second annual Chief Diversity Officer Summit and Honors, presented in partnership with Fidelity Investments, Merck, and The Executive Leadership Council, the preeminent organization representing senior Black executives in corporate America and corporations throughout the globe.
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The Juneteenth holiday is a stark reminder of how far we have to go
Juneteenth marks our country’s second Independence Day. That fact in itself calls on us to remember, reflect, and recommit to the principles of our democracy - liberty and justice for all - but ones that we have never fully embodied.
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This is no time to ban DEI initiatives in education; we need DEI more than ever
Education administrators at all levels need to act now to resist a rising tide of efforts against social science knowledge. That tide includes bans on state funding for teaching DEI in schools, public colleges and state agencies.
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Local Haitian community must step up to help new migrants
Boston’s Haitian leaders at the forefront of the migrant crisis are overwhelmed and the state’s safety nets are stretched. The established Haitian community must step up to help expedite the integration of Haitian migrants into the local community.
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A baseless attack on Faneuil Hall
What conduct is sufficiently ignominious to require government officials to expunge the names of prominent individuals from public buildings? 
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Raising up Black women leaders on Blue Hill Ave.
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Raising up Black women leaders on Blue Hill Ave.
At a time when some conservative leaders are questioning the legitimacy of Black studies and disparaging lessons about Black history or racism as “woke” or mislabeling them as “Critical Race Theory,” we at Greater Grove Hall Main Streets did something different.
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Moving the O’Bryant to West Roxbury would be a mistake
On June 6, Mayor Michelle Wu and Superintendent Mary Skipper announced their proposal to move the John D. O’Bryant School of Mathematics and Science from Roxbury to the West Roxbury Educational Complex. We understand many students, staff and families have conflicting feelings about this proposal, but as longtime Boston school teachers, we believe moving the city’s most diverse exam school to the least T-accessible neighborhood in the city is not in the best interests of our students.
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King’s enduring legacy of housing advocacy
Boston lost a giant last week with the passing of Mel King, but his vision, impact and legacy provide us with a clear guide in creating a more equitable city.
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