New civic center ‘steps’ from Boston’s Embrace sculpture to honor Frederick Douglass
The new hub will be close to Boston Common and the sculpture honoring Martin Luther King Jr. and Coretta Scott King.
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Local Haitians and Brazilians gather in Everett as national teams square off in World Cup
With the game being played in Philadelphia, hundreds of Haitians and Brazilians packed into two restaurants to cheer on their squads.
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American soccer fans prepare for big crowds as World Cup comes to Boston
AO Boston will be hosting watch parties at four different locations in the Greater Boston area. -
Boston seeks to stem seasonal spike in violence with expanded teen programming
City officials plan to expand Boston After Dark, a series of teen-focused events aimed at creating safe places for youth on Friday nights. -
Harvard limits number of students who get A grades
Supporters said Harvard’s grading system needed reform to better identify high-performing students. -
Students sue Massachusetts, claiming ‘intensely segregated’ school districts
The lawsuit, filed in Suffolk County Superior Court Wednesday, alleges that state policies have led to tens of thousands students concentrated in racially segregated school districts. -
Barney Frank, liberal icon and gay-rights pioneer, dies at 86
The former congressman was politically engaged until the end.
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