‘They are not forgotten’: People gather for worship service at ICE building
The Rev. Dave Woessner said ICE has not responded to requests to provide spiritual care to people in custody, but they have let them congregate outside.
Despite scrutiny in life and death, Phillis Wheatley endures as a trailblazing poetess
The Boston poet has long been recognized as the first person of African descent in North America to publish a book.
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In a letter of mourning, Brown president confirms identifies of students killed in mass shooting
Ella Cook, a sophomore, and Mukhammad Aziz Umurzokov, a freshman, were killed during a final exam-review session by a shooter who has not been found yet. Nine other students were injured, and the university's president said most are in stable condition. -
Mass. residents face tough choices as health insurance deadline looms
Higher premiums on the state exchange could prompt thousands to drop coverage. -
4 arrested taking care packages to immigrant detainees at Burlington processing center
Three activists and a reverend sought to bring attention to conditions and alleged human rights violations at the facility where immigrants are held. -
The hidden history of Indigenous slavery in New England and beyond
It's a surprising and overlooked story, a blind spot in the narrative of early America: the hidden history of Indigenous slavery. As colonial powers took over Native land, white settlers were enslaving Native people. Some worked in New England. Others were kidnapped and shipped to an isolated tropical island. For generations, a lost tribe in Bermuda wondered about its past. Centuries later, they've reconnected with family — in New England. -
Boston Fleet looking to build on historic 4–0 start
In the PWHL’s third season, the Boston team is making league history with a four-game win streak.
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What Is Owed?
Boston has begun to wrestle with the notion of paying reparations to Black people to make up for 400 years of enslavement and economic exclusion. -
The Big Dig Podcast
This Peabody Award–winning podcast dives into the cynicism that hangs over the topic of American infrastructure. No project embodies that cynicism quite like ‘The Big Dig.’
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