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NAACP sharpens stance against efforts to limit education about racism and slavery
Delegates to the national convention debated and passed dozens of policy resolutions Monday. -
Laws banning 'critical race theory' in schools will persist. One of its originators says it's time to address the deeper issue.
Kimberlé Crenshaw says laws passed now will still stand in a century, and it's long past time to protect the teaching of Black history. -
Why does Boston continue to have a racist reputation?
Journalist Ken Cooper says new, positive images are needed to fix a lingering problem. -
UMass Lowell baseball coach resigns after racism investigation
Coach Kenneth Harring's departure follows allegations of bias by a Black player -
Jackie Robinson broke MLB’s color barrier. Meet the Black and Latino players who came next.
Frank Jordan, who traveled with his father's Negro Leagues team, helped bring the Negro Leagues Baseball Museum’s exhibit to Boston. -
NAACP convention will return to Boston for first time in 40 years
The upcoming convention is reigniting a history that goes back to the organization’s founding. -
Severe complications during childbirth nearly doubled over a decade in Massachusetts
Black women, people with intellectual disabilities and those over 40 have a much higher risk. -
Boston civil rights group hopes to end legacy admissions everywhere, not just at Harvard
Lawyers for Civil Rights claim legacy and donor-related admissions systematically disadvantage applicants of color in favor of children of affluent white alumni -
Boston nonprofit wants to help students of color earn postgraduate degrees
People of color make up a tiny fraction of adults with master’s degrees or higher. -
Supreme Court strikes down affirmative action in college admissions, says race cannot be a factor
Harvard and the University of North Carolina were at the center of the case decided by the court's conservative majority.
