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Veteran congressman, sitting local politicians will testify against Boston in federal redistricting case
The lawsuit lays bare a rift among Boston Democrats. -
A church in North Thetford is getting new life as a community center for people of color
For decades, a congregation in North Thetford had been dwindling, so they decided to donate their building to a group that could make more use of it. -
Local leaders ask MBTA to help prevent neo-Nazi disruption of Boston St. Patrick's Day events
A local hate group paraded through the T and held a banner during last year's parade. -
The woman who introduced MLK Jr. and Coretta Scott lies in an unmarked grave in Boston
Mary Powell, whose matchmaking sparked an iconic civil rights union, is buried in West Roxbury. -
From Patrick Mahomes to Lebron James, let’s celebrate modern makers of Black history
It’s going to be harder than you think to erase Black history. -
Newspapers have dropped the Dilbert cartoon after racist comments by its creator
The creator of the Dilbert comic strip faced a backlash of cancellations Saturday while defending remarks describing people who are Black as members of "a… -
Wayland superintendent alleges racial discrimination enabled by school committee
Omar Easy says he was the target of racist harassment and that the town’s school committee “fanned the flames.” -
New super PAC aims to elect Black candidates in local races
Leaders with the new super PAC say they will fill a void where they suggest state Dems have fallen short. -
Basic Black: How do Black community leaders talk about police and street shootings?
The deaths of Tyre Nichols and Tyler Lawrence have shaken and outraged the public. -
Wu reveals members of the new Boston Reparations Task Force
Public historian, attorney and Burke High School students among new task force to explore reparations in Boston.