Sixty-two years ago, segregation under Jim Crow was completely legal and violently enforced in the South in states like Florida. The Civil Rights Act of 1964, which would end legal segregation, wouldn ...
It was reported that the newly freed people began to celebrate with prayer, feasting, song and dance. In my mind, as a spiritually led and impassioned artist, the four ways these folks lifted freedom ...
Mayor Michelle Wu last week appealed to Boston Public School parents for support for her administration’s controversial plan to lease White Stadium to a professional soccer team. In a December 23 ...
Jimmy Carter’s death this week was a stark reminder of how far our country has strayed from the mission of healing America’s racial divide and devoting our time and resources ...
Richard Dean Parsons, a distinguished leader in corporate America renowned for his roles at Time Warner and Citigroup, died Thursday at his Manhattan home. He was 76.
Members of the Mass. Senior Action Council are devastated and hurt after hearing the final decision on Dec. 9 that there will be a 10.4% increase in property taxes from the city of Boston.
For the first time in more than 20 years, trains in the MBTA can run at full speed throughout the entire subway system. Officials celebrated the elimination of the last slow zones — areas where wear ...
Following a status conference regarding the facility, which was put under court-appointed receivership in the spring, Justice Anthony Campo ruled to extend the receivership of the facility — a process ...
Mindfulness practices include yoga, meditation, walking, gardening and other activities that allow a person to be fully in the moment. Even dietary practices aimed at improving one’s health can be ...
Research published just last year finds that Asian, Black, and Hispanic people were more likely to report having food allergies than whites. No one knows exactly why allergies are on the rise among ...
‘Lovabye’ by Gregory Groover Jr. Boston saxophonist and composer Gregory Groover Jr. released his new album “Lovaby” in April 2024. Featuring 11 original tracks, the album maintains Groover’s roots in ...
As the 50th anniversary of the start of busing this year approached, Lew Finfer and his colleagues at the Boston Desegregation and Busing Initiative, which he co-chairs, sought to reflect on the ...