In January, the federal administration was not the only one that shifted. Locally, the Boston branch of the NAACP saw a ...

When he opened District 7 Tavern in 2018, he built a neighborhood bar for the people, with live music, guest bartenders, and ...

Throughout the conference, the Health Equity Compact pushed for support of omnibus legislation focused on advancing health ...

The annual holiday Juneteenth is celebrated to commemorate the “official” end of slavery in the United States, after the ...

As the Black community has faced—and continues to face—generational trauma and family displacement, honoring Black triumphs ...

As strange as this may seem, the Boston Red Sox, fresh off a three-game weekend sweep of the New York Yankees, made bigger headlines with the announcement of the trade of three-time All-Star slugger ...

“Juneteenth: Freedom & Form” takes place on Friday, June 25, from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m. at LabCentral’s Gallery 1832 in Cambridge. The event is free, open to the public and will offer catering by local ...

Juneteenth commemorates June 19, 1865, when Major General Gordon Granger arrived in Galveston announcing the enforcement of President Abraham Lincoln’s Emancipation Proclamation, issued more than two ...

As for state and local governments, Juneteenth is an occasion, like other holidays, to bring constituents together to acknowledge and celebrate, in this case, a common history. The holiday ...

Justin Petty (center right), grand master of the Prince Hall Grand Lodge of Massachusetts, speaks to an assembled crowd of the Masonic community at a memorial event, May 26, at the Prince Hall ...

Education Secretary Patrick Tutwiler addresses educators at Barnstable High School. PHOTO: CASEY LOCKE Policymakers have begun fashioning a course-based graduation requirement. Yet, without adequate ...

“My Big Beautiful budget bill will make my millionaire friends and donors richer and everyone else poorer.” When Elon Musk called President Donald Trump’s “Big Beautiful Bill” a “disgusting ...