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City, state move toward green affordable housing
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City, state move toward green affordable housing
For 20 currently unhoused families, a new development in Dorchester will offer permanent supportive housing. It also represents another step to make affordable housing across the state more environmentally friendly.
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Gregory Groover Quartet: A Modern Exploration of Negro Spirituals
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October 21, 2023
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Relieve student debt, narrow the wealth gap
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Relieve student debt, narrow the wealth gap
It is said education is the great equalizer, pitted against class divisions and economic and racial divides. That has been a truism for many decades in this country: If you straighten up, work hard, tune out the noise and distractions, focus on your studies and education, you can be anything you believe in and put your mind to. The reality has always been different.
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Say their names: 'Call and Response' explores horrific history of medical testing on enslaved people
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Say their names: 'Call and Response' explores horrific history of medical testing on enslaved people
A new exhibit at Harvard University explores the horrendous histories of nonconsensual medical testing on enslaved women and girls. In 24 artworks, the female victims of these atrocities are named, honored and avenged.
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When home is a hotel
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When home is a hotel
James Berger checked into the Sonesta Simply Suites Hotel in Braintree last November during a moment of desperation. He and his 9-year-old daughter had lost their housing in Roxbury when the relative with whom they were living was evicted.
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So many ways to celebrate National Hispanic Heritage Month
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So many ways to celebrate National Hispanic Heritage Month
Hispanic Heritage Month is Sept. 15–Oct. 15, and the Boston area is bursting with events celebrating the many cultures, traditions and histories of Spanish-speaking countries.
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Money Matters: Diverse suppliers are good for business and the community
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Money Matters: Diverse suppliers are good for business and the community
Diverse businesses are the backbone of many of communities. That’s why JPMorgan Chase is committed to helping these businesses develop and thrive.
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BPS denies having a ‘do not hire’ list
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BPS denies having a ‘do not hire’ list
The Boston Public Schools has told the City Council that the district does not maintain a list of people who shouldn’t be hired or rehired, a practice that a former employee and the teachers union indicated they suspected was in place.
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Clint Peay takes reins as head coach of Revolution
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Sports
Clint Peay takes reins as head coach of Revolution
When Bruce Arena’s termination as head coach of the New England Revolution soccer team was announced, the circumstances surrounding his dismissal were like so many others in today’s sports — clouded in suspicion and controversy. His departure, however, resulted in the addition of Clint Peay to the small number of Black coaches leading one of Major League Soccer’s 29 teams, even if on an interim basis.
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Calvin Davis, Olympian, Dorchester High grad, 51
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Calvin Davis, Olympian, Dorchester High grad, 51
Boston has paid its last respects to Calvin Davis, one of the finest athletes the state has produced, who left this world at the comparatively young age of 51. He leaves a legacy that brings pride and distinction to his family and friends.
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Safari & the Beat Explorers bring trap jazz to South Boston
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Safari & the Beat Explorers bring trap jazz to South Boston
Nearly every Sunday, music lovers in South Boston are drawn to the patio garden of Cannonball Café by the unusual crooning of Safari & the Beat Explorers, a trap jazz band that’s bridging the generational gap between jazz lovers by fusing classic melodies with a synth trap beat.
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Chaos and comedy abound in ‘POTUS’ from SpeakEasy Stage Company
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Chaos and comedy abound in ‘POTUS’ from SpeakEasy Stage Company
Playwright Selina Fillinger’s timely satire, “POTUS: Or, Behind Every Great Dumbass Are Seven Women Trying to Keep Him Alive,” renders a frenzied day in the life of female staff members as they strive to clean up the latest mess caused by President Dumbass.
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Sun-Music.net Presents Jacques Schwarz-Bart Quartet with Stephanie McKay
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Sun-Music.net Presents Jacques Schwarz-Bart Quartet with Stephanie McKay
October 07, 2023
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‘Unprecedented’ coalition pushes state lawmakers to improve health equity
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‘Unprecedented’ coalition pushes state lawmakers to improve health equity
Massachusetts has long led the way on health care legislation, passing a 2006 law that required residents to have health insurance and a 2012 law that sought to rein in cost increases.
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