The Massachusetts Black and Latino Caucus is larger and more diverse than ever, with 26 members representing communities as far flung as Barnstable, Berkshire County, Wrentham and Haverhill.

They’re at it again. White and Asian parents have sued in federal court to outlaw the admissions policy for Boston’s exam schools, a policy based on socioeconomic standards that has boosted racial and ethnic diversity at Boston Latin School since its inception.

State Sen. Adam Gómez aims to exact stricter penalties on real estate professionals who engage in illegal discrimination and create measures to prevent it.

“Black women, girls and salon workers should be able to show up every day as our beautiful, authentic selves, without fear for our health and safety,” Rep. Ayanna Pressley said in a statement. “It’s past time that we regulate these hazardous products and affirm our right to safer alternatives.”

Success is self-reinforcing at the Benjamin Banneker Charter Public School in Cambridge. Principal Sherley Bretous said, “If I knew what the secret sauce was” then “I would give it to the whole world for free.

A March 20 Executive Order to “facilitate the closure of the Department of Education” has been contested in federal court for four months. Its fate remains unsettled.

The Omolade family is committed to serving the city of Watertown, one haircut at a time. Not even the COVID-19 pandemic was going to stand in their way, as brothers Omar and Shea  opened their barbershop, 1st Yard Barbers, on August 15, 2020.

Just over two years ago, on July 20, 2023, around 11:30 p.m., my sister, Jazreanna Sheppard, walked into the Park Street MBTA Station after a long shift at work. She was just 21 years old, full of life and dreams. That night, in the heart of downtown Boston, she was stabbed seven times.

Two significant historical events occurred on the auspicious day of July 27, 2025.  Five players entered the hallowed halls of the Baseball Hall of Fame, and a Black man became the first African American driver to win the Indy 400 auto race at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway.

The joyful abandon of a friendship between two girls is the heart and soul of the poetic play “The Meeting Tree” by B. Elle Borders, on stage through Aug. 9 in a world-premiere production by Company One Theatre (C1) at the Strand Theatre in Dorchester.

It’s the most delicious time of the year again — Dine Out Boston returns this weekend bringing limited edition prix fixe menus to some of Boston’s most exciting restaurants. 

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