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Students urging Gaza ceasefire say their voices are being silenced
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Students urging Gaza ceasefire say their voices are being silenced
As New Mission High School senior Kameela Blackmon and other students exited the school’s Hyde Park building Dec. 2 to demonstrate for a ceasefire in Gaza, the school’s principal, William Thomas, issued a stern warning.
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Three councilors of color face challengers in preliminary race
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Politics
Three councilors of color face challengers in preliminary race
When voters in Roxbury and parts of the South End and Fenway go to the polls for the city’s Sept. 12 preliminary, there will be no shortage of choices in four City Council districts.
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Progressive councilors facing challengers
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Progressive councilors facing challengers
Michael Flaherty’s sudden announcement that he would not seek re-election to the City Council — little more than a week after signatures were due — has cast a spotlight on the race for the four at-large seats on the 13-member body.
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Community shows support for City Councilor, target of racist, sexist comments
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Local News
Community shows support for City Councilor, target of racist, sexist comments
Supporters recently denounced a slew of racist and sexist comments directed at Boston City Councilor Tania Fernandes Anderson, the only Black Muslim woman on the council.
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Councilors debate 3 redistricting maps
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Councilors debate 3 redistricting maps
Boston city councilors now have three proposed maps to consider in an ongoing redistricting process set to end in early November.
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Councilors advance redistricting proposal
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Local News
Councilors advance redistricting proposal
District 5 City Councilor Ricardo Arroyo and District 7 Councilor Tania Fernandes Anderson released a redistricting map that they say keeps most of the city’s neighborhoods whole and increase opportunities for Black Latino and Asian candidates to win seats on the council.
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As Boston weighs a reparations commission, questions of cost and control arise
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News
As Boston weighs a reparations commission, questions of cost and control arise
As Boston moves to establish a commission charged with crafting a municipal reparations policy, District 1 City Councilor Lydia Edwards is raising questions about the potential cost of such a commission and how its membership would be determined.
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Tania Fernandes Anderson proposes rent-to-own program
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Local News
Tania Fernandes Anderson proposes rent-to-own program
Joining the mayor in her mission to create affordable housing opportunities in Boston, newly elected District 7 City Councilor Tania Fernandes Anderson called on her colleagues during last week’s council meeting to hold a hearing exploring the possibility for a rent-to-own pilot.
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Clear differences in D7 candidate platforms
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Local News
Clear differences in D7 candidate platforms
After preliminary voting narrowed down the field of candidates vying for the District 7 city council seat soon to be vacated by acting Mayor Kim Janey, two remain –– Tania Anderson and Roy Owens Sr.
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