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Passing the torch from the old guard to a new set of heroes and heroines
Then there was Ed Brooke, who was elected attorney general of Massachusetts and the first U.S. senator in the country post Reconstruction. He was instrumental in blocking Richard Nixon’s nomination of ...
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MCCI and Foundation for Business Equity merge to become Nectar Community Investments
Formerly known as Mill Cities Community Investments and Foundation for Business Equity, they now have a new name that ...
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Henry VIII’s wives are back with a pop-fueled vengeance in ‘SIX’
The infamous Tudor monarch King Henry VIII doesn’t have a great reputation. He’s remembered for having six wives, beheading two of them and for splitting up the country’s religion just to chase a ...
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Minister Don Muhammad has died at 87
Minister Don Muhammad, the decades-long leader of the Nation of Islam’s Boston headquarters and a confidant of Minister Louis Farrakhan died Tuesday. He was 87. Minister Don joined the Nation of Islam ...
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Steve McQueen’s ‘Blitz’ shines poignant spotlight on children of war
They lose each other in the danger and chaos of the Second World War and use the remaining screen time to hopefully reunite.
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Fernandes Anderson constituents say it’s too early to draw conclusions
The U.S. Attorney’s Office did not present evidence of Fernandes Anderson depositing the alleged kickback in her account. The indictment does claim that Fernandes Anderson was charged overdraft fees ...
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At Brockton Redevelopment Authority, things fall apart
Government partnership is necessary. It sells city land. State law provides its eminent domain authority. MassDevelopment funds its projects. Political appointees — four mayoral and one gubernatorial ...
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Harriet Tubman coins in production until Dec. 31
The Harriet Tubman Bicentennial Commemorative Coin will be in production through the end of the year. Gibson’s commitment to Tubman’s journey and commemoration is rooted in her love of her culture but ...
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Gloria Fox remembered at service in Roxbury
Former state rep. Byron Rushing speaks at the funeral service for former rep. Gloria Fox at the Charles Street A.M.E. Church ...
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Online harassment of women spikes after election, report finds
Published on Nov. 8, the analysis revealed a surge in content calling for the reversal of women’s and reproductive rights and ...
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With federal funding, Boston nonprofit helps families stay warm in winter
This year, Massachusetts received $144 million in federal funding for the Low-Income Home Energy Assistance Program, or LIHEAP, which helps select households reduce the costs of heating their homes in ...
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Boston City Councilor Tania Fernandes Anderson arrested on federal charges
Boston City Councilor Tania Fernandes Anderson was arrested on federal charges Friday, accused of hiring a family member against city rules and then taking some of that family member’s bonus pay for ...