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Sarah-Ann Shaw: The passing of a Boston news pioneer
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Sarah-Ann Shaw: The passing of a Boston news pioneer
Sarah-Ann Shaw, the Boston news legend who passed away last week at age 90, was a kind and thoughtful woman who mentored generations of journalists, Black and white, during her pioneering career in local media.
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Boston Comics in Color Festival 2024
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Boston Comics in Color Festival 2024
April 20, 2024
10:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Boston
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Remembering Sarah-Ann: A driving force in media — who didn’t drive
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Remembering Sarah-Ann: A driving force in media — who didn’t drive
If anyone says you can’t be both a journalist and an activist, Sarah-Ann Shaw proved you could be. What’s needed is determination and integrity — but not necessarily a driver’s license.
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Africana studies faculty at UMass Boston file racial bias complaint
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Africana studies faculty at UMass Boston file racial bias complaint
All full-time faculty of the Africana Studies Department at the University of Massachusetts Boston filed discrimination complaints through the state following years of alleged mistreatment from university administration.
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Exhibit explores Newport’s Gilded Age residents of African heritage
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Exhibit explores Newport’s Gilded Age residents of African heritage
The Gilded Age, the late 19th century period of economic boom, conjures up names of wealthy white magnates such as the Vanderbilts and the Carnegies, who built transportation and steel empires. But the names of notable African heritage people of the same era remain lesser known.
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Have you seen the Button Man?
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Have you seen the Button Man?
The Fuller Craft Museum in Brockton launches Beau McCall retrospective.
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Franklin Cummings Tech’s new campus breaks ground
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Franklin Cummings Tech’s new campus breaks ground
Stakeholders, supporters and neighbors gathered last Tuesday morning, enjoying refreshments and conversation on an empty lot of land that will soon be home to the new Franklin Cummings Tech campus.
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The Jump Off! Social Mixer to Support OrigiNation Cultural Arts Center
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The Jump Off! Social Mixer to Support OrigiNation Cultural Arts Center
April 26, 2024
6:00 PM - 9:00 PM
Roxbury
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American Spiritual Ensemble keeps the spirit alive
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American Spiritual Ensemble keeps the spirit alive
African American spirituals were the soundtrack to Everett McCorvey’s upbringing in Montgomery, Alabama. Growing up in a family involved in the civil rights movement, he heard the soulful melodies often — in churches, in anthems and in choirs like the Fisk Jubilee Singers.
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Banner [Virtual] Art Gallery
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Banner [Virtual] Art Gallery
This is the 14th interview in a weekly series presenting highlights of conversations between leading Black visual artists in New England. In this week’s installment, artist James Perry talks to artist Gloretta Baynes.
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Coastal resilience efforts cross city lines at Island End River in Chelsea and Everett
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Coastal resilience efforts cross city lines at Island End River in Chelsea and Everett
The Island End River cuts inland right at the line between Chelsea and Everett, following the municipal border for its 2,500-foot length.
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Racist incidents at Southwick Regional School anger residents
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Racist incidents at Southwick Regional School anger residents
In recent weeks, school administrators, police and the local district attorney have investigated a mock slave auction held by Southwick Regional School students on Snapchat in the western Massachusetts town.
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Ron Duncan: Black pioneer in martial arts
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Ron Duncan: Black pioneer in martial arts
When people hear “martial arts,” they mostly think of Bruce Lee, the legendary martial artist who became an international star of the silver screen.
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ABCD Health Services hosts film screening for Black Maternal Health Week
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ABCD Health Services hosts film screening for Black Maternal Health Week
April 01, 2024
8:00 AM - 6:00 AM
Dorchester
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Upsets abound in the NCAA Tournament
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Upsets abound in the NCAA Tournament
Every year, millions of people decide to part ways with their sanity by picking teams in the 64-team field that is the NCAA March Madness basketball tournament.
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