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Despite efforts by the Trump administration to erase African American history and progress, RoxFilm’s eight-day program of ...
Now in its 11th edition, Soul & Sangria 2025 will feature live bands and DJs, signature cocktails and sangrias, a handpicked ...
Violent language can — and does — lead to violent action.
When he opened District 7 Tavern in 2018, he built a neighborhood bar for the people, with live music, guest bartenders, and ...
In January, the federal administration was not the only one that shifted. Locally, the Boston branch of the NAACP saw a ...
The annual holiday Juneteenth is celebrated to commemorate the “official” end of slavery in the United States, after the ...
Throughout the conference, the Health Equity Compact pushed for support of omnibus legislation focused on advancing health ...
As the Black community has faced—and continues to face—generational trauma and family displacement, honoring Black triumphs ...
“Juneteenth: Freedom & Form” takes place on Friday, June 25, from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m. at LabCentral’s Gallery 1832 in Cambridge. The event is free, open to the public and will offer catering by local ...
As strange as this may seem, the Boston Red Sox, fresh off a three-game weekend sweep of the New York Yankees, made bigger headlines with the announcement of the trade of three-time All-Star slugger ...
Juneteenth commemorates June 19, 1865, when Major General Gordon Granger arrived in Galveston announcing the enforcement of President Abraham Lincoln’s Emancipation Proclamation, issued more than two ...
As for state and local governments, Juneteenth is an occasion, like other holidays, to bring constituents together to acknowledge and celebrate, in this case, a common history. The holiday ...