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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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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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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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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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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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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’s Poet Laureate, Porsha Olayiwola, opens bookstore in Fields Corner
Just in time for the holidays, Fields Corner has received the greatest gift of all: a brand-new independent bookstore called Just Book-ish. Developed by Boston’s poet laureate, Porsha Olayiwola, and ...
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A state agency that issues student loans has sued thousands of borrowers
Laquaysia Anderson-Jenkins visits a Boston Municipal Court in Roxbury in October to deal with a lawsuit filed by the Massachusetts Educational Financing Authority. PHOTO: JENIFER MCKIM/GBH NEWS ...
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Dancers pop off for a ‘worthy cause’
On Saturday, dancers from all over New England gathered at Boston Dance Studios for the organization’s first-ever Annual Winter Popping Competition, organized to help Boston Dance Studios fundraise ...