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Trump administration takes aim at diversity programs
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Trump administration takes aim at diversity programs
Among a spate of executive actions signed on his first day in office, Trump signed one order ending “illegal DEI and ‘diversity, equity, inclusion, and accessibility’ (DEIA) mandates, policies, programs, preferences, and activities in the Federal Government, under whatever name they appear.”
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5 for Good: Five families who met in Brigham NICU reunite with doctors and nurses
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For some, the pandemic never ended
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For some, the pandemic never ended
BOSTON — For most, the dark days of the COVID-19 pandemic that began five years ago are thankfully in the past. But not for Jenn Walsh, who is among those suffering from the still poorly understood symptoms of long COVID-19.
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Health care in flux
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Health care in flux
Historically, Black Americans have largely been shut out of America’s healthcare system, first as patients, then as professionals. This was due in large part to a variety of long-standing institutional and systematic bigotry that has taken place over many years.
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New city fund provides financial support to families impacted by opioid crisis
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New city fund provides financial support to families impacted by opioid crisis
Boston families who’ve lost loved ones to opioid overdose deaths can find a little support from the city through a new fund announced by the Boston Public Health Commission.
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Joint study to look at future of state’s women and girls
The Wellesley Centers for Women at Wellesley College and the Women’s Foundation of Boston recently announced that they will be working together to publish a yearlong study on “The State of Women and Girls in Massachusetts.”
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Academically excellent charter school expanding to Somerville
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Academically excellent charter school expanding to Somerville
Success is self-reinforcing at the Benjamin Banneker Charter Public School in Cambridge. Principal Sherley Bretous said, “If I knew what the secret sauce was” then “I would give it to the whole world for free.
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Cool things to do this February vacation week
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Cool things to do this February vacation week
For almost 110 year, kids have delighted in a one-week reprieve from school in February while parents have been stressed about how to keep them busy
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The Eagles crush the Chiefs in Super Bowl LIX
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The Eagles crush the Chiefs in Super Bowl LIX
The final score did not indicate the Philadelphia Eagles’ dominating performance in their 40-22 Super Bowl triumph over the two-time defending champion Kansas City Chiefs, the second Super Bowl win in team history.
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‘Ernest Cole: Lost and Found’ — Poignant documentary explores life and work of exiled South African apartheid photographer
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‘Ernest Cole: Lost and Found’ — Poignant documentary explores life and work of exiled South African apartheid photographer
In 1967 the world saw firsthand the horrors of Black life under apartheid South Africa in photojournalist and street photographer Ernest Cole’s, unflinching photobook, “House of Bondage.”
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MORE Advertising reaches for the sky
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MORE Advertising reaches for the sky
One of the first minority- and woman-owned agencies in the Northeast has recently announced its internal sale to two of the firm’s senior leaders.
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New perspectives on Black History from WriteBoston's Teens In Print program — week 2
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New perspectives on Black History from WriteBoston's Teens In Print program — week 2
This Black History Month, the Banner is teaming up with WriteBoston’s Teens In Print program, highlighting young voices of color. Each week, we will feature the work of three new students, who will deliver their perspectives on Black History and what it means to them.
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THE INTERSECTION with Suffolk County Sheriff Steven W. Tompkins
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THE INTERSECTION with Suffolk County Sheriff Steven W. Tompkins
Since its inception nearly two-and-ahalf centuries ago, our nation has revered and celebrated the powerful democratic principles contained within our founding document — the Constitution of the United States of America.
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