“We need more money,” says Milly Arbaje-Thomas about Massachusetts’s only school desegregation program. She’ll visit Beacon Hill this week to ask the legislature to appropriate $33 million for the Metropolitan Council for Educational Opportunity.

Our nation’s rule of law is the foundation of constitutional order. The balance of power between the executive, legislative and judicial branches of government is the glue that holds democracy together. When one branch oversteps its lawful boundaries, the other can step in to restore the proper balance.

A hero is defined as a person admired for achievements and noble qualities or someone who shows great courage. For Gov. Maura Healey, she didn’t have to look far to find hers.

A new state plan aims to capitalize on funding from an economic development bond bill to grow and strengthen the state’s support for companies developing climate-focused technologies.

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.

Thirty-three years ago, as the city of Boston grappled with a wave of racial profiling in the wake of the murder of Carol Stuart, Ron Bell, founder of Dunk the Vote, was busy handing out pamphlets about civil rights and driving while Black.

Once JayPix Belmer discovered their passion and joy for photography, they dived headfirst into taking pictures of their friends and community members in their neighborhood.

Upon learning that the Lady Crimson of Harvard had won their first Ivy League Tournament basketball title in school history, my thoughts shifted back to an exclusive interview with team star Harmoni Turner for the Nov. 21 edition of the Bay State Banner.

Before the buzzer sounds, before the world takes notice, before history is recorded — Black women have already been there, pushing boundaries, setting records, and changing the rules of the game.

In the aftermath of the Civil War, as the United States grappled with Reconstruction, Black women — both formerly enslaved and free — emerged as a force in the labor movement.

Boston has long been a bastion of laughter. From thumbing our nose at King Charles during the colonial days to launching multiple late-night TV legends, the Hub of the Universe has also been the Hub of Laughter in many respects.

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