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As another Memorial Day passes, we honor those who gave their lives standing up for our country. Black Americans have a distinguished place in the ranks of the fallen, because our sacrifices often occurred during points in history when the ideals we fought for abroad were denied to us here at home.

Back in February, before college campuses erupted in protests, National Urban League President Mark Morial warned that the historical civil rights alliance between Blacks and Jews is being tested by the ongoing Israeli military action in Gaza.

Every decision Ernest Washington Jr. has made since 1968 has been informed in part by his time serving in the Vietnam War, the 20-year conflict between the country’s northern and southern factions.

Christopher Fairfield Edley Jr., an adviser to three presidents and a leading civil rights expert who spent over two decades on the Harvard Law School faculty, died in California on May 10 at age 71 after complications from surgery.

Ensuring a safe, positive birthing experience for black women: Health information brought to you by Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts

The Institute of Contemporary Art/Boston’s free East Boston gallery, the Watershed, opened its 2024 season last week with a striking — or rather, striding — installation.

ABCD’s Walnut Grove Head Start participated in the African Explosion that featured cultural dance by performer Sir Taylor, a self defined peacemaker and an original member of the Jesse White Tumblers in Chicago.

Black banks have a long history in the United States — but also a history of challenges. The first Black bank, Freedman’s Savings Bank, was founded by an act of Congress and signed into existence by Abraham Lincoln in 1865 to hold deposits of people who were newly emancipated from slavery.

On Thursday, May 30, the Bay State Banner and the African American Master Artists-in-Residency Program will present “Black Art in Afro-Centric Spaces,” part of the Banner [Virtual] Art Gallery Roundtable series, starting at 7 p.m. at 76 Atherton St. in Jamaica Plain.

This is the 22nd interview in a weekly series presenting highlights of conversations between leading Black visual artists in New England. In this week’s installment, artist Lucilda Dassardo-Cooper talks to artist Bryan McFarlane.

A standout among the many success stories from the Roxbury community is that of the three-time Division 2 City Championship boys volleyball team at John D. O’Bryant High School, coached by Paul Pitts-Dilley Jr., whose ultimate goal is to bring a Massachusetts state title to the school.