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First Black headmaster in Boston Public Schools leaves a long legacy

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New asthma research effort aims for better understanding, treatments
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New asthma research effort aims for better understanding, treatments
Asthma is often referred to as one disease, but for researchers and physicians in the field, it isn’t one thing but a landscape of types and variations, with a mix of causes and factors.
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5 for Good: Five families who met in Brigham NICU reunite with doctors and nurses
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High 5: Boston track and field team with a mission to do much more than run and jump
BOSTON — Tucked into the heart of Roxbury is a track and field team with a dedicated coach and roster, with a mission to do much more than run and jump.
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Looking back on Joe Biden’s relationship with Black America
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Looking back on Joe Biden’s relationship with Black America
You could say Joe Biden’s relationship with Black America started out somewhat awkwardly
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Local initiative reconnects formerly incarcerated individuals with communities they left
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Local initiative reconnects formerly incarcerated individuals with communities they left
For Mac Hudson, eating together is a traditional way of connecting to community. “It’s the African tradition from our communal existence,” said Hudson, founder of the equity organization AccessMA. That cultural legacy is why it’s one of the initiatives at the heart of the program “From Liabilities to Contributors,” which his organization runs.
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State legislature passes new health care reform bills
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State legislature passes new health care reform bills
State legislators passed two bills at the end of the legislative session that, if signed by Gov. Maura Healey, would add new health care reform in Massachusetts.
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Allison S. Cartwright begins role as SJC clerk, first Black woman in the position
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Allison S. Cartwright begins role as SJC clerk, first Black woman in the position
When Allison S. Cartwright was sworn in as clerk of the Supreme Judicial Court for Suffolk County on New Year’s Day, she was surrounded by living history makers.
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New Brockton bookstore looks to build literacy, social networks
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New Brockton bookstore looks to build literacy, social networks
On a chilly Sunday afternoon in Brockton, Mayor Robert Sullivan sat in a cozy corner of a new bookstore on Main Street and read a bilingual children’s book to a couple dozen patrons and staff.
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Author, scholar, journalist Gary Younge on Black identity
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Arts & Culture
Author, scholar, journalist Gary Younge on Black identity
Leading British scholar Gary Younge, born to parents from Barbados, writes about Black cultural identity. His latest book, “Dispatches from the Diaspora,” published in November, examines identity “from Nelson Mandela to Black Lives Matter.”
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Boston-based RODE Architects wins award for sustainable West Roxbury builds
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Boston-based RODE Architects wins award for sustainable West Roxbury builds
RODE Architects, a Boston-based architecture and design firm, won Metropolis’ 2024 Planet Positive Award for its first-of-their-kind single-family homes in the city. 
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Sports Illustrated Sportsperson of the Year
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Sports Illustrated Sportsperson of the Year
Sports Illustrated’s Sportsperson of the Year announcement has been made, and it’s Simone Biles.
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Game designer finds the ‘Sweet Spot’ with new interactive public art piece
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Game designer finds the ‘Sweet Spot’ with new interactive public art piece
The task of making a sculptural artwork stretched Michael Berthaud’s imagination. As a game designer, Berthaud was used to working in the digital realm.
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‘Ain’t No Mo’ explores race, gender and politics through a comedic lens
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‘Ain’t No Mo’ explores race, gender and politics through a comedic lens
Speakeasy Stage and Front Porch Arts Collective are kicking off the January theater season with a laugh. Or rather, with a whole one hour and 40 minutes of laughs.
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