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Horace Small has dedicated his life to social justice and leading minority communities. Photo by Eileen O'Grady.
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Changemaker: Horace Small, Union of Minority Neighborhoods executive director

November 27, 2019December 2, 2019 By Matt Levin

Horace Small has dedicated his life to fighting for social justice and improving the lives of minorities.  Small started his career in social justice

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(Left to right) Michael Curry, Keeonna Harris, Khalil Muhammad and panel moderator, Tina Martin, discuss closing the gap between communities and policy makers. Photo by Bryan Tan.
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Criminal justice reform needs honest conversations about race, says panel

November 26, 2019November 26, 2019 By Bryan Tan

Ex-prisoners, teachers, students and retirees, gathered Nov. 7 in the African Meeting House in Beacon Hill for a panel discussion on race and

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Co-founder of Student Voice and juvenile justice advocate, Lee Nave. Photo by Alexa Gagosz.
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Changemaker: Lee Nave, juvenile justice advocate

November 25, 2019December 3, 2019 By Miska Salemann

When he was 11 years old, Lee Nave bumped into a young boy living on the streets in St. Louis, Missouri, and immediately

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Alice Stone at work at the Boston Center for the Arts Building, the Cyclorama in the South End. Photo by Alexa Gagosz.
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Changemaker: Alice Stone, documentary filmmaker

November 15, 2019November 15, 2019 By Paige Stern

When Alice Stone graduated from Harvard University in 1985, she had two goals: Learn filmmaking and live in Manhattan. In 34 years, she

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Nusrat Choudhury, deputy director of the national ACLU’s Racial Justice Program spoke last week at Boston University School of Public health. Photo courtesy of Boston University.
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Debtors’ prisons are back and rooted in racism, ACLU lawyer says

September 25, 2019September 26, 2019 By Catherine McGloin

By Catherine McGloin Debtors’ prisons are back and, according to ACLU lawyer Nusrat Choudhury, it’s black and Latino communities that are being disproportionately

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Local Organizations Work to Seal Residents’ Criminal Records

May 31, 2017August 8, 2019 By Paxtyn Merten

By Paxtyn Merten Darrin Howell had worked in office and administrative jobs since he was 16. But after he was arrested and sent

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Proposed Criminal Justice Reforms Would Target Mandatory Minimums, Bail, Juvenile Records

May 29, 2017August 14, 2019 By Audrey Cooney

By Audrey Cooney Massachusetts Senate Democrats have introduced a package of new bills on criminal justice reform, one of their most ambitious legislative

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