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Darrell Jones, Wrongfully Imprisoned for 32 Years, Uses His Freedom to Fight for Others
May 4, 2021
Karleigh Corliss, Reporter
At 2:37 a.m. on April 19, Darrell “Diamond” Jones stood alone in front of Cup Foods in Minneapolis — the site of George Floyd’s death almost a year prior. Then he ...
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Boston-based grassroots union of rideshare drivers fights for adequate benefits and bargaining rights
May 3, 2021
Maaisha Osman, Reporter
During the summer of 2018, when Felipe V. Martinez used to drop Uber customers at the Boston Logan airport lot, he had warm encounters with a group of drivers who shared his...
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New initiative leverages consumer power to push for discounted insurance rates for homes without guns
April 29, 2021
Ha Ta, Editor-in-chief
In most states in the U.S., a homeowner without a swimming pool or trampoline may pay less for home insurance because swimming pools or trampolines are considered an "attractive...
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Policymakers, nonprofits leading the solutions for Boston’s affordable housing crisis
April 29, 2021
Delaney Murray, Reporter
In a small basement apartment in Mattapan, Massachusetts, Symone Crawford and her husband raised three daughters while working full time. When Crawford set out to secure the...
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The mass vaccination center at Reggie Lewis is an accessibility success, but a lagging one
April 28, 2021
Claire Yates, Reporter
In one way, the establishment of mass vaccination centers across Boston took Black organizers by surprise. The vaccine was ready much faster than most people expected. But...
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[Video] Darryl’s Corner Bar and Kitchen in Roxbury thrives in face of pandemic
April 27, 2021
Katie Mogg, Reporter
Although black owned businesses are among the hardest hit by the pandemic, Darryl's Corner Bar and Kitchen, a Black-owned restaurant in Roxbury, remains teeming with life. Darryl's...
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Big ideas for young minds: Netia McCray opens STEM pathways for underserved communities
April 26, 2021
Taylor Blackley, Reporter
Netia McCray spends at least 60 hours every week working to provide local youths with limited access to STEM--science, technology, engineering, and math--opportunities to...
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Better together: Black-owned restaurant and bar owners coalesce to stay afloat during pandemic
April 21, 2021
Katie Mogg, Reporter
Across the United States, thousands of restaurant doors closed for the last time. Main streets once busy with life became barren ghost towns and restaurants became hollow...
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City council race: Trevour Smith running for District 4
April 20, 2021
Ha Ta, Editor-in-chief
Trevour Smith, a Boston Public Schools teacher, is running to be District 4 city councilor, representing the neighborhoods of Dorchester and Mattapan, as well as parts of...
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From Boston Children’s Hospital to the Olympic trials: How Dana Giordano got her life back on track after cancer
April 16, 2021
Elena Plumb, Reporter
The glaring sunlight poured through the windows, warming the living room of her grandparents' coastal cottage. It was a hot, August afternoon in Martha’s Vineyard, and 14-year-old...
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News

Boston-based grassroots union of rideshare drivers fights for adequate benefits and bargaining rights

Maaisha Osman, Reporter

May 3, 2021

During the summer of 2018, when Felipe V. Martinez used to drop Uber customers at the Boston Logan airport lot, he had warm encounters with a group of drivers who shared his...

New initiative leverages consumer power to push for discounted insurance rates for homes without guns

April 29, 2021

In most states in the U.S., a homeowner without a swimming pool or trampoline may pay less for home insurance...

Policymakers, nonprofits leading the solutions for Boston’s affordable housing crisis

April 29, 2021

In a small basement apartment in Mattapan, Massachusetts, Symone Crawford and her husband raised three...

The mass vaccination center at Reggie Lewis is an accessibility success, but a lagging one

April 28, 2021

In one way, the establishment of mass vaccination centers across Boston took Black organizers by surprise....

[Video] Darryl’s Corner Bar and Kitchen in Roxbury thrives in face of pandemic

April 27, 2021

Although black owned businesses are among the hardest hit by the pandemic, Darryl's Corner Bar and Kitchen,...

Councilor Julia Mejia addresses disparities in citywide commercial building vacancy rates

April 14, 2021

City councilor Julia Mejia led a public hearing to address Boston small business owners’ concerns over...

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Features

Darrell Jones, Wrongfully Imprisoned for 32 Years, Uses His Freedom to Fight for Others

Karleigh Corliss, Reporter

May 4, 2021

At 2:37 a.m. on April 19, Darrell “Diamond” Jones stood alone in front of Cup Foods in Minneapolis — the site of George Floyd’s death almost a year prior. Then he ...

Better together: Black-owned restaurant and bar owners coalesce to stay afloat during pandemic

April 21, 2021

Across the United States, thousands of restaurant doors closed for the last time. Main streets once busy...

From Boston Children’s Hospital to the Olympic trials: How Dana Giordano got her life back on track after cancer

April 16, 2021

The glaring sunlight poured through the windows, warming the living room of her grandparents' coastal...

The grass is greener on the inside

April 9, 2021

Beatriz Martínez-Godás' room is a jungle. Viewed on Instagram, almost every available surface is filled...

This Innovation Center in Roxbury wants to help everyone start and grow a business

March 22, 2021

In lower-income communities in Boston that have been historically left out of development efforts, residents...

Outpouring of community support keeps Greater Boston hunger relief organizations running during pandemic

March 19, 2021

When the Winthrop Community Food Pantry became critically low on supplies in October 2020, its director...

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Changemakers

Big ideas for young minds: Netia McCray opens STEM pathways for underserved communities

Taylor Blackley, Reporter

April 26, 2021

Netia McCray spends at least 60 hours every week working to provide local youths with limited access to STEM--science, technology, engineering, and math--opportunities to...