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Mya Leonardo adjusts the crown on a young dancer at the Holy Trinity Sweetheart Dance in Fall River, MA on February 17, 2023.

The world of pageantry is changing: Here’s what those competing say

Sarah Liu, Reporter
March 28, 2023
Museum of Fine Arts Boston visitors view La Japonaise (Camille Monet in Japanese Costume), a large-scale figure portrait of the artists wife painted in the Impressionist style by Claude Monet in 1876. The painting also makes references to Orientalism, a growing movement within 19th century society, where Eastern people and cultures were depicted based on how white Europeans imagined them to look. Oriental subjects became so popular that a French Society of Orientalist Painters was founded in 1893.

Curating a culture of belonging: How Boston’s art museums are reimagining a more inclusive future

Taylor Blackley, Reporter
April 20, 2022
Community is key for college students with non-visible disabilities facing discrimination on campus

Community is key for college students with non-visible disabilities facing discrimination on campus

Katarina Torres Radisic
January 21, 2020
Mission Hill resident John Toner. Photo by Jordan Erb.

Life in Mission Hill: John Toner

Jordan Erb
September 18, 2019
Life in Mission Hill: Dorien Garnett

Life in Mission Hill: Dorien Garnett

Audrey Cahyahi
September 30, 2018
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