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Representatives for the attorney general and town of Milton delivered arguments in front of the Supreme Judicial Court Oct. 7 about the attorney general’s ability to compel the municipality to adopt new zoning rules under a state law that would …
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The Black and Missing Foundation is shining a light on the alarming number of missing Black people. The disappearance of 24-year-old Tamika Huston opened the eyes of people across the nation when she first went missing in 2004 — particularly, the meager news coverage of the South Carolina native’s case compared to the full court press given ...
Remembering Frankie Beverly – The Bay State Banner
Sep 18, 2024 · Born Howard Stanley Beverly on Dec. 6, 1946, in Philadelphia, Frankie was raised in North Philadelphia where he was influenced by the doo-wop music of the 1950s and ’60s. He changed his name to Frankie after the lead singer of Frankie Lymon and The Teenagers. In 1970, Beverly formed the group called “Raw Soul” and moved to San Francisco ...
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The Bay State Banner is an African American owned news weekly that reports on the political, economic, social and cultural issues that are of interest to African American and English speaking Latinos in Boston and throughout New England. In addition to our weekly newspaper, we have daily updated content on our digital platform, as well as the ...
Gun Violence Memorial Project coming to Boston
Aug 14, 2024 · Banner Arts & Culture Sponsored by Cruz Companies. When the Gun Violence Memorial Project was launched in 2019, there were an average of 700 gun-related deaths every week in the United States. In 2024, the weekly average has been 840. The need for a space of collective mourning, remembrance and awareness is greater than ever.
Remembering MLK: ‘The Embrace’ sculpture marks a milestone
Jan 10, 2024 · King returned to the city as a civil rights leader, most notably on April 23, 1965, when he led a march from Carter Playground in Lower Roxbury to the State House and delivered an address to an estimated 22,000 people on the Common. “The Embrace” — a 22-foot-tall, 25-foot-wide, 38,000-pound bronze sculpture depicting huge arms locked in a ...
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The Jar fosters diverse human connection through art, dialogue and dinner with strangers. On a crisp spring evening in early May, several dozen people from all ages, backgrounds and walks of life gathered in Simmons Hall, an eye-catching MIT residence hall designed by Steven Holl. Inside the apartment of an MIT professor, the group of strangers ...
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Renowned Indigenous artist Jeffrey Gibson installs new mural in …
Sep 19, 2024 · Banner Arts & Culture Sponsored by Cruz Companies. There’s a new kid on the artistic block. Last week, world-renowned multidisciplinary artist Jeffrey Gibson installed “your spirit whispering in my ear” in Dewey Square on the Rose Kennedy Greenway.The massive 76-by-70-foot mural fuses Gibson’s signature brightly colored, geometric style with Indigenous imagery to probe the themes of ...
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In 2023, Anna Montana had been looking for a third place, a space for social interaction outside of work and home. She was working a part-time job and had found herself bored. That’s when a friend introduced Montana to The Loop Lab, a media arts nonprofit that started in Cambridge but has since expanded to Boston and beyond. October 10th, 2024 >.