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Sherell Pringle
November 21, 2025
48-year-old Bruce Maiben will spend the rest of his life behind bars after being convicted in the 2021 killing of…
Setti Warren
November 3, 2025
Setti Warren, the director of Harvard's Institute of Politics and Massachusetts' first Black elected mayor died Sunday. He was 55.
March 16, 2024
Six teenagers are accused of participating in “a hateful, racist online chat" that included "a mock slave auction," investigators say.
January 18, 2024
Dean Kapsalis was convicted in the 2021 killing of Tapia, a Black man, following a road rage encounter in which
December 16, 2023
Boston’s first Asian American mayor, Michelle Wu, is defending her decision to host a holiday party for elected officials of…
December 10, 2023
Massachusetts Attorney General Andrea Campbell filed a lawsuit accusing NSC-131 and two of its leaders of violating state civil rights…
November 19, 2023
The city of Boston has paid $2.6 million to several Black police officers to settle a longstanding federal discrimination lawsuit.
Ibram X. Kendi - Boston University Center for Antiracist Research
November 7, 2023
An audit of the Center for Antiracist Research at Boston University found no evidence suggesting a mishandling of finances.
October 5, 2023
Dr. Melissa Gilliam, a top official at Ohio State University, will be the first Black woman to serve as president…
Goose Pond, theGrio.com
September 13, 2023
The incident occurred on July 19 at Goose Pond in Chatham, Massachusetts, when the 14-year-old met at the pond with…
September 9, 2023
Harris Wolobah's held a vigil Friday to remember the 10th grader as an autopsy is pending. They've blamed the One…
Boston public schools system
August 26, 2023
The Boston public schools system has allegedly fired a dozen Black administrators who used their positions to advocate for Black…
August 20, 2023
Patriots rookie Isaiah Bolden was carted off the field mid-game to be evaluated after colliding with his teammate while attempting…
Jaylen Brown NBA contract
July 28, 2023
Brown has signed a five-year, $304 million supermax contract extension with the Boston Celtics, making it NBA history's richest deal.
June 19, 2023
The 45-minute play, “Revolution's Edge,” will have three performances per week in the Old North Church through mid-September.
June 10, 2023
Some participants memorialized transgender people who died because of bias or hate in the U.S. by carrying signs with one…
May 20, 2023
Rachael Rollins was accused in federal investigations of attempting to influence a local election and lying to investigators.
May 13, 2023
Bus stops in Boston are beginning to double as digital libraries under a new pilot program being rolled out across…
May 6, 2023
Shaun Harrison, already serving 26 years for shooting a student he recruited to deal drugs, gets more time on a…
February 10, 2023
A Massachusetts man has pleaded guilty to repeatedly tossing banana peels onto his neighbors’ property in what prosecutors said was…