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2 weeks ago | nepm.org | Kari Njiiri

Regional News Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Email Courtesy / GBH NewsGBH's "Rooted" reimagines the news outlet's long running "Basic Black" programming. In this image the new show's host, Paris Alson(right) conducts an interview.

Sep 27, 2024 | nhpr.org | Kari Njiiri

Students of Springfield history may know the name Joseph Budd as the first African American in the city's police department to achieve the rank of sergeant, lieutenant and captain. Less well known was Budd's service in the U.S. military. He served during World War II in a racially segregated unit called the Montford Point Marines. Cpl. Budd was among 20,000 Black men who served in the unit, now known today as the "Forgotten Warriors" due to their long-delayed recognition of their service.

Sep 27, 2024 | ctpublic.org | Kari Njiiri

Students of Springfield history may know the name Joseph Budd as the first African American in the city's police department to achieve the rank of sergeant, lieutenant and captain. Less well known was Budd's service in the U.S. military. He served during World War II in a racially segregated unit called the Montford Point Marines. Cpl. Budd was among 20,000 Black men who served in the unit, now known today as the "Forgotten Warriors" due to their long-delayed recognition of their service.

Aug 22, 2024 | nhpr.org | Kari Njiiri

Clean up is underway in parts of Connecticut following severe storms and flooding recently that resulted in at least two deaths. It's the latest in a series of catastrophic weather events that have hit New England. Most recently, last month in Vermont, and last summer in Massachusetts and again in Vermont. Such weather events will become increasingly common, according to Dartmouth College Professor Jonathan Winter.

May 7, 2024 | nhpr.org | Kari Njiiri

The legalization of cannabis in Massachusetts and other states has added to a shortage of drivers licensed to operate snowplows, tractor-trailers and other heavy equipment. That's the gist of a recent article in The Republican newspaper. The Springfield paper looked at how the lack of operators with commercial drivers licenses — or CDLs — hampered snow removals efforts in Springfield this past winter.