Milton Valencia

Nov 21, 2024 | bostonglobe.com | Shelley Murphy |Laura Crimaldi |Scooty Nickerson |Milton Valencia

Despite numerous initiatives to stop it, K2 is flowing into state prisons at an alarming rate, according to a Globe review of prison records, court filings and drug testing data. The Massachusetts Department of Correction is “dealing with a large number of inmate medical emergencies, overdoses, and assaults on staff and inmates due to the drug distribution networks infiltrating the prison system,” according to a recent state court filing.

May 30, 2024 | bostonglobe.com | Milton Valencia

A team of Black women business owners and Boston-based advocacy groups have sued the US Department of the Treasury, saying new financial requirements seeking an unprecedented level of private information from investors would have a chilling effect on small businesses that already face intrusive government oversight.

Mar 11, 2024 | bostonglobe.com | Milton Valencia

The modest Cape-style homes on a side street in Beverly are the kind of starter homes with manicured lawns that could accommodate young families looking to settle down in a seaside community rich with New England history. But deep in their foundation, there remains a chilling vestige of America’s racist past that, if not legal today, still lives on in government property records.

Feb 1, 2024 | bostonglobe.com | Milton Valencia

You may have heard of — maybe even visited — The Embrace, the 20-foot-tall, 25-foot-wide bronze sculpture that was unveiled last year on Boston Common, commemorating Martin Luther King Jr. and Coretta Scott King. The 19-ton artwork, designed by artist Hank Willis Thomas, memorializes the Kings and their time in Boston, one of several markers in the city that recognizes the monumental contributions of the civil rights leaders.

Jan 18, 2024 | bostonglobe.com | Milton Valencia |Tiana Woodard

Jerod Mayo was still a linebacker for the New England Patriots when he met the Dorchester Elite Eagles for the first time. The neighborhood Pop Warner football team frequently met Patriots players and staff who dropped in, but Mayo’s visit was different. He showed up with more than 150 new jerseys for the team and extra equipment, such as shoulder pads.