Rachel Armany

Jun 13, 2024 | wgbh.org | Rachel Armany

When Madison Eisen was growing up in Fall River in the 1990s, finding a local community as a young trans person was a challenge. “If I ever wanted to meet other people who are openly LGBTQ, I had to go into Providence or Boston,” Eisen said. It’s part of the reason why they opened Lavender Lit,a used bookstore and lending library in Attleboro that specializes in titles written by members of the LGBTQ+ community and other marginalized groups.

Nov 17, 2023 | wgbh.org | Rachel Armany

As communities in Massachusetts grapple with an influx in migrant families coming into the state, aid workers in some overstretched cities and towns hope the state will hear them on providing more aid, or changing the way the state administers its programs. The Massachusetts House and Senate failed to reach a compromise on Wednesday on how to spend $250 million in funding for the state’s emergency shelter system.

Nov 13, 2023 | wgbh.org | Rachel Armany

State lawmakers heard emotional testimony in a hearing Monday over efforts to ban the use of electric shock devices on people with disabilities. The bill, sponsored by state Rep. Danielle Gregoire of Marlborough, was filed to address controversial practices at the Judge Rotenberg Center in Canton — the only institution in the country to shock disabled residents as way to control behavior.

Nov 13, 2023 | wgbh.org | Rachel Armany

Whether you’ve heard someone credit their bad day to astrology — maybe during Mercury retrograde — or seen the emergence of WitchTok, a community of witches on TikTok, the intrigue has exploded, especially in the wake of the pandemic and seismic shifts in our nation’s culture. Interest in all things magical has grown radically over the last decade — the popularity of tarot, astrology and reading tea leaves has surged, especially among Gen Z.

Oct 4, 2023 | wgbh.org | Paris Alston |Rachel Armany

Advisory: This article contains a historical photo from the Holocaust that depicts violence and partial nudity. The image is shown in contrast to an uplifting painting inspired by the woman in the photo. Still, we recognize this imagery may be disturbing. Discretion is advised. When we think about the Holocaust, we remember and reflect on the horrific crimes committed and the 6 million Jews and millions of others who were murdered.