Trajan Warren

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May 21, 2025 Gertrude Delsoin said that Tuesday’s opening of the first Haitian cultural center in Boston stirred up a mix of emotions ranging from joy to pride. Delsoin said that seeing all of the contributions of Haitians in one location was a surprise. But for the Dorchester resident who many call the “mother” of the Boston Haitian community, the recognition is well past due. “It was about time,” she said.

2 weeks ago | wgbh.org | Trajan Warren

May 20, 2025 As an eighth grader, Shaniece Clarke felt lost. She had just moved to America from Jamaica and didn’t have much of a community to rely on. But she had found solace in books. One teacher saw Clarke’s love for reading and writing and recommended that she join Teens in Print — an afterschool program for Boston-area teenagers interested in writing.

4 weeks ago | wgbh.org | Trajan Warren

May 09, 2025 The NAACP Worcester branch is calling for a formal investigation into ICE agents detaining a woman Thursday and Worcester Police Department arresting another woman during the same incident as dozens of neighbors attempted to intervene. Fred Taylor Sr., president of the NAACP Worcester, was one of several Worcester and state leaders to speak on Friday about the incident. Taylor urged transparency about what transpired and promises that it won’t happen again.

1 month ago | wgbh.org | Trajan Warren

May 05, 2025 President Donald Trump’s federal policies and cutbacks are widely worrying nonprofits in Massachusetts, a new survey shows — especially when it comes to funding. As funding dries up, many nonprofit leaders and staff told MassINC Polling Group they worry demand for their services will go up, too.

1 month ago | baystatebanner.com | Trajan Warren

On a rainy day in late April 1965, Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. stood on the Boston Common bandstand and addressed a crowd of 20,000 people who had marched with him from Roxbury. Sixty years later — on a similarly rainy day — thousands gathered at Trinity Church in the Back Bay and marched to Boston Common in commemoration of that monumental event.