Trajan Warren

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June 11, 2025 On Memorial Day, dozens of men of color wearing tuxedos, jeweled collars and white aprons, marched through the North End’s Copp’s Hill Cemetery.

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June 09, 2025 Massachusetts fell far short of its new goal for hiring LGBT-owned businesses for state contracts last year, according to a recent report from the state’s Supplier Diversity Office. In 2023, Gov. Maura Healey said she was setting a first ever goal for the state to spend $18 million annually on contracts with lesbian, gay, bisexual or transgender-owned businesses.

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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.

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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.

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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.