Rollins, rights groups sue ICE
Suffolk County District Attorney Rachael Rollins and Middlesex County District Attorney Marian Ryan joined a federal lawsuit Monday that would bar Immigration and Customs Enforcement officers from arresting people in and around Massachusetts courthouses for civil immigration violations.

Digging into meetinghouse history
“Our goals for this survey are just to get a broad view of the entire property to figure out where we’re finding concentrations of artifacts,” said Joseph Bagley, archaeologist for the city of Boston, in a presentation of the archaeological findings this past weekend.

At-large candidates vie for support, contributions
St. Guillen’s themes of fighting gentrification and supporting strong protections for immigrants may well resonate with Boston residents who are being slammed by high rents and hemmed in by luxury developments beyond the reach of most current city residents.

Developers look to backyards for new housing units
Around Roxbury, developers are proposing projects like this, squeezing in extra residential units in lots that require zoning variances because they are too small or have too little frontage on the street, in the name of creating enough and affordable housing, and crowding the neighbors that are already there.

Jeanne Pinado leaving Madison Park CDC after 20 years at helm
When Jeanne Pinado took the reins at Madison Park Development Corporation in 1998, Dudley Square was on the verge of a major makeover, but it had a ways to go. Although street-level retail shops were thriving, the upper floors of the area’s large office buildings had been vacant for years.

A mean-spirited slap at immigrants
During the 1787 Constitutional Convention the Founding Fathers debated whether slaves should be counted as freemen on the census. The Constitution required a decennial census that would determine the number of representatives to Congress from each state.

A shared benefit
A major issue to be debated in the 2020 election is whether the U.S. will adopt a Medicare for All system of health insurance. Now, only those 65 years of age or older are eligible. Conservatives argue that the cost of extending the coverage is too expensive, but there is also a philosophical reluctance which is even more compelling.

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Kris Manjapra, an associate professor of history, has been appointed the director of the newly established Department of Studies in Race, Colonialism and Diaspora at Tufts — an interdisciplinary department organized around the historic and...

Nation’s racial wealth divide worsens with federal tax cuts
If you’re like me, every time you hear a news reporter or anchor talk about how great the nation’s economy is, you wonder what world they are living in. Certainly these journalists are not referring to the ongoing struggle to make ends meet that so much of Black America faces.

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Yes. Right now, rents are astronomical. It’s why there are so many homeless families in Boston. $1,900 for a two-bedroom apartment in Roxbury is ridiculous..

Housing advocates discuss crisis solutions
While many solutions were discussed, including some that are already being proposed in the city government, most of the panel speakers at the April 29 event agreed that instead of building more market-rate housing, the city needs to create housing for its lowest-income residents.

Parent participation missing from superintendent search
The process of replacing Tommy Chang as Boston Public Schools superintendent is ending the way it began: hurriedly, secretively, and with little apparent consideration of either the desires of the BPS community or for the requirements of this job. The superintendent will directly impact the lives of tens of thousands of Boston’s next generation.

USES identifies buyer for Tubman House
If the deal goes through, the developer will tear down the threestory 1978 structure and build a six-story mixed-use development with a café and USES office on the street level, parking below grade and 65 residential units on the upper floors, according to USES Executive Director Maicharia Weir Lytle.

Working at the intersection of art and business
Growing up in the Dominican Republic, Cojuelos’ Productions founder and principal Rosario Ubiera-Minaya was always surrounded by art. Her brother Ruben Ubiera is a muralist based in Miami, frequently featured at Wynwood Walls, and there were always sounds of bachata and merengue musicians playing throughout the streets of Santo Domingo.

Passion and hard work
Americans embrace an entrepreneurial spirit. About 10 percent of the labor force — or more than 15 million people — work for themselves, according to the Bureau for Labor Statistics. Successful small-business owners create jobs and economic opportunity while avoiding mistakes and seizing innovation and the future.

Kill the 9-to-5 by turning your hobby into a thriving business
“When you do what you love, it doesn’t feel like work. However, people are intimidated by the idea of transitioning a hobby into this type of dream,” says Jim Salmon, vice president of business services at Navy Federal Credit Union. “Becoming a successful entrepreneur doesn’t have to be difficult with the right drive and passion.

Speak your truth
On May 6, two Boston area students will compete in the National August Wilson Monologue Competition. Anotidaishe Chikunya, a senior at Dana Hall School, took first place in the Boston Regional Finals, hosted by the Huntington Theatre Company, for her performance as Berniece from “The Piano Lesson.

Moving, Passing, Scoring, Surviving.
For a brief five-day engagement, poet and playwright Marc Bamuthi Joseph’s vibrant, physical tale “/peh-LO-tah/” takes the stage at ArtsEmerson. Presented May 1 through May 5, the show explores both the joy of soccer culture and the corrupt corporate systems around it.

Where to find jazz in Boston? You’d be surprised.
Nowadays, Dr. Zhu, who trained in psychiatry at the Massachusetts Mental Health Center, balances his work in the economics of global health with the demands of the restaurant. Dr. Chen does research for Novartis, the Swiss pharmaceutical firm that has its world headquarters in Kendall Square, between her managerial chores at SHK.