Parents sue state over unequal ed. funding
The plaintiffs in the case include parents and children from Chelsea, Chicopee, Fall River, Haverhill, Lowell, Orange and Springfield, as well as the New England Area Conference of the NAACP and the Chelsea Collaborative, and the suit was developed and filed by the Council for Fair School Finance.

Will 2019 election be issue-driven?
When at-large City Councilor Michelle Wu teamed up with District 7 Councilor Kim Janey and at-large candidate Alejandra St. Guillen to open a joint campaign office in Dudley Square Saturday, it was the first time in 10 years a slate of candidates has worked together in a local Boston election.

Legislature advances Fair Share
the high cost of housing, healthcare, transit, childcare and other day-to-day expenses. Many of our constituents are barely getting by working multiple jobs and living paycheck to paycheck. Although they would benefit from greater investment in education and the transportation system, they cannot afford to fund it.

Parents questioning BPS decision-making process
In one of the more dramatic moments in recent memory at a Boston School Committee meeting, Chairman Michael Loconto locked horns with parent activist Maria Cristina Blanco as the latter attempted to deliver testimony over the committee’s two-minute time limit.

Acknowledging Roxbury history
The Roxbury Homecoming — Juneteenth Festival in Franklin Park was extremely well attended last Saturday. In fact, there were more people than could be comfortably accommodated in the area near Shattuck Hospital. Indeed those who were able to establish a campsite for friends and family were able to enjoy the camaraderie of the day.

America’s elusive standard
Independence Day is not always well received in the black community. It is an annual event that induces African Americans to assess once again their status in the nation.

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Uniting to ensure everyone counts in our democracy
In 1903, Josephine St. Pierre Ruffin, a lifelong Bostonian and suffragist who fought slavery, was turned away from the General Federation of Women’s Clubs meeting because she was black.

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I am very patriotic. I did two-and-ahalf tours in Vietnam. I am a real American. My grandmother was a Cherokee. My great-grandmother was a slave..

IN THE NEWS
“I am proud to name Robert as the next Commissioner of Veterans’ Services, taking on an important role by making sure veterans in our city are well-supported and know that their service to our country will always be appreciated,” said Mayor Walsh.

Rox. residents weigh in on Dudley parcels
As requests for proposals for three city-owned land parcels in Dudley Square continue to be refined, members of the community are making their voices heard to ensure that the redevelopment of the area adheres to the values and goals articulated by neighborhood residents.

Roxbury homecoming
PHOTO: ISABEL LEON, MAYOR’S OFFICE Mayor Martin Walsh meets and greets with families attending the Roxbury Homecoming celebration at Franklin Park..

Lawyers for Civil Rights
(left to right): Lisa Pirozzolo (partner at WilmerHale and LCR board co-chair), Suffolk County DA Rachael Rollins (keynote speaker), Iván Espinoza-Madrigal (executive director of Lawyers for Civil Rights), and Inez Friedman- Boyce (partner at Goodwin and LCR Board Co-Chair).

OBITUARY
CROMWELL, Adelaide McGuinn, Ph.D., Professor Emerita of Sociology, Boston University, peacefully gave life a passing grade in hospice care on June 8, 2019.

Boston Health Care for the Homeless
COURTESY PHOTO More than 650 guests attended the Boston Health Care for the Homeless Program’s 10th anniversary “Medicine that Matters” Gala, that was held at the Renaissance Boston Waterfront Hotel. Honoree Mayor Marty Walsh poses with (left to right) Shirley Bernard King, Barbara Boylan and Princess Maloney.

Assistance for small businesses
“The banks agreed to make loans with no interest,” said Lawrence Andrews, president and CEO of the quasi-governmental agency, which was originally chartered in 1975 by the Legislature to provide business assistance. In 2010, during the administration of former Gov.

From Stage to Screen
Starting on June 22, WORLD Channel will air a 24-hour marathon of episodes from its program “Stories from the Stage” in collaboration with WGBH and Massmouth, a Boston-based nonprofit that promotes storytelling. Each 30-minute episode features three local storytellers using anecdotes from their lives to comment on the larger world.

All for one & one for all
black-led theatre company, Front Porch Arts Collaborative, closes out its 2018-2019 season with a production of “The Three Musketeers” in collaboration with Greater Boston Stage Company.

Acts of Faith
for People of Color.” Since the spiritual resource was first published, Vanzant has becoming an Emmy-Award-winning television personality for her show “Iyanla: Fix My Life” and a New York Times bestselling writer, and has founded the Inner Visions Institute for Spiritual Development.