Councilors lock horns with Janey on budget
City councilors clashed with acting Mayor Kim Janey over the city budget last week, with a majority of the body signaling they are not ready to pass the $3.76 billion proposal by the June 30 fiscal year end date..

Diminished hopes for school merger
Midway through her testimony, delivered in the rapid-fire cadence of a 10th-grader seeking to fit four minutes of argument into the School Committee’s two-minute slot for public comment, Boston Community Leadership Academy student Amy Eneh posed a question to the five members of the mayoral-appointed body.

Murders investigated as hate crime
“There is a growing national, and global, problem with extremism and white supremacy,” Suffolk County District Attorney Rachael Rollins said in a statement sent to news media Sunday.

Advocates back anti-voter suppression bill
The event coincided with the arrival of the Black Voters Matter Freedom Ride bus tour in the nation’s capital.

Youth activists demand cut to police budget
“If we just invested the money and put the time into these communities like we do the suburbs, we would be able to be more successful,” Dionisio told the Banner. “We would be seeing more youth talent and new power come out of Black and brown communities.

If COVID can’t bring us together, what can?
they suffer from medical conditions that created a recovery challenge for them. Those hospitalized during the year that ended on March 31, 2021 may have had their Covid-19-associated hospitalization made more severe by these underlying medical conditions:.

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After Juneteenth, what does this 4th of July mean?
More than two years after the Emancipation Proclamation in 1863, and two months after the end of the Civil War on April 9th, 1865, enslaved African Americans in Texas found out they were free on June 19, 1865, called Juneteenth. Also, it’s known as Freedom Day, Jubilee Day, Liberation Day, and Emancipation Day.

IN THE NEWS
The Harvard Street Neighborhood Health Center is pleased to announce Mary-dith Tuitt, to lead its Veteran’s Center, developing new programs and support services to veterans and their families. Tuitt served 14 years as a Navy jet mechanic, first on active duty and then in the Reserves.

Dead men tell GOP lies on vote fraud
He was called out by name by the local Michigan GOP. Fox News shill Tucker Carlson quickly latched onto the claim and cited it as fact. The inference was that a “dead” Roberto Garcia and thousands more of the dearly departed in Michigan were dumped on the voting rolls by cheating Democrats to vote for Biden.

SEIU janitors ink contract with building owners
Key features of the contract include wage increases, an extension of health care benefits and steps to help laid-off janitors return to work. The contract was set to expire on Sept. 30, 2021, before the extension. The 12,000 union members will vote to ratify the agreement in July.

Candidates make early moves in gov’s. race
Chang-Diaz is known for her progressive stands in the Senate, supporting criminal justice reform and landing crucial education funding. She is running on the platform of “urgency,” saying in her campaign video that too many lawmakers on Beacon Hill drag their feet.

Activists call for legislative transparency
“Instead of addressing the issue of transparency head on, representatives come after us while they’re bundled up behind a potent visual metaphor here,” Cohen, a 21-yearold organizer with the progressive political group Act On Mass, said. “But this is an issue that can be fixed.

Cyclists take to streets with social justice message
At the head of a procession of several dozen bicyclists, Peter Cheung towed a trailer with a loudspeaker blasting pro-Black anthems. Fifty yards back, cyclists chanted “Black Lives Matter,” as the procession made its way down Boylston Street toward Copley Square.

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Global right-wing extremism networks are growing
American neo-Nazis were traveling to train and fight with militias in the Ukraine. There were suspected links between U.S. extremists and the Russian Imperial Movement, a white supremacist group that was training foreigners in its St. Petersburg compounds.

The Mural Makers
Artists Paul Goodnight and Larry Pierce have contributed a new addition to Grove Hall’s thriving public art scene, an energetic 60-foot long piece titled “No Strings Detached.

Hibernian Hall hosts playwriting workshop
Funded in part by a $2,500 grant from the Mass Cultural Council through its Cultural Investment Portfolio Projects program, the showcase allowed local playwrights to create and foster their work in an inclusive space. The playwriting program, dubbed HHTC2, is presented along with TC Squared Theatre Company.

‘Mary J. Blige’s My Life’ a revealing portrait
What resulted was not only awards and acclaim, but a profound and enduring connection forged with millions of fans around the world. That connection is captured in the Amazon Original documentary, “Mary J. Blige’s My Life,” directed by Vanessa Roth and currently streaming on Amazon Prime Video.