Murals brighten Grove Hall with sunflowers
While she has never painted a mural, this summer, she collaborated with photographer London Parker-McWhorter on three printed murals that are now on display in a lot at 345 Blue Hill Ave., at the intersection with Gaston Street. The murals continue the sunflower theme, with large blossoms interspersed with.

Activists march against prison
As a finale to seven days of similar marches done by the group, more than 100 people gathered on the State House steps, where those impacted by incarceration and their local representatives spoke to the need for restorative justice rather than more punitive institutions.

Electeds push for debt-free college
As part of the first education plan put forward by a candidate in the 2022 gubernatorial race, democratic hopeful and Massachusetts State Senator Sonia Chang-Diaz has laid out what she calls a “plan for quality, debt-free, universal public education from birth into adulthood,” which includes sweeping reforms across all levels of schooling.

District attorneys work to right past wrongs
Clark was convicted in 1974 on charges of rape, kidnapping and robbery. According to the DA’s assent to the defendant’s motion for a new trial, in a letter to the parole board the victim of the rape said, “I am no longer absolutely sure that my identification was correct.

Tragic accident mustn’t be tainted by conflict
The owners of the house in Dedham, retired State Police Captain James E. Coughlin and his wife, Leslie, had to appear in Dedham District Court on charges of reckless endangerment of a child and providing alcohol to a person under the age of 21. They pleaded not guilty to both misdemeanors.

The beginning of thinking big
Economic development by Blacks has been so rare that there is usually a joyous expression when a sizable Black project matures and comes to fruition. There are several reasons for exultation among Blacks with the recent ribbon-cutting of the new Omni Boston Hotel at the Seaport.

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BPS needs to embrace true equity
Central office leadership uses the terms “equity,” “anti-racism” and “accountability” regularly. However, BPS leadership has gutted the meaning of the terms, most especially in school reopening, BuildBPS, plans for English learners, students with disabilities and academic recovery.

IN THE NEWS
United South End Settlements today announced the promotion of Tamare Gordon to the position of assistant director of early childhood education. A 15-year veteran of USES, Gordon most recently served as coordinator of the organization’s toddler program.

First day of school
PHOTO: ISABEL LEON, MAYOR’S OFFICE Acting Mayor Kim Janey stops by the Murphy School in Dorchester to welcome incoming kindergarten students on their first day of school..

Gov’s remote learning ban sparks concern
Because Gov. Charlie Baker has mandated in-person learning for all school districts, effectively banning remote instruction, students who remain home for health reasons, who are quarantined because of close contact with someone infected with COVID or who themselves suffer a COVID infection cannot log into class remotely.

Cambridge Carnival
PHOTOS: ANGELA ROWLINGS (top) Revelers march in the Cambridge Carnival in Cambridge, Mass. on Sunday, September 12. (above) Latoya Ogunbona and Melissa Hector dance with the Socaholics..

New works by three local artists in Foster Prize exhibition at ICA Boston
Now in its ninth year, the biennial James and Audrey Foster Prize Exhibition of the Institute of Contemporary Art/Boston (ICA) showcases local artists of note.

THE BOSTON LATINO INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL
he Boston Latino International Film Festival will screen a curated selection of nine films Sept. 24-Oct. 3 on a virtual platform in collaboration with ArtsEmerson. This year’s festival will continue BLIFF’s 20-year legacy of breaking down Latinx stereotypes through film and bringing Boston’s diverse communities together.

Kenny Garrett looks to the ancestors
Saxophonist and Grammy Award-winner Kenny Garrett released his album “Sounds from the Ancestors” on August 27 and is back on the road to showcase its songs along with his earlier compositions. He performs at Scullers Jazz Club on October 1 and 2, the venue’s first live shows since the start of the pandemic.