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UMass Lowell baseball coach resigns after racism investigation
Coach Kenneth Harring's departure follows allegations of bias by a Black player -
Jackie Robinson broke MLB’s color barrier. Meet the Black and Latino players who came next.
Frank Jordan, who traveled with his father's Negro Leagues team, helped bring the Negro Leagues Baseball Museum’s exhibit to Boston. -
NAACP convention will return to Boston for first time in 40 years
The upcoming convention is reigniting a history that goes back to the organization’s founding. -
Severe complications during childbirth nearly doubled over a decade in Massachusetts
Black women, people with intellectual disabilities and those over 40 have a much higher risk. -
Boston civil rights group hopes to end legacy admissions everywhere, not just at Harvard
Lawyers for Civil Rights claim legacy and donor-related admissions systematically disadvantage applicants of color in favor of children of affluent white alumni -
Boston nonprofit wants to help students of color earn postgraduate degrees
People of color make up a tiny fraction of adults with master’s degrees or higher. -
Supreme Court strikes down affirmative action in college admissions, says race cannot be a factor
Harvard and the University of North Carolina were at the center of the case decided by the court's conservative majority. -
UMass Lowell coach did not retaliate against Black player, investigation finds
Cedric Rose kept track of the coach's alleged racist behavior. Then he got cut from the team. -
For George Floyd's uncle Selwyn Jones, grieving is fire
Jones co-founded a nonprofit and is advocating for medical civil rights bills. -
Quilts honoring George Floyd’s final words on display in Boston for Juneteenth
The exhibit will allow visitors to contemplate George Floyd's death and words in the context of American history and activism