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Kristin A. Turner: Harvard Black Law Students Association Elected

April 22, 2016April 30, 2016Bay State Banner, Education

The membership of the Harvard Black Law Students Association has elected Kristin A. Turner, ’17, as its president. As the organization nears its 50th anniversary, Turner says she is committed to ushering the organization into a new age by “shaping its future while honoring its past.”

A Nubian Notion to Close Doors

April 20, 2016April 30, 2016Bay State Banner, Massachusetts

For generations of Roxbury residents, A Nubian Notion’s flagship Dudley Square store has been a constant presence.

Harvard Leadership Acknowledge University’s Slave History

April 13, 2016April 22, 2016Bay State Banner, Massachusetts

For more than 200 years Titus, Venus, Juba and Bilhah were forgotten to history, their names and the very fact of their existence effectively stricken from the historical record.

Civil Rights Groups Intervene In Charter Case

April 9, 2016April 22, 2016Bay State Banner, Massachusetts

On Friday, the Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights and Economic Justice and other attorneys asked the court to allow Boston Public School students of color, students with disabilities and English language learners as well as the England Area Conference of the NAACP to intervene in a pending lawsuit over the cap on charter schools.

[BOSTON] New Organization Aims to Fight Mass. Income Inequality

April 7, 2016April 22, 2016Bay State Banner, Massachusetts

A $15 minimum wage, paid family and medical leave and a public higher education system that enables students to graduate debt-free are among the goals of Fair Shot, a new organization that launched Monday in Massachusetts.

Boston Public Schools Receive $25m from GE to Build Career Pipelines for Students

April 7, 2016April 22, 2016Bay State Banner, Massachusetts

Boston Public Schools Superintendent Tommy Chang, Mayor Martin J. Walsh and Boston Public Schools Committee Chair Michael O’Neill attended General Electric’s (GE) celebration, which detailed their relocation to Boston and future investments. GE Chairman and CEO Jeff Immelt announced that GE will invest $25 million in Boston Public Schools.

[BOSTON] Public may weigh in on police body camera pilot

April 6, 2016April 22, 2016Bay State Banner, Massachusetts

The chance for broad community feedback on the Boston Police Department’s upcoming body camera pilot program may finally arrive, with three public meetings scheduled for late April.

Rep. Gloria Fox Will Not Run Again… Three Eyeing Seventh Suffolk Seat

April 6, 2016April 22, 2016Bay State Banner

Longtime state Rep. Gloria Fox announced last week that she will not seek re-election for the seat she has held since 1985. Three contenders already have taken out paperwork to vie for her Seventh Suffolk District seat.

City Plans To Better Connect Small Businesses With Resources

April 4, 2016April 5, 2016Bay State Banner

After welcoming corporate giant General Electric, the mayor recently turned his attention to the other end of the business spectrum, announcing last week the city’s first plan for small businesses — a series of initiatives to tackle the needs of the sprawling sector.

Fourth Graders Are Getting Unequal Educations, Says Chang

April 4, 2016April 5, 2016Bay State Banner

School Superintendent Tommy Chang gave a keynote address at The Boston Foundation last week reflecting on the aspirational goals noted in his 100-Day Plan. Discussion focused on targeting educational inequity, evident at early ages and which, if not tackled, only increases as time goes on.