massachusetts
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Slavery Exhibit Opens in Boston’s Faneuil Hall, But Faneuil was an Enslaver
In Boston, advocacy groups are protesting the opening of an exhibit on slavery opening in Faneuil Hall, named after an enslaver.
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Massachusetts Is Close To Having Its First Black Woman Attorney General
Boston City Council President Andrea Cambell won the Democratic Primary by a landslide.
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White Supremacists Marched Through Downtown Boston Last Weekend
The city wants the rest of the world to think it’s changed over the years. Racists in masks aren’t helping that cause.
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Harvard Law Appoints First Black Dean of Students
The Harvard Law alumnus is now returning as an administrator, making history as the first Black man to do so.
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Sen. Kennedy Says He Wants Supreme Court Nominee “Who Knows A Law Book From A J.Crew Catalog.”
Sen. Kennedy joins in the chorus of Republican Senators vying for who can be the most offensive.
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Rachael Rollins Sworn in as US Attorney for Massachusetts, Becoming First Black Woman to Lead in This Role
Rollins was nominated by President Biden in July and Vice President Kamala Harris was the deciding vote in December
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Police and Federal Officers Investigating Fire at Black Church in Massachusetts
Local police along with the FBI and the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF) are investigating a fire at a Black church in Springfield, Massachusetts. According to NBC News, Martin Luther King Jr. Community Presbyterian Church caught fire during the early hours of Monday morning. Firefighters responded to a call around 5 a.m.,…
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Massachusetts Legislators Vote to Ban Police From Using Facial Recognition Technology
Lawmakers in Massachusetts have taken the rare step back from our inevitable, Minority Report-lite future by voting to ban police departments from using facial recognition technology. According to TechCrunch, the ban was part of an overall police reform bill that also bans police from using chokeholds, rubber bullets, limits the use of chemical agents such…
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Massachusetts State Trooper Fired After Using Racial Slurs During an Off-Duty Confrontation
While everything may be in flux today, there is one thing that will always be a constant: cops being mad racist/dumb as hell. The latest instance of a cop being a dumb racist takes us to Massachusetts, where a rookie state trooper was fired after using a racial slur during a confrontation. According to NBC…