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Boston's Faneuil Hall was named after a slave owner. City council calls for renaming the site
Associated Press via Yahoo News· 8 months agoThe Boston City Council on Wednesday overwhelmingly approved a resolution that calls for renaming...
Black Boston Pastor Brings 'White Churches' Into the Reparations Conversation. Is He Right?
The Root via Yahoo News· 3 months agoBoston has unexpectedly become a hotbed for national conversation centered on reparations. But now,...
Boston’s Reparations Task Force to study lingering impact of slavery and ‘repair harm’
TheGrio via Yahoo News· 1 year agoBoston’s newly formed Reparations Task Force will study the lingering impact of slavery to “repair...
Boston appoints members to its new Reparations Task Force
NBC Universal via AOL· 1 year agoThe city of Boston announced Wednesday the appointment of 10 members to its newly formed Reparations...
Boston Baked Beans' Origins Won't Have You Feeling Patriotic This Fourth Of July
Mashed via Yahoo News· 2 weeks agoBoston baked beans are a staple of Fourth of July backyard barbecues. However, the history of this...
Mass. lawmakers urged to create commission to study reparations for slave descendants
Gannett via AOL· 7 months agoBOSTON ― Even as her bill to form a commission to explore a blueprint for reparations to the descendants of the slave trade in Massachusetts raises eyebrows, Sen. Liz Miranda says the state ...
The British royal family has turned a blind eye to its racist past
INSIDER via Yahoo News· 2 years agoThe British royal family gather for an official photo at Clarence House.Tim Graham/Getty Images...
Slavery Exhibit Opens in Boston's Faneuil Hall, But Faneuil was an Enslaver
The Root via Yahoo News· 1 year agoA new exhibit in Boston is garnering a ton of buzz, just not the good kind. On Friday, Boston’s...
Massachusetts teacher who held mock slave auction, used racial slur, placed on leave: school...
Fox News via Yahoo News· 3 weeks agoA Massachusetts elementary school teacher has been placed on leave following a series of incidents...
Stained glass window shows Jesus Christ with dark skin, stirring questions about race in New England
WFXT via Yahoo News· 1 year agoA nearly 150-year-old stained-glass church window that depicts a dark-skinned Jesus Christ...