The National Hockey League’s Boston Bruins will retire the jersey of Willie O’Ree, who broke the NHL’s color barrier with Boston in 1958 as the first Black hockey player in the league.
A nurse for 50 years refused to retire when the pandemic began. She later died from Covid-19
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After more than 50 years as an emergency room nurse, Betty Grier Gallagher had more than earned the right to retire. But according to those who knew and loved her, she just couldn't. She cared that much. Gallaher wo...
How people of color can cope with Capitol riot hypocrisy
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Justice Horn was in broad daylight, but he could not see as he rose from the ground and blindly stumbled through darkness and pain. The pain was the fire the community activist felt in his face and eyes in June 2020...
Country music legend Willie Nelson gets his Covid-19 vaccination
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Country music legend Willie Nelson received the Covid-19 vaccine at a drive-through facility in Texas this week, according to a post he shared on Facebook. "Getting your COVID vaccine is Willie cool!," said Family H...
A Florida sheriff’s deputy was killed by a suspect the week he was set to retire
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A Florida sheriff's deputy who was just one shift away from retirement was killed Monday by a suspect in a fatal car crash, Hillsboro County Sheriff Chad Chronister said during a press conference. Hillsboro County ...
Biden to tap Boston Mayor Marty Walsh as labor secretary
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President-elect Joe Biden is expected to tap Boston Mayor Marty Walsh as labor secretary, two sources familiar with the decision tell CNN. This story is breaking and will be updated.
The Boston Red Sox just hired Bianca Smith — the first Black woman to coach in professional baseball history
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The Boston Red Sox just made history by hiring Bianca Smith, the first Black woman to coach in the history of professional baseball. Smith will serve as a minor league coach within the organization, based at the cl...
Boston removes statue of former slave kneeling before President Lincoln after 141 years
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A Boston statue depicting a formerly enslaved man kneeling beneath President Abraham Lincoln was removed Tuesday morning, according to the mayor's office. The "Emancipation Group" statue has stood in Park Square si...
Boston Celtics legend K.C. Jones has died at age 88
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Boston Celtics legend K.C. Jones has passed away. He was 88 years old. The team announced his death Friday. The Hall of Famer was a 12-time NBA champion as a player and coach, 11 of those with the Celtics, a two-ti...
Boston police officer on leave after bodycam videos from summer protests released
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A Boston police sergeant has been placed on administrative leave and the department's Bureau of Professional Standards has been ordered to investigate after a series of body camera videos taken during racial justice...
Supreme Court backs religious groups against Covid-19 restrictions in Colorado and New Jersey
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The Supreme Court on Tuesday again sided with religious groups in Colorado and New Jersey that argued that the states' covid-related restrictions on worship services violated religious liberty rights, the latest in ...
Influencers are using their clout and getting paid to promote Covid best practices for New Jersey
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Consider it a uniquely 2020 public service announcement. A woman in a pretty yet understated dress. The wind catches her perfectly curled blonde hair as she stands in front of a gleaming car and aspirational home. T...