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Sheriff provides the first details of how a white man fatally shot 3 Black people at a Florida store
National News “Therein lies the difficulty. When a person grabs a hold of a gun with hateful intentions, it is very difficult to stop that from happening,” the sheriff said. Residents gather for a prayer near the scene of a mass shooting at a Dollar General store, Saturday, Aug. 26, 2023, in Jacksonville, Fla. AP […]
Massachusetts to change how Asian, Black, and other populations are counted in ‘most expansive’ effort in country
The Boston Globe With little fanfare, legislators tucked the so-called data equity provision into the state budget that Governor Maura Healey signed this month. People are seen as they walk through Chinatown in July 2023. Jessica Rinaldi/Globe Staff By Matt Stout, The Boston Globe August 22, 2023 | 11:45 AM In what may be the […]
Black Mountain will open this winter after all
Skiing In a reversal, the New Hampshire ski mountain will announce an opening date soon. Black Mountain in Jackson, N.H. Black Mountain A longtime New Hampshire ski mountain will open this winter after all, reversing its decision to close, which was announced last week on social media. Black Mountain, in operation since 1935 and owned […]
Report: Black Bostonians have the highest rates of infant mortality in the city
Health A new report from the Boston Public Health Commission found that the rate of Black infant deaths is more than double the citywide average. A doctor uses a hand-held Doppler probe on a pregnant woman to measure the heartbeat of the fetus, Dec. 17, 2021, in Jackson, Mississippi. Rogelio V. Solis / AP, File […]