Spanglish representation breaks this mold of Spanish and English as separate entities that only coexist to define the other and enlightens this common way of speaking that Americans prefer and comfortably use with no binary presumptions.
Boston was ranked third most intensely gentrified city in the United States between 2013-2017. Neighborhoods like East Boston, Dorchester, Jamaica Plain, Roxbury, Mattapan, Hyde Park and South Boston were most affected.
Unfortunately, as language evolves, it takes on new meaning. BIPOC, as a term, has gone through a metamorphosis of its own. Like terms of the past and terms to be, BIPOC has strayed from its original meaning and is becoming something much more complicated.
Wednesday marked the 50th anniversary of the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s assassination. King, a social justice leader and head of the civil rights movement in the 1950s and ‘60s, left behind an important legacy for this country and brought about significant racial progress for African-Americans. While he mainly fought for change and equality in the South, he also spent some time in Boston, earning a master’s degree in the School of Theology at Boston University — where he met fellow student and future wife Coretta Scott.
The Boston Public School system is struggling to meet requirements for employing racially diverse teachers in its classrooms. According to a report published by several Massachusetts teacher support groups, Boston teachers are still majority white, comprising 80 percent of the BPS teaching staff.
President Trump attacked Boston for its status as a sanctuary city Monday during a speech addressed to a crowd in New Hampshire. According to our president, sanctuary cities are responsible for causing the opioid epidemic. He demanded Congress stop granting federal funding to these cities, the intent of which are to be safe havens for undocumented immigrants fearful of deportation.
More than 100 students from colleges all around the Boston area gathered at Boston University's New Balance Field Saturday for an afternoon of soccer scrimmages and Latino food in near-freezing weather.
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