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Poet and LGBTQ advocate Jha D Williams speaks at the 8th Annual Leadership Development Conference held by the Young Professionals Network of the Urban League of Eastern Massachusetts at District Hall Boston Saturday. COURTESY DAVID SIMON

Young Professionals Network hosts conference dedicated to creating professional legacies for young people of color

David Simon November 21, 2019
The Young Professionals Network of the Urban League of Eastern Massachusetts hosted their 8th Annual Leadership Development Conference on Saturday.
Yawkey Way in the Fenway neighborhood. Yawkey Way's name has been criticized because of its namesake's reputation. PHOTO BY MAISIE MANSFIELD-GREENWALD/DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

Yawkey Way debate: Jackie Robinson Foundation weighs in

Armand Manoukian April 1, 2018
The continuing dispute over whether to rename Yawkey Way, a street near Fenway Park named after late Boston philanthropist and alleged racist Tom Yawkey, was given new wind by a letter written by the Jackie Robinson Foundation urging the city to keep the name as is.
Locals gather at a town hall meeting in Roxbury to discuss solutions to violence in the city. PHOTO BY ABIGAIL FREEMAN/ DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

Roxbury community discusses solutions to violence in Boston

Ezgi Toper February 5, 2017

Approximately 50 community members gathered at the Urban League of Eastern Massachusetts Saturday morning for a town hall meeting about violence in the city of Boston. Monica Cannon, a Roxbury resident...

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