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An unusual number of African Americans are running for governor across the nation. Judson L. Jeffries says some have a better chance than others.

A billion dollars sure is a lot of money. How 24 of the deepest pockets in Boston are shaping the city—and our lives.

The Boston Herald reported last week that 23 criminals in Massachusetts, including four murders and five rapists, received $250 stimulus checks from the Social Security Administration. Those checks were issued as part of the President's $787 billion "stimulus" plan. The Herald later found that stimulus checks were mailed to 3,900 prisoners, costing taxpayers nearly $1 million. Further evidence that the federal government can't effectively provide economic stimulus.

With midterms approaching fast, new polling from NBC News and Telemundo shows tight numbers in favor of Democrats and President Biden among Latino voters, a key voting bloc. This comes as Democrats appear to be taking a new approach to messaging ahead of November, which includes painting a bleak future with Republican leadership. Former Massachusetts Gov. Deval Patrick and MSNBC Political Contributor Eugene Daniels joined American Voices with Alicia Menendez to discuss the stakes for voters.

Nigerian writer Chimamanda Adichie, six other notable individuals will receive Harvard University's W.E.B. Du Bois Medal on 6 October, 2022.

“The reciprocity of that relationship is something so purely American; to throw a coin to a fiddler is something that’s in our DNA.”

As state Republicans grapple with the future of the party, readers say the path forward isn't a move closer to the right. Read on Boston.com.

The Hutchins Center Honors are back with a new slate of honorees after a nearly three-year hiatus due to the pandemic. The W.E.B Du Bois Medal will be ...

The “Reimagining the Role of Business in the Public Square” conference at HBS examines the role corporations that have adopted Environment, Social and Governance principles are playing in society.

A record number of Black men and women — 19 candidates — looking to diversify U.S. politics are running for U.S. Senate and governor this fall.