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Research teams from Northeastern University and Tufts University attended a Boston Task Force on Reparations meeting Feb. 6 to announce their research partnership examining Boston’s history and legacy of slavery.  Boston Mayor Michelle Wu first announced the research teams Jan. 24 to document the city of Boston’s “role in and ties to the transatlantic slave...

The city and reparations task force said researchers will conduct both original historical research and provide a comprehensive review of major themes and findings on the City’s history from 1620 to the present in a written report.

The City of Boston has announced the members of two teams of people who will work to research and document the city's ties and role in slavery as part of the...

Work by playwright Ade Solanke and poet Porsha Olayiwola will be performed at the fifth annual Pierce Performance on Dec. 4.

A new play about Black poet and author Phillis Wheatley looks at her return from London 250 years ago.

The city of Boston recently released a public database detailing people who were enslaved in the city. WBUR's Morning Edition host Rupa Shenoy speaks with curator Kyera Singleton to learn more about the database and the legacy of slavery in Massachusetts. 

Most Bostonians know little about the man for whom Faneuil Hall is named, who enriched himself by trafficking in human beings. Should knowing that history change the way the city remembers him?

Singleton talks about the community outreach that she and the curatorial team did while organizing the show — and the outreach they still plan to do.

Theater critic Jacquinn Sinclair salutes the 2022 Tony-winning play about American capitalism though she notes that the play doesn't delve deeply enough into issues of enslavement.

The reading Wednesday at a public market in Somerville is free and every attendee is welcome to take part, aided by a printed handout.