A young MLK honed his mastery of pulpit in Boston

Acolytes Raeanna Harwood, 9, and Lauren Crockton, 13, headed up the stairs at the Twelfth Baptist Church, the Boston church home of Martin Luther King Jr.

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Roxbury, Twelfth Baptist Church, and Boston University occupy a treasured space in the civil rights leader?s story. Everyone here agrees: something about him stood out.

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Said Ted Malloch: ?What could they want from me??

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A company recently formed by Wilbur Ross picked up an 18-acre piece of land on the Great Barrington-Alford border.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2018/03/21/BostonGlobe.com/Business/Images/kreiter_winthropsquaretower2_met.jpg The push and pull of designing a Boston office tower

The Winthrop Square project is the latest example of the challenge of designing a grand building that?s practical and aesthetically pleasing.

At Newbury College in Brookline, enrollment has declined 86 percent over the past 20 years.

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Some small, private colleges are on life support

The number of high school graduates is shrinking. Endowments are small. High tuitions scare off families.

Dave Epstein

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2018/04/01/BostonGlobe.com/Metro/Images/map1-14514.jpg The early April forecast is a wild one. Yes, it includes snow

Don?t get used to days like Saturday. By tomorrow morning, we?ll be seeing snow (again).

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2018/04/01/BostonGlobe.com/National/Images/Rex_Stephon_Clark_autopsy_results_re_9486016AB.jpg ?It?s more than color ? it comes down to right and wrong?

Protesters continued to express outrage Saturday over last month?s fatal police shooting of Stephon Clark in Sacramento.

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The state has asked the Trump administration for permission to limit the number of drugs that will be covered.

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Experimental filmmaker Saul Levine described a meeting with administrators as a ?complete ambush.?

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The driver, a 30-year-old Saugus woman, sustained only minor injuries, police said.

Hundreds of items have been left outside Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School.

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Nestor Ramos

Parkland tries to build unity after tragedy

In Parkland, the dismantling of a sprawling memorial felt like the physical manifestation of so many impossible questions this community now faces.

Boston MA 03/31/18 Boston Celtics Marcus Morris reacting after knocking down a big 3-point basket against the Toronto Raptors during fourth quarter action at the TD Garden. (photo by Matthew J. Lee/Globe staff) topic: Raptors-Celtics pics reporter: Adam Himmelsbach

Gary Washburn | On basketball

Marcus Morris has found a role, and a home, in Boston

Morris has posted 20 or more points for four straight games, despite battling a sprained right ankle.

Boston Red Sox's Rick Porcello pitches to the Tampa Bay Rays during the first inning of a baseball game Saturday, March 31, 2018, in St. Petersburg, Fla. (AP Photo/Chris O'Meara)

NICK CAFARDO | ON BASEBALL

Rick Porcello keeps great start by Red Sox rotation going

Boston?s first three starters have allowed just one run in 18? innings against the Rays.

Loyola-Chicago head coach Porter Moser hugs Marques Townes (5) during the second half in the semifinals of the Final Four NCAA college basketball tournament against Michigan, Saturday, March 31, 2018, in San Antonio. (AP Photo/David J. Phillip)

CHRISTOPHER L. GASPER

Loyola lost, but it proved it belonged in the Final Four

The Ramblers were the antithesis of the recruiting revolving door, just passing through, one-and-done zeitgeist that has overtaken the college game.

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Photos

New England?s oldest Lutheran church marks Easter

First Lutheran Church of Boston held its annual Easter vigil on Saturday.

Globe West

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Putting lines underground does have its benefits, but the cost and planning complexities make it nearly impossible.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2018/04/01/BostonGlobe.com/National/Images/200_ingraham_hogg.jpg Under-fire Laura Ingraham says her vacation was planned

A number of companies, including three from Mass., said they?d stop advertising on ?The Ingraham Angle? amid a Twitter flap with a survivor of the Parkland shooting.

How a small terrier found adventure in Milton

One day, in the friendly little town of Milton, a mysterious visitor arrived out of the blue. No one could say where, exactly, the little dog had come from. But before long, they began spotting it all over town . . .

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Trump and his first wife, Ivana, lived on the 6-acre estate.

Adam Lange scoops coffee beans before making a drink at a Philz Coffee shop in San Francisco, Friday, March 30, 2018. Coffee sellers will have to post ominous warnings in California because each cup contains a chemical linked to cancer, a judge ruled. The culprit is a byproduct of the bean roasting process that is a known carcinogen and has been at the heart of an eight-year legal struggle between a tiny nonprofit group and Big Coffee companies. (AP Photo/Jeff Chiu)

Will this be a buzzkill? Coffee cancer warnings could go beyond California

A headline from California is jolting people more than their morning cup: A judge ruled that coffee in the state should carry a cancer warning.

Debuting Love Letters: The Podcast

PODCAST

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2018/03/21/BostonGlobe.com/Lifestyle/Images/LoveLetters-Podcast-AlbumArt-7096.png The Love Letters podcast: Breaking up was easier before social media

Splitting up used to be much easier. You broke up and just avoided each other at the mall. Today, disentangling is complicated.

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Opinion & Ideas

JEFF JACOBY

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For more than three millennia, Jews have paused each spring to relive their ancestors? liberation from slavery.

Special reports

Opinion

Editorial: How to save thousands a year from gun violence

Massachusetts has the nation?s lowest rate of gun deaths. Here are #7steps your state can take to save lives.

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The fashion industry is built on glamour and allure, but many models, especially the very young, know it for something else: sexual exploitation and abuse.

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//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2018/03/06/BostonGlobe.com/National/Images/Readout%20LOUD.jpg Listen to the latest episode of ?The Readout LOUD?

Why aren?t pharma CEOs getting hauled into Congress? Why is there no Kelley Blue Book for the price tag of a medicine?