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Juneteenth

Today, the Boston Globe is observing Juneteenth as a day of reflection and celebration of Black life and achievement. Amid nationwide protests and calls to action, we aim to celebrate Black culture and amplify more Black voices going forward, and invite you to join us for a special Op-Talk this afternoon about how to build an antiracist movement.

What we celebrate this Juneteenth

This Juneteenth finds Americans in the streets, joined again in a battle for that elusive idea of freedom.

?Something we can hold onto?: Reflections on Juneteenth

Along with joyful festivities, there will be mourning of the Black men and women who have been killed by police this year, as well as ongoing protests in the streets of Boston.

12 Boston events celebrating Juneteenth

An array of events, from rallies to readings, will mark the holiday Friday.

Boston councilors call for Juneteenth to be citywide holiday Here?s what Mayor Walsh says about that So you want to learn about Juneteenth? Here's a primer

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How to Build An Antiracist Movement

This afternoon, bestselling author Dr. Ibram X. Kendi, director of the new BU Center for Antiracist Research, and Globe Editorial Page Editor Bina Venkataraman will discuss what an antiracist movement in the US might look like, and how we can hasten its progress.

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Opinion

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America?s willful ignorance about Black lives

James S. Hirsch

Trump in Tulsa: A racial reckoning that is long overdue

IDEAS | NYLE FORT

Refusing to give death the last word

Don?t be a Karen. Be a Joan.

Black Voices Now

In this series from Globe Opinion, we feature Black voices from throughout the community amid the historic protests following the killing of George Floyd.

The Globe aims to amplify even more Black voices going forward. Click here to share yours.

Barr?s visit to Boston police headquarters sparks criticism of Gross

Speaking in a harsh and at times emotional tone, Commissioner Gross struck back at public officials who sharply criticized him for agreeing to meet with Attorney General Barr, who has been met with a wave of criticism amid the anti-police-brutality protests sweeping the nation.

For restaurants that cater to students, worries about the fall

After months of coronavirus-induced financial hardship, they say, the return of ?regulars? can?t come fast enough. But there may be fewer college students in Boston this fall.

Kevin Cullen

From the shadows, Jean Kennedy Smith emerged to make a difference in Ireland

As a most improbable US ambassador to Ireland, Jean Kennedy made incalculable contributions to the process that ended the conflict in Northern Ireland by trusting her gut, and her little brother.

?She was our Ambassadorable?: Relatives mourn Jean Kennedy Smith, last surviving sibling of JFK

Some emergency child care centers closed due to coronavirus

At least 64 cases of coronavirus have been reported at emergency child care centers over the past three months, forcing temporary closures and quarantines at some of the programs set up to care for children of essential workers, state officials said this week.

After a Globe review found police pay surged over the past decade, Mayor Walsh says overtime is a necessity

Walsh on Thursday acknowledged the need for continued scrutiny on city spending, but said police overtime is often justified and a necessary part of the department?s work.

Boston?s highest-paid worker: a cop accused of payroll abuse in 2007 Some of Boston?s top-paid police officers have checkered pasts

Mass. state universities say students to return in September

State universities in Bridgewater, Fitchburg, Framingham, Salem, Westfield and Worcester announced their plans Thursday night, about three months after students were sent off campuses to pursue remote learning.

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The emancipation of Aunt Jemima

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The Dream lives on, for now

Walpole school officials vote to drop ?Rebels? nickname from sports teams

?No matter what the intent, the Rebel name will forever be linked to the Confederacy and racism,? said School Superintendent Bridget A. Gough.

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Don?t let Dr. Anthony Fauci burst your bubble, NFL fans

Fauci said, "Football may not happen this year," but other medical experts disagree with his reasoning.

Man disguised as UPS driver shot Braintree woman with rifle hidden in box, prosecutor says

Robert Bonang III disguised himself as a UPS driver and used a sawed-off rifle hidden inside a box to fatally shoot his former neighbor, Laurie Melchionda, several times when the Weston School administrator opened the door of her Braintree home Wednesday, a prosecutor alleged Thursday.

Twitter labels President Trump?s tweet about ?racist baby? as ?manipulated?

Twitter added a warning to a post from President Trump about a racist baby on Thursday, saying it contained manipulated media designed to mislead people.

A veteran died 20 yards from his room on the Bedford VA campus. No one noticed for five weeks

On May 8, 62-year-old Tim White disappeared along with his walker. But no one appears to have looked very hard for him. It turns out White was lying at the bottom of a stairwell just 60 feet from his room for more than five weeks until a fellow resident discovered his body June 12.

In a major election-year ruling, Supreme Court blocks Trump?s move to end DACA ? for now

The Supreme Court on Thursday rejected President Trump?s effort to end legal protections for more than 640,000 young immigrants, a stunning rebuke to the president in the midst of his reelection campaign.

Here?s how Trump and Obama are reacting to the Supreme Court DACA decision

When characters come out of the closet, TV often shows us it can handle the truth

Hulu's ?Love, Victor? is the latest series to take on the topic of coming out, but there are many good examples.

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Massachusetts school districts are largely succeeding in getting more graduates through college regardless of their demographic background, but the likelihood of white high school graduates earning a college degree is growing at a faster rate than their Black and Latino peers.

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?No matter what the intent, the Rebel name will forever be linked to the Confederacy and racism,? said School Superintendent Bridget A. Gough.

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Five MLS teams now have had at least one player test positive for coronavirus

The National Women?s Soccer League had its first reported case of a player testing positive.

Soccer resumes in Brazil amid protests

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Jordan Spieth overcomes a rough start with six straight birdies on the back at Hilton Head

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Suspended WR Josh Gordon applies for NFL reinstatement

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Twitter labels President Trump?s tweet about ?racist baby? as ?manipulated?

Twitter added a warning to a post from President Trump about a racist baby on Thursday, saying it contained manipulated media designed to mislead people.

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Assembly lines at auto factories to halt to commemorate end of slavery

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Yelp blocks marijuana businesses from two key advertising features

Ohio e-signature ballot case, including campaigns for marijuana decriminalization, appealed to US Supreme Court

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What too many white people still don?t understand about racism

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Bruins announce winners of team awards

MIAA?s Tournament Management Committee mulling fall sports seeding

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Fire delays reopening of Salty Pig restaurant in South End

Walpole school officials vote to drop ?Rebels? nickname from sports teams

Nation

Kentucky AG urges patience amid probe of Breonna Taylor?s death

Trump donor?s book used racist language

EPA drops regulation for contaminant harming babies? brains

World

North Korea blows up inter-Korea liaison office, raising tensions

India says 3 soldiers killed in standoff with Chinese troops

US Embassy in Seoul removes Black Lives Matter banner, two days after it was unfurled

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Amy Klobuchar urges Joe Biden to pick nonwhite woman as running mate

Report: State Dept official quits over Trump race response

Trump campaign runs Facebook ads featuring symbols once used by Nazis

business

Twitter labels President Trump?s tweet about ?racist baby? as ?manipulated?

Assembly lines at auto factories to halt to commemorate end of slavery

Trump uses Latin America split to boost ally to top bank job

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Colonnade Hotel reopens its Roof Top Pool (with new safety protocols)

Is this goodbye to make-your-own waffle stations?

Douglass Williams on the Basque region, slushy drinks, and that trip he took with his mom when he was 12

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Yelp blocks marijuana businesses from two key advertising features

Ohio e-signature ballot case, including campaigns for marijuana decriminalization, appealed to US Supreme Court

Nevada to pardon thousands convicted of marijuana possession

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Small mercies in the midst of the coronavirus

Twin crises open up space for reinvention

The emancipation of Aunt Jemima

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Jamaica Plain institution Bella Luna & The Milky Way to close

For Father?s Day, food gifts and festive meals to go

Get a healthy dose of flavor with pecan butters

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Is this goodbye to make-your-own waffle stations?

Douglass Williams on the Basque region, slushy drinks, and that trip he took with his mom when he was 12

Public markets return, weddings still happen, and blankets keep memories alive

Books

In Roddy Doyle?s ?Love,? sharing beers -- and memories

In Ottessa Moshfegh?s ?Death in Her Hands,? a mysterious note leads to self-invention

?Jesus and John Wayne? untangles gender messages in white evangelical circles

Movies

At the movies then and (not quite) now

Caught between two cultures in Australia

Doc Talk: celebrating the first lady of song, visiting Boston?s mean streets, fighting the Axis from above

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Soaps were the stories of my youth

When characters come out of the closet, TV often shows us it can handle the truth

The Emmys show will go on ? in September

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What will become of Boston?s fall classical music season?

On ?Rough and Rowdy Ways,? Bob Dylan is keeping an eye on heaven?s door

With a new album but no place to go, Phoebe Bridgers unpacks ?Punisher?

Theater/Dance

Idris Goodwin offers free plays for children as ?sparks for conversation? on race

Yale Rep cancels entire ?20-21 season

Free Shakespeare on the Common?s ?The Tempest? has been canceled

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Walpole school officials vote to drop ?Rebels? nickname from sports teams

Dining in the Great Outdoors (streets, parking lots, and town commons included)

Should the state give preference in school building grants to municipalities that allow multi-family housing?

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Tibor Benedek, 3-time Olympic water polo champ from Hungary, dies

?She was an angel? ? Corrine White, mother, foster mother, and baby sitter to a Roxbury neighborhood, dies at 96

Jean Kennedy Smith, last surviving sibling of JFK, dies at 92