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Shootings Near Boston Probed As Anti-Black Hate Crimes

A Saturday shooting that claimed the lives of two Black victims, an Air Force veteran and a retired State Police…
by Charise Frazier
06.28.21
Rumors Mount Over Teens Death
AG Weighs Independent Inquiry Into Mikalya Miller's Death

Massachusetts Attorney General Maura Healey made mention that her office has the authority to open an independent inquiry, but would…
by Charise Frazier
05.24.21
Mikayla Miller, found dead hanging from tree in Hopkinton, Massachusetts
Mikayla Miller's Supporters Call For DA's Resignation

Mikayla's supporters plan to march to Middlesex District Attorney Marian Ryan's office on May 21 to call for her resignation…
by Charise Frazier
05.17.21
Mikayla Miller, found dead hanging from tree in Hopkinton, Massachusetts
Mom Says LGBTQ Daughter 'Lynched' In Boston Suburb

Mikayla Miller, a Black teenage girl, was found hanging from a tree in Hopkinton, Massachusetts, a mostly white suburb of…
by Bruce C.T. Wright
05.04.21
Shane Belleville, white man arrested for trying to run over Black children with car in Holbrook, Massachusetts
Suspected Racist Truck Driver 'Targeted' Black Kids: Police

Shane Belleville was charged with racist hate crimes for allegedly calling a group of children racist slurs while trying to…
by Bruce C.T. Wright
04.16.21
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Teen Gets Accepted To All Ivy League Schools

A teen from Massachusetts was accepted into all 8 Ivy League schools.
by NewsOne Staff
05.10.20
Myron Rolle on the Front Lines
NFL Player-Turned-Doctor Is Helping Fight The Coronavirus

Former NFL player-turned-doctor Myron Rolle is helping fight the coronavirus pandemic.
by NewsOne Staff
04.06.20
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Harvard University To Honor Queen Latifah

Queen Latifah will be honored by Harvard University.
by NewsOne Staff
03.30.20
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Masked Men Throw Hatchet At Black Teenager

The weapon barely missed his head.
by NewsOne Staff
06.07.18
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School District Sorry For Image Of Black Girl…

A Massachusetts school district has apologized for posting a photograph of two white children holding leashes attached to a Black…
by ionelholloway
10.21.17
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Officials Punishing Students Wearing Braids At Massachusetts School

Parents at a Malden, Massachusetts charter school are fighting what they say is racist punishment of their children for wearing…
by Clarissa Hamlin
05.12.17
Shooting and police chase around the the U.S. Capitol
A Little Positivity: 5-Year-Old Cancer Patient Lives Out…

The five-year-old was given a badge, handcuffs, and even caught an assault suspect on his first day on the job.
by Desire Thompson
12.01.15
Boston Police Officer Shot In Roxbury, Suspect Killed,…

A Boston police officer was shot and remains in a medically induced coma after he was shot in the Roxbury…
by Angela Bronner Helm
03.28.15
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Massachusetts Man Posts ‘Put Wings On Pigs’ Online…

Police are pursuing criminal charges against Charles DiRosa (pictured) who posted, “Put wings on pigs,” to his Facebook page, MassLive reports.…
by Hannington Dia
04.17.21
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Police Searching For Boston Man With Alzheimer’s Who…

Although African Americans make up just 13 percent of the U.S. population, we account for 33 percent of the missing…
by Jeff Mays
04.17.21
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Baby Shower Ends In 200-Person Brawl

A baby shower in Stoughton, Mass., ended in Drake/Chris Brown fashion as some 200 people began brawling with each other,…
by NewsOne Staff
06.19.19
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Mass. Representative Arrested For Domestic Violence

Carlos Henriquez (pictured), a Massachusetts State Representative, was charged Sunday morning with domestic assault, battery and domestic kidnapping after allegedly punching a female…
by ionerlogan
06.19.19
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Sex-Crazy College Girl’s Masturbation Scares Off Roommate

BOSTON  — A Roman Catholic college in Massachusetts is disputing claims by a former student who says the school refused…
by NewsOne Staff
06.19.19
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Man Faces Sentencing For Burning Black Church Over…

SPRINGFIELD, Mass. — A white Massachusetts man convicted of burning down a predominantly black church because he was angry with…
by NewsOne Staff
06.19.19
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Sad Truth: AIDS Leading Cause Of Death For…

The department of health in Massachusetts has announced that HIV/AIDS is the leading cause of death for African-American women in…
by NewsOne Staff
06.19.19
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