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Retired Justice Margaret Marshall says she's concerned about the independence of the judiciary and the threat of civil rights, once given, being taken away.
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Lawyers for Civil Rights from Boston has filed a complaint with the Department of Education's Office of Civil Rights on behalf of a student victim of racial harassment and a mock slave auction in the Southwick school district.
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Forty tents set up on-campus Monday by University of Massachusetts Amherst students protesting the war in Gaza and the school's financial ties to Israeli companies have been taken down. Their protest continues.
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We'll talk about two Black History Month celebrations happening at churches in Springfield and Northampton. Plus, Rep. Jim McGovern gets accolades from a Jedi (or the Joker) on the platform formerly known as Twitter.
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We talk with Keith Beauchamp about his film, "Till," and discover the history behind Martin Luther King Jr. Day with Clark University Professor Ousmane Power-Greene.
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Hundreds of people turned out Monday at the Mass Mutual Center in Springfield for an annual celebration of Martin Luther King Jr.
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After police searched a Great Barrington, Massachusetts, middle school classroom for the book "Gender Queer," a school committee plans this week to discuss what happened and school policies going forward.
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Massachusetts House lawmakers will hold a hearing on a revised gun bill on Tuesday. No senators are expected to participate.
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Author Chuck Collins writes about the life of an environmental activist in western Massachusetts who, in her final stand against big oil, alters the live trajectories of those she cared for most.
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The School Committee in Ludlow, Massachusetts, is scheduled to vote next month on a controversial proposal that could significantly alter the types of books and media allowed in the district’s libraries. It could also take away significant decision-making from librarians.