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After more than a century, women take a formal role in New Bedford’s massive Madeiran Feast

Arts, Culture & Media

For more than a century, the old whaling town of New Bedford, Massachusetts, has hosted the Feast of the Blessed Sacrament. The event celebrates Portuguese culture. But this year, for the first time — and under threat of a lawsuit — women are allowed to join the Feast Committee.

Who was Toussaint L’Ouverture, the namesake behind Boston’s new Haitian cultural center?

Arts, Culture & Media
a student stands with her arms crossed in front of a domed building on MIT's campus

On campus, Jewish and Muslim students fear for their safety

The World's Global Classroom
Children all over a colorful classroom

This Massachusetts school district focuses on the well-being of homeless immigrant students

Education
Samuel Ike, dressed in the role of Revolutionary War-era African American abolitionist Prince Hall.

The history of enslavement at Boston’s Freedom Trail sites is beginning to be told

History
woman in park

For labor-trafficked immigrants, T-visas are a lifesaving but flawed relief

The GBH News Center for Investigative Reporting spoke to nearly a dozen people in Massachusetts who say they were victims of forced labor, having to sneak down the back stairs to escape or call 911 for help. An ongoing GBH series on labor trafficking has found that those victims are often overlooked and their abusers go unpunished.

coach standing and talking

Boston Nigerians watch with pride as Celtics coach Ime Udoka guides team through NBA Finals

Sports

With the Celtics looking to bring home a banner under the guidance of the first-year head coach, the local Nigerian community is beaming at the success of one of their own.

Prem Pariyar stands in front of Alexander Meiklejohn Hall on the campus of California State University, East Bay.

‘Hidden discrimination’: California university joins national trend to protect against caste bias on campus

On Course

Caste was outlawed decades ago across South Asia. But it still exists and has found its way to American campuses.

A woman gathers her three children around the dinner table.

A long journey from Kabul brings one family to New Bedford

The family’s long journey from Kabul to New Bedford began on the morning of Aug. 15.

A vial of the Moderna vaccine for the coronavirus.

What does Moderna owe the world?

Moderna’s newfound success has put the small Massachusetts company in the hot seat over its handling of vaccine manufacturing and global access.

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