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Jun 18, 2024
How Boston's Eliot School desegregated — and resegregated
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Since the end of mandatory busing in 1988, white students in the Boston public schools have tended to 'cluster' once again in a small handful of select schools, due to parent choice, persistent neighborhood segregation — and district policy.
Jun 18, 2024
The Celtics are NBA champions again. Here's a look at the storied season
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Reporter Simón Rios joins WBUR's Morning Edition to talk about the storylines of Celtics' historic season and what could be next for the young team.
Jun 18, 2024
Why is Massachusetts taking hits in the New Hampshire governor’s race?
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As she runs for governor of New Hampshire, much of Republican Kelly Ayotte's campaign messaging seems to focus on Massachusetts. But why? According to some experts, it's part of a New Hampshire tradition.
Jun 18, 2024
Forecast: Bostonians cope as sticky heat wave keeps up
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Temperatures will soar into the 90s this week, right on cue with the official start of summer. Heat index values, which consider both temperature and humidity, show it will feel even hotter than the forecast suggests.
Jun 17, 2024
How Boston's Poet Laureate feels the joy of Juneteenth through 'The Electric Slide'
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When Boston's Poet Laureate Porsha Olayiwola thinks of Juneteenth, she sees the national holiday as a celebration, but also as a reminder of oppression. Olayiwola joined WBUR's Weekend Edition host Sharon Brody to reflect on the meaning of the day and how some of her poetry reflects the holiday's themes.
Jun 17, 2024
At mobile home parks, a battle brews between residents and corporate owners on rents
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Hundreds of mobile home residents say they've been charged disparate prices, in violation of state law. Park owners, who want to charge higher rates to new residents, argue that requiring prices to be the same for everyone could hurt those least able to pay.
Jun 17, 2024
'We were fighting for our life': Former Boston Public Schools student, teacher reflect on busing, 50 years later
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Nearly 50 years after the ruling mandating Boston desegregate its schools, two people who lived through that history joined WBUR's Morning Edition to look back on what happened and how it still impacts us today.
Jun 13, 2024
MFA offers free tours for homeless women from a day shelter
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The tours are organized through a partnership between Women's Lunch Place, a daytime women's shelter and advocacy center in Boston, and the Museum of Fine Arts.
Jun 12, 2024
Naloxone boxes credited with helping to reduce overdose deaths in Mass.
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For many years, communities in Massachusetts balked at the idea of installing boxes containing Narcan on the streets and outside public buildings. Now there are at least 134. This drug that can reverse an OD is available free, day and night - to save a life - if needed.
Jun 12, 2024
Trash Rabbit's daredevil punk rock channels grief, joy and jazz
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Tragedy bonded the members of Trash Rabbit and fueled their furious, complex rock 'n' roll. Now the band is a favorite in the Boston basement rock scene with a new album that captures the ferocity of the group's live shows.
Jun 18 | 00:05:28
How Boston's Eliot School desegregated — and resegregated
Jun 18 | 00:05:01
The Celtics are NBA champions again. Here's a look at the storied season
Jun 18 | 00:03:52
Why is Massachusetts taking hits in the New Hampshire governor’s race?
Jun 18 | 00:02:35
Forecast: Bostonians cope as sticky heat wave keeps up
Jun 17 | 00:04:50
How Boston's Poet Laureate feels the joy of Juneteenth through 'The Electric Slide'
Jun 17 | 00:07:33
At mobile home parks, a battle brews between residents and corporate owners on rents
Jun 17 | 00:06:46
'We were fighting for our life': Former Boston Public Schools student, teacher reflect on busing, 50 years later
Jun 13 | 00:03:18
MFA offers free tours for homeless women from a day shelter
Jun 12 | 00:04:32
Naloxone boxes credited with helping to reduce overdose deaths in Mass.
Jun 12 | 00:05:21
Trash Rabbit's daredevil punk rock channels grief, joy and jazz
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