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After raising NBA Championship Banner No. 18, the most in NBA History, the Boston Celtics opened their 2024-25 regular season campaign by making a team record twenty-nine three-point shots enroute to their 132-109 victory over the New York Knickerbockers at the T.D. Bank Garden. October 30th, 2024 >.
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A veteran’s life well lived: General ‘Woody’ Woodhouse. In honor of Veterans Day, the Banner spoke to one of our most famous veterans, Brigadier General Enoch “Woody” Woodhouse. He is an Air Force veteran and a member of the Tuskegee Airmen, one of the most famous all-Black regiments in our armed services history. November 6th, 2024 >.
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The Bay State Banner is an African American owned news weekly that reports on the political, economic, social and cultural issues that are of interest to African American and English speaking Latinos in Boston and throughout New England. In addition to our weekly newspaper, we have daily updated content on our digital platform, as well as the ...
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Advocates: youth homelessness remains urgent, far-reaching issue. In the winter, Alan Mack, 27, will begin his undergraduate studies at Berklee College of Music, taking the next step toward fulfilling his dream of working in music production. But, just five years ago, Mack’s life was in limbo, derailed in an attack that left him partially ...
Upcoming election season heats up – The Bay State Banner
Apr 17, 2024 · Deaton and Cain will face off in the Republican primary on Sept. 3. Warren last faced a challenge in 2018, garnering 60% of the vote to defeat Republican businessman Geoff Diehl and Independent entrepreneur Shiva Ayyadurai. Warren has $3.9 million in her campaign account. Deaton, who last week loaned his campaign $1 million, has raised $360,690 ...
In their first year, Banner’s new owners aimed to preserve legacy …
Jun 5, 2024 · Internally, Mitchell and Stark added to the paper’s staff, creating two full-time staff writer positions. Most recently, they hired a full-time managing editor, Jamyra Perry, formerly with the Philadelphia Tribune.
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Historic wins, bitter divides: The year in Boston politics. At the dawn of 2023, Massachusetts politicians were celebrating the historic electoral victories of Maura Healey, the state’s first woman governor, and Andrea Campbell, the first Black woman elected statewide in Massachusetts history. December 27th, 2023 >.
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2022 was year of historic firsts – The Bay State Banner
Dec 28, 2022 · In the fields of politics and public policy, Boston’s communities of color made historic gains in 2022, with former City Councilor Andrea Campbell’s elevation to attorney general, Michelle Wu’s first full year as mayor and, for the first few months, a majority of people of color on the City Council. After decades of incremental gains and ...
Banner has been standard-bearer for Boston community
Mar 29, 2023 · It’s been a long and remarkable journey for the Banner, since publisher Melvin Miller first opened the Banner’s doors, stepping into the shoes of William Monroe Trotter and other black publishers who blazed the trail in the 19th and 20th centuries. William Monroe Trotter, founder of The Guardian. The year was 1965, 10 years after the ...