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There are myths dating back centuries that Black people have thicker skin or a higher pain tolerance than white people. Now in the Derek Chauvin trial, defense attorneys have said Chauvin couldn’t overcome the strength of George Floyd. Edwin Lindo, assistant dean for social and health justice at University of Washington, breaks down the history behind the myths.

Boston Mayor Kim Janey painted a vision of parity and highlighted her ties to the city she grew up in when launching her campaign for a full term Tuesday. “I bring to City Hall and to this race my life experience like none of my predecessors,” Janey said. “Those experiences inform how I govern and how I will lead the…

“Sesame Street” is introducing two new Muppets, a Black father and son, as part of an effort to help children understand racial literacy. The two Muppets, Wes and Elijah, were introduced in a short video created by Sesame Workshop, the nonprofit educational organization behind the long-running show. In the video, Elmo wants to know why Wes’s skin is brown, so his father...

State Rep. Jon Santiago is joining the growing pool of candidates in the race for Boston’s next mayor. Santiago, an ER doctor at Boston Medical Center, has been vocal about the state’s handling of the coronavirus pandemic. He has pressured leaders in Massachusetts to move more quickly and tighten restrictions and weighed in on the evidence that shows the...

Purcell Conway, a civil rights activist from St. Augustine, Florida, talks about the watershed moments that led to the Civil Rights Act of 1964, and why it’s still not the end of the fight for racial equity in the United States.

Johnnie R. Turner, a former Tennessee state representative, talks about her experience with implicit segregation on buses and public spaces even after courts have ruled to desegregate.

Dr. Albert Gaskins, a doctor and desegregationist, speaks about his record as a civil rights activist as a young man and young professionals to open doors for other Black Americans.

Marie L. Greenwood, the first tenured Black teacher in the Denver public school system so revered that she had an elementary school named after her, recalls how she fought to open the gates for more Black teachers in a system that didn’t have faith in them.

Dr. Edward S. Cooper, the first Black President of the American Heart Association and Martin Luther King Jr.’s physician, has spent his life sealing the health gap for Black Americans.

Rev. William B. Moore talks about how Black student of the time used civil disobedience to gain small victories during the Civil Rights Movement, and how participating as a sit-in protester shaped the rest of his life as an activist.

Dr. LaVerne Bell-Tolliver, a native of segregated Little Rock, Arkansas, recalls her experience as the first Black student attempting to desegregate Forest Heights Junior High School.

Elaine Brown is accustomed to breaking new ground — and overcoming adversity is a challenge she’d conquered long before she made history in the 1970s as the first and only woman to lead the Black Panther Party.

UCLA Assistant Professor of Sociology S. Michael Gaddis dishes on new study that reveals Millennials may not be as racially progressive as previously believed.

While some data shows that millennials may be the least racially biased group in the nation, they still show “strong racial bias and anti-Blackness” when looking for roommates, a UCLA study released today suggests.

Dr. Cassandra Pierre talks with Sue O’Connell about the historic mistrust of vaccines among the Black community and what can be done to boost confidence in the COVID-19 vaccines.

Boston While Black Founder and CEO Sheena Collier talks about the organization, why she started it and the role it plays.

COVID-19 has proven to hospitalize and kill people of color at high rates, and experts say nutrition could play an important role in fighting off the virus.

President Donald Trump and Democratic Nominee for President Joe Biden debate race issues in the United States and the role of law enforcement at the first Presidential Debate in Cleveland, Oh.

Black leaders in Boston are calling on the city to step up its response to the coronavirus crisis in their communities as the pandemic continues to disproportionately impact people of color. The Black Boston COVID-19 Coalition, a group dedicated to ensuring coronavirus response and recovery, claim they have seen a rise in cases in neighborhoods like Roxbury, Dorchester, Mattapan and…

Little Free Libraries, or book-sharing boxes, are a trend in over 100 countries, including the U.S. Some Bay State natives are on a mission to ensure that the books inside represent the global community we now live in.