CROWN Act empowering more people to express themselves with natural hair
The CROWN act was passed in Massachusetts last year, but the effort to make it federal law is still ongoing.
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The CROWN act was passed in Massachusetts last year, but the effort to make it federal law is still ongoing.
Outside of Melnea Cass Boulevard, her legacy and name are largely unknown and uncelebrated.
WBZ-TV's Chris Tanaka reports.
Jerome Smith is Amazon's Head of Community Engagement for the New England region.
A Massachusetts businessman got to work after the death of George Floyd. And two years later, he's following through on the promises he made.
Rollins Ross. provides music lessons for children through his company "Ross Music Company."
Reverand Mariama White-Hammond Is the Chief of Environment, Energy and Open Space for the city of Boston.
Toy Burton is the founder and Executive Director of DeeDee's Cry.
Glynn Lloyd is the Executive Director of Mill City Community Investments.
Priscilla Douglas is the board chair at the Boston Public Library.
Boston Public Library is celebrating Black History Month as librarians have gathered dozens of new books aimed at sharing the African-American experience.
T. Michael Thomas is focused on getting young people off the streets and providing a career for them.
Michael Curry is the President and CEO of the Massachusetts League of Community Health Centers.
Imari Paris Jeffries is the Executive Director of Embrace Boston.
Ava Callender Concepcion is the Commissioner for the Massachusetts Cannabis Control Commission.
Darryl Settles is the President of Catalyst Ventures Development and a community service activist.
WBZ-TV's Chris Tanaka reports.
Segun Idowu has worn many hats when it comes to making Boston a better place for all.
Tony Richards volunteers his time to coaching kids in an education-first environment.
Dolls play an important role in child development, but some kids don't have one that looks like them.
A Boston non-profit is providing culinary training to help unemployed adults find work in the industry.
Robert Lewis Jr is well known as a community leader who gives tirelessly to Boston's youth.
Collette Phillips is the Founder of Collette Phillips Communications, the oldest communications firm owned by a person of color in Boston.
Nieisha Deed is the Founder and CEO of Purespark, an organization focused on helping the Black community with mental health.
Founding Director of The Boston University Center for Anti-Racist Research Dr. Ibram Kendi and New York Times best-selling author Nic Stone talk about their new book, "How To Be A (Young) Antiracist".
As lifelong fans of the Patriots and the Seahawks, a Mattapoisett couple is a "house divided" this Super Bowl Sunday.
Derrick White made six 3-pointers and scored 28 points and the Boston Celtics beat the Houston Rockets 114-93.
Savannah Guthrie said she and her family were aware of reports of a ransom note and that they are "ready to talk."
After I-Team reports about a Foxboro woman's frustration with her GE gas range, the company has agreed to give her a refund.
The New England Patriots took the field at Stanford University on Wednesday for their first official practice leading up to the Super Bowl.
Boston remains blanketed in heaps of snow more than a week removed from a major snow storm.
An argument over a shoveled-out parking space in Boston turned violent when a man was stabbed, police say.
The New England Patriots took the field at Stanford University on Wednesday for their first official practice leading up to the Super Bowl.
Patriots quarterback Drake Maye's high school football coach talked about what it's like to see him playing in the Super Bowl.
As lifelong fans of the Patriots and the Seahawks, a Mattapoisett couple is a "house divided" this Super Bowl Sunday.
There's a new drug that can help early morning shift workers stay awake and alert, a study out of Boston found.
As millions of Americans struggle with paying for health care, doctors and health experts discuss how medical care is being eroded by insurers denying necessary tests and treatment, making it "more difficult to be healthy in the United States."
Flu cases are rising rapidly, especially among kids in Boston, where hospitalizations of children under five have increased 150% over the last two weeks.
Four children have died from the flu in Massachusetts so far this season, public health officials say.
Fewer people in Massachusetts are getting their seasonal flu and COVID vaccinations as the number of respiratory infections in the state continues to rise.
After I-Team reports about a Foxboro woman's frustration with her GE gas range, the company has agreed to give her a refund.
It took Aaron Braun years to get more than 93,000 Dunkin' rewards points, but after a policy change he's left with a fraction of that.
In the last three years, the Better Business Bureau has received thousands of complaints about GE.
A home baker from Foxboro, Massachusetts is frustrated that the pricy oven she bought from GE wasn't working properly. Attempts to fix it failed.
Eight states have laws making police body cameras mandatory. Massachusetts isn't one of them.
Both the Trump and Healey administrations are using government websites to blame each other for the shutdown.
Which party stands to take more of the blame from voters for the government shutdown? Here's what a new poll says.
A UNH Survey Center/Granite State poll shows John Sununu crushing Scott Brown by 23 points among likely primary voters in New Hampshire.
Seth Moulton said he's running against Sen. Ed Markey because "our party leaders are clinging to that old playbook."
Maine Governor Janet Mills' run for Senate comes with an unusual promise - she will only serve one six-year term.
Panera, Zipcar and Thermo Fisher are all closing facilities or offices in Massachusetts.
Cape Cod potato chips will no longer be made on Cape Cod as of this spring.
Time Out Market Boston, a food hall that opened in the Fenway neighborhood in 2019, won't be closing after all.
The 2026 semifinalists for the James Beard Award are out, and several Massachusetts restaurants, bars and chefs made the list.
Boston's Time Out Market, a Fenway food hall that opened less than seven years ago, is now set to close.
Just steps from the water's edge along Lake Winnipesaukee, a spectacular estate mixes modern architecture with breathtaking views.
An innovative craft winery located in downtown Meredith, New Hampshire, Hermit Woods is taking a different approach to winemaking.
Located on the water's edge along New Hampshire's Lake Winnipesaukee, Mill Falls blends elegant luxury with spectacular vistas.
Kohler Store by Supply New England and an interior designer showcases how beauty and functionality can breathe new life into a project.
James Beard-nominated pastry chef and co-founder of Bakey in Boston gives insight on how to make his world-famous babka.
Derrick White made six 3-pointers and scored 28 points and the Boston Celtics beat the Houston Rockets 114-93.
The New England Patriots took the field at Stanford University on Wednesday for their first official practice leading up to the Super Bowl.
Patriots quarterback Drake Maye's high school football coach talked about what it's like to see him playing in the Super Bowl.
Cooper Flagg Flagg scored 36 points in his first meeting with the team he grew up watching in Maine.
The Chicago Bulls are sending center Nikola Vučević to the Boston Celtics in exchange for guard Anfernee Simons, and the teams will also swap second-round draft picks as part of the deal.
A tegu lizard was found buried beneath the snow in Providence, Rhode Island.
A gathering of North Atlantic right whales off Massachusetts over the weekend appears to have set a new monthly record.
A rocketship on a downtown Boston roof is part of the new Winteractive 2026 public art installation.
The overpowering scent of Dunkin' donuts in the air has some Haverhill residents complaining.
Alex Cornwell's display of nearly 300 Christmas inflatables is attracting visitors from around Massachusetts.