In a legal battle that lasted more than a decade, Brookline Town voted Tuesday to award an $11 million settlement to a Black former firefighter who said he experienced racial discrimination at the fire department.
According to a new study from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, “over 140,000 kids have experienced the loss of a parent or caretaker since the COVID-19 pandemic began.” The study also noted that the demographic hit hardest by these tragic events were Black and brown children.
The foundation of one of the oldest Black churches in America was uncovered in Williamsburg, Va., and will now be included in a living art museum that wants to tell the truth about Black colonial America.
