Runners warmed up for the Boston Athletic Association half marathon at White Stadium in Franklin Park in November.

Boston’s students deserve a renovated White Stadium

I’ve been inside White Stadium recently and can tell you this: It’s the most run-down, dilapidated public facility I’ve seen in years.

The city is putting more than 4 acres of parking lots along Harrison Avenue in Roxbury currently used by the Boston Water & Sewer Commission up for bid. Two developers are pursuing the site with plans for large-scale affordable housing development there.

City-owned lots on Harrison Ave. in Roxbury could soon be big housing complex

Two experienced developers have pitched affordable housing on a 4.5-acre site near the border with the South End.

Isabela Katzki, a sophomore at Brockton High School, voiced her concerns during a Brockton High Community town hall meeting.

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Brockton High School was once a model for the nation. So what went wrong?

The city’s flagship high school is in turmoil: Fights break out multiple times a week, attracting stampedes of students, eager to record the melees on their cellphones. Scores of teens roam the halls during class. But it wasn't always this way.

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For Women’s History Month, Harvard professor Imani Perry lists her top books on inequities women of color face

Perry, a Harvard professor in women and sexuality studies, as well as African-American studies, recommended four books that she says illuminate racial and economic inequities women of color face today.

Boston Public School students (right), exit the Reggie Lewis Center, while students from suburban schools enter for a meet
at the Reggie Lewis Center. The City Council and local advocates agreed Monday that Boston should explore other options to meet the state's athletic needs.

‘We need another track’: The Reggie Lewis Center can’t meet student needs alone, officials say

Several advocates at a hearing Monday said the city should lean on Boston's other tracks and colleges to meet Boston students' needs.

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Explore the project: Beyond the Gilded Gate
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The story of how a murder in Mission Hill — the Carol Stuart shooting — terrorized and wounded a community of innocent people.

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Most Bostonians know little about the man for whom Faneuil Hall is named, who enriched himself by trafficking in human beings. Should knowing that history change the way the city remembers him?

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Why, after years of new policies and good intentions, is Boston still so unequal? And what can we do about it? The Money, Power, Inequality team will zero in on the racial wealth gap and why it persists.

That includes a fuller exploration of our history of inequities: the role of Boston in the slave trade and tracing the systems and policies that have enabled the racial wealth gap to endure.

We’ll explore the societal structures — both intentional and accidental — that stand in the way of wealth equality, from housing policies to a higher education system that favors those who already have the resources. It also means showing how the wealth gap hurts us all, and how closing it doesn’t mean that others lose out. We will focus on illuminating big and bold solutions. And we’ll do this work in conversation with our readers and the community.

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Nervousness, suspicion, and cautious optimism among Mattapan’s Blue Hill Ave. businesses about center bus lanes

“We will work with the business community in our block-by-block planning to ensure that the spaces near their establishments match their needs,” a city transportation department spokesperson said. 9:01 a.m.

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In a series of land transactions decades ago, the message was clear: People of color weren’t welcome. Their exclusion was spelled out in hundreds of land deeds recently discovered across the North Shore.

In deeds, people of color were barred from buying homes. Now, they could validate special purpose credit programs.

The racist practice played a large part in why so much of the state is segregated along racial lines, with economic disparities that still resonate. 5:36 a.m.

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Dorchester resident Hakim Cunningham suspected racial bias was at play when he got his late-mother's triple-decker appraised in 2020, after her death.

Black and Latino Bostonians’ homes valued less than white-owned houses, Zillow data show

Homeownership remains one of the primary drivers of wealth, but exclusionary roadblocks have prevented many people of color from buying homes that are worth as much as white-owned homes. 11:37 a.m.

The US Department of Commerce building building in Washington, D.C.

Federal judge orders minority business agency opened to all races

A federal judge in Texas has ruled that a 55-year-old federal agency created to help minority-owned businesses must now open its doors to every race, siding with a group of White plaintiffs who argued that the agency discriminated against them. 10:17 a.m.

Mardi Fuller (in lilac) with a group of skiers at Whaleback Mountain in Enfield, N.H.

Backcountry hiker forges a path to make outdoor adventures more inclusive

Mardi Fuller, the first Black person confirmed to have climbed all 48 of New Hampshire’s 4,000-foot mountains, is working to help other people of color experience great heights. 6:00 a.m.

Audience members applauded a speaker during the Housing Justice Action organized by the Greater Boston Interfaith Organization at the Islamic Society of Boston Cultural Center.

Religious leaders, community activists call for increased funding to maintain affordable housing stock

More than 1,700 community members, many of them representing dozens of advocacy organizations, filled the Islamic Society of Boston Cultural Center Sunday afternoon to discuss the Greater Boston Interfaith Organization’s requests. 9:08 p.m.

A poll worker held a roll of "I Voted" stickers to hand out to voters on the morning of the South Carolina Republican primary at Cayce United Methodist Church in Cayce, S.C., last month.

Racial turnout gap has widened with a weakened Voting Rights Act, study finds

The “racial turnout gap” is watched closely by voting rights groups and civil rights leaders as an indication of potentially harmful laws or procedures that could have suppressive effects on communities of color. 1:54 p.m.

National Urban League president and CEO Marc Morial speaks at the National Urban League Annual Conference, July 22, 2022, in Washington.

Black Americans’ significant economic and civil rights progress threatened, report says

Despite significant economic advancement over several decades, the report also highlights numerous barriers to economic advancement. 3:03 p.m.

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Boston’s students deserve a renovated White Stadium

City-owned lots on Harrison Ave. in Roxbury could soon be big housing complex

Brockton High School was once a model for the nation. So what went wrong?

For Women’s History Month, Harvard professor Imani Perry lists her top books on inequities women of color face

‘We need another track’: The Reggie Lewis Center can’t meet student needs alone, officials say

Recent Globe projects

Explore the project: Beyond the Gilded GatePeople in and around Boston are being challenged, in ways never before, to address the region's unprecedented housing crisis. The Globe Spotlight Team probed this question and found yet another crisis: One of consensus and will.

Nightmare in Mission HillThe story of how a murder in Mission Hill — the Carol Stuart shooting — terrorized and wounded a community of innocent people.

Who was Peter Faneuil? A Bostonian, merchant, philanthropist — and slave trader. Most Bostonians know little about the man for whom Faneuil Hall is named, who enriched himself by trafficking in human beings. Should knowing that history change the way the city remembers him?

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Nervousness, suspicion, and cautious optimism among Mattapan’s Blue Hill Ave. businesses about center bus lanes

In deeds, people of color were barred from buying homes. Now, they could validate special purpose credit programs.

Black and Latino Bostonians’ homes valued less than white-owned houses, Zillow data show

Federal judge orders minority business agency opened to all races

Backcountry hiker forges a path to make outdoor adventures more inclusive

Religious leaders, community activists call for increased funding to maintain affordable housing stock

Racial turnout gap has widened with a weakened Voting Rights Act, study finds

Black Americans’ significant economic and civil rights progress threatened, report says

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A Beautiful ResistanceBlack joy, Black lives, as celebrated by culture columnist Jeneé Osterheldt.

The Great DivideThis is a reporting effort dedicated to investigating race, class, and inequality in Boston-area schools.

SpotlightExplore projects and reports from the Boston Globe's Spotlight team.

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Explore the project: Beyond the Gilded Gate
People in and around Boston are being challenged, in ways never before, to address the region's unprecedented housing crisis. The Globe Spotlight Team probed this question and found yet another crisis: One of consensus and will.

Nightmare in Mission Hill
The story of how a murder in Mission Hill — the Carol Stuart shooting — terrorized and wounded a community of innocent people.

Who was Peter Faneuil? A Bostonian, merchant, philanthropist — and slave trader.
Most Bostonians know little about the man for whom Faneuil Hall is named, who enriched himself by trafficking in human beings. Should knowing that history change the way the city remembers him?

A Beautiful Resistance
Black joy, Black lives, as celebrated by culture columnist Jeneé Osterheldt.

The Great Divide
This is a reporting effort dedicated to investigating race, class, and inequality in Boston-area schools.

Spotlight
Explore projects and reports from the Boston Globe's Spotlight team.