Lone black counselor at Boy Scout camp calls for changes after offensive ?award?

 Former Eagle Scout and Boy Scout counselor Chris Vogel.

John Tlumacki/Globe Staff

The award given to Chris Vogel, the only black staffer, was part of an annual camp tradition of mock merit badges and awards that Vogel and others argue frequently crossed the line into offensive material.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2019/03/07/BostonGlobe.com/Metro/Images/da1ff229-6655-4ab9-9247-ad690b4699d1-26722-kA9--90x90@BostonGlobe.com.jpg Robert Kraft ordered to appear in Fla. court March 28

The New England Patriots owner was ordered to appear in court March 28 to be arraigned on two misdemeanor counts of soliciting prostitution at a Florida day spa.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2019/01/14/BostonGlobe.com/Metro/Images/ryanemt6met.jpg Walsh to propose 20 mph limit in neighborhoods and new Uber, Lyft pickup sites

Mayor Martin Walsh plans to roll out a multipronged transportation strategy Thursday intended to improve pedestrian safety and reduce congestion on city streets.

The Arts Issue

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2019/03/06/BostonGlobe.com/Magazine/Images/WEBBooks4.jpg Why independent bookstores are thriving in spite of Amazon

From ukulele lessons to speed-dating events, local shops are attracting loyal customers seeking a social hub in an online world. And they?re buying books, too.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2019/03/07/BostonGlobe.com/Business/Images/ab33900ab2894d62b47abea999899e4d-ab33900ab2894d62b47abea999899e4d-0.jpg Zuckerberg?s privacy pitch: a Facebook makeover or head fake?

CEO Mark Zuckerberg says Facebook will integrate its Messenger, Instagram, and WhatsApp services into a private communications network whose traffic even the company can?t monitor.

Shutterstock / Kzenon

Who are you calling senior? For older folks, some terms are fast becoming radioactive

Words once commonly used to describe older folks and their lives ? elderly, geriatric, golden years ? are now viewed by many as patronizing and unacceptable.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2019/03/06/BostonGlobe.com/National/Images/f0d896944f6849c5aa352e70a4194d2d-6eed0a6ba5634e35b791b2865cab79ca-0.jpg Will Warren?s ban on big donations backfire?

Senator Elizabeth Warren?s vow to avoid private fund-raisers with millionaires has turned heads among Democrats, including the Iowa voters who listened to her pitch.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2019/03/07/BostonGlobe.com/Metro/Images/Vickie%20Thibodeau%20Billerica%20Mass%20Booking%20photo%20from%20NH%20State%20Police%20OUI%20arrest%203%206%2019.jpg Billerica woman leads NH police on 30-mile chase while allegedly drunk

The chase lasted some 30 miles ? while the woman?s 16-year-old daughter was in the vehicle ? and only ended after police deployed stop sticks.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2019/03/07/BostonGlobe.com/Metro/Images/Walker_030619_ash_23987xx-26716.jpg Unseasonably cold weather continues with frigid temps, subzero wind chills

Thursday got off to a bitterly cold start in Boston, with temperatures in the teens and subzero wind chills in the morning.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2019/03/07/BostonGlobe.com/Politics/Images/1f332542-3e7f-413d-8d83-ebb25ec31b1a.jpg Giuliani says lawyers have sought Trump pardons for clients facing DOJ probes

Rudy Giuliani made his statement in response to questions about President Trump?s former lawyer and fixer, Michael Cohen, who told federal prosecutors about pardon discussions last year.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2019/03/07/BostonGlobe.com/Politics/Images/b44945bc27e149938c7700f0791c9637-b44945bc27e149938c7700f0791c9637-0.jpg Dissent among Democrats postpones action on anti-Semitism measure

Democrats protested the way Speaker Nancy Pelosi and other leaders rushed to release a resolution responding to Minnesota Representative Ilhan Omar?s remark about Israel.

Clockwise, from top left: @southendboston, @anneearetz, @pocketboston, @ducklasagne

Is this South End house the most Instagram-able spot in Boston? It sure seems like it

But to the people who have owned and occupied the quaint brick building on Worcester Street for decades, it?s just the family homestead.

CHRISTOPHER MUTHER

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2019/03/07/BostonGlobe.com/Lifestyle/Images/AFP_1E29AU.jpg The thrill is gone: Michael Jackson really makes us uncomfortable now, so his music should, too

Radio stations in New Zealand, Canada, and Holland began pulling Jackson?s music from the airwaves this week. It?s time US radio stations did the same.

Asya Partan-Tveteraas stood near two of the four pillars that replaced original walls.

People in open-concept homes are realizing the walls were there for a reason

For decades, the ?open concept? has been a home buyers? religion. But now, experts say, people are starting to openly yearn for walls.

Editorials

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2019/03/06/BostonGlobe.com/EditorialOpinion/Advance/Images/Clipboard-0289.jpg Cap on kids was a failed welfare experiment

Repeal efforts find support on multiple fronts at the State House as concern rises for the Commonwealth?s neediest children.

Editorials

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2019/03/04/BostonGlobe.com/EditorialOpinion/Advance/Images/Clipboard-0288.jpg Sam Tyler: Numbers cruncher with a moral compass

City reforms mark his tenure at Boston Municipal Research Bureau, but so does his celebration of all that is good about public service.

TOPSHOT - People hold signs reading

ARIF ALI/AFP/Getty Images

Opinion | Stephen Kinzer

We?re edging closer to nuclear war

The India-Pakistan border skirmish underscores the risks of the president?s approach.

Opinion | Robin Washington

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2017/11/30/BostonGlobe.com/Ideas/Images/11212010_21starts_photo1-7777239.jpg If the T?s goal is efficiency, make fares free

To get the T moving, free rides are a real option ? and not crazy.

JOAN VENNOCHI

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2019/03/06/BostonGlobe.com/EditorialOpinion/Images/vennochi_480-5765.jpg Wynn gambles without Bill Weld

It?s another way to put a fresh face on a company very much identified with the one disgraced by Wynn.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2019/03/07/BostonGlobe.com/Business/Images/gortonsAd2-10163.jpg The Gorton?s Fisherman has a new crew

The 170-year-old Gloucester seafood brand is relying on mer-bros and influencers to help drive fish stick sales.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2019/01/23/BostonGlobe.com/ReceivedContent/Images/46080645371_752b344d8c_o.jpg The first trailer for Mindy Kaling?s ?Late Night? is here

Its breezy wit and easy laughs make it immediately apparent why the film was a hit at Sundance.

Alex Speier

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2019/03/06/BostonGlobe.com/ReceivedContent/Images/Wright2.jpg How does Steven Wright?s suspension affect the Red Sox? bullpen plans?

When healthy, Wright?s knuckleball makes him extremely effective, but now the Red Sox will have to play 80 games without him.

Torey Krug and Brad Marchand.

Maddie Meyer/Getty Images

A look at the Twitter rivalry between Bruins Brad Marchand and Torey Krug

The two teammates enjoy poking fun at each other, usually with height-based insults.

Boston Celtics' Terry Rozier, left, and Gordon Hayward celebrates after beating the Sacramento Kings 111-109 in an NBA basketball game, Wednesday, March 6, 2019, in Sacramento, Calif. Hayward scored the gaming winning basket in the closing seconds of the game. (AP Photo/Rich Pedroncelli)

GARY WASHBURN | ON BASKETBALL

Gordon Hayward?s emergence is coming at the best time for Celtics

Even more than his big game vs. the Warriors, his game-winner against the Kings spoke volumes about his confidence.

HELP DESK

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2019/02/24/BostonGlobe.com/Business/Images/davisds6biz.jpg How to downsize your home without pitching a fit

The biggest takeaway is that when it comes to downsizing, the earlier you start the process, the better.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2019/03/01/BostonGlobe.com/Metro/Images/chalk%20BAT%20image.jpg Munch Madness 2019: The top restaurants in Boston

If it?s March, it must be time for the tournament everyone awaits all year: Munch Madness.

Newsletters

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2017/12/05/BostonGlobe.com/EditorialOpinion/Images/MichaelCohenNewsletterHP-3632.jpg Truth and Consequences

Opinion columnist Michael Cohen takes a candid and no-holds-barred look at the current political moment. Sign up now.

Love Letters: The Podcast

Season Two: How do you meet someone?

Dating in 2019 is?complicated. Frustrating. Sometimes completely exhilarating. In Season 2 of the podcast, Meredith Goldstein goes deep on one of her most-asked questions.

Listen:   Apple Podcasts   |   Stitcher   |   RadioPublic

 

Special reports

They were the top of their class at Boston public schools. Then life happened

Read a multi-part investigation into how and why the lives of promising Boston valedictorians didn?t quite turn out the way they expected.

The Big Picture

Barry Chin/Globe Staff

The Big Picture

Globe staff photos of the month, February 2019

Here?s a look at some of the best images taken by Globe photographers last month: winter weather, presidential candidates on the campaign trail, a Chinese New Year celebration.

Cars

Search This Week's Specials

Bugatti unveils world's most expensive new car, sold for $18.9 million

To mark its 110th anniversary, the French automaker Bugatti celebrated in singular style, unveiling the most expensive new car in the world ? La Voiture Noire, or the black car ? in Geneva. ?La Voiture Noire? ? the highest level of Automotive Haute Couture one can reach. #Bugatti #BugattiAtlantic #Type57SC #BugattiHistory #BugattiStory #LaVoitureNoire #AutomotiveHauteCouture #Bugatti110Years [?]

Real Estate

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2018/10/09/BostonGlobe.com/Business/Images/10-beechwood-road-halifax-exterior-side-1024x576$medium-9070.jpg Are we ignoring ? or outright banning ? an easy affordable-housing fix?

Mobile homes may be the least expensive and most effective means of addressing the region?s housing shortage.

STAT

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2019/03/06/BostonGlobe.com/National/Images/GettyImages-664917732-1024x576.jpg The likely, possible, and longshot contenders to replace Gottlieb at FDA

The sudden resignation of FDA chief Scott Gottlieb leaves a giant hole atop the agency. Who will replace him?

Podcasts