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Juneteenth

Today, the Boston Globe is observing Juneteenth as a day of reflection and celebration of Black life and achievement. Amid nationwide protests and calls to action, we aim to celebrate Black culture and amplify more Black voices going forward, and invite you to join us for a special Op-Talk this afternoon about how to build an antiracist movement.

ADRIAN WALKER

What we celebrate this Juneteenth

This Juneteenth finds Americans in the streets, joined again in a battle for that elusive idea of freedom.

?Something we can hold onto?: Reflections on Juneteenth

Along with joyful festivities, there will be mourning of the Black men and women who have been killed by police this year, as well as ongoing protests in the streets of Boston.

12 Boston events celebrating Juneteenth

An array of events, from rallies to readings, will mark the holiday Friday.
Boston councilors call for Juneteenth to be citywide holiday Here?s what Mayor Walsh says about that So you want to learn about Juneteenth? Here's a primer

Join us at 2 p.m.
How to Build An Antiracist Movement
This afternoon, bestselling author Dr. Ibram X. Kendi, director of the new BU Center for Antiracist Research, and Globe Editorial Page Editor Bina Venkataraman will discuss what an antiracist movement in the US might look like, and how we can hasten its progress.

Sign up to join the free virtual event on Zoom Watch live on Facebook at 2 p.m.

Opinion

EDITORIAL

America?s willful ignorance about Black lives
James S. Hirsch

Trump in Tulsa: A racial reckoning that is long overdue
IDEAS | NYLE FORT

Refusing to give death the last word

RENÉE GRAHAM

Don?t be a Karen. Be a Joan.

Black Voices Now
In this series from Globe Opinion, we feature Black voices from throughout the community amid the historic protests following the killing of George Floyd.

The Globe aims to amplify even more Black voices going forward. Click here to share yours.

?Defund whatever the hell this is?: BPD commissioner takes heat over visit from Attorney General William Barr

Speaking in a harsh and at times emotional tone, Commissioner Gross struck back at public officials who sharply criticized him for agreeing to meet with Attorney General Barr, who has been met with a wave of criticism amid the anti-police-brutality protests sweeping the nation.

Twitter labels President Trump?s tweet about ?racist baby? as ?manipulated?
Twitter added a warning to a post from President Trump about a racist baby on Thursday, saying it contained manipulated media designed to mislead people.

Some emergency child care centers closed due to coronavirus

Mass. state universities say students to return in September

Opinion

IDEAS | BRENT RENAUD

Black Lives Matter in a haven for white supremacists
Diane Hessan

It?s past time for white people to step up
Renée GRAHAM

The emancipation of Aunt Jemima
Alex Beam

Small mercies in the midst of the coronavirus

?Lord of the Rings,? ?Chariots of Fire,? actor Ian Holm dies at 88
A star of stage and screen, Holm won a Tony Award for best featured actor as Lenny in Harold Pinter's play ?The Homecoming? in 1967 and was knighted in 1998 for his services to drama.

Walpole school officials vote to drop ?Rebels? nickname from sports teams

?No matter what the intent, the Rebel name will forever be linked to the Confederacy and racism,? said School Superintendent Bridget A. Gough.

Boston man posed as wealthy Greek scion, defrauded investors, complaint claims
Vassilios Trikantzopoulos allegedly posed as a member of a wealthy Greek shipping family and defrauded investors out of more than $300,000, the US Securities and Exchange Commission said.

After a Globe review found police pay surged over the past decade, Mayor Walsh says overtime is a necessity

Walsh on Thursday acknowledged the need for continued scrutiny on city spending, but said police overtime is often justified and a necessary part of the department?s work.
Boston?s highest-paid worker: a cop accused of payroll abuse in 2007 Some of Boston?s top-paid police officers have checkered pasts

Man disguised as UPS driver shot Braintree woman with rifle hidden in box, prosecutor says

Robert Bonang III disguised himself as a UPS driver and used a sawed-off rifle hidden inside a box to fatally shoot his former neighbor, Laurie Melchionda, several times when the Weston School administrator opened the door of her Braintree home Wednesday, a prosecutor alleged Thursday.

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Comfort Zone

Take a tour of social justice sites with ?A People?s Guide to Greater Boston?

Ask Matthew: What should a fan of ?Mrs. America? watch next?

For the art-starved, an outdoor show along the Riverway blends sculpture and nature

5 albums to buy during Bandcamp?s Juneteenth fund-raiser

On StatNews.com

How likely are kids to get Covid-19? Scientists see a ?huge puzzle?

Rising Covid-19 cases, hospitalizations underscore the long road ahead

Coronavirus

The latest COVID-19 numbers from Massachusetts

Town-by-town COVID-19 data in Massachusetts

Boston is still running

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THANK YOU

To those striving to save lives. To those keeping us going. To those fighting for a better future.

A veteran died 20 yards from his room on the Bedford VA campus. No one noticed for five weeks
On May 8, 62-year-old Tim White disappeared along with his walker. But no one appears to have looked very hard for him. It turns out White was lying at the bottom of a stairwell just 60 feet from his room for more than five weeks until a fellow resident discovered his body June 12.

60,000-plus people have been tested for COVID antibodies in Mass. But the state won?t say how many tested positive
?Just knowing the numbers of tests being done is worthless information,? said Dr. David Hamer, an infectious disease expert at Boston Medical Center.

Rhode Island

It?s Juneteenth. Here?s the R.I. history lesson we?ve all been waiting for

As we stop to commemorate Juneteenth, it?s worth taking some time to reflect on Rhode Island?s role in the slave trade, but also to remember the Black men and women who survived it, and the many people who courageously opposed it.

Critics say a Rhode Island law protects bad cops. It also helps good ones

Providence and state education leaders support renaming Esek Hopkins Middle School
Newton

Special report

The virus?s tale

Track the coronavirus pandemic in Massachusetts to its roots and you find a story driven by heroics, ingenuity, error, pain, and a hard question: How could a state famous for health care excellence have suffered such a vast loss of human life?
Seven takeaways from ?The virus?s tale,? an inside look at the spread of coronavirus in Massachusetts The first victims of coronavirus coped with an unexpected feeling: shame The virus's tale: a live discussion

Opinion, ideas, and commentary

RENÉE LOTH

Twin crises open up space for reinvention
Scot Lehigh

The president puts America second ? and himself on the path to defeat
Shan Soe-Lin and Robert Hecht

Massachusetts is reopening, but the coronavirus is still here. Don?t let your guard down
EDITORIAL

Efforts to reform the force must include State Police
Régine Jean-Charles

Milton, what kind of town do we want to be?
IDEAS | ABDALLAH FAYYAD

The military presence at D.C. protests was disturbingly familiar

VISUAL STORIES

Food for the soul ... and the community

Photos from the protest and vigil in Boston on Tuesday

A funeral home copes with the surge during the coronavirus pandemic

Life during the coronavirus pandemic

metro

Police release video of fiery Hingham motorcycle crash that injured two
The crash happened shortly after 8 p.m. on Route 3A in Hingham Wednesday, police said.

Watch live: Governor Baker to speak Friday around noon

Governor Charlie Baker is expected to speak Friday around noon. Watch live here.

DACA college students breathe a little easier, for now

The fate of DACA has galvanized campuses in recent years. Students have protested the decision by the Trump administration three years ago to end DACA, university presidents have sent letters to the president pleading on behalf of young people, and more than 180 higher education institutions filed briefs with the US Supreme Court defending the program.

Fiery Hingham motorcycle crash

?Lord of the Rings,? ?Chariots of Fire,? actor Ian Holm dies at 88

sports

MLBPA counters with pitch for 70-game schedule, but don?t expect owners to bite

The offer is 10 games more than what the owners offered on Wednesday and includes expanded playoffs.

State tourney flashback: Walpole girls? lacrosse netted riveting D1 semifinal win over Longmeadow

Then-sophomore Sydney Scales scored two of her five goals in the final one and 48 seconds as the Rebels rallied for an 11-10 win.

Bruce Arena questions a need for the national anthem to be played before games in the US

Most MLS players aren't from the United States, Arena notes, reasoning that it makes little sense to play the anthem before soccer games here.

Alex Cora speaks: Returning to the Red Sox ?is not even part of the equation?

Five MLS teams now have had at least one player test positive for coronavirus

Soccer resumes in Brazil amid protests

STAT

The world needs Covid-19 vaccines. It may also be overestimating their power

In a medical first, doctors treat Parkinson?s with a novel brain cell transplant

A cancer patient reconsiders her end-of-life wishes amid Covid-19

Covid-19?s future: small outbreaks, monster wave, or ongoing crisis

Stay up to date with STAT?s Covid-19 Tracker

Business

A quarter of Massachusetts restaurants may close for good because of COVID-19
The state's restaurant association says many won't even try to reopen.

Larry Edelman
Rosengren says ineffective pandemic controls threaten economic recovery
Efforts to contain the coronavirus are falling short, threatening the economic boost that has accompanied the easing of pandemic restrictions across the country, Eric Rosengren, president of the Federal Reserve Bank of Boston, said Friday.

TALKING POINTS

Assembly lines at auto factories to halt to commemorate end of slavery

Trump uses Latin America split to boost ally to top bank job

European countries slam US for suspending tech tax talks

Harvard Pilgrim Health targets more than $38 million in second round of coronavirus relief

Politics

Trump says he will renew effort to end DACA after Supreme Court blocked first try

Twitter labels President Trump?s tweet about ?racist baby? as ?manipulated?

As John Bolton speaks, Congress shrugs and points to election

Marijuana

Bernie Sanders calls for marijuana legalization in Senate floor speech on policing reform

Kansas City mayor wants to stop penalizing marijuana possession
magazine
Perspective

What too many white people still don?t understand about racism
Globe Magazine

Explore these less-traveled spaces at 8 Boston area parks and open spaces
Globe Magazine

Five ice cream shops in Greater Boston that deliver
Cooking

Recipes: Grilled shrimp with big flavor

sports

Jordan Spieth overcomes a rough start with six straight birdies on the back at Hilton Head

Instant replay: The best sports on TV Friday

Suspended WR Josh Gordon applies for NFL reinstatement

metro

Police release video of fiery Hingham motorcycle crash that injured two

Watch live: Governor Baker to speak Friday around noon

DACA college students breathe a little easier, for now

Nation

Report: State Dept official quits over Trump race response

Bolton book and Supreme Court ruling on ?dreamers? amount to twin defeats to Trump

Kentucky AG urges patience amid probe of Breonna Taylor?s death

World

North Korea blows up inter-Korea liaison office, raising tensions

India says 3 soldiers killed in standoff with Chinese troops

US Embassy in Seoul removes Black Lives Matter banner, two days after it was unfurled

politics

Twitter labels President Trump?s tweet about ?racist baby? as ?manipulated?

As John Bolton speaks, Congress shrugs and points to election

Amy Klobuchar urges Joe Biden to pick nonwhite woman as running mate

business

A quarter of Massachusetts restaurants may close for good because of COVID-19

Rosengren says ineffective pandemic controls threaten economic recovery

Assembly lines at auto factories to halt to commemorate end of slavery

lifestyle

Colonnade Hotel reopens its Roof Top Pool (with new safety protocols)

Is this goodbye to make-your-own waffle stations?

Douglass Williams on the Basque region, slushy drinks, and that trip he took with his mom when he was 12

marijuana

Bernie Sanders calls for marijuana legalization in Senate floor speech on policing reform

Kansas City mayor wants to stop penalizing marijuana possession

Pennsylvania Supreme Court tosses county ban on probationers using medical marijuana

opinion

Black Lives Matter in a haven for white supremacists

It?s past time for white people to step up

Push for police reform gathers steam

food & dining

Jamaica Plain institution Bella Luna & The Milky Way to close

For Father?s Day, food gifts and festive meals to go

Get a healthy dose of flavor with pecan butters

travel

Is this goodbye to make-your-own waffle stations?

Douglass Williams on the Basque region, slushy drinks, and that trip he took with his mom when he was 12

Public markets return, weddings still happen, and blankets keep memories alive

Books

In Roddy Doyle?s ?Love,? sharing beers -- and memories

In Ottessa Moshfegh?s ?Death in Her Hands,? a mysterious note leads to self-invention

?Jesus and John Wayne? untangles gender messages in white evangelical circles

Movies

At the movies then and (not quite) now

Caught between two cultures in Australia

Doc Talk: celebrating the first lady of song, visiting Boston?s mean streets, fighting the Axis from above

Television

Soaps were the stories of my youth

When characters come out of the closet, TV often shows us it can handle the truth

The Emmys show will go on ? in September

music

What will become of Boston?s fall classical music season?

On ?Rough and Rowdy Ways,? Bob Dylan is keeping an eye on heaven?s door

With a new album but no place to go, Phoebe Bridgers unpacks ?Punisher?

Theater/Dance

Idris Goodwin offers free plays for children as ?sparks for conversation? on race

Yale Rep cancels entire ?20-21 season

Free Shakespeare on the Common?s ?The Tempest? has been canceled

globe local

Police release video of fiery Hingham motorcycle crash that injured two

Walpole school officials vote to drop ?Rebels? nickname from sports teams

Dining in the Great Outdoors (streets, parking lots, and town commons included)

Obituaries

?Lord of the Rings,? ?Chariots of Fire,? actor Ian Holm dies at 88

Tibor Benedek, 3-time Olympic water polo champ from Hungary, dies

?She was an angel? ? Corrine White, mother, foster mother, and baby sitter to a Roxbury neighborhood, dies at 96