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Inside look: 50 years of BPS students' fight for equality

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Inside look: 50 years of BPS students' fight for equality

WATCH: Editors Kris Hooks and Melissa Taboada preview the Globe’s "Broken Promises, Unfulfilled Hope” series exploring the legacy of Boston’s busing era.

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Joe Mazzulla hoisted the Larry O'Brien Trophy after winning the NBA Finals in his second season as Celtics coach.

‘You knew he would do big things.’ Joe Mazzulla’s Rhode Island connections aren’t surprised by his success.

Mazzulla grew up in Johnston, R.I., just 60 miles south of the arena in which he made history this week.

Celtics fans share their feelings post NBA championship

NBA champion and Celtics center Al Horford celebrated his first career ring at the Raising Cane's on Boylston Street.

Hundreds of fans came to see Celtics veteran Al Horford ... serving chicken at a fast food restaurant

Green Teamers braved the 90-degree heat in Boston Thursday for the chance to see Horford behind the counter at Raising Cane’s on Boylston Street.

Complete guide: What to know if you’re going to the parade, and how to watch if you can’t How to get to the Boston Celtics’ championship parade

Brad Stevens’s celebration, Jeff Van Gundy’s departure, ring decisions, and other scenes from the Celtics’ historic night

Boston Public Schools close a day early for summer because of Celtics’ championship parade

APPRECIATION

Donald Sutherland defied categorization
Irreverence was a Sutherland specialty, his voice had a faint smirk in it, and that irreverence extended to the career itself.

Donald Sutherland, prolific actor whose career spanned ‘M.A.S.H.’ to ‘The Hunger Games,’ has died

Rhamondre Stevenson's best season with the Patriots came in 2022, when he rushed for 1,040 yards and caught 69 passes for 421 yards.

Patriots and Rhamondre Stevenson agree to four-year, $36 million extension

Last season, Stevenson rushed for 619 yards and four touchdowns before an ankle injury sidelined him for the final five games.

On Football: Why the Patriots should trade for Brandon Aiyuk Four takeaways from Tom Brady’s appearance with Colin Cowherd

Forecast | Ken Mahan

Severe thunderstorm watch issued for parts of New England
Scattered thunderstorms are expected to fire up and track east across the region into the evening.

Surviving Boston summer without air conditioning? Growing share of households say no. Summer solstice, the longest day, meets one of the hottest days of the year

Tuckerman Ravine is seen at left, about one mile below the summit of 6,288-foot Mount Washington, in New Hampshire, Monday, May 4, 2015.

At the top of Mount Washington, a new heat record

From saplings, to shade structures, to white paint: How communities along the Mystic River try to beat the heat

‘John I [expletive] hate you.’ Series of voicemails Karen Read left for John O’Keefe played at trial.

Specialists from the medical examiner's office also testified Thursday about John O'Keefe's injuries and his autopsy.

MFA director Matthew Teitelbaum announces retirement after decade-long tenure amid social and cultural change
"These are challenging times, but my God, people need more museums, more than they ever have," says Teitelbaum, who will leave in August 2025.

Stop & Shop celebrates grand opening at Allston Yards development project

The new supermarket is central to the 1.2 million-square-foot campus on the edge of the Massachusetts Turnpike.

This Nantucket rental costs $100,000 a week. Yes, really.
The property comprises a six-bedroom main house and a two-bedroom guest cottage, a pool, private beach stairs, and an outdoor kitchen.

Larry Edelman | Trendlines

Boston, we have a property tax problem

Fiscal progressives should forget the fanciful notion that the city’s many strengths ensure it will remain competitive despite falling commercial property values.

Amtrak service resumes from Philadelphia to New Haven after power restored to train tracks

Amtrak trains were temporarily suspended Thursday afternoon from Philadelphia to New Haven, Connecticut, by a circuit breaker malfunction, the national rail service said.

With legislative support, state’s disabled community hopes to dodge cuts to home help program
Wins in the Legislature have eased fears about proposed eligibility restrictions to the home care program.

Ginkgo scientists sequencing biological material at their office in the Seaport district.

Ginkgo Bioworks lays off 158 employees, with more to come

Rapper Travis Scott arrested after Miami Beach police say he drunkenly yelled at people on a yacht

Quincy man who raped 65-year-old woman and attacked two other women in South End sentenced to 12 years in prison

Busing at 50: Broken Promises, Unfulfilled Hope

Emmanuel Vargas took his first bus to Forest Hills Station. It's the first leg of his nearly 90-minute trek from his Hyde Park home to his high school, the Dearborn STEM Academy, in Roxbury. His draining commute is nothing out of the ordinary for a student in Boston Public Schools. (Erin Clark/Globe Staff)

50 years after busing decision, a school system still unequal, still segregated

Students had to walk the last 100 yards to South Boston High School after the first school bus in line ran out of gas on Sixth Street on Oct. 1, 1974. (Ulrike Welsch/Globe Staff)

This is Boston’s busing era captured through photos

A crowd watches as a bus carrying students returns to Columbia Point with broken windows on Sept. 12, 1974, the first day of school under the new busing system put in place to desegregate Boston Public Schools.

Tell us: How has Boston busing affected you or your family?

Opinion

A worker wiped his face while working in temperatures above 90 degrees at a gas line work site on June 20 in Boston.

SCOT LEHIGH

A withering heat wave frames climate as a key presidential campaign issue

CNN needs to put the matter front and center in next week’s debate.

Chris Ferguson

Surgeon general is wrong; social media apps don’t need warning labels

JEFF JACOBY

A simple fix for the Massachusetts flag

PODCAST | SAY MORE WITH SHIRLEY LEUNG

Krista Tippett says burnout is a spiritual issue. The solution? Getting quiet.

KIMBERLY ATKINS STOHR

Immigration is about the economy, stupid. Biden gets it, but Trump hopes his followers won’t.

LGBTQ Pride Month

Actress Elizabeth Montgomery, right, in character as Serena, Samantha's sassy cousin on the beloved sitcom Bewitched, on location in Gloucester in 1970. She is talking to the famed Gloucester fisherman, whose statue came to life in a memorable episode, "Darrin on a Pedestal."

Hammond Castle Museum in Gloucester explores the LGBTQ+ appeal of ‘Bewitched,’ the classic TV sitcom

The rainbow flag flies over Boston during the Pride Week (Craig F. Walker/Globe Staff)

Boston Globe Today

‘Pride is a riot’: Elevating queer voices and stories in June

The Boston Pride for the People parade and festival, held Saturday in Boston, is estimated to draw more than 1 million people.

Boston Pride parade awash in positivity

Members of Island Pride Boston dance during the Boston Pride for the People parade.

See photos of Boston’s Pride parade on a sunny and colorful day

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Fossil fuel opponents score victory in a UK Supreme Court ruling on case near a London airport
The UK Supreme Court ruled that planners reviewing well-drilling permits must consider the greenhouse gas emissions from burning the extracted oil.

Three squares a day: Davis, Harvard, and Central make for a fun outing along the Red Line
They’re where interesting (and sometimes zany) shops, restaurants, and people coalesce. So we built a summer day around visiting them all.

Two-alarm fire destroys home in Dedham; school nearby unaffected
The building was demolished Wednesday night.

Supreme Court upholds Trump-era tax on foreign income

The justices left in place a provision of a 2017 tax law that is expected to generate $340 billion, mainly from the foreign subsidiaries of domestic corporations. It was challenged by business and anti-regulatory interests.

Here are the major cases the Supreme Court will decide on in the coming weeks

Use, cost of weight-loss drugs soaring in Mass.

More than 310,000 prescriptions were filled last year among commercially insured Massachusetts residents for Glucagon-like peptide 1, or GLP-1, drugs, according to a recent Health Policy Commission report.

Red Sox have jump-started their offense by becoming baseball’s men of steal

Recent rule changes clearly have facilitated their uptick in stolen bases, but it is nonetheless impressive — and effective.

NESN+ will have alternate telecasts of 10 Red Sox games starting next week

794 confirmed cases and 5 deaths in a week. See the latest COVID-19 data from Mass.

Here’s a look at the latest coronavirus numbers in Massachusetts, including case numbers, deaths, demographics, and more.

Federal lawsuit claims sexual harassment in Warwick Water Division ‘boys club’

A former employee claims she reported sexual harassment to Water Division chief Terry DiPetrillo, who then repeatedly harassed her, and the lawsuit details a “Nazi joke” that led to assault charges against DiPetrillo.

Middle School employee out after investigation into letters to students

The superintendent asked families to speak with their children about appropriate interactions between students and staff members.

A wealthy couple allegedly poisoned their neighbors’ trees to secure a Maine harbor view. It’s united locals in rage.

The incident that was unearthed by the victim herself — the philanthropic wife of L.L. Bean’s late president — has united local residents in outrage.

Vermont lawmaker apologizes for repeatedly dousing colleague’s tote bag: ‘I am truly ashamed’
State Representative Jim Carroll said the harassment began in January and included dozens of incidents.

Boston’s reenactors eschew comfort for authenticity in heat wave
Despite searing-high temperatures in the Boston area, living history guides on the Freedom Trail are staying in costume — more for their audience's comfort than their own.

MISS CONDUCT

My niece is marrying ‘the jerk.’ Do I have to go to their wedding?
We haven’t spoken since she moved out of my house. Plus, what a neighbor overhears from the day care next door concerns them.

Culture & Lifestyle

Matthew Teitelbaum, director at the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, announced his retirement Thursday. He will leave the museum in August 2025.

MFA director Matthew Teitelbaum announces retirement after decade-long tenure amid social and cultural change

Donald Sutherland defied categorization

Catherine Newman is the author of the new novel “Sandwich."

Please (don’t) ask me about my newly published book

‘MJ the Musical’ is startin’ somethin’ astonishing at Citizens Opera House

Special Projects

Illustration of Jayson Tatum, Jaylen Brown, and Derrick White along with other NBA greats for the 2024 Finals preview.

Where do the 2023-24 Celtics stand among the greatest teams in NBA history?

If Jayson Tatum and Jaylen Brown beat the Dallas Mavericks in the NBA Finals and carry the team to Banner No. 18, their legacies would be cemented. But all of this year’s success means nothing without a ring.

Lauren Friel (left) owner of Rebel Rebel, chatted with customers while working at her wine bar in Bow Market in Somerville. The restrictive Boston liquor license system has pushed throngs of innovative chefs to neighborhood towns with laxer laws, including Brookline, Somerville, and Cambridge.

HIGH & DRY

Priced out: How Boston’s broken liquor license system drives chefs from the city

A stubbornly high price tag for serving alcohol hurts thousands of hospitality workers, aspiring restaurateurs, and the city itself.

Interactive map

Pothole season is upon us. See which neighborhoods have the most reports

Boston’s 311 data provides a day-by-day look at the condition of the city’s streets and sidewalks, which neighborhoods are hit hardest, and just how fast repairs are made.

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.

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Opinion, ideas, and commentary

A woman was silhouetted against the setting sun on a day with a triple-digit heat index last August in Kansas City, Mo.

IDEAS | JOSEPH G. ALLEN AND KARI NADEAU

Heat waves like this one demand a rethinking of air conditioning

Mental health professionals cite social media as the top driver of mental health issues in young people, surpassing social isolation and other external causes by a 2-to-1 margin.

EDITORIAL

If we’re pretty sure social media endangers kids, shouldn’t we do something about it?

San Francisco Giants' legend Willie Mays's statue stands outside Oracle Park in San Francisco.

James S. Hirsch

Willie Mays paid a high price to be Willie Mays

British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak is desperately trying to regain some traction before the July 4 general election.

SCOT LEHIGH

Britain signals a left turn even as the EU looks right

Jayson Tatum and Jaylen Brown of the Boston Celtics are NBA champions.

Peter May

The champion Boston Celtics — this is just the beginning

IDEAS

Blueprints for a new downtown Boston

Metro

MFA director Matthew Teitelbaum announces retirement after decade-long tenure amid social and cultural change

"These are challenging times, but my God, people need more museums, more than they ever have," says Teitelbaum, who will leave in August 2025.

EDUCATION

Middle School employee out after investigation into letters to students

The superintendent asked families to speak with their children about appropriate interactions between students and staff members.

Use, cost of weight-loss drugs soaring in Mass.

794 confirmed cases and 5 deaths in a week. See the latest COVID-19 data from Mass.

Here’s a look at the latest coronavirus numbers in Massachusetts, including case numbers, deaths, demographics, and more.

Sports

Golf

Nelly Korda shoots 69 and takes the early lead at the Women’s PGA Championship

The No. 1 player in the world made four birdies in her first five holes en route to a 3-under 69.

Braintree High baseball coach Bill O'Connell hopes to improve on last year's 1-2 showing at the National Championship Series in Omaha.

HIGH SCHOOL NOTEBOOK

A collection of the best high school baseball players in Massachusetts looks to prove itself against nation’s elite

There are 14 players on the roster who have committed to Division 1 college programs, and another four with D1 offers. Seven players come from MIAA schools and 11 represent private.

Jonathan Papelbon will be the first cohost on a NESN+ "Unobstructed VIew" telecast.

sports media

NESN+ will have alternate telecasts of 10 Red Sox games starting next week

The broadcasts will be called “Unobstructed Views,” and will be hosted by Jared Carrabis, with a rotating cast of cohosts.

STANLEY CUP FINAL GAME 6 | 8 p.m. Friday ABC

Panthers hope Matthew Tkachuk’s hustle save inspires them to finish off Oilers in Game 6 of Stanley Cup Final

CELTICS

Finals MVP Jaylen Brown praises Luka Doncic: ‘You got the best out of me’

PATRIOTS

Four takeaways from Tom Brady’s appearance with Colin Cowherd

Business

Car dealers across US are crippled by a second cyberattack

CDK Global informed customers Thursday of the incident that occurred late the prior evening. The company shut down most of its systems again, saying in a recorded update that it doesn’t have an estimate for how long it will take to restore services.

Vertex reaches pricing deal with NHS for cystic fibrosis drugs

England’s drug pricing regulator recommended the three drugs for patients with cystic fibrosis who have certain gene mutations in its final draft guidance Thursday.

Ginkgo Bioworks lays off 158 employees, with more to come

RI BUSINESS

R.I. attorney general approves sale of 2 safety-net hospitals with strict ‘non-negotiable’ conditions

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Globe Magazine

Why librarians at Harvard and elsewhere are racing to save vintage porn

GLOBE MAGAZINE

The extraordinary lives of New England’s Black whaling captains

LOVE LETTERS

My partner’s family secrets are driving a wedge between us

PERSPECTIVE

Inside look: 50 years of BPS students' fight for equality

‘You knew he would do big things.’ Joe Mazzulla’s Rhode Island connections aren’t surprised by his success.

Hundreds of fans came to see Celtics veteran Al Horford ... serving chicken at a fast food restaurant

Brad Stevens’s celebration, Jeff Van Gundy’s departure, ring decisions, and other scenes from the Celtics’ historic night

Boston Public Schools close a day early for summer because of Celtics’ championship parade

APPRECIATION Donald Sutherland defied categorization Irreverence was a Sutherland specialty, his voice had a faint smirk in it, and that irreverence extended to the career itself.

Patriots and Rhamondre Stevenson agree to four-year, $36 million extension

Forecast | Ken Mahan Severe thunderstorm watch issued for parts of New England Scattered thunderstorms are expected to fire up and track east across the region into the evening.

At the top of Mount Washington, a new heat record

From saplings, to shade structures, to white paint: How communities along the Mystic River try to beat the heat

‘John I [expletive] hate you.’ Series of voicemails Karen Read left for John O’Keefe played at trial.

MFA director Matthew Teitelbaum announces retirement after decade-long tenure amid social and cultural change "These are challenging times, but my God, people need more museums, more than they ever have," says Teitelbaum, who will leave in August 2025.

Stop & Shop celebrates grand opening at Allston Yards development project

This Nantucket rental costs $100,000 a week. Yes, really. The property comprises a six-bedroom main house and a two-bedroom guest cottage, a pool, private beach stairs, and an outdoor kitchen.

Boston, we have a property tax problem

Amtrak service resumes from Philadelphia to New Haven after power restored to train tracks

With legislative support, state’s disabled community hopes to dodge cuts to home help program Wins in the Legislature have eased fears about proposed eligibility restrictions to the home care program.

Ginkgo Bioworks lays off 158 employees, with more to come

Rapper Travis Scott arrested after Miami Beach police say he drunkenly yelled at people on a yacht

Quincy man who raped 65-year-old woman and attacked two other women in South End sentenced to 12 years in prison

50 years after busing decision, a school system still unequal, still segregated

This is Boston’s busing era captured through photos

Tell us: How has Boston busing affected you or your family?

A withering heat wave frames climate as a key presidential campaign issue

Surgeon general is wrong; social media apps don’t need warning labels

A simple fix for the Massachusetts flag

Krista Tippett says burnout is a spiritual issue. The solution? Getting quiet.

Immigration is about the economy, stupid. Biden gets it, but Trump hopes his followers won’t.

Hammond Castle Museum in Gloucester explores the LGBTQ+ appeal of ‘Bewitched,’ the classic TV sitcom

‘Pride is a riot’: Elevating queer voices and stories in June

Boston Pride parade awash in positivity

See photos of Boston’s Pride parade on a sunny and colorful day

More recent News

Fossil fuel opponents score victory in a UK Supreme Court ruling on case near a London airport The UK Supreme Court ruled that planners reviewing well-drilling permits must consider the greenhouse gas emissions from burning the extracted oil.

Three squares a day: Davis, Harvard, and Central make for a fun outing along the Red Line They’re where interesting (and sometimes zany) shops, restaurants, and people coalesce. So we built a summer day around visiting them all.

Two-alarm fire destroys home in Dedham; school nearby unaffected The building was demolished Wednesday night.

Supreme Court upholds Trump-era tax on foreign income

Use, cost of weight-loss drugs soaring in Mass.

Red Sox have jump-started their offense by becoming baseball’s men of steal

794 confirmed cases and 5 deaths in a week. See the latest COVID-19 data from Mass.

Federal lawsuit claims sexual harassment in Warwick Water Division ‘boys club’

Middle School employee out after investigation into letters to students

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A wealthy couple allegedly poisoned their neighbors’ trees to secure a Maine harbor view. It’s united locals in rage.

Vermont lawmaker apologizes for repeatedly dousing colleague’s tote bag: ‘I am truly ashamed’ State Representative Jim Carroll said the harassment began in January and included dozens of incidents.

Boston’s reenactors eschew comfort for authenticity in heat wave Despite searing-high temperatures in the Boston area, living history guides on the Freedom Trail are staying in costume — more for their audience's comfort than their own.

MISS CONDUCT My niece is marrying ‘the jerk.’ Do I have to go to their wedding? We haven’t spoken since she moved out of my house. Plus, what a neighbor overhears from the day care next door concerns them.

Culture & Lifestyle

MFA director Matthew Teitelbaum announces retirement after decade-long tenure amid social and cultural change

Donald Sutherland defied categorization

Please (don’t) ask me about my newly published book

‘MJ the Musical’ is startin’ somethin’ astonishing at Citizens Opera House

Special Projects

Where do the 2023-24 Celtics stand among the greatest teams in NBA history?

Priced out: How Boston’s broken liquor license system drives chefs from the city

Pothole season is upon us. See which neighborhoods have the most reports

Nightmare in Mission Hill

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Opinion, ideas, and commentary

Heat waves like this one demand a rethinking of air conditioning

If we’re pretty sure social media endangers kids, shouldn’t we do something about it?

Willie Mays paid a high price to be Willie Mays

Britain signals a left turn even as the EU looks right

The champion Boston Celtics — this is just the beginning

Blueprints for a new downtown Boston

Metro

MFA director Matthew Teitelbaum announces retirement after decade-long tenure amid social and cultural change

Middle School employee out after investigation into letters to students

Use, cost of weight-loss drugs soaring in Mass.

794 confirmed cases and 5 deaths in a week. See the latest COVID-19 data from Mass.

Sports

Nelly Korda shoots 69 and takes the early lead at the Women’s PGA Championship

A collection of the best high school baseball players in Massachusetts looks to prove itself against nation’s elite

NESN+ will have alternate telecasts of 10 Red Sox games starting next week

Panthers hope Matthew Tkachuk’s hustle save inspires them to finish off Oilers in Game 6 of Stanley Cup Final

Finals MVP Jaylen Brown praises Luka Doncic: ‘You got the best out of me’

Four takeaways from Tom Brady’s appearance with Colin Cowherd

Business

Car dealers across US are crippled by a second cyberattack

Vertex reaches pricing deal with NHS for cystic fibrosis drugs

APPRECIATION

Donald Sutherland defied categorization
Irreverence was a Sutherland specialty, his voice had a faint smirk in it, and that irreverence extended to the career itself.

Forecast | Ken Mahan

Severe thunderstorm watch issued for parts of New England
Scattered thunderstorms are expected to fire up and track east across the region into the evening.

MFA director Matthew Teitelbaum announces retirement after decade-long tenure amid social and cultural change
"These are challenging times, but my God, people need more museums, more than they ever have," says Teitelbaum, who will leave in August 2025.

This Nantucket rental costs $100,000 a week. Yes, really.
The property comprises a six-bedroom main house and a two-bedroom guest cottage, a pool, private beach stairs, and an outdoor kitchen.

With legislative support, state’s disabled community hopes to dodge cuts to home help program
Wins in the Legislature have eased fears about proposed eligibility restrictions to the home care program.

Fossil fuel opponents score victory in a UK Supreme Court ruling on case near a London airport
The UK Supreme Court ruled that planners reviewing well-drilling permits must consider the greenhouse gas emissions from burning the extracted oil.

Three squares a day: Davis, Harvard, and Central make for a fun outing along the Red Line
They’re where interesting (and sometimes zany) shops, restaurants, and people coalesce. So we built a summer day around visiting them all.

Two-alarm fire destroys home in Dedham; school nearby unaffected
The building was demolished Wednesday night.

Vermont lawmaker apologizes for repeatedly dousing colleague’s tote bag: ‘I am truly ashamed’
State Representative Jim Carroll said the harassment began in January and included dozens of incidents.

Boston’s reenactors eschew comfort for authenticity in heat wave
Despite searing-high temperatures in the Boston area, living history guides on the Freedom Trail are staying in costume — more for their audience's comfort than their own.

MISS CONDUCT

My niece is marrying ‘the jerk.’ Do I have to go to their wedding?
We haven’t spoken since she moved out of my house. Plus, what a neighbor overhears from the day care next door concerns them.