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Senate Passes Legislation Addressing Massachusetts Pay Inequities
BOSTON – Today, the Massachusetts Senate passed legislation to tackle pay inequities in the state, which significantly and disproportionately impact women and people of color across the Commonwealth. The bill targets these inequities by empowering employees with salary information, including when they are seeking jobs and receiving promotions, and by giving the state new data…
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ADULT WHITE PEOPLE ARE HARD TO EDUCATE
I say it partially with tongue in cheek but I actually mean it when I say adult White people are hard to educate because they tend to nurse a cultural (or should I be brave and bold and say racial) bias that simple logic cannot easily penetrate, which is why I am both astounded and…
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WHAT HAPPENED TO THE UNITY?
By Frederick A. Hurst Springfield’s recent Ward 5 special election to find a replacement for Marcus Williams, who unexpectedly and abruptly resigned from Springfield’s city council, revealed some unpleasant things about Black politics in Springfield.As with so many others I’m sure, the first thing that came to my mind when Williams made his surprise announcement…
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AF-AM News bits – September 2022
By Frederick A. Hurst JAKE OLIVEIRA FOR STATE SENATEState Representative Jake Oliveira’s State Senate campaign has received the endorsement of State Representatives Carlos Gonzalez, Bud Williams, Orlando Ramos, and Mike Finn, as well as Springfield City Councilors Zaida Govan, Tracye Whitfield, Justin Hurst, Victor Davila, Malo Brown and Maria Perez; Springfield School Committee Members Chris…
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Senators Warren, Sanders, Markey, and Gillibrand Urge Administration to Deschedule Cannabis and Pardon Nonviolent Cannabis Offenders
Washington, D.C. – U.S. Senators Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) and Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) led Senators Kirsten Gillibrand (D-N.Y.), Ed Markey (D-Mass.), Cory Booker (D-N.J.), and Ron Wyden (D-Ore.) to send a letter to President Biden, Attorney General Merrick Garland, and Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Xavier Becerra, following up on previous requests that the administration…
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Governor Healey Announces Nation-Leading Effort to Pardon Marijuana Possession Misdemeanor Convictions
BOSTON – Governor Maura T. Healey announced that she is taking executive action to pardon misdemeanor marijuana possession convictions in Massachusetts. If approved by the Governor’s Council, this would be the most comprehensive action by a governor since President Joe Biden pardoned federal marijuana possession convictions and called on governors to take similar actions in…
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