The National Urban League stated that the crackdown on diversity, equity, and inclusion in universities and companies is worrisome for the state of Black America.

Black America is in a ‘state of emergency,’ National Urban League report says

The civil rights and urban advocacy group criticized conservative commentators for framing diversity efforts as “anti-white discrimination,” and said landmark civil rights legislation is under attack.

Fe Guidry, a personal care assistant, combed the hair on her client Aquilina Gili, 91, in the bathroom of Aquilina’s New Bedford apartment. Guidry has been Gili's assistant for four years.

Money, Power, Inequality

After passage of Trump’s ‘Big Beautiful Bill,’ some low-income workers ask: How will I support my family?

Cuts to SNAP and Medicaid benefits could hurt low-income workers, while tax breaks will disproportionately benefit wealthy business owners, adding to the gap between rich and poor.

If the tariffs go into effect on August 1, consumers forced to pay more for daily groceries will spend less elsewhere in the economy, experts warn.

‘It’s kind of immeasurably bad news’: Bostonians face economic uncertainty as Trump proposes 30 percent tariffs on Mexico, EU

“Everything comes from Mexico — avocadoes, cilantro, radishes — a lot of whole foods," shopper Brandie Santiago said.

Massachusetts Attorney General Andrea Joy Campbell.

AG Campbell joins suit to save Job Corps from Trump cuts

Under the directive of the a labor department, 100 job centers in 50 states would be terminated, leaving tens of thousands of youth in the midst of job training nowhere to go, the court filing said.

Members of the Hyde Square Task Force, (front/l-r) Emmanuel Vargas, Danny Vargas, (back l-r) Zaniyah Wade, Euniss Yoyo, and Dereck Medina, pose for a portrait at their facility in Jamaica Plain.

Boston City Council honors Hyde Square teens who found price gaps in Stop & Shop stores

Two years ago, the Hyde Square Task Force discovered that the same grocery list at one store cost $34 more than one in a more affluent suburb.

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

Paul Kennedy, principal of the Joseph Lee K-8, fist bumped a student while walking the halls on a recent school day. The school was built in the early 1970s for the express purpose of creating an integrated and, it was hoped, fairer and higher performing school in Dorchester. It was meant to pull in white and Black students. But white families demanded to stay in their majority-white schools. (Erin Clark/Globe Staff)

To close the achievement gap, some schools take a holistic approach

Djembe teacher Nko Fallou Small watched Alaia Greaves dance in his African drumming class. He brought some of the drums back from trips to his native Senegal. The Paige Academy, an independent school that's been in Roxbury for almost 50 years, was founded during the busing crisis. (Lane Turner/Globe Staff)

At Boston’s independent schools, parents offer their own solutions to city’s education gaps

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Money, Power, Inequality

Examining the racial wealth gap

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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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Mass. Black therapists trying to diversify the workforce face an uphill battle

In interviews with the Globe, 10 Black mental health care providers, advocates, and public officials agreed several systemic barriers keep the workforce from diversifying. 6:00 a.m.