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On any given day, the building at 130 Warren St. in Roxbury is alive with activity. Young people gather to write and perform spoken-word poetry, record music, organize community events, discuss issues affecting their neighborhoods and beyond and develop leadership skills that will serve them throughout their lives. That sense of purpose is nothing new […]

The Continental Congress adopted the Declaration of Independence at Independence Hall in Philadelphia formally severing the 13 colonies’ political ties to Great Britain. Prominent Bostonians John Hancock, Samuel Adams and Robert Treat Paine were signers of the Declaration. Signature of John Hancock, 1777. How have Bostonians celebrated this day over the years? Let’s take a […]