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Boston Globe
17 hours ago
- Politics
- Boston Globe
At Embrace Ideas Festival, Black Bostonians discussed politics, art, business
Advertisement Margaret Breeden, daughter of Boston civil rights leader Get Starting Point A guide through the most important stories of the morning, delivered Monday through Friday. Enter Email Sign Up 'My parents really ingrained social justice in me every day at the kitchen table, so I came here to figure out what I could do to help,' she said. In the first panel of the day, State Senator Liz Miranda and Segun Idowu, chief of economic opportunity and inclusion for the City of Boston discussed how they were using government policy to uplift Black Bostonians in light of the new presidential administration. Miranda represents the 2nd Suffolk district which includes parts of Roxbury, Mattapan, Dorchester and Northeastern University or 'the Blackest district in the Commonwealth' in her words. Idowu, a member of Mayor Wu's cabinet, Advertisement Idowu said that Trump's tariffs and executive orders would impact the 'five pillars' of Massachusetts' and the city of Boston's economy — medical institutions, educational institutions, life science research, tourism and climate technology. Idowu also said Trump's tariffs were impacting community projects in the city like the P3 project, a plan to build affordable housing and a research lab on the site of a vacant lot in Roxbury. Miranda was critical of the Trump administration's rollback of diversity, equity and inclusion policies. She said Trump's actions would hurt sectors like medical research. 'It's not just symbolic, it's sidelining brilliant people,' Miranda said. Miranda also said that even when DEI policies were not under attack, Massachusetts' government was not representative. 'I'm one of four Black women in the entire legislature of 200 people … we're not even represented in the bluest state in the country,' Miranda said. Miranda encouraged attendees to boycott companies that rolled back DEI efforts and to contact their alma maters if the institutions were abandoning programs to foster diversity. The politicians also told the audience policy wins they're proud of. Miranda said that she's proud of a bill she passed last year that addresses the higher morbidity rate that Black mothers face compared to white mothers. 'Six years ago when I first started talking about this issue, everyone told me 'there's no problem here,' here in the public health Mecca of the world,' Miranda said sarcastically. Advertisement Idowu said that he felt proud that people of color have started businesses in almost every neighborhood in the city and no longer feel limited to Mattapan, Dorchester and Roxbury. 'The whole city belongs to us … we can go to establishments in other neighborhoods now and not feel policed,' Idowu said. Priscilla Douglas, an executive coach and author who recently stepped down from the board of the Boston Public Library, attended the Embrace Ideas Festival. She is a lifelong resident of the city who went to Northeastern University and worked at the Roxbury YMCA and the Urban League growing up, but said the festival was eye-opening. 'Listening to the policy panel, I had no idea that 17 percent of Boston residents live in poverty,' Douglas said. At the last panel of the day, Jeneé Osterheldt, deputy managing editor for culture, talent and development at The Boston Globe interviewed entrepreneur Morgan DeBaun about her new self-help book and her career. DeBaun is the founder and CEO of Blavity Inc., a digital media company geared to Black millennials. DeBaun said that she had the idea to start a company focused on Black people when she was working for Intuit in Silicon Valley because she didn't see anyone building technology with Black users as the primary customer they were targeting. DeBaun, who is originally from Missouri, said that the murder of Ferguson teenager Mike Brown at the hands of the police in 2014 also led to her wanting to work with Black people. Advertisement 'I was sitting in a cubicle in San Francisco after Mike Brown and the people around me were asking 'what's for lunch,' they just were not seeing what I was seeing,' DeBaun said. In the audience, Laurie Nicolas resonated with DeBaun's experiences of working in predominantly white offices. Nicolas works in the healthcare space but started her own nonprofit called Pink Sunday which focuses on physical fitness for women. Nicolas learned about the Embrace festival after the inauguration of the Embrace statue in Boston Commons in 2023. She said she appreciated the diversity of the speakers at the festival. 'I want to focus on cultivating spaces where people feel included, not just people who look like me, but all kinds of diversity and I learned a lot from this event,' Nicolas. This story was produced by the Globe's team, which covers the racial wealth gap in Greater Boston. You can sign up for the newsletter . Angela Mathew can be reached at
GMA Network
4 days ago
- Politics
- GMA Network
Marcos tasks DPWH to work on reconstruction of QC school building hit by fire
President Ferdinand 'Bongbong' Marcos Jr. tasked the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) to work on the reconstruction of San Francisco High School in Quezon City that was damaged by fire. Marcos on Wednesday inspected the Dao Building, which was struck by fire last Sunday. Education Secretary Sonny Angara said that the DPWH has recommended the demolition of the damaged area and building a new structure. 'Ang recommendation po ng Department of Public Works is gibain na po 'yung istruktura at gumawa na po ng panibagong four-story, 36-classroom, na nagkakahalaga ng P180 billion,' Angara said in a separate interview. (The recommendation of the Department of Public Works is to demolish the structure and build a new four-story, 36-classroom building, which costs P180 billion.) Angara said the building would be finished in one year. The fire broke out in the school a day before the opening of classes for School Year 2025-2026. Fire authorities raised the first alarm at 10:52 a.m. The Bureau of Fire Protection eventually raised the third alarm. Firemen were able to put the fire under control before 12 noon. The said school is near a shopping mall, which was not affected by the blaze. According to Marissa Rodriguez, the school principal, investigation is still ongoing as regards the cause of the fire. The initial cost of damage was P3 million, according to Rodriguez. At least 600 students were affected by the fire, the principal said. She, however, ensured that the classes were not disrupted as they implemented double shifts for senior high school students. 'Actually hindi naman siya masyadong naapektuhan pero ang ginawa po namin kasi nakaplot po kasi ang senior high school na single shift kasi mayroon kaming enough classrooms for the senior high school,' Rodriguez said. (The classes weren't affected much, Since the senior high school had single shifts we have enough classrooms for the senior high school,) 'Ngayong nasunog po siya, we opted to revert to double shift para maaccommodate po 'yung mga bata na nawalan po ng classrooms,' she added. (After it burned down, we opted to revert to double shifts to accommodate the children who lost their classrooms.) —VAL, GMA Integrated News
Global News
6 days ago
- Global News
Calgary police investigate suspicious death downtown on Saturday
The Calgary police homicide unit has been called in to investigate the death of a woman in downtown Calgary on Saturday evening. Police responded to reports of a woman in medical distress around 6:30 p.m. on June 14 in the 1100 block of 12 Avenue southwest. Officers arriving at the scene located the woman; she was transported to hospital where she was declared dead. Police aren't releasing any other details, but said there is no risk to the public. Get breaking National news For news impacting Canada and around the world, sign up for breaking news alerts delivered directly to you when they happen. Sign up for breaking National newsletter Sign Up By providing your email address, you have read and agree to Global News' Terms and Conditions and Privacy Policy An autopsy is scheduled for Tuesday morning and police said more details will be released after that. Investigators ask anyone who may have information about the incident to contact police at 403-266-1234. Tips can also be submitted anonymously by calling Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-8477 (TIPS), online at or by downloading the Crime Stoppers app — P3 Tips — from the app store. Story continues below advertisement
GMA Network
6 days ago
- Climate
- GMA Network
Floods, lack of equipment in some schools ahead of Balik Eskwela 2025
Several schools across the country were flooded on Sunday, a day before the opening of School Year 2025-2026, with some reporting a lack of facilities such as tables and chairs. At least five classrooms in Frances Elementary School in Calumpit, Bulacan have been submerged by the floods, some of which have had their ceilings collapsed, following the recent rains and the high tide, as reported by Katrina Son on GMA's '24 Oras Weekend' on Sunday. Floods have also hit Doña Damiana De Leon Macam Memorial Elementary School, where administrators have put up makeshift pathways for students to avoid the water. The water level in the area rose past 2 p.m. on Sunday, June 15, and is expected to wane down during the evening. Freddie Pareñas Collado, a teacher at the Roberto E. Madayag Child Development Center in Kiamba, Sarangani was also forced to stack the tables and chairs in his classroom to higher ground, as the surrounding areas have been flooded. In Cebu, teachers of the Don Vicente Rama Memorial Elementary School have continued to prepare for the school year, but have reported a lack of tables and chairs. They will temporarily use old chairs, monobloc chairs, and folding tables for the meantime. GMA Integrated News is still trying to reach out to the Department of Education (DepEd) for comment on the matter. In Dagupan City, meanwhile several public schools will implement class shift schedules due to classroom shortages and flood-prone areas made worse by the rainy season and high tide. Dagupan City has 31 public elementary schools and eight public high schools, including three integrated schools. However, many students will have no classrooms to use when classes open, according to the Schools Division Office. 'There's a lot of shortages sa classroom natin,' Dr. Rowena Banzon, Schools Division Superintendent, said. Some schools will adopt shifting schedules not only because of limited space, but also due to flooding caused by the rainy season and rising tides. Schools are prioritizing the use of flood-free classrooms for student safety. In Quezon City, one school was hit not by flood but by fire. A fire broke out at San Francisco High School in Barangay Bagong Pag-asa at around 11 a.m. Sunday morning, with firefighters able to declare the fire out at 11:58 a.m. According to Vonne Aquino's report on 24 Oras Weekend, the fire resulted in some P3 million worth of damage. Twenty rooms were affected, including 11 classrooms, a conference hall, the library, and other areas. Firefighters and school staff worked together to get some equipment out of the affected buildings. The start of classes will proceed on Monday, but in the school's covered court, the report said. Over 37,000 police officers are expected to be deployed by the Philippine National Police (PNP) for the opening of classes on Monday. The academic year will run from June 16, 2025 until March 31, 2026, marking the return to the pre-pandemic school calendar. — Jon Viktor D. Cabuenas/BM, GMA Integrated News
Yahoo
13-06-2025
- Yahoo
In separate shootings, a Milwaukee child was shot and killed, two teens injured
A Milwaukee 12-year-old was shot and killed on the city's northwest side. The shooting happened on the 5000 block of North 73rd Street at about 1:19 a.m. on June 13, the Milwaukee Police Department said in a news release. Authorities have yet to arrest anyone and continue to investigate the fatal shooting. The shooting of the child was at least the eighth so far this year, according to data from the Milwaukee Homicide Review Commission updated through May 25. Twenty-three other children or teenagers have been the victims of non-fatal shooting, the data shows. In all, there have been 58 reported homicides this year in Milwaukee, according to police data. That's an uptick from the same time period last year, when there were 51. The 12-year-old's death happened after other notable shootings took place in the city, including of other youth. Two 17-year-olds were shot on the 3000 block of North 14th Street on June 12. One of injured took themselves to the hospital, while the other was transported by authorities, police said. That shooting is being investigated, but police said it appeared it was related to a dispute between two groups. Police continue to seek unknown and known suspects. A 30-year-old Milwaukee police officer was also injured in a shooting that took place on the 4600 block of West Hampton Avenue at about 6:46 p.m. That officer shot and injured a 39-year-old man during the incident. Police arrested a 19-year-old man following as well. It followed the officers chasing the two men, after receiving a report of two people "flashing guns," Milwaukee Police Chief Jeffrey Norman said. The police are asking anyone with information on the shooting of the 12-year-old and the teenagers to contact the department at 414-935-7360 or, to remain anonymous, contact Crime Stoppers at (414) 224-Tips or P3 Tips. David Clarey is a public safety reporter at the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel. He can be reached at dclarey@ This article originally appeared on Milwaukee Journal Sentinel: In separate shootings, a Milwaukee child was killed, two teens hurt
