WBUR's Morning EditionLocal content from WBUR's Morning Edition broadcasts'Mother Tongue' confronts the language of white supremacy in motherhoodArtist Tanya Nixon-Silberg asked 14 mothers of color what phrases they heard growing up and what they say to their children now. The result is a textile project that explores...Arts & CultureJun 25, 2024How Harvard was exposed in nationwide human remains tradeHarvard Medical School's now-former morgue manager was charged with stealing and selling donor bodies about a year ago. 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'Mother Tongue' confronts the language of white supremacy in motherhoodArtist Tanya Nixon-Silberg asked 14 mothers of color what phrases they heard growing up and what they say to their children now. The result is a textile project that explores...Arts & CultureJun 25, 2024
How Harvard was exposed in nationwide human remains tradeHarvard Medical School's now-former morgue manager was charged with stealing and selling donor bodies about a year ago. His arrest exposed the school as part of a nationwide network of...ResumeLocal Coverage08:16Jun 24, 2024
Unnerved by bankruptcy, doctors and patients are leaving Steward hospitalsSince the private, for-profit hospital chain filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy last month, doctors are departing, and patients are seeking care elsewhere, according to employees and Massachusetts health care leaders.ResumeHealth04:01Jun 24, 2024
Inside the ancient walls of the state's women's prison, a program for young inmates launchesThe new PEACE program is aimed at helping women prisoners under 30 learn life skills that will help keep them out of prison.ResumeLocal Coverage04:46Jun 21, 2024
As Boston pursues 'hub' model, city battles memories of segregated neighborhood schoolsThe neighborhood school model was a big driver of inequity among Boston public schools in the years before mandatory busing. BPS is hoping that a new kind of school model...ResumeEducation05:54Jun 21, 2024
Busing turned a Charlestown school into a Mandarin language magnet. Now that program's closingBy 1975, many elementary school students were bused from Chinatown to schools in Charlestown. Today, there's still a significant number of Chinese students attending a Charlestown elementary school. Still, 50...ResumeEducation04:41Jun 20, 2024
How Boston's Eliot School desegregated — and resegregatedSince the end of mandatory busing in 1988, white students in the Boston public schools have tended to 'cluster' once again in a small handful of select schools, due to...ResumeEducation05:28Jun 18, 2024
The Boston Celtics are NBA champions. Failure was their greatest teacherThe 2024 Boston Celtics crushed the league from start to finish on the way to the franchise’s historic 18th banner, writes Khari Thompson. But if you really want to understand...ResumeCognoscenti07:25Jun 17, 2024
At mobile home parks, a battle brews between residents and corporate owners on rentsHundreds of mobile home residents say they've been charged disparate prices, in violation of state law. Park owners, who want to charge higher rates to new residents, argue that requiring...ResumeLocal Coverage07:33Jun 17, 2024
'We were fighting for our life': Former Boston Public Schools student, teacher reflect on busing, 50 years laterNearly 50 years after the ruling mandating Boston desegregate its schools, two people who lived through that history joined WBUR's Morning Edition to look back on what happened and how...ResumeEducation06:46Jun 17, 2024
MFA offers free tours for homeless women from a day shelterThe tours are organized through a partnership between Women's Lunch Place, a daytime women's shelter and advocacy center in Boston, and the Museum of Fine Arts.ResumeArts & Culture03:18Jun 13, 2024
Myrtle the Turtle celebrates 54 years in BostonWe're talking about Myrtle the Turtle, the oldest and most famous inhabitant of the New England Aquarium’s ocean tank. Over the decades, Myrtle has contributed to scientific research, been an...ResumeEnvironment05:35Jun 12, 2024
Want to spot fireflies this summer in Massachusetts? Here’s when and where to find themHoping to spot fireflies this summer? You don’t have to travel far to see them. Here are some tips on the best spots and times to find fireflies in Massachusetts.ResumeLocal Coverage03:10Jun 7, 2024
Alisa Amador's first album embraces the multitudes she containsThe 2022 NPR Tiny Desk winner draws from folk, jazz, funk, alternative rock and pop punk on her new album.ResumeArts & Culture04:20Jun 7, 2024
'Their best chance to win': Celtics open NBA finals at homeThe team is favored to win, and start the championships with the home court advantage.ResumeLocal Coverage03:08Jun 6, 2024
Susan Thompson's complex and colorful quiltsThe textile artist's works are now up as part of her exhibit "Go Down to the River and Talk to 'JAH'" at the Boston Public Library's Hyde Park branch, on...ResumeArts & Culture04:07Jun 6, 2024
Climate champion Bill McKibben recruits people over 60 to join him for an activist 'Third Act'"If you want to push around Washington or Wall Street or Beacon Hill, then having some people with hairlines like mine is a useful asset," McKibben said, lifting his cap.ResumeLocal Coverage07:28Jun 5, 2024
What do Steward Health Care and Alex Jones have in common? A bankruptcy judgeThe judge, in the Southern District of Texas Bankruptcy Court, will play a critical role in determining the timeline for the sale of Steward's 30-plus hospitals across the country, and...ResumeHealth03:19Jun 3, 2024
Former women staffers allege they were bullied at embattled Cannabis Control CommissionThe reports of bullying by now-suspended Communications Chief Cedric Sinclair are the latest example of chaotic and bitter dealings at an agency tasked with overseeing the state’s $6 billion marijuana...ResumeLocal Coverage05:04May 31, 2024
Mass. GOP chair says Trump verdict appeal is certain and 'cards are cast' on party nominationAmy Carnevale, chair of the state's Republican Party, reacts to the guilty verdict in former President Donald Trump's historic trial. ResumeLocal Coverage04:39May 31, 2024