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Leonard Alkins, a longtime face of the NAACP Boston Branch with a four-decade career working in the Legislature, died of cancer Sunday, according to former Boston NAACP President Michael Curry, “He understood that leadership isn’t always just about conflict, it’s also about relationships. And he masterfully used both tools well,” Curry said. “One particular thing marked his