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Retired Boston judge Julian Houston has long pushed to help youth

Julian Houston was a son of the South who went on to have a career as prominent jurist and community activist in Boston.

Inside the Embrace Gala, a Black-Tie-And-Sneakers Soiree

Plus, photos from a Winter Walk fundraiser at the American Repertory Theater and the 34th annual Boston Wine & Food Festival.

Report describes 'emergency' for LGBTQ youth in DCF system

Report describes ‘emergency’ for LGBTQ youth in DCF system LGBTQ youth are suffering from a lack of safe, effective, and affirming services. TJ Farmer, 17, steps up to the kickball plate at the Let Trans Athletes Play (LTAP) event in Mayor Danehy Park on Aug. 1, 2021. (Christiana Botic for The Boston Globe) Email LGBTQ youth are experiencing discrimination and mistreatment at higher rates while in the hands of the state’s child welfare system, according to a new report from the Massachusetts Commission on LGBTQ Youth. The report references local and national data, interviews with current and former foster children and parents, and information from stakeholders, which all paint a bleak picture of life as an openly LGBTQ youth in state care. Among the many recommendations for improvement was rigorous data collection, as the report noted that agency-specific data on LGBTQ youth is largely unavailable.

Why Dorchester resident James Hills started 'Java with Jimmy'

Hot Stove Cool Music steps up to the plate for charity once again

Hot Stove Cool Music steps up to the plate for charity once again By James Sullivan Globe correspondent,Updated May 10, 2021, 6:16 p.m. Email to a Friend Former Red Sox GM Theo Epstein (right) embraces Red Sox president Sam Kennedy at the 2020 Hot Stove Cool Music show at the Paradise Rock Club.Blake Nissen For The Boston Globe For Red Sox fans, two big things happened during the “hot stove” offseason in February 2020. The team traded Mookie Betts to the Dodgers, and the baseball-themed Hot Stove Cool Music fundraising event celebrated its 20th anniversary. If you haven’t forgiven the Sox for letting go of a generational talent, don’t look now, but this year’s team is currently enjoying the best record in baseball. Zealous fan Kay Hanley says the 2021 Sox remind her a little of the curse-breaking “Idiots” of 2004.