Gallops Island. (Courtesy Liz Cook/Boston Harbor Now)
The Boston Harbor Islands have made it onto an annual list of America’s 11 Most Endangered Historic Places. The nonprofit National Trust for Historic Preservation compiles the the list, which draws attention to historic places threatened by neglect or development. In the case of the Harbor Islands, the risks come from climate change, sea level rise and erosion.
More than 300 places have been listed in the 33-year history of the endeavor, and in that time, fewer than 5% of listed sites have been lost, according to the group s website. Past years lists have included the Gay Head Lighthouse in Aquinnah and the Malcolm X House in Boston.
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The mandate for marketers has changed from being âchief storytellersâ to âdrivers of growth,â according to Liz Miller, vice president and principal analyst at Constellation Research focusing on the chief marketing officer. Miller shared those thoughts in a recent CX Decoded podcast.
Now try to do that in a pandemic, where consumer habits changed drastically along with ways in which of us get work done. Itâs been a challenging 12 months or so for marketers: pulled away from their teams, buried in spreadsheets, data and analytics in a pro-digital world and challenged to make their marketing technology stacks work better than ever. All the while, there are the headlines of marketing and agency teams being cut throughout the pandemic, if there wasn t enough pressure.
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Native American mascots under spotlight as Massachusetts bill proposes eliminating their use in public schools
Updated Feb 05, 2021;
The use of Native American mascots at public schools has again come into question as a Massachusetts bill proposes eliminating the practice, which Native Americans say mocks their culture.
Sen. Jo Comerford, a Northampton Democrat, refiled a Senate bill, SD 417, that would make the Board of Elementary and Secondary Education create regulations prohibiting public schools from using Native American epithets in team names, logos or mascots, as well as references to Native culture or specific tribes. Rep. Nika Elugardo, a Boston Democrat, and Tami Gouveia, an Acton Democrat, refiled the House version.
With a new flag, Massachusetts would fly a symbol of âslaughter and attempted genocideâ no more
By Natachi Onwuamaegbu Globe Correspondent,Updated January 14, 2021, 2:31 p.m.
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A move to redesign the Massachusetts state flag arrived at an interesting time.
Newspapers and social media feeds have been inundated with photos of flags and all their complicated symbolism. Rioters waved Confederate and American flags as they stormed the US capitol last week. Some used flagpoles to beat a police officer to the ground. Others wore imagery borrowed from flags on their clothing or painted across their bodies.
On Jan. 5, just one day before the insurrection, the Massachusetts Legislature voted to form a commission to study and recommend permanent changes to the state seal and motto. Governor Charlie Baker signed the measure on Monday.