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By KATHARINE Q. SEELYEMAY 13, 2017 BOSTON — A year ago, Kyle L. Gathers, a gang member and longtime drug dealer, was sitting in prison. On Saturday, he was sitting on the stage for his graduation from vocational school, where he was the student commencement speaker. “I lived in a
By Ashley A. Smith May 19, 2017 If college is a key to improving one’s life, one Boston-based nonprofit organization is hoping it’s a key to improving an entire community. College Bound Dorchester, an organization that works with at-risk youth to encourage them to pursue college, on Thursday announced a new program
By Mark Culliton JANUARY 26, 2017 In his farewell address, President Barack Obama highlighted the corrosive problem of economic inequality. “While the top 1 percent has amassed a bigger share of wealth and income, too many of our families in inner cities have been left behind,” he said. If urban areas are going
AN INNOVATIVE PROGRAM GUIDES FORMER GANG MEMBERS FROM PRISON TO PROMISE By Katherine Mangan OCTOBER 11, 2016 BOSTON Each time another jail-cell door slammed shut on Giovanne Morris, his reputation on the street rose a notch. But his self-esteem slumped. Looking back, the 24-year-old is troubled by how young men looked up
