The family of a Haitian man who died while in detention at an Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) facility in Arizona earlier this month wants answers from federal officials amid their concerns that he was not properly cared for during an illness before he passed away.
Emmanuel Cleeford Damas, 56, who had arrived legally in Dorchester in 2024, died on March 2 at the HonorHealth Scottsdale Osborn Medical Center. His family insists that what began as a toothache cascaded with inadequate care into a sequence of more serious conditions in the last two weeks of his life.
The average Black man in Boston lives to 71.8 years – a life expectancy 9.3 years less than that of other men in Boston and the lowest of all groups included in a study released last week by the Boston Public Health Commission (BPHC).
In the 11-year period from 2013 to 2024, the life expectancy gap between Black women and men and their counterparts of other races doubled from 3.3 years to 6.6 years.
The $80.3 million from the Federal Transportation Administration (FTA) represents a commitment to fully fund the controversial project that has been in discussion and planning for more than six years.
Above: Former Sen. Linda Dorcena Forry speaks in the Great Hall on July 17, 2025. Ella Adams/SHNS photo
The Caribbean community in Massachusetts will stand tall in the midst of "the callousness and the aggression" aimed at them by the federal administration, a former longtime Boston lawmaker told a crowd at the State House on Thursday.
Ideas in Action is an opportunity for Bostonians to unite in open dialogue about budget priorities, engage in identifying community-initiated project ideas, and take collective action to help decide what projects get implemented for the benefit of the City.
Above, Gourmet Kreyol owner Nathalie Lecorps cuts the ribbon on the new Gourmet Kreyol location on Blue Hill Avenue Saturday afternoon, joining family, friends, Mayor Michelle Wu, and Council President Ruthzee Louijeune. Reporter photo by Seth Daniel
Nathalie Lecorps and her team at Gourmet Kreyol officially transitioned their base of operations from a mobile food truck to a brick-and-mortar fast-casual restaurant at 1210 Blue Hill Ave. in Mattapan on Saturday in a well-attended grand opening celebration.
Over the past few weeks, our office has heard growing concern about immigration enforcement happening across Massachusetts. Families are being separated. Parents are being arrested in front of their kids. People are being pulled out of their cars in broad daylight. Even ICE admits that many of those arrested have not committed any crime.
These actions are not about public safety. They are about fear, and inciting chaos and confusion within our communities.
The annual Haitian Unity Parade will kick off from Mattapan Square this Sunday (May 18) around 12:45 p.m., marching to Talbot Avenue and Harambee Park, where the celebration of Haitian American culture and heritage will continue. The parade’s grand marshal is Tamisha Civil, a newly elected member of the Massachusetts Governor’s Council.
City Council President Ruthzee Louijuene is endorsing Mayor Michelle Wu for re-election, the Reporter has learned.
Louijeune, who was the top vote-getter in the last municipal election in 2023, is expected to make the news official as Wu officially launches her re-election campaign at a rally in the South End on Saturday.
Boston Police say two men have been arrested and will face charges related to a shooting that took place inside Fete on Kingston in downtown Boston last weekend. According to a BPD account, police were called to the restaurant and bar at 25 Kingston St. just after 12:20 a.m. for a report of a person shot and found an adult male victim being treated by EMTs. He was later transported to a nearby hospital with what police say are "non-life-threatening injuries."
Prezidan Comer , Manm Klasman Connolly , ak manm Komite a,
Mwen rele Michelle Wu.
Mwen se pitit fi imigran, e depi Novanm 2021, mwen gen onè pou m sèvi kòm majistra Boston.
Mwen fyè pou mwen isit la nan non vil nou an—ofisye lapolis yo, premye sekouris yo, ak travayè vil yo... lidè relijye yo, pwofesè yo, paran yo, ak vwazen yo—ki mete ansanm chak jou pou fè Boston gwo vil ki pi an sekirite nan nasyon an.
