When disagreement becomes a test of moral character, even people with shared goals can wind up treating one another as enemies.

Time and again this Commonwealth has demonstrated that progress begins when people are willing to challenge the status quo.

Boston has learned, slowly and imperfectly, that inclusion doesn’t happen at the finish line. It comes from institutions and leaders who invest in pipelines and relationships long before that point.

It needs people committed to the hard, patient work of creating connection rather than conflict.

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Mayor Wu has yet to officially launch her reelection campaign, but she couldn’t ask for a bigger stage to show why she deserves four more years.

DEI isn’t going away. Not because of the moral imperative but out of economic necessity.