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Freedom House has welcome many famous visitors in its 75 years. Sammy Davis Jr. visited in 1964 with his wife May Britt. (Courtesy Northeastern University Archives via Arielle Gray/WBUR)

Freedom House celebrates 75 years of service in Roxbury, Dorchester and beyond

Founded in 1949 by Otto and Muriel Snowden, Freedom House has supported generations of Bostonians with a mission to “improve the civic, educational, recreational and general welfare of the entire Upper Roxbury community.”

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Anthony Brown, at home in Orleans, straps a blood pressure cuff on his arm. (Jesse Costa/WBUR)

How remote blood pressure data helps fight strokes and the effects of racism

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Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas speaks Tuesday, Oct. 1, 2024, during a briefing at the White House in Washington. (Mark Schiefelbein/AP)

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Commuters on I-93 southbound heading out of Boston as snow falls in 2019. (Jesse Costa/WBUR)

How to avoid Christmas traffic around Boston this year — without a sleigh

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The year's bestselling books at Hummingbird Books, Brookline Booksmith, Papercuts Bookshop and All She Wrote Books. (Courtesy the publishers)

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A person views a collection at the ICA. (Natasha Moustache/ICA Boston)

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People wait in long lines to enter Lebanon from Syria at the Masnaa border crossing on Dec. 11. Many more than were heading in the other direction. (NPR)

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"The Wassail Bowl," printed in The Illustrated London News on Dec. 22, 1860. Going door to door and offering a song or performance in exchange for a drink or money is a centuries-old English custom. (Photo by The Print Collector/Print Collector/Getty Images)

A New England folk quartet reimagines centuries-old Christmas carols

John Linnell (left) and John Flansburgh of They Might Be Giants. (Courtesy Sam Graff)

They Might Be Giants’ John Linnell on the band’s Mass. origins and longevity

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Treat your loved ones this holiday season with homemade gifts from your kitchen

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Santa Claus and Keith Lockhart onstage at the 2022 Holiday Pops. (Courtesy Hilary Scott/BSO)

A guide to the 2024 Boston Holiday Pops season, from kids matinees to 'Home Alone'

A holiday assortment of whoopie pies. (Courtesy Cape Whoopies)

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In this Dec. 17, 2010 photo, a young girl writes a gift tag for her mother. (Jae C. Hong/AP)

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Mayor Michelle Wu speaks during a press conference in Roxbury. (Jesse Costa/WBUR)

Boston Mayor Michelle Wu on why her tax proposal died on Beacon Hill

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Mass Audubon's Cheryl Lebedevitch carefully wraps a cold-stunned Kemp’s ridley turtle in a towel after finding it stranded on Corn Hill Beach in Truro. (Robin Lubbock/WBUR)

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Lobsters are processed at the Sea Hag Seafood plant in Tenants Harbor, Maine, June 20, 2014. (Robert F. Bukaty/AP)

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"Eclipse" installed at Mount Auburn Cemetery. (Courtesy Aram Boghosian)

Celebrating 'SOLSTICE' at Mount Auburn Cemetery

Female doctor taking a patient's blood pressure. (Siri Stafford/Getty images)

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Elizabeth Mochizuki watches Asian American Ballet Project dancer Rheya Shano as she rehearses for an upcoming performance. (Jesse Costa/WBUR)

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Saxophonist Jonathan Suazo onstage at the 2024 Charles River Jazz Festival at Herter Park Amphitheater in Boston. (Robin Lubbock/WBUR)

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Filmmaker Maria Servellón watching the latest edits of her upcoming film “Phantasma” at her home studio. (Jesse Costa/WBUR)

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This photo taken late December 14, 2018 with a long time exposure shows a meteor streaking through the night sky over Myanmar during the Geminid meteor shower seen from Wundwin township near Mandalay city. (Ye Aung Thu/AFP via Getty Images)

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Last Seen Season Four: Postmortem, The Stolen Bodies of Harvard

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The former morgue manager of Harvard Medical School in Boston has been accused of stealing and selling body parts. (Jesse Costa/WBUR)

Episode 1: The crime

Amber Haggstrom's mom, Donna Pratt. (Courtesy of the family)

Episode 2: The victims

Skulls on display in Mike Drake's collection. (Ally Jarmanning/WBUR)

Episode 3: The collectors

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Episode 4: The anatomy lab

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Episode 5: A reckoning

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