Phoebe Ryles

Get a quick run down of the African American stars on Broadway.

The first African-American to grace the main stage at Carnegie Hall was soprano Sissieretta Jones in 1893. Exactly 121 years later “The Black Stars of the Great White Way” brought history to life on the same stage.

After the bombing last year: “A lot of guys ran a marathon, didn’t shower, got dressed and went to work to see what they could do. Duty called and there they go, right out the door,” Randy Crookshank said.

The bombs that exploded at the finish line of the 2013 Boston Marathon have changed the marathon forever.

Boston Public Library is home to “Dear Boston: Messages from the Marathon Memorial"— documenting the outpouring of support after the April 15, 2013 bombings

For the first responders, every day, for the 350 days in between the marathons, they arrived at work, not knowing if they would return home.