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“Black,” “queer,” and “from the ‘hood” were the words that often described the Roxbury-born artist during her local rise to fame. But while Lakiyra “Oompa” Williams is all that—she’s also a whole lot more.
Forget New Kids on the Block—New Edition is the greatest pop group Boston has ever produced. So why doesn't their hometown show them more love? G. Valentino Ball's story from our archives still resonates.
After nearly a decade in Hollywood and a new book Small Mercies out this month, the hometown novelist often finds himself missing Boston. Just don’t expect to catch him at Dorchester’s Tenean Beach, kid.