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Boston Globe: Patriots’ Devin McCourty is featured in Boston Uncornered photo project

A walk through the Seaport Common this month will take passersby through a series of tall, black-and-white portraits. The canvases that line the sidewalks feature the faces of public figures as well as former gang members. Among those showcased is Patriots safety Devin McCourty. The photo project — organized by Boston Uncornered, a local nonprofit — is intended to showcase the universal experience of feeling “cornered” and then becoming “uncornered.” Next to each portrait is a card that briefly explains a negative situation involving the subject and its resolution. McCourty’s card, for example, explains the frustration he felt following his rookie year.

Boston Uncornered students cited for ‘milestone’ success

By Katie Trojano, Reporter Staff September 19, 2019 College Bound Dorchester (CBD) honored the progress of more than 30 formerly gang-affiliated students who have earned their HiSet (GED), or are matriculating to college last Thursday at the Museum of Fine Arts. The students wore caps and gowns for the graduation-style

Boston Uncornered students graduate at Museum of Fine Arts

By Sofia Saric Globe Correspondent,September 13, 2019, 12:16 a.m. Dressed in graduation caps and gowns, over 30 students marched to Pomp and Circumstance into an auditorium at Boston’s Museum of Fine Arts toward a future filled with promise. They were celebrating turning their lives around by completing a high school

‘Boston Uncornered’ Portrait Exhibit Highlights Triumph Over Adversity

An exhibit on the Boston Common highlights the journeys of local young people who left their former gangs behind, as well as a number of political and civic leaders from across the city describing their own stories of overcoming difficulties in life. “Boston Uncornered” is a series of 26 larger-than-life,

A New Boston Common Photo Exhibit Explores the Stories of Former Gang Members

  For Mayor Marty Walsh, it was alcoholism. For Congresswoman Ayanna Pressley, it was trauma. For NFL broadcaster Andrea Kramer, sexism. Everyone knows that success doesn’t always come easy, and that even Boston’s biggest names have had to overcome adversity to get to where they are today. However, for young people—especially those

College Bound Dorchester Gala Surpasses Goal to Raise $500K

June 28, 2019 — College Bound Dorchester, a nonprofit that aims to equip students living in the Dorchester section of Boston with the attitude, skills, and experience to graduate from college, announced that it raised $500,000 at its recently held annual gala, beating its goal by 25%. College Bound Dorchester (CBD