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Business columnist and associate editor at @BostonGlobe . Host of @GlobeOpinion podcast "Say More." @GBH @BosPublicRadio contributor

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@leung
Shirley Leung
5 years
. @MitchellZuckoff on 40 heroes of Flight 93: "And in mere minutes, they transformed into a cohesive unit and an unstoppable force...in phone calls from the plane to the ground, they spoke of their planned uprising as a joint effort." #september11
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I'm humbled to follow in the footsteps of @EllenClegg and serve as interim editorial page editor for @BostonGlobe . I'll be the 5th woman and 1st person of color in the role. cc: @GlobeOpinion
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Shirley Leung
6 years
Not only should @WEEI suspend @ChristianFauria for mocking agent Don Yee but also the cohosts who laughed at his insensitive joke.
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Shirley Leung
6 years
. @aly_raisman : "I am still hurting from the sexual abuse I suffered as a young athlete, and I know there are a lot of others out there who are suffering in silence ... We need to expand messaging beyond 'Stranger Danger.' " via @GlobeOpinion #FlipTheSwitch
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@leung
Shirley Leung
3 years
Thank you @Joan_Vennochi on Robert Kraft dodging prosecution, but the women did not. "The moral of the story: For a rich, white man, sex can be fun and games — but still a crime for the women he pays."
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@leung
Shirley Leung
5 years
That picture of Jassy Correia with her daughter? Globe photographer took that last year at Juneteenth event. @NestorARamos has story behind photo.
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@leung
Shirley Leung
6 years
Boston doing its part for #GoldOpen for @CrazyRichMovie #CrazyRichAsians . Sold out tonight at special screening at Boston Common AMC.
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Shirley Leung
7 years
Okay maybe this is my new favorite sign at @BosWomensMarch .
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@leung
Shirley Leung
8 months
Thanks to @buzzkillprof for letting @GlobeOpinion Say More podcast be part of #WednesdayWisdom and sharing my interview with @HC_Richardson . 🤞 Her power is back on after Hurricane Lee.
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Professor Buzzkill History Podcast
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Look, dammit. It's rare that a historian of such great importance is listened to by the general public. This is happening now with @HC_Richardson . Join the rest of us in learning from her. Listen: @BostonGlobe @leung #WW #WednesdayWisdom #WisdomWednesday
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@leung
Shirley Leung
7 years
One last hurrah at @BostonGlobe Morrissey Blvd. Cookout to say goodbye to building. She has been good to us.
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@leung
Shirley Leung
7 years
So many men at @boswomensmarch too. Feminism isn't just for women.
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HuffPost Women
7 years
15 men on why they joined the Women's March on Washington
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@leung
Shirley Leung
4 years
We’re doing this. First day of hybrid, half day in-person school. You can’t tell behind the masks, but they are excited to go back.
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Shirley Leung
5 years
We’re doing this. Back-to-back birthday parties for my kiddos this weekend. Every year I say no more birthday parties but somehow I end up going all out. Call it working mom’s guilt.
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Shirley Leung
6 years
Rosenstein saga shows why Mueller probe needs protection w/Senate bill. "What it needs now is a vote. If @SenateMajLdr McConnell won’t bring it to the floor -- other GOP senators need to push for it." Ahem, @SenatorCollins . via @GlobeOpinion
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Shirley Leung
6 years
Can’t believe this day is here, saying goodbye to the incomparable Chris Chinlund, @BostonGlobe managing editor, after more than three decades. A true role model for so many female journalists and working moms.
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Shirley Leung
6 years
I don't know what's worse for @CharlieBakerMA . Refusing to say whether he will vote for fellow Republican @DiehlForSenate in @wgbhnews debate, or flip flopping immediately afterwards to say he will vote for Diehl. #mapoli
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Shirley Leung
6 years
UPDATE: Comcast now among companies suspending advertising on @WEEI over pattern of offensive remarks from hosts. cc: @aajanewengland @aaja
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Shirley Leung
5 years
I remember this patch of forgettable grass next to Children’s Museum. Now it has been transformed into Martin’s Park: A place for peace and play, honoring 8-year-old killed in marathon bombing. via @BostonGlobe
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Shirley Leung
6 years
The beginning of the end of the Trump presidency writes @speechboy71 via @GlobeOpinion
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@leung
Shirley Leung
6 years
I wrote this at the risk of driving up @WEEI ratings. Controversy sells, but hosts have crossed a line with latest suspension for on-air racist impersonation of sports agent Don Yee.
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@leung
Shirley Leung
6 months
Preparing for the estrogen surge as @MargeryEagan would say. I'm filling in for @jimbraude on @BosPublicRadio today.
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Shirley Leung
6 years
I was looking for the replica of @StateStreet #FearlessGirl at #masswomen . Found her! She will be a popular selfie.
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@leung
Shirley Leung
4 years
Undecided in #MA04 ? Here’s why voters should send @jessemermell to Congress.
@BostonGlobe
The Boston Globe
4 years
From @Leung : Jesse Mermell, not Jake Auchincloss, is the right choice for Congress
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@leung
Shirley Leung
5 months
Claudine Gay's @Harvard fate should be decided by Harvard boards alone -- not under pressure from rich donors, prominent alumni, politicians & the peanut gallery on social media. So if Harvard Corporation supports her, defend her. Don't let her twist in the wind.…
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Shirley Leung
6 years
Made out to my first @celtics game in years at hubby request. Great seats, but what I really love is seeing female NBA referee Lauren Holtkamp.
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Shirley Leung
6 years
Good morning, Massachusetts. @AyannaPressley resounding win is a political earthquake and nothing will be the same. via @GlobeOpinion
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@leung
Shirley Leung
3 years
It's happening again: "Between Friday and Monday, more than 4.1 million people flew out of US airports, a number that is above the surge in travel in the four days preceding Thanksgiving." via @adamtvaccaro
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@leung
Shirley Leung
6 years
Don Yee, Tom Brady’s sports agent, talks about being mocked by WEEI in an Asian accent
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Shirley Leung
6 years
First @Wutrain , now Andrea Campbell aka @CampbellforD4 will break another barrier. She has enough votes to suceed Wu as next City Council president (and as first African American woman to lead the group.) via @miltonvalencia
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@leung
Shirley Leung
8 months
What a week: Eagles on Monday, @Oprah on Wednesday, and @HC_Richardson on my Say More podcast today. Listen at and wherever you find #podcasts .
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Shirley Leung
6 years
I will stop writing about gender diversity when gender equality is reached. This manel story is different from the last one because it talks about efforts to create databases to help find female speakers. Cc @mysteriousrook
@SeiffertDon
Don Seiffert
6 years
This is a fair criticism. We need different ways of talking about the issue of sexism & lack of inclusion. Making the same point over and over again won't bring about change. Nothing against @leung nor any of the Globe columnists.
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@leung
Shirley Leung
4 years
What does the lasting power of @AndrewYang tell us about politics today? via @jamespindell
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Shirley Leung
6 years
The Replacements are back filling in @jimbraude @MargeryEagan on @BosPublicRadio today.
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Shirley Leung
5 years
Thank you @elizadushku for sharing your story of harassment and bullying at @CBS . Not easy and you didn't have to. Let's hope this ushers in a true culture change at the network -- and in Hollywood.
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Thank you for giving me my voice back @GlobeOpinion @BostonGlobe
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Shirley Leung
4 years
Thank you, @MittRomney ."That Romney’s political career is filled with moments of political expediency cannot be erased away; but it cannot cause us to deny or downplay acts of true political courage today." via @speechboy71
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Shirley Leung
3 years
This is what a virtual #Pulitzer Prize ceremony looks like in 2021. Half of us on Zoom, others in the office. Congrats to @mrochele @bmccarthynews @lauracrimaldi @EvanMAllen @VernalColeman . They also honored the lives lost in the horrific NH accident that inspired the series.
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Shirley Leung
5 years
Globe union asking for a fair contract with lunchtime walkout. #bostonmediastrong
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Shirley Leung
6 years
Meta selfie with @salesforce HR honcho @CindygRobbins before we speak at #masswomen Workplace Summit. 1,000 men and women here today.
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Shirley Leung
3 years
What a treat to co-moderate with @albertovasallo3 a #WaterFrontForAll in-person mayoral forum at @NEAQ . @AnnissaForBos @wutrain @JohnFBarros @andreaforboston shared visions on how to create a more equitable & inclusive harbor and river fronts. #bospoli
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Shirley Leung
6 months
I was crushed when I first learned Cambridge philanthropist Barbara Lee will wind down @BLFF_org at end of 2024. But hearing stories of how she helped @maura_healey @RepPressley @WhipKClark reminded me how the future is female, including some day soon the Oval Office.
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Barbara Lee — the political queenmaker who, by her count, has helped elect more than 200 women in 37 states — plans to wind her work in 2024.
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Shirley Leung
6 years
. @CityofBostonCU steps up. City of Boston Credit Union suspends advertising on @WEEI over "hateful and divisive content."
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@leung
Shirley Leung
2 years
. @Wutrain campaign manager @marylouakai also broke the mold. "Born in Japan & raised in Atlanta, Mary Lou Akai-Ferguson is the platinum-and-pink-haired daughter of a Japanese translator and an Irish-American international journalist." via @StephanieEbbert
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Shirley Leung
5 years
. @SpeechBoy71 "At the core of the liberal revulsion over 4 more years of Trump is not simply the prospect of 4 more years of outrage; 4 more years of racism; 4 more years of incompetence...it’s that there are so many Americans who actively welcome it."
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@leung
Shirley Leung
6 years
A fitting tribute for @BentleyU president @GLarsBentley as school renames signature program in her honor: Gloria Cordes Larson Center for Women and Business.
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Shirley Leung
6 years
Please read if anyone thinks Serena Williams is in the wrong here. No, she’s playing tennis as a black woman and umps & media put her to double standard. @SincerelyJenee explains on trials of excellence for black women. via @BostonGlobe
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Shirley Leung
4 years
You know what would be really cool? As my Red Line train approached Downtown Crossing, the operator make an announcement that #GreenLine service is suspended. Twitter can’t be the primary mode of communication.
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MBTA
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#MBTA #GreenLine Update: Service suspended between Kenmore and Haymarket due to a power problem. The Power Department is on scene continuing to make repairs to the overhead wires. Customers can use Orange Line service through downtown.
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Shirley Leung
5 years
Back for my 25th @Princeton Reunion with 630+ of my classmates, more than half the class. Long live the great class of @1994Princeton ! #princetonreunions
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Shirley Leung
9 months
I consider @KaraSwisher the @Oprah of podcasts. Delighted to have her on my @GlobeOpinion podcast. We talked, of course, about @elonmusk , future of social media, and her upcoming memoir. I also asked for podcast hosting advice. Listen to Say More wherever you find your podcasts.
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Shirley Leung
5 years
Hidden figures no more: "As we celebrate the 50th anniversary of the #Apollo11 mission this week, let’s remember something else: the thousands of women from Cambridge to California who helped make possible the trip to the moon."
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@leung
Shirley Leung
3 years
. @Kim_Janey , first woman and first Black mayor of Boston: "As I assume the responsibilities of mayor, I promise bold, courageous leadership and a citywide agenda of recovery, reopening, and renewal." via @GlobeOpinion
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Shirley Leung
4 years
No matter how you cast your vote for mayor in 2021, this is a great day in Boston to see two formidable challengers @wutrain @andreaforboston who happen to be women of color. #bospoli
@BostonGlobe
The Boston Globe
4 years
From @leung : With Andrea Campbell running for mayor, who should worry more — Michelle Wu or Marty Walsh?
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Shirley Leung
7 months
End of an era with the passing of Frank Chin, Chinatown activist who built community’s political power. "Uncle Frank" will be missed. He leaves an important legacy in @MayorWu and others who are creating a more inclusive Boston today. via @BostonGlobe
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Shirley Leung
7 years
Getting ready for my debut as guest co host on @BosPublicRadio with @jimbraude . There is a lot of reading!
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Shirley Leung
4 years
"Who will be the next CEO of the Boston Foundation? Hint: Not a white guy. If you think it’s just me banging the drum, think again." #bospoli #mapoli
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@leung
Shirley Leung
5 years
Welcome back @GlobeAbraham ! Hello friends, it’s been a while via @BostonGlobe
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Shirley Leung
3 years
What happens to downtown Boston when office workers don't return? @JanelleNanos @CraigFWalker & I spent several weeks on Water Street, and we found how one ordinary block can provide a window into financial toll that radiates around the world.
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Shirley Leung
5 years
Faced with an uncertain future, young climate activists take to the streets via @zoegberg #ClimateStrike #ClimateAction
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Shirley Leung
5 years
NewsHour's Gwen Ifill memorialized with USPS Forever stamp
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Shirley Leung
4 years
Yes #LoveBostonChinatown needs your support. I picked up dinner tonight at Great Taste and some sweets from 101 Bakery.
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@leung
Shirley Leung
6 years
I'm taking a break from @GlobeBiz for six months. Here's my final column (for now), but it will hardly be my last opinion. cc @GlobeOpinion
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Shirley Leung
6 months
I am all smiles after finally able to understand Modern Monetary Theory from @FindingMoneyDoc film by Maren Poitras starring #MMT evangelists @StephanieKelton @ProfYuille @iamdelmancoates . Thanks to @BrattleTheatre for hosting @GlobeDocs and our Q&A afterwards. Great question…
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Shirley Leung
6 years
So glad @miltonvalencia did this piece because @danrivera021843 has stepped up. Lawrence mayor emerges as a central figure as resident without gas (taking cold showers) and leader responding to disaster.
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Shirley Leung
6 years
Love this story about the smallest shop in Boston by @MargeauxSippell . via @BostonGlobe
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Shirley Leung
5 years
Decided to walk a different way to work today instead of through Downtown Crossing hoping to discover something new. Ran into this street scape in Chinatown.
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Shirley Leung
8 years
Sidewalk cafes have nothing on street cafes. Roost Bistro lives it up on car-free Newbury St day. #OpenNewbury
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