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CURRENT STREET EDITION

DIG 23.02 – 1/28/21

BRITNI DE LA CRETAZ

EVEN WITH YAWKEY BANISHED, THERE’S WORK TO DO IN RIDDING BOSTON SPORTS OF RACISM

Written by BRITNI DE LA CRETAZ Posted April 3, 2019 Filed Under: News, NEWS+OPINIONS

If Boston sports enthusiasts are angry that the city continues to be tarnished by a bad reputation for bigoted fans, perhaps their anger’s misdirected.

Filed Under: News, NEWS+OPINIONS Tagged With: Adam Jones, Albert Breer, Albert Goodwill Spalding, baseball, Boston, Boston Red Sox, Charles Ogletree, Chris Young, Colin Kaepernick, Dan Roche, Dan Sileo, Don Imus, dunkin donuts, ESPN, Evan Drellich, fenway park, Gerry Callahan, Glenn Ordway, Howard Bryant, Jackie BradleyJr., Jerry Remy, Jim Rice, John Dennis, Larry Lucchino, MBTA, Michael Che, Minihane, Mookie Betts, NESN, Orioles, Red Sox, Sports Hub, Yawkey Station, Yawkey Way, Zineb Curran

ROOKIE YEAR: AN ALL-GIRLS BASEBALL TEAM BATS BACK ADVERSITY FROM ROXBURY TO ROCKFORD

Written by BRITNI DE LA CRETAZ Posted September 5, 2018 Filed Under: FEATURES, Non-fiction

Some team members were playing baseball for the very first time in their lives at the national tournament. They were there for the experience, an accomplishment in and of itself.

Filed Under: FEATURES, Non-fiction Tagged With: baseball, Baseball For All, Boston Astros, girls baseball, Robert Louis Jr., Rockford, Roxbury, The BASE, womens baseball

SPECIAL FEATURE: FULL SWING

Written by BRITNI DE LA CRETAZ Posted April 4, 2018 Filed Under: FEATURES, LIFESTYLE, Non-fiction

Most boys will never be major league baseball players. Up until now, though, no woman has ever been one. For men, it’s a long shot. For women, it’s a fantasy, something reinforced by the very name of the camp—a name that can seem both inspiring and insulting at once.

Filed Under: FEATURES, LIFESTYLE, Non-fiction Tagged With: A League of Their Own, baseball, Boston, Britni de la Cretaz, fantasy camp, Florida, Joe Castiglione, Red Sox, Red Sox Nation, women's fantasy camp, women's sports, Yankees

CURL TO ACTION

Written by BRITNI DE LA CRETAZ Posted March 8, 2018 Filed Under: FEATURES, Non-fiction

The legacy of Massachusetts curling clubs and the making of a Paralympian

Filed Under: FEATURES, Non-fiction Tagged With: Boston History, curling, history of curling, Korea, North End Curling Club, Olympics, paralympics, Pyeongchang, Sports, winter olympics, winter sports

HANCOCKS, KNOCKERS, AND SHAMROCKS (A GAY BOWL DISPATCH)

Written by BRITNI DE LA CRETAZ Posted October 11, 2017 Filed Under: FEATURES, Non-fiction

Teams with names like Toronto Mounties, Boston Longfellows, and New York Shade huddle up, discussing strategy and formations.

Filed Under: FEATURES, Non-fiction Tagged With: Bob Kraft, Boston, Boston Longfellows, Britni de la Cretaz, Division, Donald Trump, F(l)ag Football, football, Gay Bowl, Josh Kraft, LGBTQ, New York Rebels, New York Shade, New York Warriors Black, Regan McKendry, Toronto Mounties

PUBLIC SERVICE DENOUNCEMENT

Written by BRITNI DE LA CRETAZ Posted October 1, 2017 Filed Under: News, NEWS+OPINIONS

Boston teams begin addressing racism, but have a lot of hard work and practice ahead of them

Filed Under: News, NEWS+OPINIONS Tagged With: Boston, bruins, Chris Archer, David Ortiz, Dustin Pedroia, fenway park, New England Revolution, Patriots, Red Sox, Sports, Take the Lead, Tom Brady, Tom Yawkey

ORGANIZERS BEHIND MASS STATE HOUSE RALLY SPEAK OUT

Written by BRITNI DE LA CRETAZ Posted August 19, 2017 Filed Under: News, NEWS+OPINIONS

How a Boston demonstration first planned before Charlottesville answered the call to become something much, much bigger

Filed Under: News, NEWS+OPINIONS Tagged With: alt right, antifa, Black Lives Matter, Boston, Boston Common, Boston Counter-Protest & Resistance Rally, Boston Democratic Socialists of America, Boston Party for Socialism and Liberation, C-Ville, C.O.M.B.A.T., Charlottesville, Donald Trump, Fight Supremacy, Klan rally, MAGA, Massachusetts, nazis, racists, solidarity, Stand for Solidarity, the ANSWER Coalition, Unite the Right, violence

LAWMAKERS PUSH TO RENAME THE YAWKEY MBTA STATION

Written by BRITNI DE LA CRETAZ Posted August 17, 2017 Filed Under: News, NEWS+OPINIONS

"I think [the proposed bill] makes perfect sense... I’m confused how it’s named ‘Yawkey’ anyway, in light of what we know about him.”

Filed Under: News, NEWS+OPINIONS Tagged With: #mapoli, Britni de la Cretaz, Charlottesville, confederate statues, fenway park, lawmakers, legislature, massachusetts state house, MBTA, naacp, racism, Red Sox, station, statues, Yawkey Way, Zineb Curren

SPECIAL FEATURE: THE YAWKEY WAY

Written by BRITNI DE LA CRETAZ Posted July 20, 2017 Filed Under: FEATURES, Non-fiction

Offensive comments and controversy aside, these hosts are winning in the ratings, proving that there is indeed a massive audience for such bigoted rhetoric in Greater Boston.

Filed Under: FEATURES, Non-fiction Tagged With: Adam Jones, Albert Breer, Albert Goodwill Spalding, baseball, Boston, Boston Red Sox, Charles Ogletree, Chris Young, Colin Kaepernick, Dan Roche, Don Imus, dunkin donuts, ESPN, fenway park, Gerry Callahan, Glenn Ordway, Howard Bryant, Jackie BradleyJr., Jerry Remy, Jim Rice, John Dennis, Larry Lucchino, Michael Che, Minihane, Mookie Betts, NESN, Orioles, Red Sox, Sports Hub, Yawkey Way, Zineb Curran

SIF SPACE: WILL MASS BE THE FIRST STATE WITH SAFE INJECTION FACILITIES?

Written by BRITNI DE LA CRETAZ Posted February 15, 2017 Filed Under: News, NEWS+OPINIONS

“People are dying across the state ... We need to be open to whatever might be helpful to protect people from the worst consequences of their addictions.”

Filed Under: News, NEWS+OPINIONS Tagged With: Beacon Hill, death, Heroin, InSite, opiates, Oxycontin, safe injection facility, SIF, Vancouver, William Brownsberger

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