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CURRENT STREET EDITION

DIG 23.05 – 4/8/21

JAMARHL CRAWFORD

INSANE CLOWN POLI

Written by JAMARHL CRAWFORD Posted October 22, 2017 Filed Under: NEWS+OPINIONS, Op-Ed

When Payaso shows up to forums in Roxbury, Dorchester, and Mattapan in particular, how can he properly address a mother who has lost her son to gun violence? Or at the hands of the police? Can he hold a serious conversation in clown gear?

Filed Under: NEWS+OPINIONS, Op-Ed Tagged With: #mapoli, bospoli, Boston, Boston City Council, City Hall, Jamarhl Crawford, Kevin McCrea, Pat Payaso, Roxbury

GUEST OP-ED: WALSH ADMINISTRATION PLAYS THE SAME OLD RACE CONVERSATION GAME

Written by JAMARHL CRAWFORD Posted December 14, 2016 Filed Under: News, NEWS+OPINIONS

The voice that was missing, and that is also the one that is always shut out of these “open” conversations, is again that of the radical, the revolutionary.

Filed Under: News, NEWS+OPINIONS Tagged With: Black Boston, Blackstonian, Boston, Boston City Hall, Boston Resilient Cities, busing, CUTLER MAJESTIC THEATRE, eugenics, Jamarhl Crawford, malcolm x, mayor Marty Walsh, My Brother's Keeper, Police Commissioner William Evans, race, race in Boston, race talks, Rockefeller, Roxbury

SPIN MASTERS: JEFF ROSS ROAST COOKS THE FACTS

Written by JAMARHL CRAWFORD Posted September 28, 2016 Filed Under: News, NEWS+OPINIONS

The overriding concern here is that the BPD once again proved itself masterful at misrepresenting facts, and of presenting officers in a positive media light.

Filed Under: News, NEWS+OPINIONS Tagged With: accountability, Blackstonian, Boston Police, BPD, BPD Headquarters, BPPA, comedy central, Commissioner William Evans, Friars Club, Jamarhl Crawford, Jeff Ross, mayor Marty Walsh, police brutality, police shootings, public relations, Roast, Roastmaster, Roxbury

JEFF TALK: THE FABULIST MIRACLE OF REV. BROWN’S TED SERMON

Written by JAMARHL CRAWFORD Posted July 6, 2015 Filed Under: COLUMNS, Media Farm

Image via TED Talks

 

Any preacher worth his salt can deliver a sermon that evokes a rollercoaster of emotions. It’s an old practice, the “preacher embellishment,” which is often achieved through anecdotal stories, with the preacher as the hero and central figure who overcomes ...  read more

Filed Under: COLUMNS, Media Farm Tagged With: 1990s, Antonio Ennis, Benzino, Bill Clinton, Boston, Boston Miracle, BPD, Cambridge, Jeffrey Brown, National Season of Peace, Police, Rev. Brown, speaking gigs, TED Talks, TenPoint Coalition, Twice Thou, Union Baptist, White House

GUEST MEDIA FARM: WHO IS KEVIN PETERSON?

Written by JAMARHL CRAWFORD Posted June 1, 2015 Filed Under: COLUMNS, Media Farm

Peterson is apparently attempting to be seen as an intellectual voice of reason, a behind-the-scenes convener and a major player.

Filed Under: COLUMNS, Media Farm Tagged With: Blackstonian, Boston black leadership, Boston Herald, Boston Media, Center for Collaborative Leadership, Jamarhl Crawford, Kevin C. Peterson, New Democracy Coalition, Sen. Dianne Wilkerson, UMASS-Boston

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