Participants called for the DA to reexamine cases in which police fatally shot black men in Boston.
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PHOTOS & RECAP: WHITE COATS RALLY FOR BLACK LIVES IN BACK BAY
"This year, police have already shot and killed over 450 people, despite the lockdowns due to the coronavirus pandemic. The victims are disproportionately African American or Black."
PRIDE CELEBRATES MILESTONE ANNIVERSARY VIRTUALLY DURING MULTIPLE CRISES
The continued distance between the white LGBTQ+ community and LGBTQ+ communities of color has a historical antecedent.
PHOTOS & RECAP: BOSTON TRANS RESISTANCE VIGIL AND MARCH DRAWS THOUSANDS
"Members of the Boston’s Transgender/Gender non-conforming communities are taking back our Pride. Since the 2016 election, we have had an additional layer of barriers added to our daily lives."
CAMBRIDGE POLS, POLICE COMMISSIONER MELT DOWN OVER BLM DEBATE
Motion over redirecting $4.1M in police funding causes council to explode in anger, accusations
BEHOLD THE BEHEADED: BOSTONIANS GIVE COLUMBUS SEND-OFF HE DESERVES
“Any attempt to erase our history through the restoration of the statue will be met by Black and Indigenous peoples asserting our rights and sovereignty.”
PHOTOS & RECAP: “GET OFF OUR NECKS!” CARAVAN ROLLS FROM SALEM TO LYNN
The “Get Off Our Necks! Caravan and Protest” started in a lot on Bridge Street in Salem, then made its way to the Essex County Superior Courthouse and the Lynn Police Department.
PHOTOS & RECAP: F.T.P. DEMONSTRATORS MAKE THREE DEMANDS OF POLICE
Defund the Boston Police Department by at least 10% (around $41 million); No increase in Boston Public Schools budget for police; Put a cap on overtime accrual and overtime pay for military exercises
YOUTH ORGANIZERS EXPERIENCE TEAR GAS, SOLIDARITY ON FRONT LINES OF PROTESTS
"If you want to show us that you’re there for our protection, you should have been there beside us, not coming at the end to start antagonizing protesters."
BOSTON USED FACE RECOGNITION BEFORE. DESPITE POTENTIAL BAN, IT LIKELY WILL AGAIN.
"If the city acquires face surveillance technology, anyone who attends future protests could be tracked and identified, further threatening our right to rally for justice."