At a virtual summit, leaders sought to educate and engage on the need for change.
OFFICIALS, ADVOCATES SPEAK ON IMMIGRATION REFORM AND ECONOMIC RECOVERY
Ayanna Pressley
LEADERS SPEAK OUT AGAINST MBTA CUTS, AWAITING FINAL DECISIONS
The MBTA Board will decide the shape cuts will take today.
AYANNA PRESSLEY CALLS FOR RELEASE OF PRISONERS FOLLOWING COVID SPIKE
Unsanitary conditions put incarcerated at risk.
PRESSLEY DISRUPTS EUROCENTRIC AESTHETIC ABOUT HAIR
Femininity and attractiveness are integrally linked to hair as a Eurocentric aesthetic. Pressley, however, disrupts this notion because she’s stunningly gorgeous and regal—with or without hair.
POWER, FREEDOM, EQUALITY, SAFETY, DIGNITY
“It guarantees housing for survivors of crime and, again, it decriminalizes homelessness, which we know eliminates reinceration for individuals who failed to secure housing.”
NO GOING BACK: THE VOLUME ON XENOPHOBIA AND RACISM IS ON BLAST
"President Trump’s proclivity for racist remarks comes as no surprise. His comment stating a preference for immigrants coming from Scandinavian countries like Norway, rather than from Africa and Haiti, which he depicts as “shithole” countries, is based solely on his xenophobia."
‘HIS CRIME, YOUR TIME’
Meet LIPSTICK, Boston’s ladies involved in putting a stop to inner-city killing
20/2018 VISION: REVISITING OUR AWESOME HELLISH YEAR ONE FINAL TIME
No outlet can cover everything. It’s not worth trying. But in reading back through several hundred pieces that we published in the past 12 months, I’m more than satisfied to say that we hit hard and often on a range of topics
’18 AND LIFE TO GO: OUR YEAR IN ALTERNATIVE MASS MEDIA
It’s anybody’s guess why cheeseball mainstream outlets tend to ignore topics such as poverty, surveillance, and climate change. Whatever the reason, we don’t spend too much time worrying about them; as you’ll see below, we had our hands full all year covering the stuff that they missed.
POST-ELECTION WINNERS AND LOSERS
“Voters sent a very clear signal today that our criminal justice system is not working for too many people and it’s time for a change."
