Black Lives Matter
THE NEXT EPISODE: BLACK LIBERATION ORGANIZERS DISCUSS WHERE MOVEMENT IS HEADED
“What a lot of people don’t understand is that protests are just the beginning of a revolution.”
PHOTOS & RECAP: BOSTON RALLIES FOR JACOB BLAKE
From Nubian Square, marchers took their signs and bullhorns to Franklin Park, where calls for justice continued ...
WOKE IN PROGRESS
Taking Action for Black Lives in Boston’s Arts Community
BLM TAG INSPIRES ARTIST’S SOMERVILLE MURAL
In June, Jason “Swat” Talbot was invited to paint a mural on Posto, the pizza place outside Somerville’s Davis Square. Amidst the Black Lives Matter protests, someone had tagged “BLM” on the wall, Talbot says, “really sloppily.”
NOTES FROM THE PANDEMIC: 7.31.20 DIGBOSTON WEEKLY UPDATE
Anti-Asian sentiment continues to hurt businesses, residents in Boston
THEY’RE DRAWING A MOVEMENT, SOMETIMES IN THE MOMENT
“The role of art is to continue to show that out of pain comes beauty.”
COLORING BOOK PROCEEDS TO GO TO BLACK INSTITUTIONS, CAUSES
Co-author says “the younger Chinese generation in America should be more political than their parents”
PART OF THE PROBLEM
From racist real estate practices to bigoted laws, the Boston suburbs are largely white for a reason
VIDEO: #BLACKLIVESMATTER BOSTON MARCHES TO #SAYHERNAME
In addition to celebrating Black women, BLM Boston was also gathering to demand the city of Boston redirect the $40.1 million that is budgeted for policing into schools and resources that will benefit the community.
