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CURRENT STREET EDITION

DIG 23.02 – 1/28/21

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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

GALLERY + INTERVIEW: MAJOR GROUP ART SHOW TAKES AIM AT POLICE VIOLENCE

Written by DIG STAFF Posted November 10, 2016 Filed Under: A+E, FEATURES, Non-fiction, Visual Arts

It can be challenging to make art of any kind that asks people to engage with hard and heavy and ugly issues, but if you look for it there are artists everywhere taking it on.

Filed Under: A+E, FEATURES, Non-fiction, Visual Arts Tagged With: Art, Black Lives Matter, Blackstonian, Boston, Boston Police Department, BPD, Ernie Paniccioli, graffiti, Jacob Leidolf, police brutality, protest art, Scope Urban Apparel

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

LICENSE AND REGISTRATION PLEASE: ON POLICE CERTIFICATION

Written by CHRIS FARAONE Posted March 22, 2016 Filed Under: News, NEWS+OPINIONS

Everyone from architects to barbers needs to be licensed in Mass—should police have the same standard?

Filed Under: News, NEWS+OPINIONS Tagged With: Blackstonian, Commonwealth, cops, Division of Professional Licensure, DPL, Jamarhl Crawford, licensing, Mass Police Reform, Massachusetts, Police, POST board, professional licensing

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

COPBLOCK’D: THE FIGHT AGAINST POLICE MISCONDUCT IN BOSTON CONTINUES

Written by CHRIS FARAONE Posted April 21, 2015 Filed Under: News, NEWS+OPINIONS

Stats suggest, activists, and outside experts agree: There will never be accountability for BPD so long as cops police themselves

Filed Under: News, NEWS+OPINIONS Tagged With: accountability, Blackstonian, Boston, Boston Police Department, BPD, Dianne Wilkerson, Howard Friedman, IAD, Jamarhl Crawford, Lawyers' Committee for Civil Rights, Natasha Tidwell, police brutality, Rashaan Hall, St. Clair Commission, statistics

DEAR BOSTON MEDIA: PLEASE STEAL THIS ARTICLE

Written by CHRIS FARAONE Posted April 9, 2015 Filed Under: News, NEWS+OPINIONS

From the Olympics to police brutality, the Hub reporters should piggyback more independent research and ideas

Filed Under: News, NEWS+OPINIONS Tagged With: Anchorman, bay state examiner, Bay Windows, Big Brother, Blackstonian, Boston 2024, Boston Globe, Boston Media, Boston Olympics, Boston Phoenix, Charter Schools, Deval Patrick, Dorchester Reporter, Eileen Donoghue, John Fish, Open Media Boston, police brutality, reporting, Ron Burgundy, SOMERVILLE, surveillance, William Coyne

THE PROTESTS ARE ONLY BEGINNING; MIGHT AS WELL GET TO KNOW THE ACTIVISTS BLOCKING TRAFFIC AROUND BOSTON

Written by DIG STAFF Posted December 14, 2014 Filed Under: News, NEWS+OPINIONS

Images by Chris Faraone unless otherwise noted

 

First some disclaimers for positive measure …

 

This post is not intended to suggest or imply either bonds or divisions between movements or organizations. Members of some groups we included may have ideological differences with ...  read more

Filed Under: News, NEWS+OPINIONS Tagged With: Black Lives Matter, Blackstonian, body cameras, Boston, Boston Globe, BPD, civilian review board, Darren Wilson, Ferguson, Mass State Police, Missouri, organizing, peaceful protests, police brutality, propaganda, racism, Roxbury, St. Louis

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Can a veteran of the Wisconsin Uprising and former Can a veteran of the Wisconsin Uprising and former Mass union leader rescue the IAFF? https://digboston.com/a-firefighter-election/ #labor #firefighter #union #election #opinion #WisconsinUprising #Massachusetts #national
New #report shows 1/6 of women in Mass prisons sen New #report shows 1/6 of women in Mass prisons sentenced to life without parole. https://digboston.com/commonwealth-committed-to-other-death-penalty/ #prison #prisoner #humanrights #criticism #Massachusetts
“The gratuitous militarization of police forces “The gratuitous militarization of police forces across the United States facilitated by this program has helped to turn these agencies into brutal weapons of repression.” https://digboston.com/inbox-group-calls-for-biden-to-abolish-police-militarization-program/ #police #reform #criticism #Massachusetts
It’s the second time in less than a year that pr It’s the second time in less than a year that progressives have been dealt a bitter defeat in a crowded primary race. https://digboston.com/trump-guy-wins-the-democratic-primary-to-fill-deleos-seat/ #politics #election #Democrats #primary #legislature #Winthrop #Revere  #Massachusetts #MAGA #herp #derp
As lawmakers consider Baker’s amendments to clim As lawmakers consider Baker’s amendments to climate bill, the fight for environmental justice continues. https://digboston.com/checking-in-on-the-commonwealths-comprehensive-climate-bill/ #politics #legislature #environment #activism #globalwarming #Massachusetts
AS LABOR SECRETARY, WILL MARTY WALSH REPRESENT ALL AS LABOR SECRETARY, WILL MARTY WALSH REPRESENT ALL WORKERS? Or just unionized construction workers… and the corporations that fund the Democrats. The latest from DigBoston's @jasonpramas. https://digboston.com/as-labor-secretary-will-marty-walsh-represent-all-workers/ #politics #labor #union #work #national #analysis #Boston #Massachusetts
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Our interview with Avi Loeb, author of “Extrater Our interview with Avi Loeb, author of “Extraterrestrial: The First Sign of Intelligent Life Beyond Earth.” https://buff.ly/2O3nlUd #interview #book #alien #technology #astronomy #controversy #debate #science #Boston #Massachusetts
LGBTQ+ prisoners in Mass stand up to a violent sys LGBTQ+ prisoners in Mass stand up to a violent system that targets and dehumanizes vulnerable populations. https://digboston.com/special-feature-the-cruel-and-usual-violence-against-lgbtq-people-in-mass-prisons/ #prison #prisoner #humanrights #LGBT #politics #Massachusetts
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