The exclusion of BIPOC persons causes harm. I know I’m not alone in thinking this.
BLM
DRAINING SWAMPSCOTT: THE PROSECUTION OF A PROGRESSIVE BLACK PROTESTER
The prosecution of Ernst Jean-Jacques Jr. on the North Shore is a clear example of a Black Lives Matter activist being targeted by local law enforcement. Without national attention on the case, authorities are playing by their own rules.
OPEN WOUNDS: ANOTHER BLACK HARVARD MAN ARRESTED
As can be seen in a video that one witness submitted to police, officers repeatedly punched Ohene in his torso. A subsequent CPD report depicts Ohene as being so wildly combative that three cops from Cambridge plus a transit officer were needed to restrain him and to place the perp in handcuffs in order to “avoid further injury to himself.”
PUBLIC SQUARE: ALLIED FORCES
Who’s moving the needle on racial justice? Who’s not?
BEYOND BLM HEADLINES: ON SEARCHING FOR MEANING IN FLAME WARS
It was easy to take one look at the headlines, glance through Twitter, and #FTP all over the place.
ZINN, FERGUSON, AND TRUTH
“The truth is damning enough.”
SCREAMING RADIO
On the conservative Internets, there’s no such thing as racism ...
ON #BLMDIGSOUT AND HELPING ONE ANOTHER THROUGH WINTRY HELL
The city is overwhelmed. If we keep acting in support of one another, there’s a chance that we can dig ourselves out.
GUEST EDITORIAL: AN OPEN LETTER TO THE OPEN MINDED
Why we should stand with those who stand on the highways.
PICS FROM TODAY’S NEWBURY STREET SHUTDOWN
The protest was rather unique. The horde, relatively large considering the icy temp, shut down Newbury Street.