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Civil Rights

ME + YOU + THE ACLU

Written by CHRIS FARAONE Posted February 25, 2020 Filed Under: A+E, Books, Dear Reader

Without First Amendment crusaders to catch our backs, journalists—along with educators, activists, and anybody else whose career or passion often requires that they take unpopular public positions—would be no more useful than a Putin fan zine published by the Kremlin.

Filed Under: A+E, Books, Dear Reader Tagged With: ACLU, books, Civil Rights, David Cole, Fight of the Century: Writers Reflect on 100 Years of Landmark ACLU Cases, First Amendment, Michael Chabon, Neil Gaiman, social justice, Trump, Ulysses

GUEST OP-ED: THE PARADOX

Written by EROC ARROYO-MONTANO Posted January 30, 2017 Filed Under: COLUMNS, NEWS+OPINIONS

How do we shine a light on these examples and support each other in creating alternatives to systems of exploitation?

Filed Under: COLUMNS, NEWS+OPINIONS Tagged With: Black Lives Matter, Boston, Civil Rights, Donald Trump, Mourning in America, Protest, resistance, Standing Rock, United for a Fair Economy

THE SUBMISSION: ZEITGEIST STAGE’S SPRING CLOSER MEDIATES ON BIG ISSUES

Written by SPENCER SHANNON Posted May 15, 2015 Filed Under: A+E, Performing Arts

It casts a critical eye on the state of equality within America, and the systems of oppression that keep many down in order to raise others up.

Filed Under: A+E, Performing Arts Tagged With: artistic director, Baltimore, black box theater, Boston Center for the Arts, Civil Rights, Danny Larson, david miller, gay, race issues, Shaleeha G’ntamobi, THE SUBMISSION, zeitgeist stage company

SECRET ASIAN MAN: SOLIDARITY

Written by TAK TOYOSHIMA Posted February 22, 2015 Filed Under: Comics

Never underestimate the power of solidarity.

Filed Under: Comics Tagged With: black history month, Civil Rights, I am a man, solidarity, unity

THE I-93 SHUTDOWN CHANGED A LOT, BUT NOT THE NUMBER OF PEOPLE WHO CARE ABOUT POLICE BRUTALITY

Written by CHRIS FARAONE Posted January 20, 2015 Filed Under: News, NEWS+OPINIONS

The last few days have been a coming out party for closeted Archie Bunkers.

Filed Under: News, NEWS+OPINIONS Tagged With: #HowDisruptive, 4 Mile March, Black Lives Matter, Boston Police Department, BPD, Civil Rights, Colleen Garry, Direct action, I-93 shutdown, Martin Luther King Jr., Massachusetts, MLK, police brutality, racism, sports radio

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