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COUNCILOR JACKSON HOLDS COURT IN THE MIDDLE OF MASS AVE DURING #BOSTON4FERGUSON PROTEST

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Image by Chris Faraone

 

More than a few elected officials showed at the community meeting held last night at Twelfth Baptist Church in Roxbury. From longtime State Rep. Byron Rushing, to Boston City Councilor Matt O’Malley, to Mayor Marty Walsh and Governor-elect Charlie Baker, well ...  read more

#BOSTON4FERGUSON DISPATCH AND ANALYSIS: THE BIGGEST HUB PROTEST IN YEARS COULDN’T HAVE HAPPENED AT A BETTER TIME

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Last night reminded me of an Ethan Hawke film called The Purge, in which for one night every year Americans are allowed to commit homicide. Extreme, sure, and there’s obviously no need for murder. Nevertheless, the movie has a point in that we stand ...  read more

PICS FROM THE BIGGEST PROTEST IN THE HUB IN YEARS #BOSTON4FERGUSON

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We’re not even close to finished processing tonight’s protest, which is still roaring at the time of this post, with heads chanting, “Cops are not above the law” at Dewey Square. What began as a rally in Roxbury at 7pm spun into well over 1,000 people marching through Dudley ...  read more

BOSTON ACTIVISTS PREPARE FOR TUESDAY PROTESTS, BOTH HERE AND IN FERGUSON

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Images of 10.25.15 Black Lives Matter march by Chris Faraone

 

When the disappointing grand jury verdict swung down in Ferguson, Missouri last night, Daunasia Yancey, like so many other Americans, was glued to cable news and social media.

 

But as one of the point people behind the ...  read more