
"Being from Boston, there’s no other way to put this: there’s a suppression of [some] hip-hop and other events put on by people of color and those on the margins that has always gone on."
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Written by MICAELA KIMBALL Filed Under: A+E, Performing Arts
"Being from Boston, there’s no other way to put this: there’s a suppression of [some] hip-hop and other events put on by people of color and those on the margins that has always gone on."
Written by SPENCER SHANNON Filed Under: A+E, Performing Arts
"How do we build here, in the city, and what are your ideas around that?”
Written by CHRIS FARAONE Filed Under: News
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
Written by CHRIS FARAONE Filed Under: News
Images by Chris Faraone
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
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
Written by CHRIS FARAONE Filed Under: News
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