Dems now hold 128 of 160 seats in the House. “Two areas that were strong for Trump a few years ago came back home and voted blue.”
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DO AREA COLLEGE STUDENTS HAVE INPUT IN UNIVERSITY REOPENING PLANS?
With little guidance from the government, colleges seem to be basing reopening decisions on student morale as well as scientific research.
STATE WIRE: MASS IS 20TH IN NATION ON RATE OF RESPONSE TO CENSUS
"In the political climate in which we live, immigrant and refugee populations, LGBTQ folks, and really anyone who doesn't trust the government is going to be hesitant to report.”
“STOP RACISM, NOT MY HEART.” THE SIGNS OF WEDNESDAY’S RALLY AGAINST POLICE VIOLENCE.
The story of Wednesday's Boston Common rally through signs—some ornate, many direct, damn near all poetic justice.
HUB PROTESTS CONTINUE, THIS TIME WITH A MASS DIE-IN ON BOSTON COMMON
In Boston’s latest show of solidarity with George Floyd, thousands of demonstrators took to Boston Common Wednesday to continue their condemnation of police violence.
PHOTO RECAP: BOSTON’S MASSIVE “NOT ONE MORE” RALLY IN FRANKLIN PARK
The “Not One More” rally started in Franklin Park yesterday evening, with demonstrators protesting the killing of George Floyd in Minneapolis and police brutality everywhere.
POLICE ARE AT WAR WITH THE PUBLIC AND POLITICIANS WON’T STOP THEM
Mass spends millions every year replenishing its weapons stockpiles, as do municipal police agencies. In almost every instance, there is little to no oversight.
DISPATCH FROM THE CLERGY MARCH PRECEDING SUNDAY’S MAJOR BOSTON PROTEST
“I see the connection today as the ministers coming together to stand for justice, to stand for unity, to stand for righteousness, as the mighty wind that will transform the state of Massachusetts, the nation of the United States, and the world.”
COVID-19 AND THEATER EDUCATION
According to Sheridan Thomas, teaching comedic timing is nearly impossible through a computer screen. Thomas, a teacher of acting and directing at Tufts University, is 70 years old and never had to teach online before COVID-19. She had to adjust to tools like Zoom to conduct her comedic Shakespeare class, and lagging WiFi made a mess of the course.
THE PHOTOS YOU’VE BEEN LOOKING FOR FROM SUNDAY’S PEACEFUL MARCH IN BOSTON
Before any windows got smashed last night, with a small group of demonstrators squaring off with violent police, tens of thousands of people marched from Nubian Square in Roxbury to the State House on Beacon Hill. These images by Derek Kouyoumjian portray that event, which ran from approximately 6:30pm to 9:30pm before cops started spraying protesters with chemicals.