Official’s N-word nonapology ignites Cambridge
FRONT AND CENTER: RACE PLAYS INTO THE BOSTON MAYORAL ELECTION IN MORE WAYS THAN YOU REALIZE
While both candidates have positioned themselves as the best choice for addressing racism in a city that is 53 percent people of color, their outlooks on related issues and strategies regarding how to fix things differ substantially.
GUEST OP-ED: WALSH ADMINISTRATION PLAYS THE SAME OLD RACE CONVERSATION GAME
The voice that was missing, and that is also the one that is always shut out of these “open” conversations, is again that of the radical, the revolutionary.
HELADO NEGRO: RACE, REPRESENTATION, AND A RISING ROLE MODEL
The indie pop anthems of Helado Negro get their time to shine with tinsel mammals and an unforgettable live show.
THE UNDERPAID, OVERLY MALE, INCREDIBLY WHITE, AND SLIGHTLY OPTIMISTIC STATE OF INDEPENDENT MEDIA IN BOSTON
We will be using all of the research to guide help guide BINJ forward.
MISTAKEN IDENTITY: SAMUEL FULLER’S TAKE ON THE PRIMARY CONTRADICTION OF AMERICAN LIFE
Fuller’s movie recognizes (with astutely visualized clarity) the primary contradiction of American life: Racial identity is a false construct, but one that no individual can ever transcend.
GIRLS: ANGSTY-WHITE-BOY-GROWS-UP NARRATIVE GETS FLIPPED IN “GIRLHOOD”
Sciamma’s interests have already been established: She’s made three films, and they all consider the fluidity of sexuality or gender in one way or another.
