Security will be a priority for the first Boston Marathon held on Patriots' Day since the pandemic began
PUBLIC SAFETY PREPARATIONS FOR THE BOSTON MARATHON
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‘THE BLUEST EYE’ IN CONVERSATION
The Huntington Theatre Company invites guests to explore issues of racism and oppression
WE MUST INCREASE THE NUMBER OF BLACK-FOUNDED TECH COMPANIES IN MASS. HERE’S HOW.
Mass has everything needed to increase the number of Black founded tech companies, except the political will
NEW REPORT SHOWS WHO BORE BRUNT OF COVID EVICTION CRISIS IN BOSTON
“70% of all eviction filings occurred in census tracts where the majority of renters are people of color.”
THE TOPIC THE BLACK CHURCH DARES NOT SPEAK OF HONESTLY
In 2021, I am still asking these three questions …
SPECIAL FEATURE: BUREAUCRATIC DYSFUNCTION & PHYSICAL RESTRAINT IN BPS
A review of documents and interviews reveals a lack of record keeping that reflects a system struggling to comply with state law and reckon with the use of physical restraint
RECAP: JUBILEE ON JUNETEENTH: LIBERATING THE PRACTICE OF PENTECOST
“We can never celebrate without remembering the story of the struggle.”
OPERA IN THE KEY OF FREEDOM
The North End Music and Performing Arts Center will host a virtual event in honor of Juneteenth.
ON JUNETEENTH, IFÉ FRANKLIN DEBUTS ‘SLAVE NARRATIVE’ FILM
Production shot at Royall House Slave Quarters.
WOKE IN PROGRESS IV: CITY VIEW
How is Boston’s arts community honoring the commitments it made when signing a letter demanding racial equity last year?
MUSIC SPECIAL: ROCK AGAINST RACISM TURNS 40
Here, five individuals associated with RAR share their memories of Boston back then, what they gained from having RAR in their lives, and how, in 2019, we can continue to honor the groundwork RAR laid for a better Boston.
INCENSED OVER INSENSITIVITY
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.
