“Americans today live in a very real universe where the functional equivalent of Nazis—European colonists—committed genocide against Native American peoples…”
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.
WITH VAPE BAN ALREADY HOBBLING SMALL BUSINESSES, FLAVORED TOBACCO PROPOSAL FURTHER THREATENS STORES THAT SELL MORE THAN JUST SMOKES
“If policymakers move forward with these regulations, there is a wide network of gangs and organized crime that will be ready to fill the void.”
NO GOING BACK: THE VOLUME ON XENOPHOBIA AND RACISM IS ON BLAST
“President Trump’s proclivity for racist remarks comes as no surprise. His comment stating a preference for immigrants coming from Scandinavian countries like Norway, rather than from Africa and Haiti, which he depicts as “shithole” countries, is based solely on his xenophobia.”
THE OTHER RACISM
Colorism is not discussed openly enough in African American, African, and African diasporic communities. It is our third rail, and the pain, embarrassment, and humiliation from its legacy still lingers with us even today.
BREAKING CONCRETE CEILINGS FOR WOMEN OF COLOR COMES WITH A TAX
A response to the Boston Herald In response to the Boston Herald’s overtly racist and sexist article on Masshousing’s dining expenses and the appointment of its executive director’s new role on the MBTA Fiscal Control Board, I felt compelled to express my disappointment in the tired narrative that follows women of color in leadership […]
PUBLIC BAD. PRIVATE GOOD? BOSTON HERALD’S ATTACK ON MASSHOUSING HIGHLIGHTS DOUBLE STANDARD IN AMERICAN JOURNALISM
Over the last several days, the Boston Herald has had its knives out in no less than three articles and two editorials against MassHousing—an independent, quasi-public agency created in 1966 and charged with providing financing for affordable housing in Massachusetts. Readers can be forgiven for assuming that such lavish attention from a publication […]
INTERVIEW WITH ASAD HAIDER
Author of Mistaken Identity: Anti-Racism and the Struggle Against White Supremacy Asad Haider is a founding editor of Viewpoint magazine and author of a new book, Mistaken Identity: Anti-Racism and the Struggle Against White Supremacy. He is speaking with Ben Tarnoff on the topic “What is to be done?” this Thursday (Nov 29) […]
DEPTHS OF DEPRAVITY DEPT.
Does the GOP have a cutoff point for racist fearmongering?
THAT N-WORD AGAIN
A short history of rationalization, hate, and debate
