Loconto was overheard making anti-Asian comments during a Boston School Committee meeting over Zoom.
racism
PART OF THE PROBLEM
From racist real estate practices to bigoted laws, the Boston suburbs are largely white for a reason
VIDEO: #BLACKLIVESMATTER BOSTON MARCHES TO #SAYHERNAME
In addition to celebrating Black women, BLM Boston was also gathering to demand the city of Boston redirect the $40.1 million that is budgeted for policing into schools and resources that will benefit the community.
THANKSGIVING FICTION: WE LIVE IN THE UNIVERSE WHERE THE BAD GUYS WON
"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
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.
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