
“It was to create a different municipality that was a majority of people of color and working class folks, because we wanted a seat at the table.”
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Written by SHIRA LAUCHAROEN Filed Under: A+E, Visual Arts
“It was to create a different municipality that was a majority of people of color and working class folks, because we wanted a seat at the table.”
Written by GEORGE HASSETT Filed Under: FEATURES, Non-fiction
Friday marks 55 years since the assassination of Malcolm X, and the complexities of his life and his death are increasingly being examined from different angles. A lesser-known but fascinating character in Malcolm X’s life is Hakim Jamal, his “cousin” who, like Malcolm X, transformed from a Roxbury hoodlum to an author and activist.
Written by SUREN MOODLIAR Filed Under: COLUMNS, NEWS+OPINIONS, Obituary
In the long relay race of oppressed communities and the global working class, Chuck Turner picked up the baton in the 1960s as a young activist in the Northern Student Movement (a wing of the civil rights movement). By Christmas Day 2019 when he walked on, that beginning had been eclipsed by a series of powerful base-building projects—many that at once challenged the ruling class while creatively empowering the excluded and the exploited.
Written by BRIAN COLEMAN Filed Under: FEATURES, Interviews, MUSIC, Non-fiction
"Skippy’s been around since, what, 1961? Skippy is Boston history."
Written by C. SHARDAE JOBSON Filed Under: FEATURES, Interviews, MUSIC, Non-fiction
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.
Written by DIEGO MARCANO Filed Under: FEATURES, News, NEWS+OPINIONS, Non-fiction
In a state that sets up former inmates for failure, this program offers hope through education and more
Written by GABBY RAYMOND Filed Under: News, NEWS+OPINIONS
The recently unveiled Community Land Trust offers a solution for some of the anxiety that homeowners and renters alike may be feeling.
Written by CHRIS FARAONE Filed Under: MUSIC, Notes from the Scene, Reviews
Despite occasional hiatuses, he’s always made it a point to come back strong, to leave a mark, and his latest project follows suit.
Written by SOPHIA GUERRIER Filed Under: A+E, MUSIC, Performing Arts, Poetry
BAMS Fest returns for a second year with new twists and attractions
Written by ALYSSA DUNDAS Filed Under: News, NEWS+OPINIONS
Meet LIPSTICK, Boston’s ladies involved in putting a stop to inner-city killing