
"Being from Boston, there’s no other way to put this: there’s a suppression of [some] hip-hop and other events put on by people of color and those on the margins that has always gone on."
The Dig - Greater Boston's Alternative News Source
Written by MICAELA KIMBALL Filed Under: A+E, Performing Arts
"Being from Boston, there’s no other way to put this: there’s a suppression of [some] hip-hop and other events put on by people of color and those on the margins that has always gone on."
Written by SPENCER SHANNON Filed Under: A+E, Performing Arts
"How do we build here, in the city, and what are your ideas around that?”
Written by CHRIS FARAONE Filed Under: NEWS+OPINIONS, Uncategorized
On Friday afternoon, Harvard University students will rally in Harvard Yard to show their support to the grassroots, youth-led movement that started in Ferguson, MO and has spread to the entire country - a movement that objects to racist laws, violent police tactics, and systemic inequality.
Written by CHRIS FARAONE Filed Under: News
Image by Chris Faraone
More than a few elected officials showed at the community meeting held last night at Twelfth Baptist Church in Roxbury. From longtime State Rep. Byron Rushing, to Boston City Councilor Matt O’Malley, to Mayor Marty Walsh and Governor-elect Charlie Baker, well ... read more
Written by CHRIS FARAONE Filed Under: News
Images by Chris Faraone
Last night reminded me of an Ethan Hawke film called The Purge, in which for one night every year Americans are allowed to commit homicide. Extreme, sure, and there’s obviously no need for murder. Nevertheless, the movie has a point in that we stand ... read more
We’re not even close to finished processing tonight’s protest, which is still roaring at the time of this post, with heads chanting, “Cops are not above the law” at Dewey Square. What began as a rally in Roxbury at 7pm spun into well over 1,000 people marching through Dudley ... read more
Written by EMILY HOPKINS Filed Under: Free Radical
WAIT-FOR-THE-FACTS WILLIE
No matter how many actual “facts” come out, this person is waiting for the rest of them. They just know that somewhere out there is the nugget that will come falling out of the sky, and that will shine so bright it will put this whole ordeal to rest. Willie ... read more
Written by CHRIS FARAONE Filed Under: News
Images of 10.25.15 Black Lives Matter march by Chris Faraone
When the disappointing grand jury verdict swung down in Ferguson, Missouri last night, Daunasia Yancey, like so many other Americans, was glued to cable news and social media.
But as one of the point people behind the ... read more