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OPINION: UMASS BOSTON COMMENCEMENT ADDRESS BY CLASS OF 2022 JFK AWARD WINNER

Written by MG XIONG Posted June 6, 2022 Filed Under: News, News to Us, NEWS+OPINIONS, Op-Ed

MG Xiong. Photo by Lee-Daniel Tran.

“We cannot capitalize off of our diversity while the individuals that make us diverse are fettered by debt.”

Welcome and nyob zoo*, fellow graduates of UMass Boston’s Class of 2022. Welcome and thank you, friends, family, faculty, staff, and community members for joining us today on this momentous occasion. As a first-generation ...  read more

Filed Under: News, News to Us, NEWS+OPINIONS, Op-Ed Tagged With: Boston, commencement, graduation, higher education, JFK Award, Massachusetts, speech, student, UMASS-Boston

RADICAL AND RELEVANT: THE LIFE OF HARRY BRILL

Written by GARY ZABEL Posted January 17, 2021 Filed Under: NEWS+OPINIONS, Obituary, Politics

Harry Brill. Photo courtesy of Gary Zabel.

Harry frequently argued that capitalism is barely distinguishable from organized crime. For example, he investigated the connection between insurance companies and automobile manufacturers on the one hand and car thieves on the other.

Filed Under: NEWS+OPINIONS, Obituary, Politics Tagged With: bay area, Berkeley, Brooklyn College, California, Carol Brill, Democracy, Harry Brill, labor, Obituary, organizer, radical, socialist, sociologist, UCal Berkeley, UMASS-Boston

MUSIC SPECIAL: ROCK AGAINST RACISM TURNS 40

Written by C. SHARDAE JOBSON Posted November 20, 2019 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.

Filed Under: FEATURES, Interviews, MUSIC, Non-fiction Tagged With: 1980s, 1984, bboys, bgirls, Boston, Boston Hip Hop, Boston History, Boston rap, BPS, breakdancing, breaking, Dorchester, hip hop, HONK!, Madison Park, oral histories, oral history, race, racism, Rapperteers, Reebee Garofalo, Rock Against Racism, Roxbury, Spiun City Rockers, UMass, UMASS-Boston

UMASS BOSTON DISPATCH

Written by JOE RAMSEY Posted October 21, 2019 Filed Under: NEWS+OPINIONS, Op-Ed

Photo of Mayor Walsh speaking at UMass Boston by Joe Ramsey

 

The mayor, the music, and a mission under threat

 

At this year’s UMass Boston Convocation ceremony, special guest Mayor Marty Walsh was greeted by a multimedia musical performance that captured both what is so precious about UMB and what is now under threat.  

 

First came the music: The UMB Chamber ...  read more

Filed Under: NEWS+OPINIONS, Op-Ed Tagged With: higher education, justice, mayor Marty Walsh, opinion, UMASS-Boston

TOWNIE: AIRLINES SUING, UMASS SCREWING

Written by JASON PRAMAS Posted April 11, 2018 Filed Under: COLUMNS, NEWS+OPINIONS, Townie

TOWNIE: AIRLINES SUING, UMASS SCREWING

 

Corporate attack on workers rights and a corporate-style attack on UMB by UMA

 

If there’s one thing I think people should do every day, it’s read the business press. Because that’s where you see how the world runs. A world that naturally includes Massachusetts.

 

Airlines sue Mass over sick time law

Case in point, Airlines ...  read more

Filed Under: COLUMNS, NEWS+OPINIONS, Townie Tagged With: airline, American Airlines, budget, Column, corporation, economy, higher education, Jason Pramas, JetBlue Airways, Massachusetts, Maura Healey, Mount Ida College, news, Politics, sick leave, Townie, UMass Amherst, UMASS-Boston, United Airlines, veterans, William Joiner Institute

GUEST FEATURE: UMASS BOSTON’S LAST REMAINING PAINTER

Written by JOE RAMSEY Posted January 7, 2018 Filed Under: FEATURES, Non-fiction

It used to be that Flaherty was part of a crew of five UMB painters. Together they handled everything from repainting offices for new faculty hires to cleaning up the occasional graffiti to preparing the campus for open houses, making sure that visitors would get only the best impression.

Filed Under: FEATURES, Non-fiction Tagged With: #mapoli, Boston, colleges, labor, Massachusetts, UMass, UMASS-Boston, union, universities

NOT JUST AN EDUCATION, A COMMUNITY

Written by JUAN PABLO BLANCO Posted December 6, 2017 Filed Under: COLUMNS, NEWS+OPINIONS, Op-Ed

UMASS student testimony

 

Student testimony to the Nov 29, 2017 UMass Board of Trustees meeting

 

Madelin Walker

Good morning President Meehan, Chairman Manning, and members of the board. I’d like to thank you for letting me speak to you today on behalf of UMass Boston. My name is Maddi Walker and I’m a sophomore at UMB. I have a history of service ...  read more

Filed Under: COLUMNS, NEWS+OPINIONS, Op-Ed Tagged With: austerity, board of trustees, budget, cut, labor, layoff, Op-Ed, student, testimony, UMASS-Boston, union, worker

THROWBACK: REVISITING ROCK AGAINST RACISM

Written by PACEY FOSTER Posted November 15, 2017 Filed Under: A+E, FEATURES, Film, Non-fiction, Performing Arts

Mass Hip-Hop Archive breaks critical positive gem out the vault

Filed Under: A+E, FEATURES, Film, Non-fiction, Performing Arts Tagged With: bboys, bgirls, Boston, Boston Hip Hop, Boston rap, breakdancing, breaking, hip hop, Madison Park, Reebee Garofalo, Rock Against Racism, Roxbury, UMass, UMASS-Boston

DEFENDING THE SPACE WHERE DREAMS CAN BLOOM

Written by JOE RAMSEY Posted September 20, 2017 Filed Under: NEWS+OPINIONS, Op-Ed

9/14/17 UMB rally protestors

 

UMass Boston prof criticizes move to balance budget by cancelling courses

 

The following speech was given at a Sept. 14 rally at UMass Boston in support of the release of a new report by the Coalition ...  read more

Filed Under: NEWS+OPINIONS, Op-Ed Tagged With: austerity, budget, criticism, deficit, legislature, Op-Ed, state government, UMASS-Boston

THE PERCEPTIONISTS SURVIVE DEATH TO MAKE ‘RESOLUTION’

Written by GEORGE HASSETT Posted August 14, 2017 Filed Under: Interviews, MUSIC

One person who isn’t called out by name—the current president of the United States.

Filed Under: Interviews, MUSIC Tagged With: Akrobatik, battle, Black Dialogue, Boston Hip Hop, Boston rap, Fakts One, MC, Middle East, Mr. Lif, Resolution, The Perceptionists, UMASS-Boston

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