How do you counter a violent racist bent on destroying intercommunal solidarity? With more intercommunal solidarity.
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.
PUBLIC BAD. PRIVATE GOOD?
Boston Herald’s attack on MassHousing highlights double standard in American journalism
LAWMAKERS PUSH TO RENAME THE YAWKEY MBTA STATION
This short feature is a sequel to “The Yawkey Way,” which caused some controversy, raised discussions, spurred subsequent coverage, earned attention from the larger sports and journalism communities, and was ultimately recognized as a notable story in the 2017 edition of Best American Sports Writing. Tom Yawkey has long been considered by some to be a blemish […]
WHY ARE SO FEW ‘HIGH SCHOOL QUIZ SHOW’ CONTESTANTS BLACK?
Image via High School Quiz Show / YouTube March 29, 2106 BY JASON PRAMAS @JASONPRAMAS Structural racism is the problem … now what’s the solution? WGBH’s “High School Quiz Show” is great. So great that adults like me watch it on purpose regularly. And that’s why I’ve noticed something problematic about the show over the […]