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With Roots In The Civil Rights Movement, Roller Skating Is So Much More Than Just A Passing Trend
Due to pandemic shutdowns and social media, the retro pastime is having a major comeback. -
Boston Residents Fear Housing Crisis As Eviction Deadline Looms
More than 20,000 Boston residents, primarily people of color, face threats of eviction since the start of the coronavirus pandemic, according to housing rights activist group City Life/Vida Urbana. -
WATCH: Walsh Announces Formation Of New Cabinet To Address Structural Racism
The new Equity and Inclusion Cabinet will include officials from the city departments of Resilience and Racial Equity; Diversity; Language and Communications Access; Women’s Advancement; Immigrant Advancement and Human Rights. -
City Councilor Michelle Wu: Mayor's Budget Cuts 'Not A Real Change'
Wu says she plans to reject a revised version of Mayor’s Marty Walsh’s budget during a Boston City Council vote Wednesday, in an effort to continue negotiations over funding for police. -
Boston’s New Budget No Longer Built On Local Aid Bump
Walsh's revised fiscal 2021 budget wipes out any expectation of a local aid increase for the coming fiscal year. -
Young, Black And Social And Safer At Home
Boston’s millennial leisure leaders are staging virtual events as way to safely recreate a vital social lifeline for their demographic. -
Activists Demand That Boston Defund The Police, Mayor Walsh Says He'll Consider It
Organizers argue that budget funds spent on policing could be better used on community organizations and other resources. -
As Criticism Of Police Mounts, Body Cameras Get Renewed Support
Boston, Somerville, and Springfield are all in different places. -
Boston's Puerto Rican Veterans Memorial Vandalized
The memorial was damaged during a weekend dedicated to honoring service members. -
NAACP Postpones National Convention In Boston
The NAACP Convention, which is being postponed, was scheduled for this July.