The Scope

On and off the stage, Boston’s drag queens are a family
December 6, 2021
Delaney Murray, Reporter
Before Just JP takes the stage at Boston's Jacques Cabaret on Monday nights to put on an original drag performance called “Casual Drag Stroll,” the drag queen...
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Changemaker: Cheryl Buchanan on breaking through the margins in writing
November 29, 2021
Elena Giardina, Assistant Editor
When Cheryl Buchanan was a lawyer defending victims of sexual assault at the hands of the Catholic Church, she would go home after long days of work and write. Although the...
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Making space for trans remembrance, resistance and resilience
November 22, 2021
Taylor Blackley, Reporter
Content warning: The following articles makes mention of transphobic and intimate partner violence. On Saturday afternoon, a vigil was held in honor of Transgender...
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Christina Pascucci-Ciampa creates a safe space at All She Wrote Books
November 22, 2021
Molly Swanton, Assistant Editor
Christina Pascucci-Ciampa started the All She Wrote Books pop-up shop in 2019 as a three-tiered cart full of books from her own collection and donations from friends. As a...
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Alexandra Oliver-Dávila on Latino visibility in Boston, opening of the Sociedad Latina’s newly renovated hub
November 19, 2021
Alessandro Clemente, Reporter
There’s a three-story brick building on 1530 Tremont St. that South Boston’s Latino community has called home for the past 50 years. Sociedad Latina, a nonprofit...
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MFA union strikers use art exhibition highlighting past activist movements in fight for wage increase, improved benefits
November 19, 2021
Jess Silverman, Reporter
Artist Helina Metaferia aimed to highlight the history of activist groups in Boston for her latest exhibition at the Museum of Fine Arts (MFA). Now that history...
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New film “Bounty” shifts documentary filmmaking by centering Indigenous voices
November 16, 2021
Taylor Blackley, Reporter
Documentary filmmakers at the Upstander Project have become deeply committed to a different way of filmmaking, according to the Boston-based nonprofit’s co-founder and...
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Advocates continue to urge the public to provide better support for people experiencing domestic violence
November 12, 2021
Rebecca Magno, Reporter
Domestic violence is all around us, whether it affects a coworker, a family member, a friend or even someone you pass walking down the street. It is unavoidable and has become...
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Affordable housing advocates say that implementing inclusionary zoning policies could be a fix
November 11, 2021
Katie Mogg, Reporter
Affordable housing has been a decades-long struggle in Boston, and the 2020 Greater Boston Housing Report Card says the coronavirus pandemic only made it worse. Experts...
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Jeneé Osterheldt to young journalists of color: “Just pour into yourself. You matter.” (Part 2)
November 11, 2021
Ha Ta, Audience Engagement Editor
When The Boston Globe’s columnist Jeneé Osterheldt returned from George Floyd’s funeral in 2020, she was exhausted from witnessing time and again how marginalized communities...
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News

Making space for trans remembrance, resistance and resilience

Taylor Blackley, Reporter

November 22, 2021

Content warning: The following articles makes mention of transphobic and intimate partner violence. On Saturday afternoon, a vigil was held in honor of Transgender...

MFA union strikers use art exhibition highlighting past activist movements in fight for wage increase, improved benefits

November 19, 2021

Artist Helina Metaferia aimed to highlight the history of activist groups in Boston for her...

New film “Bounty” shifts documentary filmmaking by centering Indigenous voices

November 16, 2021

Documentary filmmakers at the Upstander Project have become deeply committed to a different way of...

Affordable housing advocates say that implementing inclusionary zoning policies could be a fix

November 11, 2021

Affordable housing has been a decades-long struggle in Boston, and the 2020 Greater Boston Housing Report...

MBTA Offers Public Update on Downtown Crossing Accessibility Project

November 7, 2021

Members of the MBTA’s Downtown Crossing (DTX) Accessibility Team hosted a virtual public...

Boston-based group Skate Hags creates inclusive community on wheels

November 7, 2021

In August of 2020, Jen Millis, Octavia Bennett and Jen McMahon were searching for a safe place to skate...

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Features

On and off the stage, Boston’s drag queens are a family

Delaney Murray, Reporter

December 6, 2021

Before Just JP takes the stage at Boston's Jacques Cabaret on Monday nights to put on an original drag performance called “Casual Drag Stroll,” the drag queen...

New film “Bounty” shifts documentary filmmaking by centering Indigenous voices

November 16, 2021

Documentary filmmakers at the Upstander Project have become deeply committed to a different way of...

Overcrowding at BU, Northeastern is causing housing conflict for students

November 1, 2021

Students settling into the Boston area for the fall 2021 semester at both Boston University...

Fidelity Charitable exposed for funding hate groups, activists demand disclosure

October 1, 2021

“Cause neutral” – when it comes to funding charitable organizations, that’s the stated...

Gann Farm connects Jewish youth with agricultural heritage

September 23, 2021

Being Jewish at Gann Farm is unlike being Jewish in a synagogue or classroom. It means muddied knees,...

Legal dispute over zoning is driving a wedge between Jamaica Plain neighbors

September 20, 2021

A much-needed affordable housing project for low-income seniors in Jamaica Plain was approved...

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Changemakers

Changemaker: Cheryl Buchanan on breaking through the margins in writing

Elena Giardina, Assistant Editor

November 29, 2021

When Cheryl Buchanan was a lawyer defending victims of sexual assault at the hands of the Catholic Church, she would go home after long days of work and write. Although the...