Boston's stories of justice, hope and resilience

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Boston's stories of justice, hope and resilience

The Scope
Boston's stories of justice, hope and resilience

The Scope
City Councilors Tania Fernandes Anderson, Liz Breadon and Julia Mejia listen to testimony from housing advocates in Boston, Mass., Sept. 19, 2024.

Boston City Council, advocates debate restrictions on the sale of affordable housing

Aiden Barker, Contributing Writer
September 24, 2024
Jeffrey Gibson's mural 'your spirit whispering in my ear' debuted on the Rose Kennedy Greenway in Boston, Mass., Sept. 19, 2024.

Art, Indigeneity and drag on display on the Rose Kennedy Greenway

Rebeca Pereira, Audio Editor
September 23, 2024
Washington, D.C. — October 8, 2023: Pro-Palestine activists gather at the White House to protest the ongoing Israel-Gaza war.

Students concerned amid strong police response to Israel-Hamas action in Cambridge

Niya Plynton, General Assignment Reporter
March 1, 2024
A mock-up of the approved project shows what the building would look like from Boylston Street, one of the Fenway's main commercial areas.

Fenway residents rally for community input in new development amid housing concerns

Jessie Castellano, General Assignment Reporter
February 29, 2024
Boston, MA: Jan. 29, 2023 -- Lions and a masked figure dance in the streets of Boston's Chinatown. This year's Lunar New Year rang in the Year of the Rabbit.

Boston’s Chinatown prepares to celebrate Lunar New Year 2024

Shuang Jing, Contributing Writer
February 13, 2024
Boston voters to City Council: Fix housing, Mass. and Cass

Boston voters to City Council: Fix housing, Mass. and Cass

Cathy Ching, Harriet Gaye, Hannah Sammut, and Jack Sinclair
November 7, 2023
Boston, MA — Oct. 7, 2023: Sam Jonas, a sophomore at Tufts University and a leader of the school's Indigenous Students’ Organization, walks to the Massachusetts State House during the Indigenous Peoples' Day march last weekend.

Video: Behind the campaign to recognize Indigenous Peoples’ Day in Massachusetts

Rebeca Pereira, Reporter
October 18, 2023
A crowd of people holding large banners and signs walk downhill, away from the Massachusetts State House in Beacon Hill. The people are marching for Indigenous Peoples' Day. It is October; they are dressed warmly and the skies are gray.

Photos capture moments from Indigenous Peoples’ Day in Boston

Marta Hil
October 12, 2023
12-foot-tall ‘Little Amal’ puppet makes Boston debut

12-foot-tall ‘Little Amal’ puppet makes Boston debut

Elisabeth Hadjis, Editor in Chief
September 11, 2023
Photo by: Carissa Rogers, via Flickr (https://flic.kr/p/9nPMEA)

Massachusetts parents, librarians navigate unprecedented surge in book challenges

Kelly Chan and Pavithra Rajesh
July 26, 2023
The Dog House is one of two restaurants owned by father-son duo Jesse and Hugo Moraes, who have been charged with labor trafficking and forced labor, respectively.

Father-son duo charged with labor trafficking and forced labor in Woburn restaurants

Christina McCabe, Reporter
May 12, 2023
This year, more than 80 people ran the 26.TRUE Marathon hosted by PIONEERS.

“Our city, our way”: 26.TRUE is designed to redefine what running looks like in Boston

Annie Probert, Reporter
April 15, 2023
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