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
The Upstander Project details via the Bounty media ecosystem how, "in 1755, Spencer Phips, lieutenant governor of the Province of Massachusetts Bay, issued a proclamation that declared the Penobscot people enemies, rebels, and traitors to King George II...The Phips Proclamation promised a bounty to be paid by the colonial government for every Penobscot Indian captured and brought to Boston.

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

Taylor Blackley, Reporter
November 16, 2021
Illustration of Jeneé Osterheldt by Paula Champagne.

Jeneé Osterheldt on telling stories of Black triumph, Black joy and celebration of everyday living

Ha Ta, Audience Engagement Editor
November 9, 2021
Landscape, distant of Boston University dormitory buildings.

Overcrowding at BU, Northeastern is causing housing conflict for students

Aiden Stein, Reporter
November 1, 2021
Leader of Friends of JP Dog Parks and JP resident, Melissa Hamel and her dog, Scout.

Dog owners in Jamaica Plain are raising awareness for the need for more dog parks in Boston

Dakotah Kennedy, Reporter
October 28, 2021
Members of Unmasking Fidelity coalition gather with signs and letter near Fidelity Investments’ headquarters on September 30th, 2021.

Fidelity Charitable exposed for funding hate groups, activists demand disclosure

Marigo Farr, Reporter
October 1, 2021
Wooden sign in Hebrew and English lettering in front of garden beds at Gann Farm.

Gann Farm connects Jewish youth with agricultural heritage

Marigo Farr, Reporter
September 23, 2021
Alex-Ponte Capellan poured out a can of Turtle Swamp Brewing's beer onto the sidewalk in front of the JP Taproom after speaking at the protest on Sept. 18.

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

Taylor Blackley, Reporter
September 20, 2021
Bostonians voice their concerns at the mayoral primaries: ‘You can’t complain if you didn’t participate’

Bostonians voice their concerns at the mayoral primaries: ‘You can’t complain if you didn’t participate’

Sarah Barber, Cathy Ching, Karleigh Corliss, Elena Giardina, and Northeastern Journalism Students
September 14, 2021
A Guide to Boston's 2021 Mayoral & City Council Race

A Guide to Boston’s 2021 Mayoral & City Council Race

Ha Ta, Audience Engagement Editor
September 8, 2021
Revelers gathered in front of the Old State House for the annual reading of the Declaration of Independence recited the Pledge of Allegiance.

Boston residents, organizers express mixed feelings over Independence Day holiday

Taylor Blackley, Reporter
July 9, 2021
Stacey Borden and her dog standing near a "Building Up People Not Prisons" sign in an unfinished room at new Beginnings Reentry Services on April 17, 2021.

Incarcerated women need treatment, not punishment. Stacey Borden knows firsthand.

Ysabelle Kempe, Reporter
July 7, 2021
Chyrstyn Fentroy

As Boston ballet community reckons with a year of change, dancers advocate for more agency

Delainey LaHood-Burns, Reporter
May 26, 2021
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