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
Textiles drop boxes installed by the Boston Public Works Department in partnership with Helpsy

Have old clothes you plan to throw in the trash? You can now recycle them through city drop boxes instead

Ha Ta, Editor-in-chief
November 17, 2020
US Rep Ayanna Pressley held up signs protesting the MBTA service cuts at Heath Street station

Residents and officials join forces to protest MBTA service cuts at Heath Street station

Maya Homan, Reporter
November 9, 2020
(Mattapan, MA 11/05/20) Melissa Leason administers a COVID-19 test at the Whittier Street Health Center pop-up testing site in the parking lot of the Jubilee Christian Church in Mattapan. (Mayor’s Office Photo by John Wilcox).

With disparities between city and university COVID-19 testing, should colleges provide testing for local communities?

Mihiro Shimano, Reporter
November 9, 2020
Protesters mobilize for housing stability bill in front of Boston’s Eastern Housing Court

Protesters mobilize for housing stability bill in front of Boston’s Eastern Housing Court

Maya Homan, Reporter
October 31, 2020
Early voting location at Boston City Hall.

Early Voting in Boston – Voters talk wait time and why they vote early

Delia Harrington, Helen Snow, Ivy Saltsman, Matthew Levin, Maya Homan, Ryan Corbin, Mark Kobzik, Maaisha Osman, and Hannah Lewis
October 26, 2020
Boston city council president Kim Janey, and her granddaughter Rosie, at a protest Oct. 24, 2020, against the city’s plans to remove more than 100 mature trees along Melnea Cass Blvd.

Residents and city officials rally to save Melnea Cass trees

Riley Robinson, Reporter
October 25, 2020
Superidentent of the BPS Dr. Brenda Cassellius

Boston Public Schools to shift to all remote learning due to rising COVID-19 rate citywide

Ha Ta, Editor-in-chief
October 21, 2020
Protesters at the Climate Justice Strike

Boston students and workers strike for climate justice

Maya Homan, Reporter
October 17, 2020
Protesters supporting Indigenous Peoples’ Day heading to Boston Common from Park Street station.

Boston rally to support Indigenous Peoples’ Day & oppose erasure of the Native experience

Nia Beckett, Reporter
October 12, 2020
Boston City Council discusses new supervision protocols for BPD overtime, pedestrian safety and language access

Boston City Council discusses new supervision protocols for BPD overtime, pedestrian safety and language access

Nia Beckett, Reporter
October 9, 2020
Andrea Campbell talks policing reform, education and what she would do differently as mayor

Andrea Campbell talks policing reform, education and what she would do differently as mayor

Lex Weaver, Audience Engagement Editor
October 5, 2020
City Council to recognize October as Dyslexia Awareness Month, talks decline in BPS enrollment

City Council to recognize October as Dyslexia Awareness Month, talks decline in BPS enrollment

Nia Beckett, Reporter
October 2, 2020
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