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aNova Brazil teaches a dance to the HONK! Festival at Seven Hills Park in Somerville.

HONK! Festival 2021 may be over, but social justice efforts continue

Molly Swanton and Taylor Blackley
October 16, 2021
workers and their supporters lined Harrison Avenue in Bostons South End at 11 a.m. April 7.

Boston’s grocery workers demand more protection and hazard pay during pandemic

Catherine McGloin, Editor-in-chief
April 16, 2020
Lisa Owens, executive director of City Life/Vida Urbana spoke at the meeting last week. Photo by Eileen OGrady.

Boston People’s Plan Assembly to protest Suffolk Downs development

Eileen O'Grady
December 12, 2019
Monica Cannon-Grant outside her home. Photo by Lex Weaver.

Changemaker: Monica Cannon-Grant, the Black activist holding Boston officials accountable

Lex Weaver
November 14, 2019
Life in Mission Hill: Julius Wayne Dudley

Life in Mission Hill: Julius Wayne Dudley

January 21, 2019
Life in Mission Hill: Jim Vrabel

Life in Mission Hill: Jim Vrabel

Catherine McGloin
November 12, 2018
Life in Mission Hill: Maria Sanchez

Life in Mission Hill: Maria Sanchez

November 11, 2018
#NEUToo: Your School Is Not Immune To Sexual Assault

#NEUToo: Your School Is Not Immune To Sexual Assault

Yasmina Khashoggi
April 30, 2018
The Child Trafficking Film that Forced FOSTA

The Child Trafficking Film that Forced FOSTA

Catherine McGloin
April 25, 2018
Dear Amazon: Labor Activists Would Like a Word

Dear Amazon: Labor Activists Would Like a Word

Paxtyn Merten
January 15, 2018
The Fight Against Unsolved Homicides

The Fight Against Unsolved Homicides

Zach Ben-Amots
January 5, 2018
Movers and Shakers, Shifters and Makers

Movers and Shakers, Shifters and Makers

Brilee Weaver
May 22, 2017
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