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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
Cultural performances during the Roxbury Unity Day parade deemed to be an eye-gazing experience. From the group leader, Isaura Oliveira: LIVING EXPERIENCE brought Power of Skirts to the streets for Roxbury Unity Parade 2021. Our skirts are choreographed by Isaura Oliveira, Brasil in partnership with Eli Pabon, Puerto Rico. We came by the beautiful effort of our dance students Olivia Hatten, Charles Murrell III, Cito Colòn, Melissa Huser Cherish Casey, Yyoyo Green, Devi Bayan, Santana DaGraca, Melissa Ros and our elder Queen Akila Stanley and many others who could not be in person. Grateful to my colleagues musicians brothers: Brazilian mestre de capoeira Deraldo Ferreira, master African Drummers Sory Diabate and Joh Camara accompanied of Tiemoko Camara(Johson) and Jacques WellsWe were gifted by the presence of precious seven kids: Tiemoko, Maya and Yassi Camara, Dendara and Kizmet Karim, Absiah Casey, and little Laroye.

Roxbury Unity Day Parade brings out residents, candidates

Lex Weaver, Editor-in-chief
July 19, 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
Two women dance with each other as they lead a march from Boston City Hall through the South End and to Lower Roxbury on June 7.

People of Roxbury and the South End – A photo essay

William Condon, Reporter
December 16, 2020
Early voting location at Boston City Hall.

[Video] 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
Protestors at Thursday rally. Photo: Mayra Parrilla Guerrero.

South End, Roxbury residents protest conditions on Mass & Cass

Ha Ta, Reporter
September 4, 2020
Residents want more transparency after removal of beloved Roxbury mural

Residents want more transparency after removal of beloved Roxbury mural

Mayra Parrilla Guerrero, Reporter
July 30, 2020
Dorchester and Roxbury do not have many air conditioned public spaces where residents can cool off during heat waves.

Boston Neighborhoods Impacted by Urban Heat

Julia Hong, Reporter
May 14, 2020
Dorchester and Roxbury do not have many air conditioned public spaces where residents can cool off during heat waves.

A summer heatwave could hurt Boston neighborhoods already suffering from COVID-19

Julia Hong and Ben Farber
May 14, 2020
Needle collection. Photo by Jordan Erb.

More than 17,000 requests for needle pick-ups since 2015: Boston neighborhoods most affected by the opioid crisis

February 26, 2020
For the food insecure, dietary restrictions pose an additional challenge

For the food insecure, dietary restrictions pose an additional challenge

January 19, 2020
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