Ghost Bike Dedication For Darryl Willis In Harvard Square
“My dad was a character,” one of the daughters of Darryl Willis said at a memorial in Cambridge’s Harvard Square on Saturday morning. “He had a lot more living. You…Continue Reading →
Honk: As 2020 Festival Goes Virtual, Looking Back At Photos Through The Years
In advance of this year’s virtual Honk festival from Oct. 5 to 11, I’ve put together the video below for my friends at the festival featuring my photos of the…Continue Reading →
Sonya Clark Wins Rappaport Prize For Her Art About ‘Social Injustice And Racial Inequality’
Sonya Clark has been named the winner of deCordova Sculpture Park and Museum’s 2020 Rapport Prize to honor “a distinguished artist with strong connections to New England.” Clarks’ art “advances…Continue Reading →
‘Sequestered Storytime’ With Somerville Children’s Book Creator Jef Czekaj
“Sequestered Storytime with Jef Czekaj”—Somerville children’s book author and artist Jef Czekaj’s DIY television show for kids—represents one of the more delightful ways folks are navigating the daunting seriousness of…Continue Reading →
The Protest-Artists Behind The Icons To George Floyd, Breonna Taylor, Ahmaud Arbery
“It’s one thing to see someone’s name, but to see their face, it’s a reminder that the people are people,” says Xerxes Butt, one of the artists behind the portable portraits…Continue Reading →
Rally Tuesday: ‘Live Events Economy Is In Shambles And There’s No End In Sight’
“Since the pandemic started in early to mid-March, we’ve been the first people that have been cancelled and had to refund tickets, people who lost their jobs first,” says Mark…Continue Reading →
‘Black Lives Matter’ Street Mural Painted In Boston’s Nubian Square
The Fourth of July dawned in Boston’s Nubian Square with artists shutting down two blocks of Washington Street to paint a monumental mural in the roadway spelling out “Black Lives…Continue Reading →
Photos: Independence Day March Against Injustice In Gloucester
Dozens of people participated in the “Independence Day March” against injustice, a July 4 protest at Gloucester’s waterfront, organized by a group of college and high school students called Demilitarize…Continue Reading →
‘Give Us The Keys’—Black Artist Group Protests Northeastern ‘Lockout’
“Where are the keys? Give us the keys!” protesters chanted outside the African American Master Artists In Residence Program studios building at 76 Atherton St. in Boston’s Jamaica Plain neighborhood…Continue Reading →
Photos: Night Of Prayer For Racial Justice In Malden
“A Night of Prayer for Racial Justice” gathered about 80 people outside Malden High School last night. Organizers said on Facebook that it would be “a night of prayer, worship,…Continue Reading →