Black Lives Matter Murals At Cambridge’s Graffiti Alley
A Black Lives Matter mural has been painted at Graffiti Alley in Cambridge. And last weekend a team of artists painted a “Unified” mural there as well. If this is…Continue Reading →
As Racist Monuments Come Down Across US, A Call To Remove Boston’s Emancipation Sculpture
“This statue has to go,” Boston artist Tory Bullock said Thursday of “Freedmen’s Memorial Monument” in Boston’s Park Square. As racist monuments are coming down across the United States in…Continue Reading →
Posters For Black Lives: Digital Graphics Of The Movement
As activism has spread across Massachusetts in response to Minneapolis Police murdering George Floyd on May 25, organizers have used online posters to share word of protests, marches, rallies and…Continue Reading →
Photos: Black Lives Matter March in Malden
Thousands of people participated in the Black Lives Matter March in Malden, Massachusetts, this afternoon. It began at the high school and proceeded to Lincoln Common Park. All content copyright…Continue Reading →
Calendar: Justice for Black Lives Rallies, Protests Against Police Brutality
This is a calendar of Boston and Providence area rallies calling for justice for Black lives and protests against police brutality. If you know of events I should add, please…Continue Reading →
Wee The People’s ‘Family Day Of Action’ 5/31 In Solidarity With Black Lives
“The unmattering of Black lives starts in childhood,” Wee The People co-founder Francie Latour writes. “…When we intervene in a way that tells kids the truth, that taps into their…Continue Reading →
Thousands In Boston Protest George Floyd’s Murder By Minneapolis Police
The murder of George Floyd by Minneapolis police promoted thousands to gather in protest at Peters Park in Boston’s South End this evening. “The first police officer was arrested and…Continue Reading →
From The Co-Founder Of Wee The People, A Puppet Show For Kids About Standing Up To Strongmen
“Kids don’t get enough credit that they can understand what’s going on. Racism isn’t going to end until people start noticing it,” says Tanya Nixon-Silberg, co-founder of Wee the People,…Continue Reading →
Photos: Annual AIDS Vigil at Boston Cyclorama
The 28th annual “24 Hour Vigil – Day With(Out) Art -World AIDS Day” art installation took place at the Boston Center for the Arts Cyclorama on Tremont Street on Sunday,…Continue Reading →
Shepard Fairey Returns To Providence: ‘It’s Pretty Punk Rock To Try To Unite’
Shepard Fairey—one of the most famous street artists in the world, known for his “Obey” Andre the Giant graphics to his Obama “Hope” posters—has been in Providence this week to…Continue Reading →