The Trump mob’s Jan. 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol, “was an outpouring of rage that a lot of people were surprised by,” according to Black Lives Matter co-founder Alicia…Continue Reading →
Just Us Somerville, with the support of the City of Somerville and the Somerville Arts Council, led a volunteer effort to paint a Black Lives Matter mural at the intersection…Continue Reading →
“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 →
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 →
“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 →
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 →
An “Open Letter from Boston Arts and Cultural Workers in Demand of Racial Equity and Social Transformation” being circulated online calls for Boston area museums and other cultural institutions to…Continue Reading →
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 →
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 →
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 →