“At a time when my people cannot breathe, I’m asking us to always ‘Breathe Life,'” Boston artist Rob “ProBlak” Gibbs says of his latest “Breathe Life” mural, which he’s painting…Continue Reading →
In less than two weeks, more than 12,000 people have signed an online petition calling for the removal of “Freedmen’s Memorial Monument” or “Emancipation Group” in Boston’s Park Square. And…Continue Reading →
Boston’s Faneuil Hall is named for a slaver. This afternoon, Kevin Peterson, founder of the Boston-based New Democracy Coalition, launched a hunger fast at the landmark across from Boston City…Continue Reading →
The T-Rex outside Boston’s Museum of Science and the Lego giraffe standing in front of Somerville’s Legoland Discovery Center are now sporting masks, as communities continue to work to stem…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 →
“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 →
First published April 2, 2020. Last updated June 12, 2020. This is intended at a memorial tribute to people in our local cultural community whom we have lost to the…Continue Reading →
Boston’s Museum of Fine Arts has pledged $500,000 for diversity and inclusion initiatives in a deal with Massachusetts Attorney General Maura Healey responding to complaints from students at Boston’s Helen…Continue Reading →
For some years, I’ve wondered about a row house at 9 Dwight St. in Boston’s South End. It stands out from its staid brick neighbors because white sculptures seem to…Continue Reading →
The city of Boston has cancelled all parades and festivals “this summer, up to and including Labor Day on September 7, 2020,” to help stem the spread of coronavirus, the…Continue Reading →