A Cambridge Whole Foods Sent Workers Home After They Wore Black Lives Matter Masks
The grocery store said the masks were against dress code.
Here’s Your First Look into the Massachusetts School Reopening Guidelines
Students from the second grade onward will be expected to wear masks, class sizes will shrink, and social distancing will be enforced in group spaces.
An Instagram Reckoning on Race Is Rocking Tony Private Schools
Black students and alumni are taking to social media to anonymously share stories of the racism they experienced at schools across the state.
Something New to Worry About: Really Big Jellyfish
They’ve been spotted at several local beaches.
17 Dance Parties, Protests, Poetry Readings and More to Mark Juneteenth in Boston
Tune into a Zoom webinar or take to the streets.
Update: Dave Andelman Has Resigned as Phantom Gourmet CEO
After posting a series of Facebook posts mocking Black Lives Matter.
How Do We Solve the Fireworks Problem?
Nightly (illegal) fireworks displays are sparking ire citywide.
As Reopening Continues, a Not-Quite-Normal Mall Experience Awaits
A dispatch from the kind-of open CambridgeSide mall.
Three Black Youth Activists on Organizing, Educating, and the Change They Hope to See
At the protests and demonstrations across the city since George Floyd’s death, Boston’s youth have been at the forefront.
Books about Race, Power and the Black Experience, Chosen by Four Black Boston Authors
These works by bell hooks, Frederick Douglass, and other luminaries unpack long histories of injustice—and will help you be a more informed activist today.
Photos: Thousands Peacefully Protest Police Brutality at Franklin Park
This was the fourth evening that Boston residents took to the streets in the wake of the death of George Floyd.
Mayor Walsh on Sunday Night’s Protest Clash: “We Will Not Be Defeated by This”
Walsh said last night’s protest was “overwhelmingly positive”—but called the looting and violence that erupted afterward “an attack on our city.”
Photos: Boston’s Peaceful Protest Descends into Violence
Thousands of protesters took part in a peaceful protest Sunday—but the evening took a chaotic turn as night fell.
Reopening in Massachusetts: A Cambridge Dog Groomer with a 125-Pupper Waiting List
They report that dogs are coming in sporting some interesting at-home haircuts.
An Ethicist’s Guide to Thinking Through Your COVID Dilemmas
At a time when even the smallest decisions have consequences, we can all use a little advice.