Happy second Juneteeth, as a National Holiday
Juneteenth — June 19th, 1865 — was a watershed moment for enslaved Americans. It marks the end of the Civil War (in …
Martin Luther King, Jr. Day and Affordable Housing in Boston
If you think that housing segregation was caused by white people not selling to black people out of their racism, ignorance, or …
Who are the Patriot Front and what happened July 2, 2022 in Boston?
We’re headed towards the fourth of July. There are so many different things one can say about the 4th of July. Democracy …
The Color of Law (April is Fair Housing Month)
I am a member of the City of Somerville’s Fair Housing Commission. Last year, we held two book discussions of Richard Rothstein’s …
National Parks, Black Heritage Trail
Maybe I am late to the party, but I am loving the National Parks Service app on my phone. I just started …