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Anti-Occupy Police Newsletter Loses Sponsors Over Racist, Sexist Language
The Boston Police Patrolmen’s Association (BPPA) has recently faced critique for offensive remarks printed in its newsletter, the Pax Centurion. Community members have noted that the newsletter, which includes updates about union bargaining and
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Boston Activists Demand Justice for Trayvon Martin
On a rainy day in April 1965, the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. ascended the steps of the Boston Common bandstand to deliver a speech. His topic was school desegregation. An estimated 22,000
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Boston NAACP Holds Rally for Trayvon Martin
On a rainy day in April 1965, the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. ascended the steps of the Boston Common bandstand to deliver a speech. His topic was school desegregation. An estimated 22,000
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“The Attack on Black Men and Boys”: Blackstonian Forum on Trayvon Martin
On Friday April 6th, over a hundred people gathered at Hibernian Hall in Dudley Square for a town hall forum about the murder of Trayvon Martin, who was shot on February 26th, in Sanford,
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