The Flipside

Councilor Miniard Culpepper addresses reporters. Looking on are Roxbury Neighborhood Council members Connie Forbes, Kate Phelps, Reggie Stewart and Angela Williams-Mitchell.

News

Neighborhood Council says mayor is again overstepping her role

Mayor Wu is seeking to nominate appointees to the Roxbury Strategic Master Plan oversight Committee, a violation of the master plan guidelines.

by Yawu Miller

November 12, 2026

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News

Youth activists say city has fallen short on pledge to provide jobs

by Yawu Miller

November 05, 2026

Immigration

Immigrants fighting for justice 1 year after Allston Car Wash raid

by Contributor

November 05, 2026

News

Israel boycott has parallels with South Africa anti-apartheid movement

by Yawu Miller

November 02, 2026

News

Cambridge Council votes to divest

by Yawu Miller

November 02, 2026

Criminal Justice

Activists call for reforms, cite 20 deaths in Suffolk jails over 7 years

by Yawu Miller

October 29, 2026

Ann Antonellis holds a sign that reads "divest", attached to a Palestinian flag, standing next to Michel DeGraf and Susan Escovitz in front of Cambridge City Hall.

News

Cambridge considering boycott, divestment from companies supporting Israeli military

by Yawu Miller

October 26, 2026

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Education

Wu, Skipper cite progress BPS progress in 'State of Schools' speech

by Yawu Miller

October 22, 2026

District 4 Councilor Brian Worrell, seated at a head table, speaks. Next to him, from left to right, are councilors Miniard Culpepper, Erin Murphy, Ed Flynn and Ruthzee Louijeune.

Inequality

Councilors, community members call for equitable investment in Blue Hill Ave. transit

by Yawu Miller

October 16, 2026

MIT graduate students march on a Massachusetts Avenue sidewalkwith signs saying "Preparing to strike, Fair contract now,"

Inequality

MIT grad students picket for living wage, affordable health care

by Yawu Miller

October 08, 2026

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Education

States would have no control over federal school voucher program under Treasury guidelines

by Yawu Miller

October 02, 2026

A Boston Police Department surveillance camera mounted on a telephone pole.

Criminal Justice

Council seeks tighter oversight of surveillance technology

by Yawu Miller

October 01, 2026

International

Demonstrators carrying Palestinian flags, leaflets, bullhorns and a trumpet picket in front of the Capital One Cafe on Seaport Boulevard.

International

Activists call for boycott of firms supporting Israel's war machine

by Yawu Miller

March 16, 2026

Protestors holding signs with anti-war slogans march near Park Street Station.

International

Anti-war demonstrators call for halt on US-Israeli Iran attacks

by Yawu Miller

March 03, 2026

Demonstrators march on Congress Street in downtown Boston.

International

Pro-Palestinian activists see shift in attitudes after two years of war

by Yawu Miller

October 06, 2025

Demonstrators protest outside a Capital One bank branch on JFK Street in Harvard Square.

International

Protestors target Capital One's ties to Israeli arms manufacturer

by Yawu Miller

August 11, 2025

Criminal Justice

Druesilla Brown, mother of Shacoby Kenny, who was killed by guards in the South Bay House of Correction, speaks to reporters outside City Hall accompanied by activistis.

Criminal Justice

Activists call for reforms, cite 20 deaths in Suffolk jails over 7 years

by Yawu Miller

October 29, 2026

A Boston Police Department surveillance camera mounted on a telephone pole.

Criminal Justice

Council seeks tighter oversight of surveillance technology

by Yawu Miller

October 01, 2026

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Criminal Justice

Boston police keeping Council in the dark on surveillance tech

by Yawu Miller

September 23, 2026

A police cruiser with blue lights flashing races through the intersection of Warren and Moreland streets in Roxbury.

Criminal Justice

Will more police make us safer?

by Yawu Miller

August 19, 2026

Housing

Mimi Ramos, who heads the New England Community Project, speaks on a microphone in front of rent control supporters holding signs in front of the State House Tuesday.

Housing

Housing advocates press Legislature to act on rent control

by Yawu Miller

April 08, 2026

Rendering of proposed 45 Townsend Street building shows yellow-brick building, pedestrians and cars on tree-lined street.

Housing

City says 'no' to more parking for Roxbury development

by Yawu Miller

April 01, 2026

Architect's rendering of the One Waverly affordable housing development on Warren and Waverly streets in Roxbury.

Housing

Cruz Development’s One Waverly project secures state funding

by Contributor

March 30, 2026

District 7 City Councilor-elect Miniard Culpepper addresses reporters at City Hall.

Housing

City is not in violation of Fair Housing Laws, activists say

by Yawu Miller

December 23, 2025

Politics

Attorney and consumer advocate Persis Yu stands with supporters outside the Holy Name Parish polling location in West Roxbury. Yu defeated incumbent Sen. Michael Rush in the Tuesday primary.

Politics

'The results were all over the map': Lots of challengers, few successes in primary

by Yawu Miller

September 08, 2026

Attorney Persis Yu addresses suppoters at The Substation in Roslindale Square.

Politics

Persis Yu ousts Sen. Mike Rush

by Yawu Miller

September 03, 2026

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Politics

Blue Mass blues: Local progressives face resistance as socialist candidates win in other states

by Yawu Miller

July 17, 2026

Police officers put zip tie hand cuffs on Better Budget Alliance member Vikiana Petit Homme as she is taken into custody in the Boston City Council's Iannella Chamber.

Politics

This year's budget battles tested the City Council's authority

by Yawu Miller

June 23, 2026

News

Councilor Miniard Culpepper addresses reporters. Looking on are Roxbury Neighborhood Council members Connie Forbes, Kate Phelps, Reggie Stewart and Angela Williams-Mitchell.

News

Neighborhood Council says mayor is again overstepping her role

by Yawu Miller

November 12, 2026

Youth activists say city has fallen short on pledge to provide jobs post image

News

Youth activists say city has fallen short on pledge to provide jobs

by Yawu Miller

November 05, 2026

Israel boycott has parallels with South Africa anti-apartheid movement post image

News

Israel boycott has parallels with South Africa anti-apartheid movement

by Yawu Miller

November 02, 2026

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News

Cambridge Council votes to divest

by Yawu Miller

November 02, 2026

Inequality

District 4 Councilor Brian Worrell, seated at a head table, speaks. Next to him, from left to right, are councilors Miniard Culpepper, Erin Murphy, Ed Flynn and Ruthzee Louijeune.

Inequality

Councilors, community members call for equitable investment in Blue Hill Ave. transit

by Yawu Miller

October 16, 2026

MIT graduate students march on a Massachusetts Avenue sidewalkwith signs saying "Preparing to strike, Fair contract now,"

Inequality

MIT grad students picket for living wage, affordable health care

by Yawu Miller

October 08, 2026

Foundations are poured for the White Stadium construction project seen through a chain-link fence.

Inequality

City taps few minority contractors for White Stadium project

by Yawu Miller

May 18, 2026

A worshiper in the audience raises her arm while a worshiper at the pulpit leads congregants in song at the 12th Baptist Church in Roxbury.

Inequality

Black History Month celebrations in a time of erasure

by Contributor

February 26, 2026