The Flipside (Page 8)

U.S. Reps Axexandria Ocasio-Cortez and Ayanna Pressley and Mayor Michelle Wu read to children at Horizons for Homeless Children in Roxbury.

Politics

Pressley, Ocasio-Cortez stress importance of early education during Roxbury visit

Children’s laughter and squeals filled the halls of Horizons for Homeless Children Friday morning when congresswomen Ayanna Pressley and Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez of New York’s 14th district Horizons for Homeless Children’s Roxbury location.

by Contributor

April 28, 2026

Former Massachusetts Education Commissioner Jeff Riley speaks during a panel discussion at the JFK Presidential Library and Museum

Coalition aims to bring private school vouchers to Mass.

by Yawu Miller

April 20, 2026

Rachael Rollins speaks from a podium in an undated photo.

Politics

Rollins gathering signatures in race for Suffolk County DA

by Yawu Miller

April 17, 2026

Criminal Justice

Local pols demand body camera video from police shooting

by Yawu Miller

April 15, 2026

Housing

Housing advocates press Legislature to act on rent control

by Yawu Miller

April 08, 2026

Criminal Justice

Were they off-duty or on the public's dime? Cops who turned out for arraignment violated BPD policy or state law

by Yawu Miller

April 06, 2026

Franklin Park Defenders Louis Elisa and Patricia Andrade lead a tour of the area around White Stadium while Melissa Hamel talks to reporters.

News

Franklin Park Defenders outline complaints ahead of April 8 court date

by Yawu Miller

April 03, 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

Evaline Barros-Cepeda.

Criminal Justice

A cop is facing manslaughter for the first time in 30 years. How did we get here?

by Yawu Miller

March 27, 2026

Seated with other community members, Franklin Park abutter Priscilla Andrade testifies during a City Council hearing on the leasing of White Stadium to a women’s professional soccer team.

News

Community members express ire over city's White Stadium plans

by Yawu Miller

March 19, 2026

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

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

Entrance to Boston Police Department headquarters with officers in riot gear standing in front.

Criminal Justice

Local pols demand body camera video from police shooting

by Yawu Miller

April 15, 2026

Uniformed Boston Police officers line up in front of Roxbury District Court as Boston Police Patrolmen's Association President Larry Calderone addresses reporters.

Criminal Justice

Were they off-duty or on the public's dime? Cops who turned out for arraignment violated BPD policy or state law

by Yawu Miller

April 06, 2026

Evaline Barros-Cepeda.

Criminal Justice

A cop is facing manslaughter for the first time in 30 years. How did we get here?

by Yawu Miller

March 27, 2026

Entryway to Boston Police headquarters taken at night with officers in riot gear standing outside.

Criminal Justice

City hasn't disclosed BPD's communications with feds

by Yawu Miller

March 04, 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

U.S. Reps Axexandria Ocasio-Cortez and Ayanna Pressley and Mayor Michelle Wu read to children at Horizons for Homeless Children in Roxbury.

Politics

Pressley, Ocasio-Cortez stress importance of early education during Roxbury visit

by Contributor

April 28, 2026

Rachael Rollins speaks from a podium in an undated photo.

Politics

Rollins gathering signatures in race for Suffolk County DA

by Yawu Miller

April 17, 2026

Image is a closeup of the exterior of Boston City Hall.

Politics

Coalition calls for shift in city's budgeting priorities

by Yawu Miller

March 02, 2026

American Federation of Teachers Massachusetts President Jessica Tang reads from her testimony while appearing before lawmakers at the State House.

Politics

Advocates press lawmakers to 'decouple' from Trump tax cuts

by Yawu Miller

February 23, 2026

News

Franklin Park Defenders Louis Elisa and Patricia Andrade lead a tour of the area around White Stadium while Melissa Hamel talks to reporters.

News

Franklin Park Defenders outline complaints ahead of April 8 court date

by Yawu Miller

April 03, 2026

Seated with other community members, Franklin Park abutter Priscilla Andrade testifies during a City Council hearing on the leasing of White Stadium to a women’s professional soccer team.

News

Community members express ire over city's White Stadium plans

by Yawu Miller

March 19, 2026

Participants talk in front of tables at the Boston Restaurateurs Interactive Open House and Networking event.

News

Networking event connects small restaurant owners

by Contributor

March 06, 2026

Crowd shot of Boston students gather at Artists for Humanity for the Mayor's Youth Summit.

News

AI concerns in the arts loom over city’s youth summit

by Contributor

March 06, 2026

Inequality

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

A still image from the documentary Removed: Black Erasure in Boston showing Orange Line trains against the Boston skyline.

Inequality

Are Black Bostonians being erased?

by Yawu Miller

December 08, 2025

A Black man heads south west in the pedestrian crossing at Washington and Lenox streets while an Asian woman jogs in a northeast direction.

Inequality

Studies suggest race bias could be driving disparities in pedestrian injuries, fatalities

by Contributor

October 27, 2025

Labor leaders march behind a banner that reads "Wokers over billionaires" while marching through downtown Boston.

Inequality

Labor activists take to the streets

by Yawu Miller

September 02, 2025