Local officials defend the slow rollout of settlement money, while critics question why more than half-a-million dollars remains unspent
“If you want to show us that you’re there for our protection, you should have been there beside us, not coming at the end to start antagonizing protesters.”
Closures and other pandemic factors have cost about an eighth of working adults their job. More people need help, while businesses that might otherwise donate are closed.
Among the dozens of ongoing demonstrations since the killing of George Floyd by a Minneapolis cop, yesterday’s “United Against Racist Police Terror!” in Boston was a rather unique event.
With little guidance from the government, colleges seem to be basing reopening decisions on student morale as well as scientific research.
“Like many creatives during this pandemic, I had been going through a particularly foggy period… Driving around and seeing these homemade signs, it was so clear how I could directly
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Chris Faraone joined cohort from Data-Driven Reporting Project at Northwestern University
