Boston History Archives

The 20-Year Anniversary Of A Legendary Dig Cover

“A guy from Southie called me up, and he was just fuckin’ furious; Screaming at me that this cover is the worst thing that’s ever happened in Boston.” I was on our weekly BINJ livestream earlier this week, showing off some of the items that we will be auctioning off

CHRIS FARAONE October 9, 2025

Video: A History Of Alternative Media And Culture In Cambridge, Massachusetts

A conversation w/ David Bieber of the David Bieber Archives about everything from Harvard Square’s theaters and venues of yore to the current underground media in Greater Boston

BOSTON INSTITUTE FOR NONPROFIT JOURNALISM July 24, 2025

When Married Women Couldn’t Teach, Massachusetts Unions Led The Fight

An often forgotten chapter in women’s labor history, the fight against marriage bans in Massachusetts eventually found success with activism, passionate union efforts, and nationwide economic change

JACOB SCHLES July 17, 2025

Verb Hotel And David Bieber Archives Mark 10 Years Of Hub Ephemera By Fenway

WBCN alums and counterculture denizens “respect the past” and embrace future of Boston music and arts

CHRIS FARAONE April 29, 2025

THE LIFE AND DEATH OF HAKIM JAMAL

Hakim Jamal was a Boston original—an engaging author and activist who identified as a recovering alcoholic and addict. He founded the group that created Kwanzaa. His controversial romances with movie stars and models inspired movies decades later.

GEORGE HASSETT February 19, 2020

ROCK AGAINST RACISM TURNS 40

Here, five individuals associated with RAR share their memories of Boston back then, what they gained from having RAR in their lives, and how, in 2019, we can continue to honor the groundwork RAR laid for a better Boston.

C. SHARDAE JOBSON November 20, 2019

SANCTUARY STATUS

The eerily familiar tale of Shadrach Minkins and the centuries-old federal threat to our Commonwealth

ZACK HUFFMAN March 7, 2019

THE PULL UP

Photos by John Brewer “We try to position each artist on the lineup as their own thing, and try to promote them as a star. … We aren’t just trying to put people on a bill and have a show.” “It was [Jay-Z’s] Hard Knock Life Tour.” DJ Real P,

G. VALENTINO BALL March 28, 2018

CURL TO ACTION

Photo by Brynne Quinlan The legacy of Massachusetts curling clubs and the making of a Paralympian “I can make you a Paralympian in a year.” Those were some of the first words Tony Colacchio ever said to Steve Emt. Colacchio, a wheelchair curling instructor, had seen Emt effortlessly rolling himself up

BRITNI DE LA CRETAZ March 8, 2018