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GEORGE HASSETT

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.

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GEORGE HASSETT February 19, 2020
NOAH SCHAFFER

STILL SPINNING

Hub vinyl icon Skippy White and the tunes Boston has hummed since the ’60s

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NOAH SCHAFFER December 26, 2019
BINJ ONLINE

THE MOST READ BINJ FEATURES OF 2019

It’s important to celebrate the stories that really caught the attention of the public, in some cases not just in Greater Boston but far away from our home base as well.

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BINJ ONLINE December 26, 2019
SARA SELEVITCH

THE QUIET ONE

40 years ago this month, Fred Clay was arrested for a crime he didn’t commit. After 38 years behind bars, he’s telling his story and writing another chapter.

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SARA SELEVITCH November 26, 2019
CLAIRE SADAR

FAMILY TREE

How do you counter a violent racist bent on destroying intercommunal solidarity? With more intercommunal solidarity.

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CLAIRE SADAR November 25, 2019
C. SHARDAE JOBSON

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.

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C. SHARDAE JOBSON November 20, 2019
ERIN NOLAN

GODSMACKED: BOSTON’S HIP CHRISTIANITY BOOM

While attendance at traditional churches is down, the celebrity-studded Hillsong is providing a boost for Boston Christianity, at least for now

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ERIN NOLAN October 2, 2019
ERIN NOLAN

EASTBOUND AND GOWN

“We have a lot of Central Americans, and we also have a wave of Arab/Middle Eastern. But what’s different now is, at least with the final wave, people are feeling they’re being pushed out.”

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ERIN NOLAN September 10, 2019
BINJ ONLINE

BINJ CO-PUBLISHES FIRST FEATURE IN CHINESE

We are excited to announce that one of our recent features, “Unbearable Pressure: For members of the Asian LGBTQ community, Boston can be solid ground for personal discovery and advocacy. Still, some stories remain untold,” has also been published by Sampan, the only bilingual Chinese-English Newspaper in New England

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BINJ ONLINE August 18, 2019
ANA GONI-LESSAN

SEX, DRUGS, AND FENTANYL

Among the nightmares of an unprecedented epidemic, sex work gets more dangerous for opioid addicts

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ANA GONI-LESSAN August 17, 2019
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