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Opinion: The Black Response On The Matter Of ShotSpotter In Cambridge

Note: The following op-ed was submitted to the Boston Globe for publication on May 28, 2026 but never published. Two years ago, our organization, The Black Response, initiated a campaign to stop use of ShotSpotter in our community. We are an immigrant-, Black-, and brown-led grassroots organization based in Cambridge.

THE BLACK RESPONSE July 2, 2026

Straying From The Flock: The Potential Of Black-Bagging Surveillance Cameras

Flock Safety has a $7.5 billion valuation, a massive drone lab, and a brand-new Boston office. It can also be defeated by a fifty-cent piece of plastic.

CHRIS FARAONE June 1, 2026

Eviction Looms For Unhoused Youth At Wellington Station After Alleged Arson

Transit Police have given them until Friday to clear their Medford campsite, just weeks after a fire nearly claimed their lives

MILA HALGREN May 26, 2026

Organizers, Community Debate Success Of Black Lives Matter

Cambridge, Mass. – On February 24, as Black History Month came to a close, a Cambridge-based civic organization reflected on one of the most defining and divisive movements of the digital era. Years after the Black Lives Matter movement’s 2020 peak—when protests swept through cities across the United States and

PARIS HUGLEY March 5, 2026

Millions In Opioid Settlement Funds Are Still Sitting Idle In Mass Municipalities

The state tried to withhold information on how cities and towns are spending opioid remediation dollars. From non-spenders to funding of police, here’s what the data shows.

JONATHAN GERHARDSON February 11, 2026

Flock The Globe: Outlet Of Record Pushes Pro-Surveillance Propaganda

Now providing PR for Big Brother, Boston Globe argues that if you support the Fourth Amendment, you’re probably just helping a serial killer

CHRIS FARAONE February 9, 2026

New Black Lives Matter Exhibit Embraces Debate And Even Stages One

‘A critical reflection’ runs through Black History Month

MARC LEVY February 2, 2026

Homeland Security Searches Lesley University Dormitory

Federal search of Cambridge building ignites debate over police cooperation and transparency

MILA HALGREN January 15, 2026

Cambridge’s Comedy Studio Hosts Hump! Festival

No matter how much porn you’ve watched, it’s almost certain you haven’t seen the clips in Hump!, the touring DIY film festival coming to Cambridge this spring. The annual festival—screening twice April 16 at the Comedy Studio in Harvard Square—packs a veritable orgy of tones and types into 24 films

MARC LEVY January 8, 2026

When It Comes To Mass Surveillance, We Are Totally Flocked

Cambridge ended its contract with a controversial vendor, but the people of Massachusetts are still being watched

CHRIS FARAONE December 18, 2025