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AFTER HALF A CENTURY, NEW ENGLAND SCHOOL OF PHOTOGRAPHY SHUTTERS

“If you were trying to become a full-time photojournalist, this is one more obstacle.’

JORDAN FRIAS March 4, 2020

A MODERN METCO

After more than 50 years of addressing racial disparities, the Metropolitan Council for Educational Opportunity recommits and reexamines its approach

BRENDAN MCGUIRK May 29, 2019

SIGN UP FOR UPCOMING COMMUNITY JOURNALISM 101 CLASSES

Community Journalism 101 is a series of free, low-barrier journalism workshops, open to community members. They are run by Boston Institute for Nonprofit Journalism (BINJ), often in partnership withSomerville Media Center.

BINJ ONLINE May 11, 2019

THIS IS U.S.

A community confronts stigmas hurting immigrants in America

OLIVIA MASTROSIMONE March 14, 2019

AFTER PITTSBURGH

It would have been appropriate for Bostonians from all walks of life to call an even larger rally this week than last year’s to take up an old slogan, “Never Again,” in memory of the honored dead of Pittsburgh.

JASON PRAMAS October 31, 2018

STOP BAKER’S ‘MORE SCHOOL COPS AND SURVEILLANCE’ PLAN

Why the Mass budget surplus is better spent on infrastructure needs

JASON PRAMAS July 17, 2018

GRAND SCHEME

Mass legislature helps, harms workers in “deal” with labor and business lobbies

JASON PRAMAS June 26, 2018

CAPITALIST VETO

Popular “millionaires’ tax” referendum question blocked by a pro-business SJC

JASON PRAMAS June 19, 2018

THE HURRICANE CONTINUES

Naval Aircrewman (Helicopter) 2nd Class Nicholas Glass of Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron 22 (HSC 22) leads residents to an MH-60s Sea Hawk helicopter for evacuation following the landfall of Hurricane Maria. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Sean Galbreath/Released) The perils of being ‘foreign in a domestic

MICHELLE SANTIAGO CORTES February 1, 2018

WAITING FOR RECIPROCITY

Nurses, teachers, other Puerto Ricans in Mass struggle to get professional licenses When Hurricane Maria devastated her area of Isabela, Puerto Rico, 52-year-old Brenda Trujillo traveled to Holyoke in search of a more stable life and employment. Trujillo has been a nurse for nearly 30 years, but since arriving on

SARAH BETANCOURT January 17, 2018