Racial Justice Protests

Crowds of people, including elected officials attended a Catholic Mass held by Cardinal Sean O’Malley Saturday morning to address social injustice and racism.

Boston Mayor Marty Walsh on Wednesday said his administration was exploring reforms to ensure racial equity, including diverting some police funds to social programs, but fell short of offering specific policies. During a press conference, Walsh said he was consulting with staff members and elected officials of color to find “permanent soluti...

India Winslow of the Cary Memorial Library talks to NECN about books that can help talk to children about racism.

With protests erupting across the nation in the wake of the death of George Floyd, parents have the opportunity to start important conversations with children about racism. Books for children and teenagers are a great way to start the conversation, says India Winslow, a librarian at Cary Memorial Library in Lexington, Mass. Watch the video above fo...

As daily protests calling for police accountability continue in Boston and across the nation, city officials are considering redirecting some funding intended for the Boston Police Department. Mayor Marty Walsh is considering redistributing funds from police to community-led initiatives, according to his office. The issue is expected to be a focal ...

Former Massachusetts governor and Utah Sen. Mitt Romney joined a Black Lives Matter protest in Washington this weekend, making him the first Republican senator to do so and sparking skepticism from both liberals and conservatives about his motives. Romney posted a selfie on social media, showing him wearing a mask as he walked with Christian protes...

Boston Mayor Marty Walsh postponed his scheduled press conference Tuesday afternoon out of respect for the ongoing funeral services for George Floyd. Walsh was originally scheduled to speak at 1 p.m. but pushed his press conference back to 3 and then 4:30 p.m. before finally cancelling it around 4. Earlier on Tuesday, Walsh announced that the city ...

Like most Americans, former Massachusetts Gov. Deval Patrick was shocked by the video depicting the end of George Floyd’s life at the hands of police. “We black people … are constantly having to swallow and tamp down our frustrations, our suspicions about differences in treatment,” he said. Patrick calls it the curse of bein...

Across the country, demands are growing louder for reforms to policing and the justice system. A large crowd gathered Monday evening in Cambridge, Massachusetts, where protesters demanded funding for Cambridge police be redirected and used for community programs. In front of Cambridge City Hall, the protesters held signs reading “Defund the p...

Scores of protesters dressed in black rallied peacefully in downtown Providence on Friday to denounce police brutality against people of color. Chanting “hands up don’t shoot” and “no justice, no peace,” the protesters gathered in Kennedy Plaza downtown and by Central High School on the city’s west side before ma...

Peaceful protests denouncing racism and police brutality in the wake of George Floyd’s death were held across Massachusetts Friday, drawing marchers and even the captain of one of Boston’s sports teams. Several more protests took place Friday afternoon and evening, including in Salem, Brookline, Boston’s Roxbury neighborhood, Lawr...

Watch Cardinal Sean O’Malley’s full comments in the above video. Referring to George Floyd’s death as a “murder” carried out “at the hands of four rogue police officers,” Boston’s Archbishop condemned racism as an “evil and moral cancer.” Cardinal Sean O’Malley spoke strongly in a le...

Sue O’Connell sits down with Callie Crossley, host and commentator at WGBH, to discuss the relationship between the media and law enforcement, as well as diversity in newsrooms.