Patriot Front

A local artist and activist is demanding action from Boston police after he was apparently assaulted by a group of white supremacists who marched in the city this weekend. Charles Murrell, who is Black, spoke briefly after meeting with Mayor Michelle Wu, where he and a group of advisers called for an independent investigation around what they said is the…

A man who said he was attacked by a group of white supremacists over the weekend spoke out Wednesday after meeting with Boston Mayor Michelle Wu.

Days after dozens of individuals apparently affiliated with the hate group Patriot Front strode through the city with their faces hidden by white coverings, police said they continue to investigate an alleged assault linked to the march but stressed that even some hateful rhetoric is protected as free speech. Local, state and federal authorities huddled with community leaders Tuesday to…

Boston Mayor Michelle Wu and U.S. Attorney Rachel Rollins spoke out against hate and vowed investigations after dozens of people in white supremacist group Patriot Front held a march in Boston.

After white supremacists marched through the streets of Boston over the weekend, city and law enforcement leaders provided a unified front against hate speech but noted that the First Amendment allows hate groups to say many objectionable things, up to a point. The FBI is among the groups investigating Saturday’s march by Patriot Front, in which at least one...

Boston community and faith leaders gathered for a press conference Monday morning calling for action by city leaders after a demonstration by dozens of apparent white supremacists who marched through the city’s streets and an alleged attack on a Black man on Saturday. The Boston Police Department said it learned around 12:30 p.m. that about 100 protesters had gathered on…

Boston Mayor Michelle Wu and others spoke out Saturday after dozens of apparent white supremacists marched through the city’s streets. The Boston Police Department said it learned around 12:30 p.m. that about 100 protesters had gathered on Congress Street near City Hall Plaza. Photos and videos posted to social media appeared to show throngs of protesters marching under the banner…

Weeks before 31 members of a white supremacist group were arrested for allegedly planning to riot at a northern Idaho LGBTQ pride event, an Idaho pastor told his Boise congregation that gay, lesbian and transgender people should be executed by the government.