The Daily Free Press

BU Gastronomy hosts event about food sovereignty, racial justice and environmentalism

Rachel Do • April 22, 2021

The weekend event included Zoom presentations, but also a scavenger hunt and other outdoor activities.

Nonprofits aim to address worsened food insecurity in Boston

Isabella Abraham • April 15, 2021

One year in, the COVID-19 pandemic continues to leave many Boston residents facing food insecurity.

EDITORIAL: Boston exam schools’ zip code quota will aid equitable education, and with support from sports franchises, a shift in social justice continues

Editors • April 12, 2021

The zip code quota and the sports teams’ support of it aren't revolutionary, but they make a difference.

Master Plan hatched for Allston-Brighton

Greye Dunn • April 12, 2021

Activists said the City Council failed to protect residents against rent hikes and gentrification.

OP-ED: Environmental racism is a legacy of white supremacy

Editors • April 6, 2021

BU, hen will you uphold your sustainability and anti-racist mission and divest from fossil fuels?

Labor union distributes food to recently fired Nine Zero Hotel employees

Madison Mercado • April 5, 2021

The hotel fired 52 employees — more than two-thirds of its staff — in March.

Boston implements Vaccine Equity Grant Initiative

Isabella Abraham • March 29, 2021

It includes $1.5 million in funding to increase access and awareness among vulnerable communities.

Mayor Kim Janey sworn in as Boston’s first woman, first Black Mayor

Anna Stjernquist • March 26, 2021

Janey noted racial and economic disparities difficulties “laid bare” by the COVID-19 pandemic.

Medicare for All online event discusses challenges in health care system

Sophie Nye • March 25, 2021

BU School of Public Health held an event Monday on Medicare for All with author Abdul El-Sayed.

Vandalized John Lewis mural finds new home at Cambridge nonprofit

Jesús Marrero Suárez • March 15, 2021

A mural of civil rights icon John Lewis found a new home at Food for Free’s volunteer packing center in East Cambridge after being defaced in November.

Massachusetts vaccine distribution contributes to long-term health care inequities

Sam Trottenberg • March 11, 2021

The state’s Black and Latinx populations each suffered 10 percent more COVID-19 cases in the first half of 2020 and saw a death rate three times that of white residents.

New community gardens planned for Mattapan, East Boston

Taylor Brokesh • March 9, 2021

The pair of gardens will follow two different models of urban farming: one will be a food forest, the other a community farm.