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demonstrators at a stop asian hate protest in boston common

Activists rally against racists attacks on Asian Americans

Madison Mercado March 15, 2021
The protest joined a growing list of rallies across the country. Spectators and protesters gathered around the Parkman Bandstand painting cardboard signs with messages such as “Stop Asian Hate” and “I am not a virus.”
Gov. Charlie Baker joins Boston Marathon bombing hero Carlos Arredondo in Jamaica Plain as the Jamaica Way Bridge over Route 9 is renamed after Arredondo’s late sons. PHOTO BY ALANA FIALKOFF/ DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

Jamaica Way Bridge renamed after Boston bombing hero’s late sons

Alana Fialkoff September 29, 2017

  To honor the late sons of Boston Marathon bombing hero and Massachusetts-based activist Carlos Arredondo, the City of Boston renamed Jamaica Way Bridge on Thursday morning. The bridge’s...

Boston University's School of Social Work hosts a speaker series on exploring social work's role in reducing health inequities. PHOTO BY ABIGAIL FREEMAN/ DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

School of Social Work addresses health needs outside of medical care

Breanne Kovatch February 3, 2017

Boston University students, alumni, faculty, staff and social work experts came together Thursday night to discuss how to reform the healthcare system to fit social needs. The discussion was part...

Boston Mayor Martin Walsh speaks at the Cutler Majestic Theatre in Boston on Saturday. He and other mayors in the Boston Area are joining together in the Metropolitan Mayors Coalition to fight climate change. PHOTO BY BRIAN SONG/ DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

Boston-area mayors come together to fight climate change

Nathan Bindseil November 22, 2016

Mayors of 14 municipalities around Greater Boston signed a Climate Mitigation Commitment, which pledges that their communities will collaborate to halt the progress of climate change, according to a...

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