This is classist, racist, and just plain ignorant. And this isn't in the Deep South, this is in #CambMA. Inaction from #MApoli folks helps to entrench this kind of thinking. Our neighborhoods belong to ALL!
So, yes not allowing multi-family housing in your town or neighborhood is racist. There is an appropriate, contextual way to add multi-family in every community.
Breonna Taylor
George Floyd
Eric Garner
Sandra Bland
Freddie Gray
Philando Castile
Alton Sterling
Walter Scott
Michael Brown
Tamir Rice
They should all be alive today.
We must stay loud in our pursuit of justice.
Families are desperate to see the faces of their kids & loved ones who they haven't seen b/c of COVID for 5 months. This is a service that should be cost free, esp. while in-person visitation is shut down. #mapoli
Ashmont Grill has reopened with a modified “seafood heavy” menu and new outdoor dining spaces, including a beer garden collaboration between @AshmontGrill x @DorchesterBrew Full story: https://t.co/rcUbimH0Nw
I wish we knew his name simply because we were celebrating what he meant to his students, his daughter, his family.
He was a community builder.
And we were robbed of his life.
Let us define him by how he lived. A letter from one of his students:
Good story. Most of it could probably also be written about a certain other northern city known for its prosperity, its progressive social programs and its persistent segregation.
in #BlackHistoryIsAmericanHistory, I'll share a personal story of a White friend of mine. Her Grandfather, while fighting in the war, made friends with a Black solider from his town. Upon returning home, they both recieved their GI Bill and purchased a home for $8k each.
“This is basically a moment in time for BPDA to show the receipts." @LydiaMEdwards pushing @bostonplans to prioritize racial and economic equity as it referees development in Boston... https://t.co/tdUyZJs4A8
Racial injustice is built into our health care, education, and criminal justice systems. It's foundational to our economy and pervades our democracy. That is why we must dismantle systemic racism and build a society centered around racial justice.