It is not a mystery why Worcester Police Chief Steve Sargent is emboldened to, repeatedly, deny institutional racism in his department. He and his department are the foot soldiers...
HOW FAR HAVE WE COME…
John Lewis, foreground, being beaten by a state trooper during the voting rights march in Selma, Ala., on March 7, 1965.Credit...Associated Press How far have...
NOT BLACK ENOUGH
City Councilor Sean Rose not black enough, a community member says. Recently, a “prominent” member of the black community dissed City Councilor Sean Rose by...
IN MEMORY OF EDNA SPENCER
This is my column on Ms. Spencer upon her retirement from Worcester State College in 2010. She passed July 7. If, in the course of...
WALK IN THE SUPERINTENDENT’S SHOES
Superintendent Maureen BiniendaWorcester Public Schools Dates to keep in mind. The Worcester Public School closed March 13, with the expectation of returning April 6 On...
SHE AIN’T HEAVY
Etel Haxhiaj, Director Public Education and Advocacy/Central Massachusetts Housing Alliance (Editor's note on the front page featured image) Claire Gruenke, an eighth-grade student at Wesclin...
A RESIDENT’S DISAPPOINTMENT
Jennifer Gaskin COMMENTARY--Jennifer's chat. "I'm not anti-police: I'm pro-black lives." I have been a resident of Worcester for about 15 years now. I am the...
THE EMPATHY CEILING
We care about you, but there are other priorities at the moment... The mandated shutdown of the Worcester public schools was an understandable move in...
WALK IN THE SUPERINTENDENT’S SHOES
Superintendent Maureen BiniendaWorcester Public Schools Dates to keep in mind. The Worcester Public School closed March 13, with the expectation of returning April 6 On...
COVID-19 and the Rich/Poor Divide
The Coronavirus Poses Some of the Gravest Risks to Poor Students and Their Families. The coronavirus is highlighting communities’ equity imbalance in some chilling ways....
THE SCHOOL-TO-PRISON PIPELINE
Doubling Down on the School-to-Prison Pipeline in Worcester. In 2012, the ACLU in collaboration with Citizens for Juvenile Justice released a report, “ARRESTED FUTURES,” that...
THE CHANGING OF THE GUARDS
WHERE TO VOTE The School Committee The School Committee, with the exception of a couple members, one of whom is not running for re-election, has...
THE WEJA REPORT CARD
Grading The School Committee Candidates The Worcester Education Justice Alliance (WEJA) has given each school committee candidate a letter grade. Who They Are WEJA is...
SLOUCHING TOWARD NOVEMBER
If the sword of Damocles hanging over the country’s democracy was previously invisible, President Trump’s broadsides against the country’s political norms during Tuesday night’s presidential...
THE CHIEF FOOT SOLDIER
It is not a mystery why Worcester Police Chief Steve Sargent is emboldened to, repeatedly, deny institutional racism in his department. He and his department are the foot soldiers...
THE BLACKMAN’S REDEMPTION
ECONOMIC FREEDOM Injecting new magna into a full magna chamber creates volcanic eruptions. Similarly, heaping injustices on the plates of people whose bellies are bloated...
REMOTE LEARNING IS FOR THE PRIVILEGED
It is what it is. If we were to organize our priorities to reflect our most important obligations, safeguarding our children's welfare would necessarily be...
CHANGING AND RESISTING
The Democratic Party shuns its base I am cheering the Joe Biden/Kamala Harris presidential ticket, but I’m thinking, “The more things change, the more they...
POLICE AND THIEVES IN THE STREET
The Gangs of Worcester The notorious African American street gang, the Crips, is terrorizing Worcester residents. That is what the Worcester police department is alleging, and the...
EMERSON’S “WALKING MONSTERS”
Supreme Court nominee Amy Coney Barrett The "state of society is one in which the members have suffered amputation from the trunk, and strut about...
IN DEFENSE OF KIARA DUDLEY
The story of the 73-old veteran, George Griffin of Douglas, who was allegedly assaulted by a Biden supporter for carrying a Trump campaign sign, made laugh and...
THE AGE OF FOOLISHNESS
UNDECIDED VOTERS What would you say to a pedestrian unsure whether the safest route across a busy freeway is to challenge the 65+ miles per...
SLOUCHING TOWARD NOVEMBER
If the sword of Damocles hanging over the country’s democracy was previously invisible, President Trump’s broadsides against the country’s political norms during Tuesday night’s presidential...
THE CAT AND MOUSE GAME WITH BLACK EMANCIPATION.
Juneteenth celebration in 1900 at Eastwoods Park(Austin History Center via NMAAHC) WoostChat. News that they were freed reach Texas slaves in 1865, two and half...
Science Versus Gut Feeling
Dr. Anthony Fauci The battle between science and the president's gut feeling. Dr. Anthony Fauci’s absence at the president’s coronavirus briefing Monday raised my ebbing...
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SLOUCHING TOWARD NOVEMBER
If the sword of Damocles hanging over the country’s democracy was previously invisible, President Trump’s broadsides against the country’s political norms during Tuesday night’s presidential...
THE CHIEF FOOT SOLDIER
It is not a mystery why Worcester Police Chief Steve Sargent is emboldened to, repeatedly, deny institutional racism in his department. He and his department are the foot soldiers...
THE BLACKMAN’S REDEMPTION
ECONOMIC FREEDOM Injecting new magna into a full magna chamber creates volcanic eruptions. Similarly, heaping injustices on the plates of people whose bellies are bloated...
REMOTE LEARNING IS FOR THE PRIVILEGED
It is what it is. If we were to organize our priorities to reflect our most important obligations, safeguarding our children's welfare would necessarily be...
CHANGING AND RESISTING
The Democratic Party shuns its base I am cheering the Joe Biden/Kamala Harris presidential ticket, but I’m thinking, “The more things change, the more they...
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EMERSON’S “WALKING MONSTERS”
Supreme Court nominee Amy Coney Barrett The "state of society is one in which the members have suffered amputation from...
IN DEFENSE OF KIARA DUDLEY
The story of the 73-old veteran, George Griffin of Douglas, who was allegedly assaulted by a Biden supporter for carrying a Trump...
THE AGE OF FOOLISHNESS
UNDECIDED VOTERS What would you say to a pedestrian unsure whether the safest route across a busy freeway is to...