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An appeals court reinstated a New York City law prohibiting officers from using excessive restraint during an arrest. It reversed the lower court ruling which labeled the measure as unconstitutionally vague, per The Associated Press.Read more...... Read more

Former New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio has expressed interest in a run for Congress. Seats have opened in Brooklyn and Manhattan as a result of a redistricting plan, prompting the politician to possibly seize the opportunity.Read more...... Read more

As the country waits for the Supreme Court’s decision on whether or not to overturn Roe V. Wade, the Department of Homeland Security is warning that the decision could lead to widespread violence around the country.Read more...... Read more

While the Biden administration and Democratic representatives work together to find the proper amount and method to cancel student loan debt for 43 million Americans, Republicans have decided to try to block it. Sen. Mitt Romney (R-UT), along with four other Republican senators, have introduced a bill to stop any…Read more...... Read more

Lil Nas X is going to need an extension on his trophy case. In the past year the “Montero (Call Me by Your Name)” singer has won Grammys, Billboard awards, iHeart Radio awards and GLAAD Media honors. Now he’s being recognized for his songwriting talent.Read more...... Read more

Several weeks of reports about the Mission Hill School were followed by a bag of bullets found outside of a school, then a bullet found in a different school bathroom in what seemed like a movie scene. What has been most evident over the past few weeks is the Boston Public Schools’ central office leadership has failed to create a... Read more

A recent study found that 1 in 3 Americans, presumably white Americans, are convinced that there is a move afoot by unnamed conspirators to replace them. The post He didn’t ‘act alone’ appeared first on The Bay State Banner.... Read more

For 19-year-old Ayah Harper from Revere, the civil unrest that followed George Floyd’s death in 2020 served as a motivator to encourage uncomfortable conversations in her elite private high school and start a small business to enact change. The post Tufts student starts social justice clothing line appeared first on The Bay State Banner.... Read more

The 2020 Census found that in state after state, population growth in Black, Latinx, Asian American, and Native American populations is outpacing white growth. But new voting rules working their way through state governments, including gerrymandered district maps, make it difficult for communities of color to elect people who will represent their needs and interests. The post Lawsuits hope to... Read more

Boston Mayor Michelle Wu said Monday the city would make no immediate changes to its current policy of recommending masks indoors despite an uptick in COVID-19 cases. The post Wu says city won’t reinstate mask mandate appeared first on The Bay State Banner.... Read more

Paul Willis, who is performing onstage at the BAMS Festival in Franklin Park on June 11, is a musician, educator, artist and community organizer. With more energy than Con Edison and Eversource combined, the Boston resident focuses on bringing together seemingly disparate artistic, political and economic elements. The post Paul Willis — multifaceted musician slated for BAMS Festival 2022 appeared... Read more

On Monday afternoon, a friend who works at the local Walmart sent Breanna Dietrich the message she had been waiting three months to receive: The store was about to restock the exact baby formula she needed.  Come quick, the friend told Dietrich. She wasn’t allowed to hold it for her.  The stay-at-home mother of five […] The post In rural,... Read more

GWINNETT COUNTY, GEORGIA — A Democratic primary in Atlanta’s suburbs is pitting two of the party’s rising stars against one another. Only one of the women can return to the House of Representatives, where Democrats’ recent successes have been largely driven by women candidates. Both flipped districts blue in recent elections: Rep. Carolyn Bourdeaux did […] The post Georgia Republicans... Read more

In a historic, side-by-side deal, the unions for the U.S. men’s and women’s national soccer teams reached a collective bargaining agreement with the sport’s U.S. governing body, guaranteeing identical economic terms for both teams. The deals include equal compensations for all competitions, including the World Cup, and equal commercial revenue sharing for both teams.  The […] The post U.S. Soccer... Read more

First Lady Jill Biden broke new ground as the first person in her role to have continued to work outside the home while her husband has served as president. It’s a decision tied to Biden’s identity and ambitions, something her biographers, Darlene Superville and Julie Pace, noted as they spent over a year interviewing the […] The post The choice... Read more

Nicole Bedera said she feels “scared” watching the defamation trial brought by Johnny Depp against his ex-wife Amber Heard.  There has been an extraordinary amount of media attention to the case, which is taking place in a Virginia courtroom, but seemingly all across social media. With the near daily stream of graphic testimony that has […] The post Johnny Depp... Read more

When it came down to it, Rick Colby called on his spirituality in deciding how to support his transgender child, Ashton.  It wasn’t a guarantee. Colby had dedicated his life to Republican politics, starting in 1984 on the field campaign to reelect Ronald Reagan. Reagan and the Republican Party with him and in the decades […] The post How did... Read more