The Harvard Crimson6y
The Ed School and Roxbury: Hostile Partnership
Though the Ed School and Roxbury seem unlikely allies, they've been linked by an overriding bond: the horrible deficiency of ghetto schools and the central role of education in focussing ghetto ...
WHDH 7News1d
Suspect in Roxbury hit-and-run that killed one woman appears in court
A man has been arrested in connection with a deadly hit-and-run in Roxbury last month, officials announced.Christopher Baker, 36, unhoused, was arrested<a class="excerpt-read-more" href=" More ...
Police release photos of Roxbury carjacking suspect
Boston police are searching for a suspect wanted in connection with a carjacking in the city’s Roxbury neighborhood over the ...
The Harvard Crimson10y
Two Kinds of Ghetto Organizing
Last June, Roxbury had a riot. A group callel Mothers for Adequate Welfare (MAWS) staged a sit-in in Grove Hall, the Roxbury welfare center. The women locked themselves and the welfare board into ...
The Atlantic4y
Jonathan Kozol
describes the sequence of events that led to his dismissal from one of Boston’s Roxbury schools—for bringing into his classroom reading materials he felt bridged the gap between the ghetto ...