Thread by @sdooling, These responses to the Mayor’s tweet are telling, and utterly unsurprising given [...]

These responses to the Mayor’s tweet are telling, and utterly unsurprising given the city’s track record on public transit, affordable housing, education, policing, etc. https://twitter.com/marty_walsh/status/1299383786761748483">https://twitter.com/marty_wal...

https://twitter.com/marty_walsh/status/1299383786761748483

In which @jmlarkin unpacks Boston’s “intensely segregated” schools. http://www.wbur.org/edify/2020/01/22/boston-foundation-bps-race-income-inequities">https://www.wbur.org/edify/202...

Report: As Boston Grows In Wealth And Diversity, Many Schools Are 'Intensely Segregated'

The report suggests that after decades of economic and social change in Boston, severe inequalities of race and income are only magnified in its public schools.

http://www.wbur.org/edify/2020/01/22/boston-foundation-bps-race-income-inequities

Here’s @simonfrios with a look at the discrimination Black people face in Boston when trying to rent homes. https://www.wbur.org/bostonomix/2020/07/01/study-black-renters-in-boston-face-deep-discrimination-subsidized-renters-face-even-more">https://www.wbur.org/bostonomi...

Study: Black Renters In Boston Face Deep Discrimination. Subsidized Renters Face Even More

Researchers said Black renters experienced discrimination, mostly at the hands of real estate agents, in 71% of cases — while Section 8 renters faced discrimination regardless of race in 86% of cases.

https://www.wbur.org/bostonomix/2020/07/01/study-black-renters-in-boston-face-deep-discrimination-subsidized-renters-face-even-more

. @allyjarmanning (aka the pub records queen)’s digging into body cameras and BPD. https://www.wbur.org/news/2019/10/17/boston-police-straight-pride-body-cameras-overtime">https://www.wbur.org/news/2019...

Boston Police Worked 9,000 Overtime Hours At The ‘Straight Pride’ Parade. Zero Minutes Were...

Four months into the Boston Police body camera rollout, officers aren't wearing cameras during overtime shifts. City officials say that could change.

https://www.wbur.org/news/2019/10/17/boston-police-straight-pride-body-cameras-overtime

And my reporting on BPD’s close working relationship with ICE. http://www.wbur.org/news/2019/10/25/boston-police-immigration-officers-relationship-documents">https://www.wbur.org/news/2019...

'Happy Hunting': Documents Reveal Close Ties Between ICE And Boston Police

More than 800 documents obtained by WBUR draw into question just how aligned Boston police are with the public message from Mayor Walsh's office -- namely, that officers limit work with ICE to only...

http://www.wbur.org/news/2019/10/25/boston-police-immigration-officers-relationship-documents

Oh!

Don’t forget the racial breakdown of the city’s gang database...

Here& #39;s a snapshot of that breakdown as of January 2, 2019:

•66.4% black non-Hispanic
•14.1% white Hispanic
•9.7% black Hispanic
•2.3 % white non-Hispanic
•0.4% Asian http://www.wbur.org/news/2019/07/26/boston-police-gang-database-immigration">https://www.wbur.org/news/2019...

Here's What We Know About Boston Police's Gang Database

Boston Police Department documents obtained by WBUR provide, for the first time, a glimpse into the department's gang database and how gangs are tracked in the city.

http://www.wbur.org/news/2019/07/26/boston-police-gang-database-immigration

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