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GALLERY: Demonstrators demand rent cancelation amid pandemic

GALLERY: Demonstrators demand rent cancelation amid pandemic

By Conor Kelley January 31, 2021

Demonstrators from Cancel the Rents Boston gathered in Nubian Square Saturday to call for the cancelation of rents and mortgage payments while the COVID-19 pandemic continues to threaten housing affordability.

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Capturing 2021: a Spring preview of FreeP photography

By Hannah Yoshinaga January 19, 2021
Last semester, The Daily Free Press continued reporting under the constraints of the pandemic. This Spring, the photo section plans to continue our efforts to inform the Boston University community.
A person holding a Biden flag stands on a traffic light. MEGHAN SCOTT/ DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

GALLERY: Boston celebrates Joe Biden’s presidential win

By Lauryn Allen November 9, 2020

Boston residents filled the city’s streets in celebration after news of former Vice President Joe Biden’s election as the 46th president of the United States broke on Saturday morning. 

Demonstrators march along Beacon Street to the Massachusetts State House. SHANNON DAMIANO | DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

GALLERY: Boston Red Cloaks protest confirmation of Amy Coney Barrett to Supreme Court

By Shannon Damiano October 28, 2020

The Boston Red Cloaks, a group of women who dress up as handmaids from “The Handmaid’s Tale” and advocate for women’s equality, gathered on the steps of the Massachusetts State House on Sunday...

The detached Trump head continues to burn as more lighter fuel is squirted onto it. LAURYN ALLEN/ DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

GALLERY: ‘Peaceful Protest Against Democrat Violence’ draws counter-protesters in Copley Square

By Lauryn Allen October 19, 2020

Members of Super Happy Fun America, a right-wing group best known for organizing the 2019 Straight Pride Parade, were outnumbered by counter-protesters at a rally in Copley Square Sunday afternoon. As...

One family brings their protest signs out to their porch. ANGELA YANG/ DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

GALLERY: Protesters Again Take to Streets Against Police Brutality

By Angela Yang June 5, 2020
Attendees gathered at the Soldiers Memorial monument to stand and chant before marching to the District E-13 police station for a moment of silence and a die-in demonstration in honor of George Floyd.
A park ranger walks past a scorched trash can on her way to the Visitor Information Center at Boston Common. LAURYN ALLEN/ DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

GALLERY: Aftermath of Sunday’s Protest in Boston

By Lauryn Allen June 3, 2020

Sunday night’s protest in Boston ended in rioting and looting, with many storefronts on Boylston and Newbury streets being broken into and vandalized. On Monday morning, workers and volunteers came together...

Protesters arrive at the State House. LAURYN ALLEN/ DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

GALLERY: Sunday’s Black Lives Matter Protest in Boston

By Lauryn Allen June 2, 2020

On May 31, protesters filled the streets of Boston to demand justice for George Floyd and previous Black victims of police brutality. Once the peaceful protest ended, some demonstrators began to riot as...

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