Tiana Woodard

1 week ago | bostonglobe.com | Matt Stout |Sean Cotter |Tiana Woodard

Massachusetts residents embraced a medley of Memorial Day events on Monday to reflect, mourn, and even rally, seeking to give a holiday often marked by tributes to fallen soldiers a different lens amid war abroad and growing fears back home. As holiday revelers filtered through City Hall Plaza, a throng of 100 protestors gathered to condemn the Trump administration’s hardline immigration actions before marching to the Boston Common.

2 weeks ago | bostonglobe.com | Tiana Woodard

Five years ago, the 8-minute, 46-second smartphone video of George Floyd‘s murder upended the long frustrating campaign for racial equity. The recorded death by Minneapolis police tugged at people’s hearts, anger, and ultimately, their wallets. In the months that followed, organizations across the country made sweeping proclamations of antiracism, pledging to give billions upon billions to initiatives to combat racism and end violence and injustice on Black communities.

1 month ago | bostonglobe.com | Niki Griswold |Tiana Woodard

On the corner of Zeigler and Warren streets in Roxbury, a bright yellow flag on a street lamp reads, “Nubian Square, The Heart & Soul of Roxbury.” At the bottom, like many city signs, it bears the name of Mayor Michelle Wu. Recently, another set of signs has sprouted a few feet away: blue and white “Josh Kraft 2025 Democrat for Mayor” posters, which plaster the windows of the mayoral candidate’s new campaign headquarters.

1 month ago | bostonglobe.com | Tiana Woodard

Nearly two years after releasing a grassroots study on pricing differences at Boston-area Stop & Shop locations, in which the students found a grocery cart of items at their nearby Jackson Square store cost $34 more than a list of similar products in the more affluent Dedham, the prices at both stores are now roughly equal.

1 month ago | warren.senate.gov | Tiana Woodard

The youth organizers of Hyde Square Task Force are claiming success, once again. Nearly two years after releasing a grassroots study on pricing differences at Boston-area Stop & Shop locations, in whichthe students found a grocery cart of items at their nearby Jackson Square store cost $34 more than a list of similar products in the more affluent Dedham, the prices at both stores are nowroughly equal.