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Freshman pitcher Aiven Cabral pitches at Friedman Diamond in Northeasterns first home series of the year. The Huskies finished the weekend 2-1 to take home the series win.

[Photo] Huskies’ doubleheader home opener brings a double-digit sweep, taking the series win against North Carolina A&T

March 21, 2023
Demonstrators from the Party for Socialism and Liberation carry a banner with the words “The people united will stop racist police brutality” as they lead a march through Boston Common Saturday, Jan. 28. Protests continued through the weekend after videos of Tyre Nichols’ killing were made public.

Hundreds gather to protest police brutality after Tyre Nichols killing

Patrick O'Neal, Quillan Anderson, Colette Pollauf, and Jessica Xing
February 7, 2023
Police stand in front of metal barricades outside the Omni Parker House Hotel on Tremont Street during the protest Friday, Jan. 27. On Saturday, these barricades were abandoned, and there was no visible police presence along the protest route.

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A member of the Party for Socialism and Liberation, Boston, holds a megaphone in the middle of a crowd Jan. 28. Before Saturday’s march, Jennifer Root Bannon, whose brother was killed by Boston police in 2020, called on public officials to launch independent investigations into police killings across the United States.

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Protestors march in front of Park Street Church Saturday, Jan. 28, chanting phrases such as “Justice for Tyre” and “No good cops in a racist system.” The march went on for approximately two hours, looping through some of Boston’s most populated neighborhoods.

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A young boy marches through the streets of downtown Boston holding a sign saying “B.L.M. Say their name. Tyre,” during Saturday’s protest. While the crowd was initially about 150 people, it increased to around 500 as many joined en route.

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A demonstrator holds up a banner while walking through Downtown Crossing during Saturday’s march. Although the protest was sparked by the killing of Tyre Nichols, it also highlighted police killings in the Greater Boston area, including the deaths of Arif Sayed Faisal, Juston Root and Terrence Coleman.

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A protester holds a sign saying “Cops Are Terrorist” in front of Park Street Church during the protest Saturday afternoon. Alongside signs provided by the Party for Socialism and Liberation, many protestors handmade their own signs to bring to the march.

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An organizer from the Party for Socialism and Liberation, Boston, speaks into a megaphone as they march down the street during Saturdays march. Protestors walked through downtown Boston, chanting phrases including“If we don’t get no justice, then they don’t get no peace!”

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Protesters march around the perimeter of the Boston Common Friday night holding signs stating “Jail all racist killer cops,” “Stop the war on Black America” and “Justice for Tyre Nichols. Jail killer cops!” The demonstration was organized quickly after the videos of Nichols’ killing were released earlier that evening.

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Demonstrators gather in the Boston Common Saturday to protest police violence after videos were released of the Jan. 7 killing of Tyre Nichols in Memphis, TN. Led by the Boston chapter of the Party for Socialism and Liberation, approximately 150 people arrived at 2 p.m. for the march, which was preceded by speeches from local activists.

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A protester holds up a homemade sign with the words “Equal Justice” while marching down Washington Street Saturday afternoon. Saturday marked the second of three demonstrations in downtown Boston following Nichols’ death.

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