Boston. Racism. Image. Reality.

By The Spotlight Team

A 2018 Pulitzer Finalist in Local Reporting

Image & Reality
Boston. Racism. Image. Reality: The Spotlight Team takes on our hardest question
Seaport
A brand new Boston, even whiter than the old
Hospitals
Color line persists, in sickness as in health
Colleges
Lost on campus, as colleges look abroad
Sports
The bigot in the stands, and other stories
Power
For blacks in Boston, a power outage
Solutions
A better Boston? The choice is ours

To our readers:

The Spotlight Team began this project on race with deep humility. Taking on this topic has to be one of the most challenging - and controversial - assignments in journalism. Especially in Boston.

Here you will find our full seven-part series, in which we tried to answer a question so critical to the city's identity and future: Does Boston still deserve its reputation as a place unwelcoming to blacks? If so, why - and how can the situation be improved?

This series can only scratch the surface of this complex topic. Our hope is that our report is fair and thought-provoking, and sparks discussions.

Please contact the team anytime at race@globe.com or 617-929-7483. Members can also be reached at the emails below.

Thank you.