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Mayor Marty Walsh

Mayor Marty Walsh

‘We have to get this right’: Marty Walsh says equity front of mind in planning school reopening

Massachusetts Gov. Charlie Baker, left, and Boston Mayor Marty Walsh

What Marty Walsh and Charlie Baker said about Dzhokhar Tsarnaev’s death sentence being overturned

Boston, MA 6/29/2020 Karilyn Crockett (cq), the new chief of Equity & Inclusion, speaks after being introduced by Boston Mayor Martin J. Walsh (cq). Walsh gives a COVID update to the media inside City Hall. POOL (Pat Greenhouse/Globe Staff)

'We have this particularly vexing paradoxical story, in terms of where we have been and where we are'

Mayor Marty Walsh gives his daily press conference on Tuesday.

'That type of so-called 'help' is not welcome here': Marty Walsh denounces federal agents policing Portland protests July 21, 2020 | 7:35 PM

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Marty Walsh launches pilot program to help residents seal, expunge criminal records July 14, 2020 | 3:17 PM

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City Hall Plaza is getting a makeover. Here's what to know. July 14, 2020 | 1:00 PM

Mayor Marty Walsh spoke with CNN's John King Monday.

Walsh on Trump's pandemic response: He's 'pretty much wrong in every single thing' July 14, 2020 | 12:24 PM

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Phase 3 of Boston’s reopening begins Monday. Here’s what you should know. July 11, 2020 | 11:41 AM

Watch: Marty Walsh's coronavirus update July 10, 2020 | 12:54 PM

Boston, MA - 6/1/20 - Boston Mayor Marty Walsh speaks at his daily press briefing and addresses the violence that took place last night in Boston following a peaceful demonstration in the memory of George Floyd. (Jessica Rinaldi/Globe Staff)

Boston extends public housing rent moratorium amid pandemic July 10, 2020 | 10:44 AM

In this Aug. 21, 2017, file photo, pedestrians walk past Faneuil Hall in Boston.

The push to rename Faneuil Hall: What to know about the debate July 2, 2020 | 3:25 PM

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'We’re talking about the rights of people to be free': Marty Walsh reflects on racial justice and Independence Day July 2, 2020 | 12:37 PM

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The City of Boston is hosting a free drive-in movie series in July July 1, 2020 | 4:32 PM

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Here's what's behind the 'vandalism' at homes of Boston city councilors June 30, 2020 | 3:08 PM

South Boston, MA - 5/22/2020 - Beautiful weather and warm temperatures attracted beachgoers, many without masks, to South Boston's beaches during the COVID-19 pandemic at the start of Memorial Day weekend. - (Barry Chin/Globe Staff), Section: Metro, Reporter: In Caps, Topic: 23COVID BEACHGOERS

Marty Walsh tells Southie beachgoers to hold it: 'Somebody’s front yard is not a bathroom' June 30, 2020 | 10:20 AM

Kevin Peterson, founder and executive director of The New Democracy Coalition holds a metal urn, Tuesday, June 9, 2020, in Boston, as he pours a red substance as a protest meant to symbolize the blood of fallen black people who died under under white suppression and slavery. Peterson advocates changing the name of Faneuil Hall, as its namesake Peter Faneuil, was a slave owner.

'I'm not a racist': Marty Walsh got a call-in from the activist pushing to rename Faneuil Hall June 27, 2020 | 1:26 PM

Fireworks explode over Dorchester as seen from Blue Hill Avenue near the Franlin Park Zoo.

What Boston is doing about the 'out of control' fireworks June 26, 2020 | 5:36 PM

Mayor Marty Walsh speaks during a press conference outside City Hall on June 18.

Marty Walsh is launching an equity and inclusion cabinet and a fund centered on racial inequities. Here's what to know. June 25, 2020 | 5:59 PM

'I am no longer interested in having drip-drop incremental changes' June 25, 2020 | 2:42 PM

Kevin Peterson, founder and executive director of The New Democracy Coalition holds a metal urn, Tuesday, June 9, 2020, in Boston, as he pours a red substance as a protest meant to symbolize the blood of fallen black people who died under under white suppression and slavery. Peterson advocates changing the name of Faneuil Hall, as its namesake Peter Faneuil, was a slave owner.

'Mr. Mayor, you should be ashamed of yourself' June 24, 2020 | 2:58 PM

U.S. Rep. Ayanna Pressley of Massachusetts raises her hand during a memorial service for George Floyd at North Central University, on Thursday, June 4, 2020, in Minneapolis. Hollywood celebrities, musicians and political leaders gathered in front of the golden casket of George Floyd whose death at the hands of police sparked global protests. (AP Photo/Bebeto Matthews)

Ayanna Pressley calls Marty Walsh’s proposed police budget cuts 'a drop in the bucket' June 24, 2020 | 12:04 PM

Kevin Peterson at Faneuil Hall on Monday

A local activist is holding a hunger fast to call for the renaming of Faneuil Hall June 23, 2020 | 2:17 PM

Marty Walsh's optimism for a quick economic recovery from the coronavirus pandemic is waning June 22, 2020 | 4:54 PM

Demonstrators marched during a Black Lives Matters protest in East Boston, MA on June 13, 2020. Following a rally on the Mary Ellen Welch Greenway the protesters marched to Maverick Square and then to Central Square.

RACISM & PUBLIC HEALTH

'The vestiges of slavery and Jim Crow still persist in every aspect of our daily lives' June 17, 2020 | 1:08 PM

The emancipation memorial of Lincoln towering over a slave will soon be removed from Boston's Park Square.

A petition is calling for the removal of this Boston statue of Lincoln standing over a slave. Marty Walsh is open to it. June 13, 2020 | 1:15 PM

BOSTON MA. - JUNE 12: Boston Mayor Marty Walsh gives his daily press conference at City Hall on June 12, 2020 in Boston, MA. (Stuart Cahill/Pool)

Boston is making 'significant' police reforms. Here's what you need to know. June 12, 2020 | 3:52 PM

BOSTON MA. - MAY 19: Boston Mayor Marty Walsh gives an update on the city and the covid-19 situation at City Hall on May 19, 2020 in Boston, MA. (Stuart Cahill/Pool)

Watch: Marty Walsh's press conference on COVID, racism June 12, 2020 | 10:19 AM

Is Marty Walsh bending on the prospect of renaming Faneuil Hall? June 11, 2020 | 1:47 PM

City Councilor Andrea Campbell speaks outside Boston City Hall Tuesday.

LOOKING AT LOCAL POLICE

City councilors order hearing on Boston police tactics amid conversations on budget reallocation June 11, 2020 | 1:23 PM

Conan O'Brien delivers Harvard University's 2020 graduation speech from his backyard.

5 inspiring graduation speeches from locals to the class of 2020 June 11, 2020 | 5:00 AM

BOSTON, MASSACHUSETTS - JUNE 10: A statue depicting Christopher Columbus is seen with its head removed at Christopher Columbus Waterfront Park on June 10, 2020 in Boston, Massachusetts. The statue was beheaded overnight and is scheduled to be removed by the City of Boston. (Photo by Tim Bradbury/Getty Images)

What Marty Walsh said about the future of the Christopher Columbus statue that was decapitated June 10, 2020 | 12:45 PM

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Watch: Marty Walsh's coronavirus update June 10, 2020 | 10:21 AM

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Boston opens walk-in COVID-19 testing site, in the wake of mass demonstrations June 9, 2020 | 7:24 PM