Shadows of a Dream: The History of Racial Inequality in America
Graphics by Nicole Bae In the wake of the death of George Floyd, a Black man killed in Minneapolis police custody in May, Americans across…
Interview: Berklee Band Statehouse on their Beginnings Amidst the Pandemic
Photo Courtesy of Statehouse By Lily Doolin, WERS Blog Editor Check out the exclusive performance Statehouse did for our 88.9 At Home Concert Series! Berklee…
Playlist: Dad-Rock Jams
Megan and her dad 🙂 By Megan Doherty, WERS Staff Writer You may be thinking to yourself, “I’m a dad, I like rock music, but…
Black Indie Artists Appreciation
Graphics by Nicole Bae By Kiersten Tate, WERS Staff Writer In the face of recent racial injustice, it’s important to uplift the people we’re fighting…
Celebrating Boston’s Music Scene w/Our 617 Day Artists!
Graphics by Nicole Bae 🎉 Happy 617 Day! 🎉 Today, our 88.9 family is celebrating local music, local artists, and local radio with an all day…
Interview: From Sleepless Nights to Dreams Fulfilled with Red Shaydez
Photo by Emily Gringorten By Lily Doolin, WERS Blog Editor Local hip-hop legend Red Shaydez has been “chillin’ in the shade” for some time, keeping a…
The Basements of Boston: Dan Shea and the State of the Underground
Dan Shea on the right; Photo by Omari Spears By Christopher Wilson Christopher Stetson Wilson is a Cambridge-based writer, MFA fiction student, former comic artist,…
Offstage with Coral Moons
Photo Courtesy of Coral Moons In honor of our 617 Day Celebration, we’re presenting Offstage, the latest series on our WERS Music Blog. When the…
WERS Companion Guides: Wicked Local Edition
Graphics by Nicole Bae WERS is proud to present our second annual 617 Day, an all-day celebration of local music, local business, and local radio, taking place…
Playlist: Pride 2020
Graphics by Nicole Bae By Megan Doherty, WERS Staff Writer Even though this year’s Boston Pride Parade has been canceled because of the pandemic, we…
A Message from Emerson College President Lee Pelton
Message from President Pelton: America is on Fire June 1st, 2020 Today, I write to you as a Black man and as President of Emerson…
WERS Companion Guides: For Allies
Graphics by Nicole Bae Our family here at the station joins all demanding an end to violence against Black people, and those supporting black art,…
