Mixed reactions to Will Smith’s slap
Monday, April 4, 2022
By now, everyone has seen or heard about Will Smith slapping Chris Rock at the Oscars for joking about his wife’s short hair – the result of alopecia, an autoimmune disease. As shocking as Smith’s slap was, so too are the mixed reactions to the assault within the Black female community, who either praised or condemned his violence.
Ortiz gets away from it all
Wednesday, November 16, 2005
Red Sox designated hitter David Ortiz was in Central Square on Nov. 14., 2005, the day he discovered he was edged out for most valuable player for baseball’s American League by Alex Rodriguez, the Yankees player who’d won MVP once before. Ortiz led th …