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The discomfort zone

To newcomers like Tiffany Dufu, Boston's racial problem is hiding in plain sight

‘At the same time that Boston represents liberty, represents democracy, it also represents the sore. I think it’s a tough thing to deal with. And I don’t know if people are prepared to do the work to make it better.’ Tiffany Dufu, talking to Tad Heuer, who is also new to Boston, outside the pub Solas (Jonathan Wiggs/Globe Staff) ‘At the same time that Boston represents liberty, represents democracy, it also represents the sore. I think it’s a tough thing to deal with. And I don’t know if people are prepared to do the work to make it better.’ Tiffany Dufu, talking to Tad Heuer, who is also new to Boston, outside the pub Solas
By Don Aucoin
Globe Staff / June 22, 2005

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First in a series of occasional articles about blacks and Latinos living in metro Boston. (Full article: 2129 words)

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