The AAPI journey to liberation through activism, advocacy, and solidarity
A conversation with Asian American scholars on the work of increasing visibility and advancing justice for Asian Americans and the role of allyship in this work. Speakers included: Aaron James Parayno– Tufts University Takeo Rivera– Boston University Janelle Wong– University of Maryland, College Park
Boston Honors Trailblazing School of Medicine Alum Rebecca Lee Crumpler (MED 1864) Monday
First Black woman to graduate from a US medical school will be recognized with weeklong MED Symposia.
Web-Based Program Could Decrease Pregnancy Risks for Black Women
BU researcher Leanne Yinusa-Nyahkoon is working on a digital health tool that provides healthcare support earlier—even before conception.
Black History Month Themes
“The black family has been a topic of study in many disciplines—history, literature, the visual arts and film studies, sociology, anthropology, and social policy. Its representation, identity, and diversity have been reverenced, stereotyped, and vilified from the days of slavery to our own time.”
He Wants to Save Classics From Whiteness. Can the Field Survive?
Dan-el Padilla Peralta thinks classicists should knock ancient Greece and Rome off their pedestal — even if that means destroying their discipline.
Angela Onwuachi-Willig among Five Black Women Law Deans Honored for Efforts to Bring Antiracist Reform to Legal Education
Together, they launched a project to engage law schools in fight for racial justice.
Activism and the Black Woman
A conversation about the role of black female athletes as agents of political and ideological change Saida Grundy, Assistant Professor, Boston University Marisa Moseley, Moderator, Head Coach, Women’s Basketball, Boston University Bree Newsome, Activist, Writer, Artist Gabby Williams, WNBA Player, Chicago Sky Members of the BU Community with Kerberos Credentials will be able to view […]
Holding BU to Account on Race
Hayden Scholar Delice Nsubayi helped UMOJA, BU’s Black student union, become a powerful voice for racial equity.
St. Mary’s College of Maryland unveils memorial to enslaved people on its campus
From Absence to Presence: The Commemorative to Enslaved Peoples of Sothern Maryland, a commemorative slave quarter created to honor the enslaved peoples of southern Maryland stands on the St. Mary’s College of Maryland campus.
What if Instead of Calling People Out, We Called Them In?
Prof. Loretta J. Ross is combating cancel culture with a popular class at Smith College.