Selma Helped Define John Lewis’s Life. In Death, He Returned One Last Time.
The body of Mr. Lewis was taken across the Edmund Pettus Bridge, where, in 1965, he helped guide hundreds of people marching for voting rights. They were attacked by state troopers wielding clubs and tear gas.
You’ve Been Called Out for a Microaggression. What Do You Do?
As a person who wants to be a good ally to your colleagues of color and members of underrepresented groups, how do you apologize after you’ve committed a microaggression? And what’s the best way to ensure that you do better in the future?
A Day of Collective Engagement: Racism and Antiracism, Our Realities and Our Roles
We are in the midst of one of the most significant human rights moments of our lifetimes. It is not a time to stand on the sidelines. As a university dedicated to knowledge and truth, we feel it is the responsibility of our entire community to learn, think, and act in pursuit of social justice. […]
Experiencing Racism May Damage Memory, Cognition
Data from the Black Women’s Health Study at BU reveals link between exposure to racism and lower cognitive function later in life.
COVID-19, Diversity, Equity & Inclusion: An Online Series
Over the course of June, BU Diversity & Inclusion hosted a series of virtual conversations that address broader societal impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic. With the help of leading experts across multiple fields, our goal was to catalyze important new dialogue about inequities, challenges, and opportunities exposed by the virus. Mental Health and Race Social […]
Ibram X. Kendi, Leading Scholar of Racism, to Join BU and Launch BU Center for Antiracist Research
The new center “will work to transform how racial research is done” and collaborate across the entire University
Caring for Immigrant Caregivers
As the population gets a little older and a little sicker each year, disabled and older Americans rely more and more on home health aides… Nationally, 28% of the direct care workforce and 31% of home health aides are born outside the US.
For Latinos and Covid-19, Doctors Are Seeing an ‘Alarming’ Disparity
The outsized infection rate among Hispanics in some states could hobble efforts to quash the spread of Covid-19, prompting states like Oregon to step up testing and take emergency measures.
How COVID-19 Swept Through a Dense Massachusetts City
North of Boston, the packed city of Chelsea has been hit hard by the coronavirus. Now, as the cases begin to level off, host Robin Young checks in with City Manager Tom Ambrosino. (audio)
The Black Plague
Public officials lament the way that the coronavirus is engulfing black communities. The question is, what are they prepared to do about it?