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Boston City Councilor At-Large Julia Mejia. Following decades of advocacy seeking to address long-term effects of slavery and systemic racism, Mejia and City Councilor Tania Anderson filed a proposal to create a commission to study reparations for the African American community in Boston. RACHEL SHARPLES/DFP FILE

City Councilors present proposal to study systemic racism in Boston

Zoe Tseng February 23, 2022
Two councilors that filed a proposal to create a commission that would assess the effects of long-term racism in Boston.
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EDITORIAL: The University’s ‘diversity’ marketing is misleading, hurtful

Editors February 18, 2021
BU’s marketing — and the handful of diversity victories — it clings to is not representative of its reality. Though it may be implementing anti-racist policies, the change is not visible in classrooms, on campus or at an administrative level.
A traveling exhibition curated by graphic designer Jerome Harris is currently on display at the College of Fine Arts’ Stone Gallery until Feb. 19. The exhibit aims to amplify the work of Black designers who have not received the recognition they deserve. COURTESY OF BOSTON UNIVERSITY COLLEGE OF FINE ARTS

Artist amplifies Black voices through graphic design

Rachel Do November 11, 2020

People of color often are mis- or underrepresented in history books, and in the arts, that’s no exception. Jerome Harris, a professional graphic designer who curated the traveling exhibition “As,...

Boston University’s Wheelock College of Education and Human Development hosted a virtual panel on Thursday entitled, “Meeting the Moment: Teaching During Periods of Social Change,” in which Boston teachers and professors discussed the need for changing how the education system handles race. LAURYN ALLEN/ DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

Boston teachers, professors examine need for racial diversification in education system

Rachel Do October 18, 2020
In a time of great racial unrest, Boston educators gathered at Wheelock to discuss changes within their classrooms and among their students.
The African-American studies program hosts a symposium on race politics in the digital age Friday afternoon. PHOTO BY ELIZA SHAW/ DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

Symposium talks race, social media

JenRacoosin December 11, 2017

Race, politics and social media — three of the hottest topics of the day — were discussed in the context of African-American history at Boston University Friday afternoon. Louis Chude-Sokei,...

EDITORIAL: National Museum of African American History and Culture must juggle tragedy with triumph

EDITORIAL: National Museum of African American History and Culture must juggle tragedy with triumph

Editors March 30, 2016

The National Museum of African American History and Culture is set to open in Washington D.C. this September, The New York Times reported on Sunday. The museum will be “a beacon that reminds us of what...

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