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The Daily Free Press

The Independent Student Newspaper at Boston University.

The Daily Free Press

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Action Hour is the Boston University Queer Activist Collective’s weekly commitment to anti-racism activism. ILLUSTRATION BY LAURYN ALLEN/ DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

BU’s Queer Activist Collective calls on community to fight for social justice

Julia Furnari October 28, 2020
The LGBTQ+ advocacy group holds a weekly "Action Hour," where members call representatives to demand justice for victims of police brutality and race-based violence.
Boston University’s Queer Activist Collective, UMOJA and Student Government hosted a virtual LGBTQ+ POC Ally Training event on Tuesday to address “whiteness” in queer spaces. CAMERON MORSBERGER/ DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

Allyship training pushes BU community to address “whiteness” in queer spaces

Cameron Morsberger July 9, 2020
Often forgotten in historic LGBTQ+ moments are the Black and Brown voices within the community that spearheaded the fight. Modern activists and scholars say they are trying to rectify this erasure.
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