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The Independent Student Newspaper at Boston University.

The Daily Free Press

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Michelle Wu smiling to supporters Nov. 2 following her mayoral victory. Since the mayoral election, Boston University students have expressed high expectations of Wu, who will officially take office Tuesday. SHANNON DAMIANO/ DFP FILE

BU students share strong expectations for Michelle Wu, celebrate win for minority representation in Boston

Talia Lissauer November 15, 2021

Boston’s mayor-elect Michelle Wu, who made history as the first woman and person of color to be elected to the position, will officially take office Tuesday, and students at Boston University expressed...

Fair Admission: Episode 9 - What’s Next?

Fair Admission: Episode 9 – What’s Next?

Edward Sturm April 22, 2021

In the final episode of Fair Admission, we ask: what’s next for college admissions? With a full view of the inequities on the path to college, it’s time to hear the answers of experts as they...

elizabeth warren and ibram x kendi in a school of public health event at boston university

SPH, Center for Antiracist Research host three-part lectures on health policy, racial inequities

Olga Benacerraf April 12, 2021
The series featured discussions with Ibram X. Kendi, Ayanna Pressley and Elizabeth Warren.
Martin Luther King Jr statue at Marsh Chapel

Black students, faculty, staff reflect on their experiences at BU

Madhri Yehiya February 18, 2021
Black students, staff and faculty at Boston University shared their experiences as members of a minority group on campus and their thoughts on the University’s handling of racism in recent months.
Angela Ao/DFP STAFF

EDITORIAL: Activism must continue beyond social media

Editors February 2, 2021
With injustice neatly tied up into a slideshow post, performative activism has thrived.
Let Your Hair Down: The fight for racial justice is a commitment

Let Your Hair Down: The fight for racial justice is a commitment

Hannah Bohn January 25, 2021
Performative activism is the new Band-Aid for white fragility. With a new president leading the country, the conversation about racism should only continue and expand, and our dedication to racial equality needs to be stronger than ever.
Boston University School of Law alums Jonathan Allen and Sasha George discussed how some aspects of identity can put members of the Black community at a disadvantage in a BU Alumni and Friends Association’s intersectionality panel Tuesday. HANNAH YOSHINAGA/ DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

BU Law alums address identity, intersectionality within Black, queer communities

Nancy Jiang December 3, 2020
The Boston University Alumni and Friends Association held a virtual panel on Intersectionality on Tuesday where panelists discussed their personal experiences and how the Black community — particularly Black LGBTQ+ individuals — are at a disadvantage within larger systems.
Bini Ollivier-Yamin

Canceled: Eva Longoria’s statement reveals anti-Blackness in white Latinx communities

Bini Ollivier-Yamin December 3, 2020
To truly be anti-racist, we must cancel and dismantle the toxic structures that prevent us from seeing how we perpetuate anti-Blackness and are complicit in our country’s corrupt and violent systems.
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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