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The Daily Free Press

The Independent Student Newspaper at Boston University.

The Daily Free Press

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CFA faculty explores art, activism in Prison Arts Project event

Molly Farrar April 20, 2021
As part of the Prison Arts Project, BU groups held an event about how mass incarceration affects kids.
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BU Black female alumni discuss entrepreneurship in various industries

Ashley Soebroto February 18, 2021
Black female alumnae from Boston University stand as leaders in their post-graduation business endeavors.
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Black artists at BU discuss their craft, advocate for diversity in arts

Emma Vacirca February 18, 2021
Black student artists at Boston University detail their artistic pursuits at Boston University, ranging from fashion to painting to graphic design.
Visions of Freedom, a zine created by students in Assistant Professor Ianna Hawkin Owen’s Direct Action and African American Literature course, aims to support the BIPOC community by featuring the work of Black artists. ILLUSTRATION BY HANNAH YOSHINAGA/ DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

Busywork be gone: new professor adds activism to introductory class

Chloe McKim Jepsen December 3, 2020
The new CAS seminar “Direct Action and African American Literature” differs from a typical class structure by having students design a project that supports communities of color, in line with what assistant professor Ianna Hawkins Owen said is the course theme: “Black direct action over time.”
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