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Boston City Hall. During the City Council meeting on Wednesday, councilors discussed introducing abatements for landlords with affordable housing, creating an electric shuttle bus program and recognizing Black History Month in Boston. ANDREW BURKE-STEVENSON/DFP PHOTOGRAPHER

Boston City Council instates “good landlord” tax, discusses electric shuttles and Black History Month

Josephine Kalbfleisch February 20, 2025
The Boston City Council passed resolutions to instate a “good landlord” tax, support action towards a city-wide electric shuttle bus and implement an official resolution to make February Black History Month during its Wednesday meeting at City Hall Plaza.
Lila Baltaxe | Senior Graphic Artist

The Post-Up: The 2025 All-Star Weekend has potential to be the best of this era

Kailyn Smith February 12, 2025
This year’s NBA All-Star Weekend in San Francisco is sure to make Valentine’s Day even more sweet. The weekend is so much bigger than Sunday night’s big game, and it truly is a showcase of the best of basketball.
Boston City Hall. This week’s city council meeting celebrated the retirement of a longtime employee and presented a resolution recognizing Harriet Tubman to celebrate Black History Month. YITONG LI/DFP PHOTOGRAPHER

City Council recognizes retiring employee, honors Harriet Tubman

Samantha Genzer February 29, 2024
Boston City Council recognized Juan Aurelio Lopez’s retirement and adopted a resolution recognizing Harriet Tubman at Wednesday’s city council meeting. 
Performers dancing

Boston University’s African Students Organization hosts Bísó — a celebration of African unity

Jezelle Anim-Addo February 7, 2023
BU ASO's cultural showcase kicked off Black History Month with fashion, music and dance.
Smaran Ramidi / DFP Staff

Heartland: Compassion at the crossroads of inequality in Clarksdale, Mississippi

Maxwell Pociask February 23, 2022
Clarksdale, a small town in Mississippi teeming with musical history, is a perfect example of the remarkable communities and historical challenges overlooked by urban America.
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.
USA Today deputy Florida sports editor Ed Reed and USA Today event content creator & digital host Robyn Neal were featured guests in the College of Communication’s virtual panel Wednesday titled “Innovation Beyond Isolation: Creating news content in a post-pandemic world.” COURTESY OF BU ALUMNI & FRIENDS

Experts talk creating content and newsgathering post-pandemic

Seamus Webster November 19, 2021
COM alum Ed Reed and content creator Robyn Neal discussed how COVID-19 is changing reporting.
Angela Ao/DFP STAFF

EDITORIAL: Supporting marginalized communities shouldn’t be constrained to a single month or day

Editors March 9, 2021
If we can pursue justice and have these discussions — even performatively — for a month, why can’t we have them for a year or a lifetime?

Song Spotlight: ‘Best Part’ by Daniel Caesar featuring H.E.R.

Katrina Liu March 2, 2021
“Best Part” by Daniel Caesar ft. H.E.R. was my most-streamed song of 2019.
playground at James H. Roberts Park

Allston park renamed to honor Black WWII veteran, City employee

Madison Mercado March 1, 2021
An Allston-Brighton park was formally renamed to memorialize James H. Roberts, a Black WWII veteran, following a 50-year delay in the process brought on by a clerical error.
Boston Public Library Three Mothers webinar

BPL event highlights book on forgotten female ‘changemakers’ in civil rights history

Caroline Bowden February 25, 2021
Anna Malaika Tubbs' spoke about her debut book "The Three Mothers: How the Mothers of Martin Luther King, Jr., Malcolm X, and James Baldwin Shaped a Nation" at a Boston Public Library conversation Tuesday. Her book highlights Alberta King, Louise Little and Berdis Baldwin, forgotten changemakers in U.S. history.
East to West: Feb. 19, 2021

East to West: Feb. 19, 2021

Jackson Machesky February 19, 2021

Happy Black History Month! Today on East to West, we cover the history and importance of Umoja, Boston University’s Black Student Union chapter, high levels of gentrification in Boston, the reopening...

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