Boston University can do its part in promoting democratic participation by setting a precedent for colleges and local governments that acknowledges we all deserve a guaranteed day to have our voices heard.
Centralizing blame on Columbus for all of the terrible things that came in his wake shifts accountability away from whole governments of people who have, and continue to, commit error.
Students who have Monday off of school in recognition of Columbus Day are sometimes too grateful for the break, short as it may be, to question whether their university should still be affording respect...
During the 80th anniversary of Columbus Day this past weekend, Bostonians took to the streets in celebration as well as in protest.
To many revelers at the Columbus Day Parade on Sunday, the federal...
About 80 people gathered in front of City Hall Wednesday afternoon to encourage the City of Boston to change Columbus Day, the second Monday in October, to Indigenous Peoples Day.
Indigenous Peoples...
As we sit in our backyards with friends having barbecues and line up on the streets to take part in Columbus Day parades, many others are spending the day protesting the holiday in recognition of their...
You know it’s Columbus Day when people post open criticism for a day glorifying a European explorer that incited genocide. In 1989, South Dakota legislators even passed legislation changing the name...
Amid jugglers, magicians and storytellers, scores of children and Bostonians from throughout the city gathered at Christopher Columbus Park Monday to celebrate Columbus Day.
Residents from the area,...
