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The Daily Free Press

The Independent Student Newspaper at Boston University.

The Daily Free Press

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Burning Out: The unconscious learning and unlearning of a fear of authority

Yvonne Tang April 26, 2021
The present teaches me to fear authority, but the past teaches me to do what I think is right.
babam musician plays a tuba at an aclu march

Boston remains soundtracked by protest

Jesús Marrero Suárez April 8, 2021
The Boston Area Brigade of Activist Musicians draw inspiration from New Orleans street bands.
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EDITORIAL: All Inclusive Boston will help create equitable tourism, but the city’s reputation cannot be restored without addressing its racism

Editors April 7, 2021
Boston remains unwelcoming to the vast majority of its residents, regardless of how we market it.
protestors at a stop asian hate rally in boston common

Asian Americans at BU speak up against racism, implore community to listen

Rachel Do March 31, 2021
As violence against Asian Americans rises, Asian students reflected on racism they’ve experienced.
demonstrator holds a stop the hate sign at a stop asian hate rally in boston common

State lawmakers call for clearer definition of hate crimes

Colbi Edmonds March 30, 2021
A proposed bill looks to create a clearer definition and punishment of a hate crime in the state.
stop asian protest in nubian square

Activists rally against anti-Asian hate in Nubian Square

Sam Trottenberg March 28, 2021
The event was part of a National Day of Action — similar rallies took place in more than 60 cities.
children light candles at a stop asian hate protest

Activists call for equity, representation in response to anti-Asian violence

Jesús Marrero Suárez March 28, 2021
Panelists discussed systemic inequity, the model minority myth and openly racist hate crimes.
child holding a candle at the newton asian community vigil

Newtonians hold vigil to honor victims of Atlanta shooting

Chloe Liu March 22, 2021
Community members joined state and local representatives in mourning the eight killed March 16.
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EDITORIAL: Rising anti-Asian hate crimes illuminate broader issue of intersectionality, racism within minority groups

Editors March 16, 2021

Over the past few weeks, the media has latched onto anti-Asian American racism after a surge of anti-Asian hate crimes across the nation. Ever since COVID-19 struck the United States, the rates of these...

Twitter thread investigating a Boston University student for neo-Nazi beliefs

Online activists accuse former BU student of involvement with neo-Nazi, white supremacist group

Nick Kolev March 8, 2021
Online activists accused former Class of 2024 College of Arts and Sciences student Steven Van Zelst of allegedly engaging in hate groups centered on Nazism, racism, anti-semitism and misogyny in a Twitter thread and article posted Thursday.
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Minority Report: Rise in anti-Asian hate crimes reveals a deeper prejudice

Lincoln Son Currie February 25, 2021
The same prejudice that limits an Asian American person’s ability to buy a home in this country also causes someone to injure an elderly Asian so badly that they need stitches. The two forms of racism are not coincidental — they are connected.
Some Boston University students have experienced anti-Asian racism on and off campus, especially since the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic. THALIA LAUZON/ DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

Anti-Asian racism continues, students want University action

Vanessa Bartlett February 19, 2021
When College of Engineering sophomore Brian Zhou took over the @bostonu Instagram account Feb. 9., he shared his experiences and insight as a Boston University student with the page’s 118,000 followers. But that same day, he also received a racist comment from a troll account.
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