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Smaran Ramidi / DFP Staff

Divine Politik: Thanksgiving was a story of loss, not abundance

Caroline McCord December 1, 2021
The tradition of Thanksgiving is one that is rooted in falsehoods and racism — a fabrication of interracial harmony.
It's Taxing Being the Only Indigenous Voice in the Newsroom (feat. McKenzie Allen-Charmley) | Is It OK If I Record?

It’s Taxing Being the Only Indigenous Voice in the Newsroom (feat. McKenzie Allen-Charmley) | Is It OK If I Record?

Angela Yang October 10, 2021

Broadcast journalist McKenzie Allen-Charmley, who is Dena'ina Athabaskan from the Tribal Village of Eklutna, joins IIOIIR this week to share insights on what it's like serving as the sole newsroom...

Yvonne Tang / DFP Staff

Don’t be a Hypocrite: What we should have already known about domestic violence

Viktoria Popovska October 3, 2021
After the Gabby Petito case, the current system of domestic violence response needs to be reevaluated.
Sophia Flissler/DFP STAFF

Canceled: The ‘Twilight’ Renaissance and cringe culture

Bini Ollivier-Yamin April 4, 2021
Guilt can ultimately be more productive than the defiance of embracing cringe culture.
BUnited meets with a student at BU beach

BUnited slate runs uncontested in StuGov elections

Molly Farrar March 4, 2021
With the Boston University Student Government elections fast approaching, the BUnited slate is ready to begin their term as the next StuGov Executive Board, said Student Body President-nominee Nyah Jordan, a junior in the College of Communication.
Boston University’s School of Law hosted the second installment of its “Race, Law and Inequality” speaker series on Thursday entitled “Detecting Police ad Prosecutorial Discrimination: Some Theoretical and Methodological Thoughts.” ALI AUDET/ DFP FILE

BU School of Law reflects on structural racism within US law

Rachel Do December 9, 2020

In an ideal world, laws are meant to uphold justice. However, as evidenced by a history spanning slavery and Jim Crow laws, the United States has shown that legislation can reinforce racial inequality. To...

In preparation for Thanksgiving, the Plimoth Patuxet Museum has reduced its dining capacities, implemented one-way paths and adjusted its cleaning protocols. COURTESY OF BEN FRANKSE VIA WIKIMEDIA COMMONS

Plimoth Patuxet Museums adapt Thanksgiving events to COVID-19 protocol

Allison Pirog November 24, 2020
Plimoth Patuxet Museums has reduced its dining capacities, implemented one-way pathways and increased cleaning protocols.
Dozens marched from Boston City Hall to the Boston Common on Thursday to demand immediate action on climate change. LAURYN ALLEN/ DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

Protesters demand climate justice at City Hall

Ele Berger October 16, 2020
Six social justice organizers spoke to the crowd at City Hall. The demonstrators then marched to Boston Common, chanting “stand up, fight back.”
Joy Harjo, the first Native American U.S. poet laureate, recited poetry and excerpts from her memoir “Crazy Brave” at a virtual event hosted by the Boston University School of Theology on Sunday. COURTESY OF JOY HARJO

U.S. Poet Laureate Joy Harjo speaks on poetry and spirituality

Julia Furnari October 7, 2020

Joy Harjo, a member of the Muscogee Nation, is the first Native American poet laureate of the United States. The poet spoke to the Boston University School of Theology Sunday about the intersections of...

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