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Religious choral group The Seraphim Singers perform a female-composed concert at the First Church in Cambridge Sunday. HANNAH YOSHINAGA/ DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

Seraphim Singers perform female-composed concert for female empowerment

David Simon March 5, 2020
The Seraphim Singers, a religious choral group grounded in modern-day social issues, performed at the First Church in Cambridge on Sunday with a concert entitled “Nevertheless, She Persisted,” inspired by Massachusetts Sen. Elizabeth Warren’s testimony during Jeff Sessions’s Attorney General nomination hearings.
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ENDORSEMENT: Elizabeth Warren is a voice for the people of Massachusetts and deserves a second term in the Senate

Editors November 5, 2018

“Nevertheless, she persisted” — a rallying cry for the feminist movement, a slogan emblazoned on mugs and T-shirts everywhere and a phrase first inspired by Sen. Elizabeth Warren’s protest against...

CCC regulations foster diversity, accessibility in Massachusetts’ cannabis industry

Samantha Drysdale January 30, 2018

A diverse and inclusive cannabis industry is budding in Massachusetts. In late December, the Massachusetts Cannabis Control Commission approved draft regulations for the adult use of recreational marijuana....

Massachusetts marijuana leaders draft bill to protect legality in state

Sarika Ram January 21, 2018

Massachusetts cannabis industry leaders are currently drafting legislation that would prohibit state and municipal employees from cooperating with federal investigators intending to prosecute legally-operating...

Lessons from the Left: Trump’s attack on the press is troubling

Lessons from the Left: Trump’s attack on the press is troubling

Anna Stroinski December 7, 2017

On Saturday, our president tweeted about CNN and “fake news” as usual. The multi-million dollar media network, whose parent company, Time Warner, is slated to merge with AT&T, Trump’s most...

Max vs. Media: An alleged molester versus a democrat: Who would you choose?

Max vs. Media: An alleged molester versus a democrat: Who would you choose?

Max Berman November 15, 2017

Ever since I was young, I would watch Saturday Night Live. One of my favorite memories of that show is the infamous Tina Fey as Sarah Palin line, “I can see Russia from my house.” SNL is great at parodying...

Woody Harrelson, Rob Reiner and Doris Kearns Goodwin speak at the Brattle Theatre Oct. 18. PHOTO BY ANTONIA DEBIANCHI/ DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

‘LBJ’ actor, director, expert discuss President Johnson’s complex legacy

Antonia DeBianchi October 20, 2017

From the passage of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 to the decision to head into the Vietnam War, Lyndon B. Johnson’s presidency and legacy render him a “very complex, Shakespearean character,”...

U.S. Attorney General Jeff Sessions declares that freedom of thought and speech are under attack on college campuses. PHOTO BY ABIGAIL FREEMAN/ DFP FILE PHOTO

BU students comment on ongoing freedom of speech debate

Caroline Smith October 4, 2017

Recently, college campuses have been hotbeds of free speech controversies, with the U.S. Attorney General Jeff Sessions chiming in last week. Sessions declared on Sept. 26 that “freedom of thought...

Boston University attempts to support its undocumented students protected by the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program as the Trump Administration announces its DACA annulment. PHOTO BY SYDNEY MAES/ DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

BU community weighs how to protect undocumented students

Andres Picon September 14, 2017

The Trump Administration announced its plan to rescind the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program on Sept. 5 — a decision that could put the educational and professional opportunities for...

BERMAN: Let’s address the elephant in the room (possibly sitting next to Vladimir Putin)

BERMAN: Let’s address the elephant in the room (possibly sitting next to Vladimir Putin)

Max Berman April 6, 2017

Did Russia affect our election? Did the Trump campaign or Donald Trump himself collude with Russia? Did that golden shower thing really happen? The answers are, in order: it’s complicated, it’s complicated...

Seth Blumenthal, a Boston University professor who teaches "Marijuana in American History," speaks about his concerns regarding the recent legalization. PHOTO BY STEPHANIE CHEN/ DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

Marijuana industry voices concerns over Trump Administration’s actions toward recreational use

Jon Ollom March 13, 2017

White House press secretary Sean Spicer sent shockwaves through the marijuana industry on Feb. 23 when he said he could see the Trump Administration enforcing federal marijuana laws over state laws,...

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