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The Howard Thurman Center for Common Ground hosted a virtual panel on Monday to address justice, community and racial reconciliation. LAURYN ALLEN/ DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

BU antiracism scholars evaluate activism in the current moment

Ashley Soebroto October 2, 2020
On Monday, the Howard Thurman Center hosted the first panel in a new series that will address questions of justice, community and racial reconciliation.
Demonstrators in front of a Roxbury police station, protesting police brutality. On Wednesday, Boston University held a Day of Collective Engagement to encourage faculty and students to have conversations about race. LAURYN ALLEN/ DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

Faculty, students spend day engaging in multi-faceted conversations on race

Cameron Morsberger June 24, 2020
BU hosted a “Day of Collective Engagement: Racism and Antiracism, Our Realities and Our Roles” Wednesday to encourage campus-wide conversation about racism. 
East to West: September 30, 2019

East to West: September 30, 2019

JenRacoosin September 30, 2019

In this episode of “East to West,” we cover a campus free speech forum, Boston’s new initiative on surveillance cameras, and the 50th anniversary of BU’s African American Studies program. This...

Professor Louis Chude-Sokei is the director of the African American Studies Program, which turns 50 this year. COURTESY OF LOUIS CHUDE-SOKEI

African American Studies Program Reflects on its 50 Years of Existence

Roshni Kotwani September 26, 2019
When it was established in 1969, the African American studies graduate program at BU was the first of its kind at the university. This year, the program is celebrating its 50th anniversary. While its membership has peaked at four students at a time, the program has had a lasting impact on the students and faculty who have taken part in the program over the years.
Sheree Renee Thomas, a writer and editor, speaks at a Afrofuturism conference on April 18 at Boston University.
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Afrofuturism Arts Expo presents local “black futurity” art

Kaitlyn Riggio April 25, 2019

The media is full of various depictions of the future, from apocalyptic wastelands to utopian societies. These visions of what lie ahead often shed light on a problem from our time, but they can also put...

Roundtable panel discusses importance of archives for research

Mike Reddy February 7, 2018

A panel of speakers from a variety academic backgrounds came together Tuesday evening for a roundtable discussion about Boston University’s Mugar Memorial Library archives and the roles that archives...

The African-American studies program hosts a symposium on race politics in the digital age Friday afternoon. PHOTO BY ELIZA SHAW/ DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

Symposium talks race, social media

JenRacoosin December 11, 2017

Race, politics and social media — three of the hottest topics of the day — were discussed in the context of African-American history at Boston University Friday afternoon. Louis Chude-Sokei,...

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