Boston University hired Ibram X. Kendi to lead its new Center for Antiracist Research in 2020, a year marked by a global pandemic and nationwide racial tension. Three years later, after at least $43 million in grants and gifts and what sources say has been an underwhelming output of research, the Center for Antiracist Research laid off almost all of its staff last week.
“Enjoy is not the word,” Damon Davis said to the audience. “Pay attention.”
This is how Davis, the co-director of “Whose Streets?” — a documentary about police brutality — kicked...
Approximately 50 Boston University students and faculty gathered at Barrister’s Hall in the BU School of Law Wednesday evening to listen to a series of presentations about mass incarceration research...
The United States holds roughly 25 percent of the world’s incarcerated population, the highest incarceration rate of any nation, according to PolitiFact. While the statistic speaks for itself, Danza...
With signs reading “Respect the Constitution” and “Speak Up Speak Out to Discrimination,” Boston University professor Nathan Phillips sat in front of the Free at Last sculpture in Marsh Plaza...
Three experts in criminal justice and prison reform spoke to approximately 30 Boston University students at a panel hosted by Amnesty International at BU Wednesday night.
AI at BU was the first human...
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The People of Color Coalition at Boston University held a rally on campus Thursday to combat the announced closure of the BU African Presidential Archives and Research Center....
A group of community leaders and scholars spoke on a panel Tuesday at Boston University’s School of Theology about the Voting Rights Act of 1965 and its link to mass incarceration.
The panel examines...
In an effort to bridge the gap between Boston’s neighborhoods and promote citywide inclusivity, the Boston University Initiative on Cities hosted a seminar Thursday called The Inclusive City.
Four...
