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Boston University Professor Ibram X. Kendi discussed anti-racism in policymaking with Congresswoman Ayanna Pressley in a Facebook Live event Thursday. COURTESY OF WIKIMEDIA COMMONS

BU’s Ibram X. Kendi, Representatives examine racial disparities in health, environment

Emily Stevenson February 5, 2021
Rep. Ayanna Pressley, D-Mass., Ibram X. Kendi, director and founder of the Boston University Center for Antiracist Research, and Rep. Barbara Lee, D-Cali., hosted a Facebook Live event to discuss antiracist policymaking Thursday evening.
Boston, from buzzing to bunkered

Boston, from buzzing to bunkered

Angela Yang April 29, 2020
Much of the bustling city of Boston is on self-enforced lockdown. Daily life is in a state of transformation as residents learn to live in homebound isolation. How did we get here?
Massachusetts sees first confirmed case of coronavirus

Massachusetts sees first confirmed case of coronavirus

Angela Yang February 1, 2020
State public health officials confirmed a UMass Boston student who had returned from Wuhan, China tested positive for the virus.

Addicted to Profits: Insurance companies adjust coverage of methadone clinics

Daily Free Press Admin April 27, 2014

With lives at stake, methadone clinics play an integral role in treating opiate addicts. However, the actions of city and state government, insurance companies and private equity firms may impose financial...

Flu? Plague

Daily Free Press Admin January 16, 2013

In case you’ve failed to read your emails, there is a flu epidemic in town. Last week, Boston Mayor Thomas Menino declared a “public health emergency” in the city in response to the nationwide flu...

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