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The Independent Student Newspaper at Boston University.

The Daily Free Press

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What Queen Elizabeth II’s Death Could Mean for the Future of Jamaican-British Relations | Foreign Affairs

Emilia Cox October 17, 2022
Despite centuries of committing some of the most horrific crimes known to mankind, a formal apology to the people of Jamaica — much less any form of financial reparations — has yet to be issued by the British Crown.
Boston City Councilor At-Large Julia Mejia. Following decades of advocacy seeking to address long-term effects of slavery and systemic racism, Mejia and City Councilor Tania Anderson filed a proposal to create a commission to study reparations for the African American community in Boston. RACHEL SHARPLES/DFP FILE

City Councilors present proposal to study systemic racism in Boston

Zoe Tseng February 23, 2022
Two councilors that filed a proposal to create a commission that would assess the effects of long-term racism in Boston.
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Politics Philosophized: Period pieces often glaze over a dark history

Max Ferrandino February 17, 2021
These period pieces should be taken with a grain of salt. While the clothes and houses may look pretty, unethically using and enslaving people certainly is not.
The Cannabis Control Commission was sued Jan. 13 by the Commonwealth Dispensary Association over its new regulations that restrict delivery license eligibility. BETSEY GOLDWASSER/ DFP FILE

Cannabis Control Commission sued over new delivery license regulations

Isabella Abraham January 24, 2021
To prioritize disenfranchised communities — who have faced disproportionate harm from marijuana enforcement and prohibition — the CCC limited delivery licenses to economic empowerment and social equity applicants for three years.
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