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Porsha Olayiwola

Boston’s Poet Laureate Porsha Olayiwola kicks off event series highlighting LGBTQIA+ experiences

Amanda Brynn Birbara September 25, 2022
Porsha Olayiwola came to BU for a poetry reading, highlighting the experiences of queer Black people.
Smaran Ramidi / DFP Staff

A Room With a View: Are protests effective in the modern era?

Antonia Lehnert April 25, 2022
If Putin didn’t factor in the international response to his actions, he surely wouldn't care to read the hundreds of slogans people are using against him in other areas of the world. 
Boston University's Office of Research hosts "Research on Tap: Data Science for Racial Equity"

Experts examine how data science can promote racial equity

Lindsay Shachnow December 2, 2021
Data science can "hold the powerful accountable," expert said.
Catherine Coleman Flowers at the stone social impact forum

Stone Social Impact Forum emphasizes importance of environmental justice

Rachel Do February 22, 2021
The Edward M. Kennedy Institute for the U.S. Senate held the second Stone Social Impact Forum last Thursday, with an emphasis on environmental justice.
Action Hour is the Boston University Queer Activist Collective’s weekly commitment to anti-racism activism. ILLUSTRATION BY LAURYN ALLEN/ DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

BU’s Queer Activist Collective calls on community to fight for social justice

Julia Furnari October 28, 2020
The LGBTQ+ advocacy group holds a weekly "Action Hour," where members call representatives to demand justice for victims of police brutality and race-based violence.
EDITORIAL: The Tab's "must read," a lesson in journalistic ethics

EDITORIAL: The Tab’s “must read,” a lesson in journalistic ethics

Editors October 6, 2015

Boston University’s chapter of the online college news site The Tab posted what they called “A Must Read” piece on their Facebook page Monday morning. The piece, entitled “Fearless BU photographer...

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