Piper Kerman, author of “Orange is the New Black: My Year in a Women’s Prison," spoke about criminal justice reform at a BU event co-sponsored by Boston University’s Law Student Affairs Office, Law Student Government Association, Kilachand Honors College and Center for the Humanities on Monday.
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.
Four black-and-white portraits hang side by side on the wall of Mugar Memorial Library at Boston University, overlaid by a transparent projection of a slideshow of similar photos. The themes of freedom,...
Unfortunately, as language evolves, it takes on new meaning. BIPOC, as a term, has gone through a metamorphosis of its own. Like terms of the past and terms to be, BIPOC has strayed from its original meaning and is becoming something much more complicated.
Latinas should be described as hard-working, loyal, smart, kind and beautiful. In fact, adjectives should not vary when describing women of various ethnicities. Describe us for who we are as individuals without making us feel like we must comply with a checklist to validate our culture.
A town hall-style meeting highlighted the female Boston city councilors and how they portray representation as women of color in local government Tuesday night.
Michelle Wu, Boston City Council member at-large, was elected in 2013 and became the first Asian-American woman to serve on the council. In regard to the upcoming election for City Council president,...
