Opening Doors: Marcelle Willock, Pioneering Physician and BU School of Medicine Leader
They are determined to use their experience, influence, and positions to help make their business, organization, and world a more inclusive place. They are breaking barriers—and then reaching back to help those behind them overcome the same hurdles. They are mentoring students or younger colleagues, hiring diverse candidates, offering opportunities, and ensuring that employees succeed […]
What Does It Mean to Be Latinx? For Some, It’s the ‘One Term That Gives Everyone a Home’
By the 1980s, the use of ‘Latina/o’ emerged to describe the more diverse ethnic and racial fabric of people known as ‘Hispanic.’ But for some, that descriptor still falls short of inclusive, as the male/female gender binary of the Spanish language can leave out those who identify as nonbinary. Enter one of the most controversial […]
RBG’s Greatest Insight
The justice understood that the two great principles of American democracy—equality and liberty—are not at odds, but rather integral to each other.
The Fight Against Words That Sound Like, but Are Not, Slurs
Colleges are torn apart when faculty are punished and publicly vilified for accidentally giving offense.
Why Ruth Bader Ginsburg Refused to Step Down
She could have had President Obama nominate her successor. But she didn’t get to the Supreme Court by letting other people tell her what she could do.
Ruth Bader Ginsburg, The Great Equalizer
How a scholar, advocate, and judge upended the entirety of American political thought.
Housekeepers Face a Disaster Generations in the Making
Ghosted by their employers, members of the profession are facing “a full-blown humanitarian crisis — a Depression-level situation.”
I Was a U.S. Diplomat. Customs and Border Protection Only Cared That I Was Black.
Most of my colleagues crossed the U.S. border with barely a glance. Why was I usually detained and harassed?
For Black Suffragists, the Lens Was a Mighty Sword
Photographs of generations of Black suffragists offer invaluable documents about their thwarted and central roles in the history of women’s rights.
How COVID-19 Swept Through a Dense Massachusetts City
North of Boston, the packed city of Chelsea has been hit hard by the coronavirus. Now, as the cases begin to level off, host Robin Young checks in with City Manager Tom Ambrosino. (audio)