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Black Enterprise: “Virginia Passes Law Requiring Universities to Create Scholarships for Descendants of Slaves”
Virginia Gov. Ralph Northam signed a new bill into law that requires five local colleges to take accountability for their... More
The New York Times: “She Experienced Busing in Boston. Now She’s the City’s First Black Mayor.”
At 11, Kim Janey was bused into a neighborhood where Black students were pelted with rocks. As acting mayor, she... More
Not the Queen’s English Department
English departments rethink what to call themselves in light of how diverse they've become.
Web-Based Program Could Decrease Pregnancy Risks for Black Women
BU researcher Leanne Yinusa-Nyahkoon is working on a digital health tool that provides healthcare support earlier—even before conception.
Black History Month Themes
"The black family has been a topic of study in many disciplines—history, literature, the visual arts and film studies, sociology, More
He Wants to Save Classics From Whiteness. Can the Field Survive?
Dan-el Padilla Peralta thinks classicists should knock ancient Greece and Rome off their pedestal — even if that means destroying... More
Biden Repeals Trump-Era Ban On Transgender Troops
"'It is my conviction as Commander in Chief of the Armed Forces that gender identity should not be a bar... More
Biden’s restoring what Trump stole from LGBTQ Americans
"In the first hours and days of the Biden administration, something precious has been returned to us. That invaluable thing... More
What President Biden’s LGBTQ Executive Order Does and Doesn’t Do
"It is now the policy of this administration that '[e]very person should be treated with respect and dignity and should... More
Inaugural Poet Amanda Gorman Has Speech and Auditory Processing Disorders—Here’s What That Means
Plus, how she overcame them to deliver her moving poem, "The Hill We Climb."