As more entertainment programs cast actors of color in roles that were previously white-depicted fictional characters, a practice commonly known as “race bending,” debate has grown around whether this practice is anti-white. BU School of Social Work Prof. Phillipe Copeland wrote an op-ed for Word in Black explaining the ties these arguments have to White […]
BU School of Social Work Prof. Linda Sprague Martinez shared her expertise on an episode of the HPP Podcast, produced by the Health Promotion Practice Journal. Joined by Magalis Troncoso, director and founder of the Dominican Development Center, Prof. Sprague Martinez explores how food can build immigrant communities, offer comfort, and pass down culture through […]
The recent shootings in Half Moon Bay and Monterey Park, California have devastated Asian communities, especially due to the proximity to Lunar New Year celebrations. In an op-ed for Time Magazine, BU School of Social Work Prof. Jennifer M. Gómez analyzes the importance of community support and how discrimination against marginalized communities breeds in-community violence. […]
Following the televised release of “Surviving R. Kelly: The Final Chapter,” conversations around how the public treats Black women survivors of sexual abuse have resurfaced. BU School of Social Work Prof. Jennifer M. Gómez shared her expertise on how the Black community can shift those conversations towards protecting Black women, without pitting antiracist efforts against […]