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Racism

A portrait photo of Andrew Taylor

Diversity

BU Creates Senior Diversity Post, Taps Longtime Trustee

August 10, 2020

Portrait of Crystal Williams, a College of Arts & Sciences professor of English, who leads BU efforts on diversity and inclusion who has been recently promoted to Vice President and Associate Provost of Community and Inclusion. In the portrait, Williams wears a black blouse and earrings, and looks off into the distance on a dark green backdrop.

Promotions

Crystal Williams Promoted to New Position with Focus on Building Community

August 4, 2020

President Donald Trump speaks at Mount Rushmore National Monument Friday, July 3, 2020, in Keystone, S.D. Trump stands at the podium and the faces of Mt. Rushmore are seen behind him.

Voices & Opinion

POV: Trump’s Call for a National Garden of American Heroes Misses the Point

August 4, 2020

A photo of Boston's "Faces of Dudley" mural. A text overlay reads "Black Boston: Building Healthy Communities"

Public Health

Black Boston Series Kicks Off Tomorrow

July 29, 2020

Photo of a group of Chelsea, Mass. residents lined up, many in sweatshirts or jackets, to pick up food at a food pantry. The photo shows a long line on the other side of the street, with a car and a "Resident Parking Only" Sign in the foreground. The photo is black and white.

Academics

MET Class Offers Lessons in the Power of Language to Remake the World

July 29, 2020

Voices & Opinion

POV: Racist Symbols Have No Place in Massachusetts

July 24, 2020

Admissions

BU Graduate Programs “Ban the Box” on Applications, Viewed as Contributing to Inequity

July 22, 2020

The Emancipation Group statue in Boston's Park Square. The statue shows Abraham Lincoln towering over a crouched and half-naked formerly enslaved man, Archer Alexander.

Arts & Culture

How a BU Art History Scholar Helped Boston Rethink Its Emancipation Memorial

July 21, 2020

Photo of Defund Police Protestors Camp Outside NYC City Hall NEW YORK, NY on June 25, 2020. A multi-racial group of protestors hold various signs calling for the NYPD to be defunded. A group holds a large BLACK LIVES MATTER BANNER in the bottom of the frame.

Voices & Opinion

POV: The America I See Is Not the Same One My White Friends See

July 15, 2020

On the left, the word "Criminalized" is written vertically, and then an Image created with a series of overlayed photos with red accents on a black background, is to the left, which is the cover of the Criminalized podcast. The images seen are a basketball hoop, a school bus, and someone in a Boston Police jacket. To the right, Photo of Sarika Ram (CAS’21) in a black shirt and pants in a podcast recording studio, presumably recording her podcast Criminalized. Sarika touches the mic as she speaks into it.

Student Podcast

CAS Student’s Podcast Takes a Deep Dive into the Criminal Justice System

July 6, 2020

Portait of Ibram X. Kendi in a gray suit with his hands on a desk in front of him. Kendi is a leading historian and author of the bestselling 'How to be an Antiracist.'

Accolades

Ibram X. Kendi Awarded BU’s Andrew W. Mellon Professorship in the Humanities

July 1, 2020

Photo of the Emancipation Statue in Park Square with Abraham Lincoln on May 21, 2013 in Boston, MA. The statue depicts Lincoln with his hadn extended as a man of color kneels at his feet. The buildings of Park Square and an overcast sky are seen in the background.

Voices & Opinion

POV: A Monument to White Supremacy Stands in Our Own Backyard

June 26, 2020

The sunset reflects off the Vertex Pharmaceuticals headquarters building, Thursday, Sept. 21, 2017 in Boston's Seaport. A sign on the building reads 'Vertex' in purple. The top dome of a building is seen in the bottom left foreground.

Center for Antiracist Research

Vertex Gives $1.5 Million to New BU Center for Antiracist Research

June 25, 2020

Photo of a computer with speakers from Boston University's Day of Collective Engagement to Reflect on American Racism, hosted on Zoom. On screen, Ibram X. Kendi, Paula Austin, Louis Chude-Sokei, and Saida Grundy as they speak during the opening plenary.

Racism

Pain, Anger, and Hope as BU Comes Together to Talk Race and Racism

June 24, 2020

Updates

#BUTalksAntiracism: Full Coverage of BU’s Day of Collective Engagement

June 24, 2020

Image of soldiers dressed in army camouflage in an army parade. In the shot, only the road, army boots, and lower half of the soldiers are seen.

Voices & Opinion

POV: It’s Time to Eradicate White Nationalists from the Military

June 23, 2020

Brightly colored mural honoring George Floyd created during the Black Lives Matter protest in Minneapolis, Minnesota. The mural is a painting of Floyd with a sunflower behind him like a halo. "George Floyd" painted on either side of his portrait.

Reflections

The Fire This Time

June 19, 2020

Composite image of book covers of the following books: Lucy, by Jamaica Kincaid (1990), Aye, and Gomorrah, by Samuel R. Delany (1967), The Women, by Hilton Als (1996), Black No More, George S. Schuyler (1931), The Wine of Astonishment, by Earl Lovelace (1982, Corregidora, by Gayl Jones (1975)

Must-Reads by Black authors

For #BlackoutBestsellerList Movement, Six Must-Read Books

June 17, 2020

Image of Boston Medical Center staff holding a moment of silence on June 11th. Keila Price, pictured in blue scrubs, an Administrative Assistant at Boston Medical Center for 40 years, takes a knee alongside her fellow healthcare workers at BMC during an 8 minute 46 second moment of silence in memory of George Floyd and other members of the Black and brown community who have lost their lives to police violence.

University News

Updated: BU Will Host Day of Collective Engagement June 24 to Reflect on American Racism

June 17, 2020

Photo of Former Boston Celtic Bill Russell, middle, receiving a standing ovation after being introduced prior to the Celtics' NBA basketball game against the Detroit Pistons in Boston, Wednesday, Feb. 15, 2012. Fans clap around Russell, who wears a suit jacket and blue button down.

Voices & Opinion

POV: Former NBA Star Bill Russell (Hon.’02) Remains a “Vital Voice” for Racial Justice

June 15, 2020

POV: Former NBA Star Bill Russell (Hon.’02) Remains a “Vital Voice” for Racial Justice