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Social Justice

Community Health

BU’s It’s On Us Chapter Members Pledge to Promote Consent

December 9, 2020

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#GivingTuesday

BU’s Seventh Annual #GivingTuesday Is Today

December 1, 2020

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Strategy & Innovation

BU Student and Alum Make BostInno’s “25 Under 25” List

October 27, 2020

A photo of Donald Trump, Joe Biden, and Kristen Welker on the debate stage

Politics

Trump, Biden Clash on Immigration, COVID … and Abe Lincoln

October 23, 2020

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Diversity & Inclusion

How Does Socioeconomic Inequality Affect Social Class, Especially for People of Color?

October 21, 2020

A photo of Marisa Moseley in a huddle with the BU women's basketball team

Varsity Sports

More Than a Game: BU Athletics Embraces Social Justice Movement

October 14, 2020

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Public Health

Partners In Health Founder Paul Farmer to Speak Today on Social Class and Healthcare

September 23, 2020

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Social Class

Rich vs Poor: BU Learn More Series to Focus on Social Class in America

September 15, 2020

A digital sign overlooking protests in downtown Boston that reads "George Floyd" with a heart above the text

Student Life

Led by Umoja and Student Government, BU Students Raise $100K for Social Justice Groups

June 4, 2020

Composite image showing conservative commentator Ben Shapiro delivering a speech at Boston University (left) and African American protestors holding a sign that says 'Whose Freedom?' while demonstrating against Shapiro's appearance at BU.

Voices & Opinion

Impassioned Reactions to Ben Shapiro’s Speech at BU

November 14, 2019

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History

Commencement Speaker Rep. John Lewis Champions Civil Rights

May 17, 2018

Martin Luther King leading march from Selma to Montgomery to protest lack of voting rights for African Americans. Beside King is John Lewis, Reverend Jesse Douglas, James Forman and Ralph Abernathy.

Voices & Opinion

POV: As It Was for MLK, the Present and Future Should Be Our Focus

April 2, 2018

Robert E. Lee confederate civil war monument in Charlottesville, VA

Voices & Opinion

POV: The Controversy over Confederate Civil War Monuments

September 25, 2017

two black males are face to face with a police officer

Science & Technology

POV: When Fleeing Police Isn’t Necessarily Incriminating

December 19, 2016

Students hold signs and chant during a Black Lives Matter protest on Marsh Chapel Plaza at Boston University

University News

Rally on Marsh Plaza in Support of Black Lives Matter

October 7, 2016

Steven Hoffman, Deputy Chief, Medicaid Fraud Division, Mass. Attorney General’s Office (left) Ronald Simpson-Rey, alumni associate, JustLeadershipUSA, and Glenn Martin, founder, JustLeadershipUSA at a School of Public symposium, “Beyond Ferguson: Social Injustice and The Health of the Public” on Feb. 1.

Health & Medicine

Beyond Ferguson

February 5, 2016

Boston University Students Protest Against Racism

Boston

Hundreds Rally on Marsh Plaza against Racism

November 17, 2015

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Voices & Opinion

POV: An Emerging Movement Reminds Us of the Promise of MLK

January 16, 2015

Boston University BU, Marsh Plaza, Ferguson Vigil

University News

Ferguson Vigil Comes to Marsh Plaza

December 3, 2014

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Law

POV: The Civil Rights Act Turns 50

October 7, 2014

POV: The Civil Rights Act Turns 50