Boston University

Race

Black Woman Health Disparities illustration

BUSM

Too Many Black Women Die from Breast Cancer. Why?

April 24, 2017

ESPN’s Kevin Merida says athletes can help focus attention on issues that concern them.

internet

Second BU Play It Forward Summit Tackles Race and Gender

April 12, 2017

Members of Umoja, BU’s black student union, at a reception for students, faculty, and staff of color at the Algonquin Club in Boston on February 24, part of its Unity Week 2017.

Arts & Culture

Umoja Turns 50

April 6, 2017

Eliseo J. Pérez-Stable speaking at BU

Race

SPH Symposium Tackles Health Inequities

February 6, 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

Photo of Kyna Hamill sitting on a chair

Research

“Jingle Bells” History Takes Surprising Turn

December 8, 2016

Professor Hahm and Yujin Kim looking at laptop screen.

Race

The Problem Parenting Behind Asian Women’s Suicide Rate

December 8, 2016

Boston officials Atyia Martin (center) and Karilyn Crockett sitting down on chairs

lectures

Racism: What BU and Boston Can Do about It

November 9, 2016

Paul Beatty (CAS’84, GRS’87) receiving the Man Book Prize

Alumni

Man Booker Prize Goes to Paul Beatty

October 27, 2016

Ruibo Qian and Jon Norman Schneider in Tiger Style!

Arts & Culture

Tiger Style! Takes on Racial Stereotypes

October 24, 2016

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

Politics

Rally on Marsh Plaza in Support of Black Lives Matter

October 7, 2016

Academy Awards

Film

YouSpeak: Hollywood’s Abysmal Lack of Diversity

February 22, 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.

Public Health

Beyond Ferguson

February 5, 2016

Milk Like Sugar

Fine Arts

Huntington’s Milk Like Sugar Probes Fears, Dreams of Teen Girls

February 3, 2016

Julian Cook (STH'16) Howard Thurman Center

Howard Thurman Center

Increased Visibility, Programming Pondered for Thurman Center

February 2, 2016

Arts & Culture

One Class, One Day: The Wire Teaches Politics and Policy

November 18, 2015

Boston University Students Protest Against Racism

Students

Hundreds Rally on Marsh Plaza against Racism

November 17, 2015

Cornell William Brooks

Race

The NAACP Is Not Done

September 14, 2015

MET lecturer Janice Iwama leads a class discussion during the summer course Race, Crime, and Justice.

Race

One Class, One Day: Race, Crime, and Justice

July 16, 2015

Woodrow Wilson

Race

POV: Balance Needed in Removing Names of Leaders Deemed Racist

July 6, 2015

POV: Balance Needed in Removing Names of Leaders Deemed Racist