15 Mar, 2025

City of Boston looking for partners to research city’s ties to slavery

Local News The city’s Task Force on Reparations is putting together a comprehensive report on the history and legacy of slavery in Boston from 1620 to the present. Boston Mayor Michelle Wu announces the newly-appointed members of the Task Force on Reparations at the Museum of African American History in February 2023. Matthew J. Lee/Globe […]

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‘Inquiry’ launched into Ibram X. Kendi’s Center for Antiracist Research at BU

Schools Boston University confirmed it received complaints about the Center for Antiracist Research’s culture and financial management after a round of recent layoffs. Ibram X. Kendi, director of Boston University’s Center for Antiracist Research, stands for a portrait Wednesday, Oct. 21, 2020, in Boston. AP Photo/Steven Senne, File Boston University said it is conducting an […]

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