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  • History of Black Lives Showcase at Boston College

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    On February 21st and 22nd, Campus Activities Board (CAB) put on an event in Gasson 100 called the “History of Black Lives at Boston College”. Their goal was to exhibit ...
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  • Panelists Address Inequalities for BLM During COVID

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    March 2, 2021
    by Sadie Grunau
    Panelists examined the inequalities present and exposed by the COVID-19 pandemic, especially in regards to the Black Lives Matter movement.
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    February 24, 2021
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    Keynote speakers Chanel Miller and Patrisse Cullors delivered powerful messages on the intersections between activism and womanhood via Zoom.
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    by Sofia Gillespie
    Patrisse Cullors and Chanel Miller will speak to BC students about their activism in anti-racism and transforming rape culture, respectively.
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    January 7, 2021
    by Grace O'Hare
    Rioters, armed and flying Trump flags, stormed the nation's Capitol Building during yesterday's counting of Electoral votes.
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***Please note that, in order to use more inclusiv ***Please note that, in order to use more inclusive language, the title of this piece has been changed to "The End of Roe V. Wade: Stripping Away Human Rights".***
"So what can we do about it? Protest. Resist the urge to just post Instagram infographics. Hug the people in your life affected by this decision. Take a deep breath, and get ready to fight. This is only the beginning."⁠
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Read more by tapping the link in bio.⁠
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Arthur Christory / Gavel Media
"This is happening, and the threat to our bodily a "This is happening, and the threat to our bodily autonomy is real. The right to make decisions about one’s own body is not a privilege, it is a right that is now on track to being constitutionally denied."
Read more by tapping the link in bio.
Kimberly Black / Gavel Media
TODAY IS THE DAY: Print is here and Ngan’s face TODAY IS THE DAY: Print is here and Ngan’s face says it all…
Be sure to pick up your copy from 11-2:30 on the Academic Quad!!
Bridget Schumm / Gavel Media
TOMORROW❗ GET YOUR COPY OF "TEMPLATES" ON THE AC TOMORROW❗ GET YOUR COPY OF "TEMPLATES" ON THE ACADEMIC QUAD❗
Read more by tapping the link in bio! Gavel Media Read more by tapping the link in bio!
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“As one of the first pediatricians in America to “As one of the first pediatricians in America to assess this issue, Spack’s work and insight are none other than revolutionary.”
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