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Your School. Your Paper. Since 1936.

The Suffolk Journal

Your School. Your Paper. Since 1936.

The Suffolk Journal

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Boston City Council celebrates Black businesses for Black History month

Joshua Yanes, Staff Writer February 27, 2024

Boston’s City Council celebrated Black History Month this week by acknowledging and rewarding several Black-owned businesses with a certificate recognizing them as a Black-owned business in Boston. Before...

Kiara Deburgo, Jaylen Gomez, Cherina Wright, Kayci Resende-Abbott and Selvin Backert pose in front of the Martin Luther King Jr. monument in Washington D.C. Courtesy of Selvin Backert

CDSI takes Cultural Connections trip to D.C. to explore African American history

Alexis Crochiere, Journal Contributor February 6, 2024

Suffolk University’s Center for Student Diversity and Inclusion kicked off the spring semester early with the center’s Cultural Connections trip to Washington D.C. to explore African American historical...

Boston City Hall

Boston establishes first-ever Reparations Task Force

Maren Halpin, Asst. News Editor February 21, 2023

Mayor Michelle Wu announced Boston’s first Reparations Task Force on Feb. 7, a group focused on studying the lasting effects of slavery in Boston and making recommendations for policy changes. Over...

Flyer advertising the Black Studies town hall meeting on campus.

BSU, CSN and ASA hold town hall meeting to discuss future of Black Studies program

Lina Gildenstern, Graduate Contributor February 14, 2023

On Feb. 14, the Suffolk University Black Student Union, Caribbean Student Network and African Student Association held a town hall meeting to discuss the future of the Black Studies program and College...

Students raise their voices in support of Black Studies: History is history

Students raise their voices in support of Black Studies: ‘History is history’

Shealagh Sullivan, Editor-in-Chief February 8, 2023

Established in 1993, Suffolk University’s Black Studies program offers an interdisciplinary curriculum of Black history and culture spanning the United States, Africa and throughout the African Diaspora...

The Sawyer Librarys Black History Month display, located in 73 Tremont Street.

Suffolk University community speaks on Black History Month

Maren Halpin, Asst. News Editor February 8, 2023

The start of February marks the beginning of Black History Month, a month dedicated to celebrating the stories and contributions of people of color, acknowledging the work to be done for equality and learning...

Letter to the Editor: COVID-19 and small businesses

Letter to the Editor: COVID-19 and small businesses

Steven Murnane April 19, 2022

Early in 2020, as quarantine in the U.S. began, the supposed two weeks of most businesses being shuttered turned into months of this, affecting businesses large and small across the country.  While...

Students come together at the Remembering our Roots Gala on April 9.

ASA presents ‘Remembering our Roots’ gala

Ashley Fairchild, Asst. Copy Editor April 13, 2022

Suffolk University’s African Student Association hosted their first annual gala in partnership with the CLICE Foundation Saturday. ASA worked in conjunction with the foundation to raise profits for...

The MIT Center for International Studies (CIS) hosted a virtual discussion on sustainable developments in Africa

FarmDrive fights for farmers in Africa

Emily Collins, Staff Writer April 13, 2022

On April 7, the MIT Center for International Studies (CIS) hosted a virtual discussion on sustainable developments in Africa. The series was a partner production by MIT and TRUE Africa University (TAU)....

Ketanji Brown Jackson confirmed to be first Black woman on the Supreme Court

Ketanji Brown Jackson confirmed to be first Black woman on the Supreme Court

Shealagh Sullivan and William Woodring April 12, 2022

The Senate confirmed Ketanji Brown Jackson to the Supreme Court on April 7, making her the first Black woman to serve on the highest court in the United States. Jackson was confirmed with a 53-to-47...

Letter to the Editor: Low-income communities of color and increased risk of serious COVID-19

Letter to the Editor: Low-income communities of color and increased risk of serious COVID-19

Steven Murnane, Journal Contributor April 12, 2022

Effects of the COVID-19 pandemic have illuminated drastic inequalities between low-income communities of color and mid to high-income white communities.  Historically, low-income communities were segregated...

OPINION: Ukraine coverage shows bias in media

OPINION: Ukraine coverage shows bias in media

William Woodring, Asst. News Editor March 9, 2022

The crisis in Ukraine has been the story of 2022 so far, as the situation has been the center of the news cycle since it began. This 24-hour coverage has shown us many of the biases present in the way...

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