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The Suffolk Journal

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The Suffolk Journal

Racial Justice and BIPOC Mental Health Resources

Racial Justice and BIPOC Mental Health Resources

August 23, 2020

Suffolk University’s Center for Diversity and Inclusion (CSDI) has compiled a list of resources to help support members of the Black community and educate others on how they can effectively practice...

Hats sold by Boston lifestyle brand, Black Girl Magic Apparel.

Black-owned businesses to support in Boston

Sarah Lukowski, Arts & Culture Editor July 13, 2020

Boston residents are supporting Black-owned businesses to help fight racial injustice as protests and discussions about police brutality – and Black people who have been killed by police, including George...

Suffolk urges community to observe Juneteenth, take action against racism

Suffolk urges community to observe Juneteenth, take action against racism

Caroline Enos and Julia Ahaesy June 18, 2020

Suffolk University is encouraging members of its community to observe Juneteenth Friday, and use the day to “reflect, rethink, and respond” to issues of racism.  Juneteenth is observed each year...

Police reform begins to take shape in the U.S.

Police reform begins to take shape in the U.S.

James Bartlett June 9, 2020

A bill seeking to reform law enforcement and help prevent police brutality was unveiled in Congress Monday following weeks of protests and the death of George Floyd. The Justice in Policing Act of 2020...

A peaceful protest was held in Boston Common Wednesday to protest police brutality and honor George Floyd, an African American man who was killed by Minneapolis police May 25.

Boston protests call for justice and reform, honor victims of police brutality

"I can't breathe." Those three words were some of the last ever spoken by George Floyd, a 46-year-old African American man who died May 25 after Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin knelt on his...

Protestors gathered in south Minneapolis to call for justice for George Floyd.

Opinion: Police murder, too

Ashley Ness, Journal Contributor May 29, 2020

Murder committed by police officers is a seemingly ordinary occurrence in America. Unarmed black men have often been the target of this violence. George Floyd’s death on May 25 in Minneapolis is a prime...

‘Detroit Red’ brilliantly showcases Malcolm X’s humble beginnings and local roots

‘Detroit Red’ brilliantly showcases Malcolm X’s humble beginnings and local roots

Morgan Hume February 12, 2020

There wasn’t always a Malcolm X. No one regarded the youngster from Michigan, nicknamed Detroit Red, as a leader. Instead, he was another kid hustling in the streets of Boston and New York for some pocket...

Judge Ivorey Cobb receives an honorary degree from Suffolk in 1965

Suffolk Firsts: Black History Month

Emily Devlin February 5, 2020

In the third part of this four-part series, which will come out in March, The Journal will showcase Suffolk’s first female students and staff in honor of Women’s History Month. When Black History...

Suffolk honors Kings true legacy at annual MLK Jr. day celebration

Suffolk honors King’s true legacy at annual MLK Jr. day celebration

Katelyn Norwood January 29, 2020

Civil Rights activist Martin Luther King Jr. has always held an important place in Suffolk University’s history. In 1956 King spoke at the Ford Hall Forum, and his wife Coretta Scott King received an...

The presentation of the panel for The 1619 Project

Suffolk panel honors Black Studies

Dani Webber December 11, 2019

The Black Student Union and the History Club co-hosted a panel discussion on the 1619 Project by The New York Times with professors Robert Bellinger, Lester Lee and Quentin Miller. The photo...

William Darity and Moderator Harold Cox at the event

Black reparations — how to hold the nation accountable

Katelyn Norwood November 13, 2019

William Darity, Samuel DuBois Cook Professor of Public Policy at Duke University, spoke on the case for Black reparations and its feasibility at the Boston University (BU) School of Public Health...

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