By Talia Whyte
The Bay State Banner
Complaints filed with the Massachusetts Commission Against Discrimination (MCAD) by two black Emerson College professors have shined a spotlight on what some say is a problem that has long plagued the school — poor handling of on-campus diversity.
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I was in New York a couple of weeks ago and California Rep. Barbara Lee was at Hue-Man Bookstore to promote her book, Renegade for Peace and Justice. In the above clip I recorded, where she is joined by New York Rep. Charlie Rangel, Lee speaks about how veteran White House correpondent Helen Thomas inspired her to write the book, and why she spoke out about her traumatic experience with domestic violence.
By Talia Whyte
The Bay State Banner
During a panel discussion on prison health care held last Thursday at the John Adams Courthouse in Pemberton Square, human rights advocates made a case for why improving the medical conditions for those who are incarcerated can also improve the health and well-being of those outside prison walls.
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By Talia Whyte
The Bay State Banner
As the United States has grown more religiously diverse over the years, Islamic culture has become a larger part of the American fabric. Now it even has a connection to the Oval Office. Though President Barack Obama was raised as a Christian by his Kansan mother, his father was a Muslim of Kenyan descent…
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To help paint a fuller picture, the Boston Muslim Interfaith Council of the American Islamic Congress (AIC) — an international nonprofit advocacy organization with offices in Boston, Washington, Egypt and Iraq — is hosting a series of public forums called “Diversity in the Muslim World: Between Pluralism & Division” this week and next to explore different aspects of Muslim life rarely seen in American popular culture.
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