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BC basketball’s Black assistant coaches seek to add to the ACC’s recent hiring progress by shaping both Eagles’ squads into bona fide contenders in the storied conference. (Callie Oxford / Heights Editor)

BC Basketball’s Coaching Staffs Mirror ACC’s Rise in Black Coaches

Sourabh Gokarn and Maria Stefanoudakis • February 20, 2024
From Chris Meadows Sr. and Chrissy Roberts on the women’s side, to Anthony Goins (center) and Corey McCrae (right) on the men’s side, BC’s assistants are the latest ascendant Black ACC coaches.
The Black Male Initiative was founded on Dec. 11, 2020. (Photo courtesy of BC Athletics)

Black Male Initiative: Black BC Athletes Beyond Sports

Emily Roberge and Luke Evans • February 20, 2024
The Black Male Initiative serves as a place where Black athletes at BC are able to become involved in the BC community beyond athletics.
Designing the Future of Africa Through Arts and Culture

Designing the Future of Africa Through Arts and Culture

Sofia Torres • February 20, 2024
Boston College's African Student Organization prepares for its annual Fashion Show, an upcoming event that will present the members' vision of Africa's future.
Voices of Imani Builds Community Through Song

Voices of Imani Builds Community Through Song

Leah Stitzel • February 19, 2024
“Singing with your soul, is like, that’s what gospel is,” TeRonce Williams said. “Of course, we have to push and pray, but even then, it’s like, most of our songs are there to affect your soul in some way."
(Parker Leaf / Heights Editor)

Weynand: Horror Films Have Historically Mistreated Black Characters—Jordan Peele Changed That

Jack Weynand • February 19, 2024
Peele is helping the horror genre finally take the necessary steps to go from a total lack of representation to a genre that thrives on diverse stories and casts. 
The Jackson Homestead is now a museum run by Historic Newton. (Chris Ticas / Heights Editor)

Newton’s Verified Stop on Underground Railroad

Ella Song • February 19, 2024
In her memoir, Ellen Jackson, member of a Newton founding families, recounted a night in which a freedom seeker was brought to her home.
Harris worked as an elementary school teacher in Newton Public Schools for 38 years.(Lauren Comando / For the Heights)

Local Artist Kemp Harris Inspires Change Through Story and Song

Genevieve Morrison and Laney McAden • February 19, 2024

Kemp Harris, an activist, singer-songwriter, and retired Newton educator, has a deep and colorful history and an even brighter future, making an impact on the city with musical and political commentary. “When...

(Photo Courtesy of Vincent Rougeau)

Former BC Law Dean Rougeau Serves as First Black President of Holy Cross

Spencer Steppe • February 19, 2024
“Toward the end of his tenure, we had some really difficult times,” Greenfield said. “We had moments of real racial reckoning in America, and, as a Black man, a Black leader, a Black law professor, a Black scholar … I think people were really attentive to his views.”
(Photo Courtesy of Ismael Fofana)

Success Over Stigma: Black Perspectives in STEM at BC

Angelina Li, Jack Beckman, and Annika Engelbrecht • February 19, 2024
While some kids were afraid of going to the doctor, Christie Louis looked forward to each of her doctor’s appointments. From a young age, she knew she wanted to go into healthcare.
(Photo Courtesy of Victoria Adegboyega)

Black Women Matter Initiative Cultivates Black Joy and Community at Boston College

Ernest Romero and Carina Murphy • February 19, 2024
“This was someone's big idea … and now it's become something that's tangible and possible,” Louis said. “BC has incredible resources—use those resources. Come up with the idea and make the plan.”
(Photo Courtesy of Kwasi Sarkodie-Mensah)

Sarkodie-Mensah Teaches Kindness in an Ever-Changing World

Veronica Pierce • February 19, 2024
“BC makes sure that we practice what we preach,” Sarkodie-Mensah said. “So, men and women for others—it’s not just men and women for Boston. BC has given me a lot of support to serve the world.”
(Photo Courtesy of BC Law Magazine)

‘She Broke New Ground’: Ruth-Arlene Howe’s Legacy of Inclusion and Encouragement at BC Law

Lyla Walsh • February 19, 2024
“It’s a legacy of the first Black woman on the faculty, and—as far as I remember—the second woman on the faculty,” Brodin said. “She broke new ground. She pushed Boston College Law School in a forward, progressive direction.”
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