Gellman on El Salvador’s ‘State of Exception’: Harvard Review of Latin America
Bukele’s Régimen de Excepción, has suspended constitutional rights in the country and led to the arrest and detention of thousands of innocent people, Gellman writes.
Alum Armando Martinez’s Civil Rights Work Highlighted by Globe
Martinez, inspired by the work of MLK Jr., founded the Migrant Education Council and The Puente Fund in 1969 and 1970 and supported “Chapter 17A” for first-in-the-U.S. bilingual and special education laws.
Srinivas on the Butter Chicken Battle Lawsuit of Delhi: Alsiasi
Srinivas said it is common for food feuds to occur when it comes to inherited knowledge within families.
G’Ra Asim ’14 on Rock Music and Black Culture: Boston Globe
Asim is an assistant professor of English at Washington University in St. Louis, and front person of the rock band, Baby Got Back Talk.
Peng on Essential Communications Skills for Journalists: Boston Globe
Journalism assistant professor Zhao Peng weighed in for an article examining the state of the journalism industry and the prospects for students aspiring to work in the field.
Yoshikawa’s New Memoir ‘Secrets of the Sun’ Influenced by Guilt and Grief: GBH
As she got ready for her wedding rehearsal, she was informed her estranged father had passed away.
Simpson on Living His Dream at WERS: WBZ
WERS General Manager and alum Howard “D” Simpson ’94 is profiled on local CBS affiliate WBZ, rising from a listener of the radio station decades ago to the GM role in 2021.
House on Why Black Americans Should Commemorate Liberia’s History: The Hill
“What is important for Black History Month is the appreciation of the daring shown by the early pioneers — how they dreamed of building a free and prosperous state during the time of slavery, how they embarked on that dream, and how the dream might be applied in Black communities today.”
Hawkins on Health Care Access and HIV Rates Among Gay Black Men: The Conversation
Studies have shown that when Black queer men have access to appropriate health care, they use condoms and test for HIV more often than queer men of other races.
Payne Memorials to 1970 Massacres Demonstrate Equity: CT Post
Paul Keane writes that Payne and his students have long honored both Kent State, which resulted in the deaths of four white students, and Jackson State, where two Black students were killed.