AADS Response to Black Death, Anti-Blackness, and Political Protest: An Open Letter to Our Students and Communities

The African and African Diaspora Studies (AADS) program at Boston College has been combating racism and fighting for the rights of all people for nearly half a century. Our 50th anniversary celebrations attest to various victories and changes over the decades. However, the fact remains that AADS was founded in the wake of racial protest during the 1960s and shaped over the years (including the most recent years) by similar activist movements. We understand the connections between the protests that have made AADS possible and the protests taking place across the nation. The effects of anti-Black racism are many, and AADS is determined to hold the university, our state, and our country accountable for these generational offenses. Read the rest of AADS's statement here.