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Boston’s Museum of Science hosted the Wicked High Tides Forum on the effects of climate change, particularly rising tides, Tuesday. MIRIAM FAUZIA/ DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

Interactive forum teaches communities to fight climate change with resilience

Miriam Fauzia March 4, 2020
At the Wicked High Tides Forum hosted by the Museum of Science Tuesday, attendees had the opportunity to learn about a solution for climate change — climate resilience — and its potential in averting it.
The African Studies Library section of Boston University’s Mugar Memorial Library. The African American Studies program and bookstores around Boston are trying to diversify their book selections and increase representation of Black authors. PERRY SOSI/ DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

Boston bookstores, book sales promote “the heart of literature” in supporting diverse authorship

Lily Kepner March 4, 2020
The African American Studies program at Boston University hosted their annual book sale fundraiser Friday, and local bookstore owners share importance of author diversity on the shelves.
The Agassiz Village Summer Camp in Poland, Maine, gives underprivileged, at-risk youth the chance to escape Boston’s city life and learn valuable skills. COURTESY OF CAITLIN GOODHILE

Agassiz Village camp strives to support at-risk Boston youth

Molly Farrar March 4, 2020
Harry Burroughs, a BU School of Law alum, created the Agassiz Village summer camp in Maine in 1935, which now serves nearly 750 at-risk Boston youths.
The video gaming convention PAX East was held in the Boston Convention and Exhibition Center this past weekend, where the non-profit organization Game to Grow presented a panel on improving mental health through gaming. COURTESY OF KIKO

How video games can help build a growth mindset

Miriam Fauzia March 4, 2020
Game to Grow, a non-profit organization based out of Washington state, attended this year’s annual gaming convention PAX East to present a panel entitled, “The Player is Evolving! Using Games to Foster Growth Mindset,” focusing on improving mental health through gaming.
Boston University’s Center for Career Development is particularly busy during the Spring semester helping students find summer internships and jobs. JASMINE LI/ DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

BU professionals, peers advocate for passion in summer job search

Lily Kepner March 4, 2020
Professionals and students provide insight on navigating the ever-stressful summer internship process.
The Just BeU Art Collective hosted their pop-up show at T. Anthony’s Sunday, which featured works by aspiring artists who strive to make art more accessible to the public. COURTESY BIG SAM’S PAINTS

JUSTbeU Art Collective makes art accessible with T. Anthony’s art show

Matthew Dattolo March 4, 2020
The JUSTbeU Art Collective, a group of aspiring student artists dedicated to creating complex art shows in easily accessible places, hosted a vibrant pop-up art show at T. Anthony’s pizzeria on Sunday.
Yusef Salaam discussed the importance of education and the effects of incarceration on young men of color in his speech, “Born on Purpose and With a Purpose,” at the Tsai Performance Center Friday. JACOB COLLING/ DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

One of the Exonerated Five says everyone is born on purpose, with a purpose

Mita Kataria March 4, 2020
Yusef Salaam, member of the “Exonerated Five,” wrongly accused and convicted of sexually assaulting a Central Park jogger in 1989, has taken up the fight against the unfair criminal justice system, and shared his lecture “Born on Purpose and With a Purpose” at BU on Friday.
Toby Murdock and Zoe Randolph speak about their book, “Mastering One Voice,”  with moderator Sarah Dudley, the executive director of Boston Content, at Boston’s More Than Words Warehouse Wednesday. MIA KHATIB/ DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

Book signing event brings collaboration to More Than Words Warehouse bookstore

Irene Chung March 3, 2020
Book fanatics and content marketers gathered Wednesday for an interview with the authors of the new book “Mastering One Voice: A Marketing Fable and Field Guide to Content Operations.”
The 8-Bit Big Band jazz-pop ensemble performs music from video game soundtracks at the Berklee Performance Center Sunday. NANCY JIANG/ DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

REVIEW: 8-Bit Big Band delivers nostalgia through video game-inspired jazz

Nancy Jiang March 3, 2020
The 8-Bit Big Band understands the nostalgic soundtrack behind every popular video game, performing their jazz take on the themes at the Berklee Performance Center on Sunday.
I. Bennett Capers, a professor of law at Brooklyn Law School, speaks at the “Racial Bias, Disparities and Oppression in the 1L Curriculum” talk on diversifying law education hosted by Boston University’s School of Law Saturday. DENGFENG YANG/ DFP FILE

BU School of Law holds symposium on racial inequality in legal education

Miriam Fauzia March 2, 2020
Law professionals from across the country gathered at the BU School of Law on Friday to attend the symposium entitled, “Racial Bias, Disparities and Oppression in the 1L Curriculum,” to discuss the lack of diversity in conversations in the field.
The Boston Ballet’s latest show, “rEVOLUTION,” a performance of classic works modernized by choreographer William Forsythe to showcase the evolution of ballet, will run through March 8 at Citizens Bank Opera House. LAURYN ALLEN/ DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

REVIEW: “rEVOLUTION” shows the transformation of ballet

Molly Farrar March 1, 2020
The Boston Ballet redefined what ballet is in their latest show, “rEVOLUTION,” showcasing both classic and modern choreographers.
EDM singer-songwriter Chelsea Cutler performs at Boston’s House of Blues Thursday in support of her latest album, “How To Be Human.” CHRISTOPHER GOUGH/ DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

Chelsea Cutler proves she knows “How To Be Human” at House of Blues

Ponette Kim March 1, 2020
Chelsea Cutler performed both Feb. 27 and 28 at the House of Blues after kicking off her “How To Be Human” tour in Dallas earlier this year, proving her feminine strength in the EDM genre.
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