Tiana Woodard

3 weeks ago | bostonglobe.com | Samantha Gross |Tiana Woodard

Days after President Trump took office in January 2017, he made good on a campaign promise to ban immigrants from predominantly Muslim countries from traveling to the United States. Described as a “Muslim ban” by Trump’s aides as well as his critics, it sparked protests nationwide, disruption and chaos at airports, and prompted a federal district court ruling that briefly turned Boston into an entry point for previously banned immigrants.

3 weeks ago | bostonglobe.com | Tiana Woodard

Asian American and Pacific Islanders are the fastest-growing demographic in Massachusetts, and yet there is little nuanced data available breaking down the different communities that make up this sweeping racial category. A survey released Tuesday aims to correct that, laying out the economic, political, and societal interests of the state’s AAPI diaspora.

3 weeks ago | bostonglobe.com | Tiana Woodard

Tufts University had always felt like home for Jaiden Mosley. It was where his love for African American history was nurtured. Where the student body along Walnut Hill welcomed him with open arms. And where he gained lifelong friends. But in the months leading up to his graduation, Mosley learned his attachment to Tufts ran much deeper.

1 month ago | bostonglobe.com | Matt Stout |Sean Cotter |Tiana Woodard

Massachusetts residents embraced a medley of Memorial Day events on Monday to reflect, mourn, and even rally, seeking to give a holiday often marked by tributes to fallen soldiers a different lens amid war abroad and growing fears back home. As holiday revelers filtered through City Hall Plaza, a throng of 100 protestors gathered to condemn the Trump administration’s hardline immigration actions before marching to the Boston Common.

1 month ago | bostonglobe.com | Tiana Woodard

Five years ago, the 8-minute, 46-second smartphone video of George Floyd‘s murder upended the long frustrating campaign for racial equity. The recorded death by Minneapolis police tugged at people’s hearts, anger, and ultimately, their wallets. In the months that followed, organizations across the country made sweeping proclamations of antiracism, pledging to give billions upon billions to initiatives to combat racism and end violence and injustice on Black communities.