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Mayor Menino’s Final Term

In this hour of You Are Here, we discuss an announcement made by Boston’s Mayor Thomas Menino. That is, the announcement that he will not run for a sixth term. For the first time since 1993, Boston will have a new mayor. In his fifth and final term, we take a look at Mayor Menino’s [...]

Gender Dynamics in the 21st Century

In this hour of You Are Here, we explore gender dynamics. In the 1960s, Spiro T. Agnew, the 39th U.S. Vice president, said,“Three things have been difficult to tame: the ocean, fools, and women. We soon may be able to tame the ocean, but fools and women will take a little longer.” This was a typical [...]

Peter Tosh: “Equal Rights”

Peter Tosh: “Equal Rights”

February is African American Heritage Month and WERS AT NIGHT is honoring one artist or one song every day this month that helped contribute to social consciousness, political responsibility, or civil rights. At WERS, we believe that these songs are always bigger than just entertainment; music can be used to drive a movement or even [...]

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Serenata de Amor Brings Cape Verde to Emerson

Serenata de Amor, a musical theater project spearheaded by visual media arts associate professor Claire Andrade-Watkins, was brought to Emerson this past year. The project is a tribute to the morna of Cape Verde and Brava set in the 1940s. Andrade-Watkins worked with a team of faculty and staff members from Emerson to bring Serenata [...]

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