Hi, I'm Annika - a journalist, civil rights advocate & aspiring policy professional

You're officially done.
The last few weeks, your crush has put you in a confusing, "they love me, they love me not" whirlwind. On one day, they'll swipe up on your private Snapchat Story, telling you your mirror selfie is fire, and the next day? Literal radio silence (like srsly, they better answer before you lose your streak). 
After deleting them from Snapchat, you're feeling pretty good about letting go of your noncommittal, sort-of S.O. That is, until they like your Instagram Story a week la...

A proposed change to the 2030 Census could bring more clarity and accuracy when it comes to counting the Hispanic and Latino population. So what does it mean to be Hispanic, or Latino? Annika Chaves and Esmeralda Moran, a pair of journalism students from Boston University have tried to answer that question through their multimedia project produced in collaboration with Mass Latino News part of the Latino News Network.

A proposed change to the 2030 Census could bring more clarity and accuracy w...

BOSTON—Earlier this year, the Biden administration sparked a national and reflective conversation after it proposed to rephrase Hispanic as a race on the U.S. Census. Latinos have been split over their support for the controversial change.


In the 2020 U.S. Census, over 43 percent of Hispanics either marked the “some other race” box or simply did not respond to the form’s question on race. For decades, many Latinos have struggled to answer questions about race when Hispanic or Latino wasn’t an...

Skateboards hung above the red fireplace, vinyl records covering nearly every inch of the room and a neon sign that says “all in good taste,” this is GOOD TASTE Records — a new record store in Boston’s North End. The store, which is co-owned by a husband and wife, aims to promote connections and community building through vinyl records.
“We want to turn people on to good music … just having people pop in whether it be once a month, every day… sharing stories and getting to know people through th...