The federal government needs to cancel student debt as an act of racial justice, particularly for black women, U.S. Representative Ayanna Pressley said.
Loan payments are set to resume Sunday, October 1.
Boston University is conducting an inquiry into its Center for Antiracist Research due to complaints it received about the center's grant management and culture.
Ibram X. Kendi serves as the center's director. He is one of the leading proponents of critical race theory in the United States.