Amherst Schedules Juneteenth Community Celebration
Source: amherstma.gov On Saturday, June 19th 2021, The Commonwealth of Massachusetts will celebrate Juneteenth for...
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Council Debates Creation Of African Heritage Reparations Coalition, Opposes Closure Of The Gorse Children’s Center In South Hadley, And Opts Out Of Aerial Mosquito Spraying
Report on the Meeting of the Amherst Town Council, May 17, 2021 The meeting was...
Second Symposium on Reparations: Research Results And An Interview With The Founders
The second symposium on reparations was held on April 27 via Zoom and was recorded....
Amherst Area Residents Win Multi-cultural Media Awards
Source: National Association for Multi-ethnicity in Communications The National Association for Multi-ethnicity In Communications (NAMIC)...
Two Massachusetts Court Cases Helped Set The Precedent For Abolition Of Slavery
Every year during the month of February, we celebrate Black history in the U.S., but...
Virtual Celebration Of Black History Month Slated For Tuesday
Source: amherstma.gov The Town of Amherst Invites the Community to a virtual celebration of Black...
UMass Amherst Launches Black Presence Initiative
Source: UMass News And Media The University of Massachusetts Amherst has launched a new Black...
Black Family Oral History Project To Launch In Amherst In February
Source: Black Family Oral History Project Dr. Demetria Rougeaux Shabazz, President of Amherst Media, and...
Letter: The Civil War & Juneteenth Memorial Project
The Civil War & Juneteenth Memorial Project is a group of Amherst residents, some of...