LETTER: USE GOODWIN ROOM TO PROTECT JONES LIBRARY’S THREATENED COLLECTIONS
The Jones Library’s Special Collections includes works of Emily Dickinson, Robert Frost, Julius Lester, and...
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OPINION: “COURAGEOUS CONVERSATIONS ON RACE” – A GOOD START
Instead of heading to Puffer’s Pond with the family on a hot and humid Saturday...
GROFF PARK PLAYGROUND NOW OPEN
Source: amherstma.gov The Town Council cut the ceremonial ribbon on the new Groff Park playground...
OPINION: IN THE FACE OF MASSIVE UNEMPLOYMENT WE NEED A 21st CENTURY WPA
Editor’s note: this column appeared previously in Labor Notes. How can we help the unemployed...
A FEW QUESTIONS FOR… CHARLES C. MANN
“A Few Questions For…” is an occasional feature of the Indy, aimed at helping our readers...
COMMUNITY JUNEENTH CELEBRATION GOES VIRTUAL
The Five College Area’s 10 th Annual Juneteenth Celebration will be held mostly virtually this...
WHAT JUNETEENTH MEANS TO ME
Ten years ago I met Ed and Vira Cage at a Juneteenth Family Fun Day...
REPORT: MEETING OF THE AMHERST HISTORICAL COMMISSION (5/28/20)
The meeting was held via Zoom webcast and was recorded for possible future broadcast. Attending:...
AMHERST MEDIA RECEIVES MASS HUMANITIES GRANT FOR DOCUMENTARY PROJECT
Source: Amherst Media Mass Humanities, the state-based affiliate of the National Endowment for the Humanities, ...
FROM OTHER SOURCES: NEWS AND FEATURES FOR AND ABOUT AMHERST (#19)
Editor’s Note: “From Other Sources” (FOS) returns after a nine-week hiatus. FOS offers links to selected...
A FEW QUESTIONS FOR STEPHANIE SHONEKAN, ETHNOMUSICOLOGIST AND CHAIRPERSON OF THE W.E.B. DU BOIS DEPARTMENT OF AFRO-AMERICAN STUDIES AT UMASS.
A Few Questions For…” is an occasional feature of The Indy, aimed at helping our...