Issues & Analyses: Becoming Human – How To Give Back The Land
A note from the series editor: A reckoning is upon us. More and more...
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Opinion: Love Justice And Climate Change. Danger In The Attack On Critical Race Theory
Conservatives in the U.S. have been attacking Critical Race Theory (CRT), or what they think is Critical...
Almanac: Giants
By the mid-19th -century most of rural New England resembled Ireland or northern Scotland—treeless hills...
Civil War Tablets Viewing Hours Announced
Source: amherstma.gov The Civil War Tablets donated to the Town of Amherst in 1893 will...
July 4 Communal Reading Of Frederick Douglass Speech Celebrates The Struggle For Justice
The annual communal reading of Frederick Douglass’ “What to the Slave is the 4th of...
Community Reading Of Frederick Douglass – July 4 – South Amherst Common
Your high independence only reveals the immeasurable distance between us. The blessings in which you,...
One-day Seminar Documenting Early History of Black Lives In The Valley, June 19
Source: UMass History Department The Pioneer Valley History Network, the UMass Amherst Public History Program,...
Amherst Schedules Juneteenth Community Celebration
Source: amherstma.gov On Saturday, June 19th 2021, The Commonwealth of Massachusetts will celebrate Juneteenth for...
Permission To Demolish Several Historic Homes Approved, Proposal To Amend Zoning In Business Limited District Explained, And Discussion Of Jones Library Preservation Agreement Postponed
Report On The Meeting Of The Amherst Historic Commission. May 19, 2021 The meeting was...
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...
“They Still Want to Kill Us”: UMass Will Partner With Arts Venues Across The Nation to Premier New Short Film Commemorating 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre
Source: UMass News and Media UMass Amherst Fine Arts Center will join with a group...
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....