CRESS Program Nearing Capacity
Report On The Meeting Of the Community Safety And Social Justice Committee, January 24, 2023...
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Black History Month Kickoff, February 1
Source: amherstma.gov The Amherst Human Rights Commission invites the public to help kick off Black...
Opinion: Feedback From Parents Of BIPOC Youth On The Naming Of The Amherst 9
I am submitting this article on behalf of parents of BIPOC youth known as the...
Listening Session Explores The Experiences Of Being Black In Amherst
The African Heritage Reparations Assembly (AHRA) held its first in-person listening session at the Hitchcock...
“Mojuba” Event Honoring African Ancestors Will Feature Discussion Of Amherst’s Reparations Efforts
Source: Bridge4Unity Bridge4Unity, a grass-roots organization devoted to interracial and intercultural dialogues, will host an...
Opinion: The Shoulders We Stand On
by Dr. Shirley Jackson Whitaker and Anika Lopes As descendants of African American enslaved people...
A Better World Is Possible: On The Other Side of Reparations, A New World Awaits
As Amherst’s African Heritage Reparations Assembly begins its public listening sessions to better understand how...
Amherst History Month-by-Month: From Hope To Zion. Forward Onto Freedom
Within spitting distance of the Town Common and Amherst College, lie two of our town...
Amherst Commemorates Juneteenth With History Tour And Jubilee Celebration On The Common
Amherst celebrated Juneteenth on June 18 and 19 beginning with a wide-ranging heritage walking tour...
First Juneteenth Heritage Walking Tour Scheduled For Saturday, June 18
Councilor Anika Lopes (District 4) has coordinated a Juneteenth Heritage Walking Tour from 11 a.m....
A Primer On Juneteenth
by Amilcar and Demetria Shabazz On June 19, 2021, for the first time ever, the...
Nine Percent Of Amherst Residents Identify As African American According To Census
Report On The Meeting Of The African Heritage Reparations Assembly, April 4, 2022 PresentMichele Miller...