Debora Bridges And Anika Lopes To Receive Conch Shell Award From Amherst Historical Society on Saturday, February 12
After not giving an award due to the pandemic in 2021, the Amherst Historical Society...
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Black History Month Flag Raising Ceremony
Source: amherstma.gov The public is invited to join the Human Rights Commission for the 2022...
Ruth E. Carter To Offer Keynote At Commonwealth Honors College Annual Black Heritage Month Celebration
Source: UMass News and Media Costume design visionary Ruth E. Carter will be giving the...
New Exhibit At UMass: Theater Of The Streets. Social Landscapes Through The Lens Of Jill Freedman
Source: UMass Department of History Street photographer Jill Freedman (1939 – 2019) spent her life with her...
Recalling Desmond Tutu’s Visit To Amherst
The world mourns the passing of South African clergyman Desmond Tutu who died on December 26...
Photo Of The Week. Save Historic Amherst Neighborhoods And Plan Before Zoning. A Photo Essay
Amherst does not need a parking garage. This is supported by the Nelson/Nygard (N/N) studies....
Letter: Failure To Protect Historic Documents Underscores Failings of Jones Library Leadership
In her letter about the Jones Library in the Amherst Bulletin, my friend Susan Tracy,...
Amherst Writers Walking Tour To Be Celebrated
Source: amherstma.gov Amherst’s rich literary history is now more visible and interactive with the recent...
Amherst’s Writers Walk Launched
Biographies are often the ways we get introduced to writers in our midst. In Amherst,...
Issues & Analyses: Becoming Human – How To Give Back The Land
A note from the series editor: A reckoning is upon us. More and more...
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...