The upcoming Black in Business Juneteenth Pop-up Outdoor Market is the first in a series featuring Black makers and creators. You can learn more about the event here. The Pop-up Market will take place on Juneteenth, June 19th @ 11am - 3pm at the Rotch Jones Duff House 396 County St., New Bedford, MA 02740 Please forward this announcement to friends and colleagues who are passionate about supporting Black business and anyone else who might be interested in sponsoring the event. For more information download event details.  

Virtual New Bedford Lyceum Lecture presents: Calling in the Calling Out Culture, with Loretta J. Ross Thursday, June 10, 2021 from 6:00pm - 7:30pm EDT Registration required - http://bit.ly/june10ROSS Can we build a unified and strategic human rights movement that weaves our strengths together and uses our differences as a platform for modeling a positive future? Loretta J. Ross, an award-winning, nationally-recognized expert on racism and racial justice, women's rights, and human rights, believes we can. But to build this movement, we need to make a commitment to recognize and support each other. Calling people in, rather than calling them...

Please join Massachusetts Public Health Association (MPHA) on June 4 at 9:00 AM for a morning of inspiration and celebration as we spotlight the accomplishments of two health equity leaders. More information about the event can be found here and you will need to register to attend. Michael Curry, Esq., CEO of the Massachusetts League of Community Health Centers, will receive the Paul Revere Award for his unwavering leadership and commitment to reducing health inequities in our Commonwealth. Leon W. Russell, Chairman of the NAACP Board of Directors, will be presenting the award to Mr. Curry. Martha Velez, Director of...

Please register to attend one or two Zoom meetings with the Fall River Superintendent, Dr. Matt Malone. The first forum is taking place next Wednesday, May 26th from 5:30 to 7pm and the topic is Pandemic Year Response and Rebuild. The second forum is on June 9th from 5:30 to 7pm and the Topic is Racial Equity. To register: https://forms.gle/U2FWUFjri1ddhGEQA UIA Fall River Education Community Forum Foro comunitario de Educación - UIA Fall River Forum Comunitário sobre Educação em Fall River Please join United Interfaith Action of Southeastern MA (UIA) for two community education forums with the Superintendent of Fall...

Confronting Discrimination Fall River meets every first and third Tuesday @ 11am to discuss why violence and discrimination still persist today and what we can do about it. The next virtual meeting will be held via Zoom on Tuesday, May 18 @ 11am and features guest speaker Iván Espinoza-Madrigal, Executive Director of the Lawyers for Civil Rights. https://us02web.zoom.us/j/84281031712?pwd=eUt0UEtETElTN0JmeXhjcVE3N3BGZz09 Meeting ID: 842 8103 1712 Passcode: UNFRCD

4/27/21 - 6/1/21 Tuesdays- 5:30pm -7:00pm Facilitated by Andrea M. Garr-Barnes, MSW, Equity and Inclusion Practitioner & Facilitator 50 Person Max Capacity Register by April 22 at: http://bit.ly/communityreadingcircle Binding these essays together is Hong’s theory of “minor feelings.” As the daughter of Korean immigrants, Cathy Park Hong grew up steeped in shame, suspicion, and melancholy. With sly humor and a poet’s searching mind, Hong uses her own story as a portal into a deeper examination of racial consciousness in America today. This intimate and devastating book traces her relationship to the English language, to shame and depression, to poetry and...