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Reading Douglass Together

The New Bedford Historical Society is hosting a reading of Frederick Douglass' powerful speech, "What, to the slave, is your Fourth of July?" The reading will take place on July 1st from 6-8pm at the Seamen's Bethel at 15 Johnny Cake Hill. If you would like to join the reading, contact the Historical Society at 508-979-8828 or email info@historicalsociety.org. The text of Douglass' speech follows the flyer. On July 5,1852, Frederick Douglass delivered the following speech in Rochester, New York. It is a fiery reproach of American independence — "your 4th of July" not "ours" — demanding that White America...

American book-burners

1933 - a member of the SA throws confiscated books into the bonfire during the public burning of "un-German" books on the Opernplatz in Berlin. The New England Area Conference of the NAACP (NEAC) is alarmed by recent attempts to censor the teaching of American history and punish those who teach it. Whitewashing history, pushing a revisionist national-patriotic curriculum that refuses to acknowledge the crimes of history, book banning, book burning, and punishing truth-tellers and teachers — the world has seen this too many times before. NEAC issued the following statement: "Many states throughout the country with political leanings to...

Too Blue

Citizens for Juvenile Justice (CfJJ) has released its new report: Too Blue: A Vision for Non-Police Responses to Community Incidents in Boston The report aims to answer two questions: What incidents do the BPD respond to; and What types of incidents could be handled more efficiently and effectively by non-police alternatives to meet community need? The Boston Police Department (BPD) is tasked with responding to a wide variety of incidents and situations, many of which fall well beyond core law enforcement responsibilities. The report divides these incidents into six broad categories, each of which represents a different type of community...

New Bedford celebrates Juneteenth

[caption id="attachment_2269" align="aligncenter" width="1024"] Houston, 1880 - the first Juneteenth celebration[/caption] What is Juneteenth? Historian Henry Louis Gates Jr. has written an excellent overview of the history of Juneteenth, first celebrated in 1880 by thirty-one people in Houston's Fourth Ward. Sometimes called "Black Independence Day," Juneteenth commemorates the belated emancipation of slaves who were freed only two and a half years after Abraham Lincoln's proclamation — an emancipation denied until federal troops actually liberated the slave state of Texas on June 19, 1865. Juneteenth is now a state holiday in Massachusetts and a contender for a future federal holiday. Juneteenth...

UIA Community Education Forum Survey

Our friends at United Interfaith Action of Southeastern MA have been conducting Education Community Forums involving the New Bedford Public Schools. If you have not done so already, please offer your feedback on the Forums and share your interest in next steps of action at the following link: Community Forum Feedback & Next Steps Form: https://forms.gle/9caCHdubcMEjbofy5 If you have not completed their Funding Survey for NBPS, please do so. Feel free to share this funding survey with other New Bedford parents, students, educators, and community members, in order to hear back from as many people as possible on how the...

NAACP New Bedford General Body Meeting June 17 @ 7pm

NAACP New Bedford General Body Meeting Thursday, June 17th, 7-8:00pm Join Zoom Meeting https://umassd.zoom.us/j/96392796366?pwd=SzA5ZzY0T3pLTmE4VU82WmRaM0FOUT09 Meeting ID: 963 9279 6366 Passcode: 1908 One tap mobile +13017158592,,96392796366#,,,,*1908# US (Washington DC) +13126266799,,96392796366#,,,,*1908# US (Chicago) Dial by your location +1 301 715 8592 US (Washington DC) +1 312 626 6799 US (Chicago) +1 646 876 9923 US (New York) +1 253 215 8782 US (Tacoma) +1 346 248 7799 US (Houston) +1 669 900 6833 US (San Jose) Meeting ID: 963 9279 6366 Passcode: 1908 Find your local number: https://umassd.zoom.us/u/aLRihQeYm

Fair Share Amendment to be on 2022 ballot

On Wednesday night the Massachusetts legislature voted 159 to 41 to put the Fair Share Amendment on the 2022 ballot. The initiative was shepherded through the legislature by state Representative Jim O'Day and Senator Jason Lewis. The initiative would impose a 4% surtax on household income of more than $1 million dollars. This is income — not assets. So even owning a million dollar house would not trigger the additional tax. It is estimated that only a sixth of one percent of all Massachusetts residents would be affected by the amendment. Massachusetts currently has a flat tax of 5%. The...

New Bedford Light begins publishing

New Bedford's newspaper of record, the Standard-Times, is now owned by the Gannett Corporation, USA Today's parent company. Nationally, with newspapers slowly replacing local news with syndicated content, New Bedford news consumers are rooting for the survival of community journalism. And we have been luckier than many communities. The Standard Times has made an effort to swim against the tide, and joining the New Bedford Guide, O Jornal and Dartmouth Week in filling the local news gap are two new community news upstarts, The Scallop! — and now the New Bedford Light. After months of planning and community surveys, the...

NBCSOS to be honored with MTA’s 2021 Human & Civil Rights Award

Congratulations to our friends at NBCSOS! The MTA Human Relations Committee is hosting its 2021 Human & Civil Rights Awards Ceremony which will be held virtually via Zoom on June 18, 2021 from 5:00 PM - 6:30 PM. The Human and Civil Rights Ceremony honors MTA members and others who have made substantial contributions in support of human and civil rights. This year the following organizations and individuals will be honored: Kathleen Roberts Creative Leadership Award Recipients: 2020 Sutton High School Connections Program Black Student Union of Cambridge Rindge and Latin 2021 Alice Arena, President of the Fore River Residents...
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