The Racial Justice Team will facilitate viewing of and discussion about videos by the Equal Justice Initiative (https://eji.org/). We will watch two short videos together and then discuss them. No preparation required, and all are welcome. You don't need to watch the videos first, but if you want to, the links are: EJI Confronts America's […]
Join Rolling Ridge ONLINE on Tuesday, October 12th from 11 am to 1 pm (the day after Indigenous People Day/Columbus Day) as we discover the history of the Indigenous People of New England and the laws which have silenced this community for generations. We also look at "the Apology." On December 19, 2009, President Obama […]
The Dream Network's Executive Director Stacy Seward will share about a current initiative What A Difference A DA Makes (WADADAM), in collaboration with the Mass ACLU, with the goal of promoting transformative practices around equity and justice. Via NP Zoom Meeting ID: 869 8423 4621 Passcode: NP375 Contact: Nancy Lennhoff of Racial Justice Team for […]
Obtain your book for a January discussion with the Racial Justice Team! Zoom link can be found here. Meeting ID: 817 3580 0659; Passcode: NP375 How the Word is Passed: A Reckoning With The History of Slavery Across America by Clint Smith. "Beginning in his hometown of New Orleans, Clint Smith leads the reader on […]
Zoom Racial Justice Team and Worship Committee Planning Meeting. Contact the Racial Justice Team with any questions. Meeting ID: 854 5878 7467 Passcode: NP2022
Obtain your book for a January discussion with the Racial Justice Team! Zoom link can be found here. Meeting ID: 817 3580 0659; Passcode: NP375 How the Word is Passed: A Reckoning With The History of Slavery Across America by Clint Smith. "Beginning in his hometown of New Orleans, Clint Smith leads the reader on […]
Obtain your book for a January discussion with the Racial Justice Team! Zoom link can be found here. Meeting ID: 817 3580 0659; Passcode: NP375 How the Word is Passed: A Reckoning With The History of Slavery Across America by Clint Smith. "Beginning in his hometown of New Orleans, Clint Smith leads the reader on […]
Obtain your book for a January discussion with the Racial Justice Team! Zoom link can be found here. Meeting ID: 817 3580 0659; Passcode: NP375 How the Word is Passed: A Reckoning With The History of Slavery Across America by Clint Smith. "Beginning in his hometown of New Orleans, Clint Smith leads the reader on […]
Bundle up for a 1.7-mile walk to see four of the eight banners created for Black History Month, and learn a bit about the people being celebrated. Hot chocolate will be served half way through the tour. Park around the Common and meet at the corner of Osgood and Andover Street at 11:00 am and […]
North Andover Historical Society
800 Massachusetts Ave, North Andover, MA, United States
Cato Freeman and Lucy Foster are the two most studied people of color in the Andovers, yet we still struggle to understand who they were and even how they lived. The way we interpret their history is shaped by our own cultural biases. Elaine Clements, Executive Director of the Andover Center for History and Culture, […]
The Stevens Memorial Library is sponsoring film screenings at the North Andover Historical Society's Worden Theatre as part of "North Andover Celebrates Black History Month". Tickets are free but reservations are required as seats are limited. Please see here to register. In the interest of consideration for our visitors and safety for all, we ask […]
A Black History Month Lecture by Gabby Womack at Stevens Coolidge House and Gardens. Gabby Womack is a Reference/Access Librarian, archivist, and historian specializing in nineteenth and twentieth-century African American history. Gabby’s work analyzes personal and societal racial identities, particularly among descendants of the African diaspora, and their effects on policy in the United States. […]