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RJT and Worship Committee Planning Meeting

via NP Zoom

Zoom Racial Justice Team and Worship Committee Planning Meeting.  Contact the Racial Justice Team with any questions. Meeting ID: 854 5878 7467 Passcode: NP2022

Walking Tour of Banners in Old Center

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 […]

Hidden Histories through a New Lens – Cato Freeman and Lucy Foster

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, […]

Black History Month Film Series – “Service to Man”

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 […]

How Fears of Passing Changed the 1930 Census

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.  […]

Walking Tour of North Andover Town Building BHM Banners

Bundle up for a 2-mile walk to see four of the eight banners created for Black History Month, and learn a bit about the people being celebrated. On this tour you will learn about Lucy Foster at the School Administration building, Charlotte Forten at the Library, Sarah Parker Remond at Town Hall, and Zipporah Potter […]

My Grandmother’s Hands – Study & Practice led by Racial Justice Team

via NP Zoom

3-part series on Zoom; Meeting ID, 827 1953 0794; Passcode, NP2022 July 14th: Part 1 introduction & chapters 1-9 July 28th: Part 2 chapters 10-17 August 11th: Part 3 chapters 18-24 & conclusion In the book My Grandmother's Hands:  Racialized Trauma and the Pathway to Mending Our Hearts and Bodies therapist and author Resmaa Menakem […]