Category: Racial Justice

https://www.npr.org/2024/06/29/nx-s1-5022937/jonathan-todd-timid-graphic-novel

In ‘Timid,’ there is bravery under the surface

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jocelyn_Bioh

Jocelyn Bioh is a Ghanaian-American writer, playwright and actor.

https://www.masslive.com/news/2024/06/nicole-coakley-is-committed-to-guiding-youth-to-success.html

Nicole Coakley is a leader and activist in the Springfield area who focuses on education and youth issues but has a wide-reaching area of interest and influence.

https://www.masslive.com/news/2024/06/rachel-ratchford-works-to-expand-health-care-access.html

Rachel Ratchford works to expand health care access

https://www.masslive.com/news/2024/06/gallery-owner-rosemary-woods-believes-in-the-true-power-of-art.html

Gallery owner Rosemary Woods believes in the true power of art

https://www.wgbh.org/news/local/2024-06-27/right-wing-activists-are-targeting-black-scholars-and-the-scholars-are-pushing-back

Karen Mapp — a nationally known scholar who has been with the Harvard Graduate School of Education for nearly 20 years — wonders when “they” will come for her, whether she’ll be next.

https://www.masslive.com/news/2024/06/cindy-gaynor-harper-is-the-first-in-her-family-to-own-her-own-business.html

Cindy Gaynor-Harper is the first in her family to own her own business

https://www.masslive.com/news/2024/06/ali-haqq-helps-artists-in-springfield-pursue-and-achieve-their-dreams.html

Ali Haqq helps artists in Springfield pursue and achieve their dreams