by Mass Humaities | Dec 10, 2025 | News, The Kiosk, The Profession
By Erika Slocumb. In the summer of 2024, Brian Boyles asked me to take part in a short documentary film series, working with filmmakers as a history consultant as the filmmakers navigated Western Mass Black history projects funded by Mass Humanities. As...
by Mass Humaities | Nov 17, 2025 | News, The Kiosk, The Profession
“Any path to liberty this nation has taken is because we helped choose it.” This line, spoken by Massachusetts Poet Laureate Regie Gibson, was one of many powerful statements made at a press conference for Massachusetts 250 on November 3 in Boston. Governor Maura...
by Mass Humaities | Nov 13, 2025 | The Kiosk, The Profession, Video
Since 1974, Mass Humanities has preserved and curated the stories of Massachusetts. Over that period, we gradually collected quite a few records, documents, objects, and artifacts. When we moved our headquarters from Northampton to Holyoke in 2024, we invited local...
by Mass Humaities | Nov 4, 2025 | News, The Kiosk, The Profession
12 nonprofits will continue to redefine the stories of Massachusetts by creatively expanding access to their untold histories. In October, Mass Humanities concluded its fifth round of the Expand Massachusetts Stories (EMS) initiative by providing $800,000 in grants to...
by Mass Humaities | Nov 3, 2025 | News, The Kiosk, The Profession
34 nonprofits will explore questions about equality, democracy, immigration, Indigenous sovereignty, and more. As preparations for the 250th anniversary of the Declaration of Independence continue, residents in Massachusetts are exploring the roots of the Revolution...
