by Mass Humaities | Jun 28, 2025 | News, The Kiosk, The Profession
The 16th annual reading of “What to the Slave is the Fourth of July?” took place on the Boston Common on Friday, June 27. Everyone from city residents and National Park Service rangers to elected officials and poets gathered to read the famous speech by Frederick...
by Mass Humaities | Jun 16, 2025 | News, The Kiosk, The Profession, Video
“All Hands On Deck” focused on the intersection of storytelling and climate change. Mass Humanities honored the Mashpee Wampanoag Tribe with the first Massachusetts Storyteller Award, recognizing the Tribe’s legacies of storytelling and land stewardship. If you missed...
by Mass Humaities | Jun 5, 2025 | News, The Kiosk, The Profession
We believe Frederick Douglass’ words belong in public spaces. Every year we provide grants to support readings of his influential address, What to the Slave is the Fourth of July?, in town squares, community centers, churches, museums, libraries, parks, and...
by Mass Humaities | May 15, 2025 | News, The Kiosk, The Profession
Historians, artists, engineers, and more are expanding the stories of the commonwealth in innovative ways Catalyzing civic engagement – Framingham History Center In 2024, the Framingham History Center debuted “Framingham’s Collective Journeys: Stories of Immigration,...
by Mass Humaities | May 2, 2025 | News, The Kiosk, The Profession
Creative Sector Day 2025 took place at the Massachusetts State House on April 30. Aerialists, musicians, artists, policymakers, youth performers, photographers, dancers, and more gathered to show their support for the power of culture in the commonwealth. Watch this...
