by Mass Humaities | Sep 16, 2020 | News
How can a dream inspire an entire nation’s language revitalization movement? If you ask jessie little doe baird of the Mashpee Wampanoag Tribe that question, she will talk about a series of dreams she began having in her mid-20s while a young mother. In her dreams she...
by Mass Humaities | Aug 10, 2020 | News
Dr. M. Lee Pelton was born into a working-class family in Wichita, Kansas. His paternal great grandparents made a meager living as farmers near Little Rock, Arkansas where civil rights battles over the soul and dignity of our country were waged. Lee’s maternal...
by Mass Humaities | Jul 30, 2020 | News
Fredi was born and raised in Jamaica Plain. She attended Boston Public Schools in her early years and went on to graduate from high school and college at two institutions that have since closed. Neither of her parents had university degrees but they strongly...
by Mass Humaities | Jul 28, 2020 | News
You may be surprised to know that Al Griggs—a decorated Marine, respected businessman, philanthropist, former Mass Humanities board member, 2020 recipient of a Massachusetts Governor’s Award in the Humanities, and at the time, vice president of his class—never...
by Mass Humaities | Jul 20, 2020 | News
Marginalized communities, and the wealth of culture, knowledge, critical perspectives and civic potential within them, are at greatest risk during the COVID-19 crisis. Through funding from the Massachusetts Cultural Council, Mass Humanities will provide operating...
by Umass Amherst Archives | Jul 16, 2020 | African American, Education, News
Robert B. Moore Collection 1974-2019 1 box .20 linear feetCall no.: RG 050/6 1969 M66 An educator and activist for understanding race awareness, racial bias, and racism, Robert B. Moore created white-on-white awareness training as a way to help white educators and...
