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For George Floyd's uncle Selwyn Jones, grieving is fire
Jones co-founded a nonprofit and is advocating for medical civil rights bills. -
Jonathan Eig with King: A Life
King mixes revelatory and exhaustive new research with brisk and accessible storytelling to forge a deeper understanding of “the leader, the preacher, the orator, the husband, the father, the martyr, the human being…in all his heroic, tragic Glory. Hallelujah!" (Ken Burns) King: A Life is the first major biography in decades of the civil rights icon Martin Luther King Jr. Bestselling biographer Jonathan Eig gives us an intimate view, casting fresh light on the King family’s origins as well as MLK’s complex relationships with his wife, father, and fellow activists. In this remarkable account of our only modern-day founding father, we gain an MLK for our times: a deep thinker, a brilliant strategist, and a committed radical who led one of history’s greatest movements. Join us for Eig’s presentation and discussion with Peniel Joseph, Professor and Founding Director of the Center for the Study of Race and Democracy, The University of Texas at Austin, one day after the Juneteenth holiday. This talk is brought to you by American Ancestors New England Historical and Genealogical Society (NEHGS), the Boston Public Library and the Museum of African American History.
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New federal rules would hit museums 'on the head,' speed up return of lost or stolen Native remains
The remains of about 350 Native people, many who were dug up from their graves in New England, are still on museum shelves. -
National Parks Director Chuck Sams on tribal co-stewardship and Twitter
"I couldn't think of a better place to spend National Park Week," he said of his time in Boston. -
Descendants of Robert E. Lee and the people his family enslaved to meet in moment of reconciliation
The event will take place in Arlington, Virginia on Apr. 22. -
50 years after the US exited Vietnam, a new exhibit sheds light on the infamous 'Hanoi Hilton'
A local exhibit highlights the harsh realities of the war. -
Why Trump isn't the first president to face arrest
Former President Donald Trump was indicted Thursday on charges related to hush money payments to cover up affairs. While the nature of Trump's indictment… -
Boston YouTuber highlights Black history "gems" around the state
Jazz Dottin's video have received tens of thousands of views. -
Boston recognizes the African and Indigenous heritage of the first person killed in the American Revolution
Earlier this week, Mayor Michelle Wu declared March 5 to be 'Crispus Attucks Commemoration Day' -
The real-life leader behind Netflix's 'African Queens: Njinga,' as told by a Wellesley professor
"She just has an incredible story. And she's not a household name," Prof. Kellie Carter Jackson said.