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Fifty Years Ago, Brandeis Created One Of The First Black Studies Departments
Students occupied the administration building to enforce their demand for courses on the African-American experience. -
Restoration Of Hemingway House In Cuba Has Roots In Massachusetts
Morning Edition went to Cuba to explore the unique relationship between Boston, Cuba and Hemingway. -
Exploring Cross-Racial Friendships In Deborah Plummer's "Some Of My Friends Are"
Callie Crossley talks with Dr. Deborah Plummer. Her new book "Some Of My Friends Are" explores the challenges and payoffs of cross-racial friendships. -
Fostering Cross-Racial Friendships In Communities
We examine how colleagues and acquaintances are working to nurture cross-racial friendships in their communities. -
Is it time to change the Massachusetts flag? Critics say yes
Native Americans and others object to the imagery and words on the flag. -
Women's History On Display In Senate President's Portrait Swap
Senate President Karen Spilka this week temporarily replaced each portrait of a man in her office with an important woman from the state's history. -
History And Heritage In America's Most Irish Town
They say everyone's Irish on St. Patrick's Day. If you're from Scituate, Massachusetts, that might actually be true. -
Book Club: The World According to Fannie Davis
Callie Crossley speaks with author Bridgett Davis about her new memoir, remembering her mother's remarkable life running the Detroit Numbers. -
Tufts Professors' Initiative Highlights Local Sites From Black History
Two Tufts University professors have launched the African American Trail Project to highlight some of the sites that are important to black history in and around Massachusetts. -
Opening A Door To Black History
A Cambridge elementary school picked up on a national trend of decorating school doors with images of historical figures during Black History Month.