Massachusetts Governor Charlie Baker sent police chiefs four recommendations from the Hate Crimes Task Force, encourage law enforcement to adopt the changes immediately. Western Massachusetts has …
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Massachusetts Governor Charlie Baker sent police chiefs four recommendations from the Hate Crimes Task Force, encourage law enforcement to adopt the changes immediately. Western Massachusetts has …
Continue ReadingBlackface is in the news lately, with former Today Show host Megyn Kelly justifying its use. The National Museum of African American History and Culture …
Continue ReadingEthnic slurs are something that many people are taught are wrong, but few know the meaning of these words and why they are hurtful. Smith …
Continue ReadingLast year, WGBH, WGBY’s sister station in Boston, reported on a Confederate monument hidden away on Georges Island in Boston Harbor. The state subsequently covered …
Continue ReadingThe Healing Racism Institute of Pioneer Valley helps leaders throughout the region to understand the root causes of racism and facilitates personal and organizational strategies …
Continue ReadingEmily Miller and Joe Levine of the Western Massachusetts Chapter of Jewish Voice for Peace discuss their organizations efforts to battle racism, anti-Semitism and Islamophobia.
Continue ReadingIn 1934, fourteen years before Jackie Robinson broke the color barrier in Major League Baseball, Springfield’s own Post 21 American Legion Baseball team made history …
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