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Boston's Faneuil Hall is named after a slaveowner. In light of these ties, some Boston residents are calling for the building to be renamed.

Should Faneuil Hall Be Renamed?

By WGBY / Sep 12, 2018 / No Comments

Last 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 …

Waleska Lugo-DeJesús, Project Director of the Healing Racism Institute of Pioneer Valley, discusses how the organization helps leaders throughout the region to understand the root causes of racism. The Institute also facilitates personal and organizational strategies designed to overcome the impact of racial bias.

Confronting Racial Bias in the Pioneer Valley

By WGBY / Aug 24, 2018 / No Comments

The Healing Racism Institute of Pioneer Valley helps leaders throughout the region to understand the root causes of racism and facilitates personal and organizational strategies …

Smith College Professor Elizabeth Stordeur Pryor studies the impact of language on society, specifically the impact of ethnic slurs and racist language. Her approach was framed, in part, by her experience as a biracial woman in the United States. Carrie Saldo sat down with Pryor and three of her students to learn more.

Smith College Professor Elizabeth Stordeur Pryor on Teaching Racist Language

By WGBY / Aug 23, 2018 / One Comment

Ethnic slurs are something that many people are taught are wrong, but few know the meaning of these words and why they are hurtful. Smith …

Emily Miller and Joe Levine of Jewish Voice for Peace discuss their organizations efforts to battle racism, anti-Semitism, and Islamophobia.

Jewish Voice for Peace Western Massachusetts Chapter

By WGBY / Feb 7, 2017 / No Comments

Emily 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.

Springfield, Baseball, & Racism: The Bunny Taliaferro Story

By WGBY / Apr 11, 2016 / No Comments

In 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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Should Faneuil Hall Be Renamed?

Smith College Professor Elizabeth Stordeur Pryor on Teaching Racist Language

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