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Music to Uplift Us —
Taproots Does it AgainWhen I learned that this month’s topic is persistence, I was having dinner with an artist who has been persistent for justice and in pro-active, anti-racist practice his entire life: Matthew King. He’s also what I call a 4:00a.m. friend — he’ll be dressed and out the door whenever he’s needed.
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Digital Equipment Corporation
Springfield (SPO) Facility 50th Reunion Celebration and Group PhotoIf you are a former Digital Equipment Corporation Springfield (SPO) Facility employee and worked at any of these sites: Digital Springfield, Warwick Street Warehouse, Cottage Street Warehouse or West Springfield, we invite you to join the family at a reunion celebration honoring Digital Springfield’s 50th anniversary.
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AFAM-NEWS bits March-2023
MONEY CAN’T BUY ME LOVE Somebody should tell Springfield’s Mayor Domenic Sarno the meaning of that old 1964 song, attributed to the Beatles’ Paul McCartney, “Money Can’t Buy Me Love.”
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THE WANDERER WHO FOUND HIS WAY (Part II)
As you may recall from reading Part I in the February issue of Point of View, Curtis Johnson was seven years old when his mother died of a sudden illness just seven days after the family moved into his mother’s dream house that his father purchased for her on Westford Avenue in Springfield.
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Persistence Builds Legacy
God uses a sacred burden to birth dreams and visions. Typically, we introduce a concept foreign to a community or city. In other words, we are bringing to market or fulfilling a void within the community. Attorneys Rick and Marjorie Hurst did just that.
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Pregnancy is a Family Affair: Community Support in Maternal & Child Health
A community-centered approach to maternal health is more important than ever. Massachusetts continues to experience persistent disparities in maternal morbidity and infant outcomes, with families of color disproportionately affected (MA DPH, 2024). For many expectant mothers, particularly Black, Brown, and immigrant women, culturally grounded support systems play a crucial role in bridging gaps created by…
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