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Angela Davis
Angela Davis, another great example of strength and fortitude, Angela has a long history in fighting for the rights of the marginalized and oppressed. She has done this for virtually her entire life. Even today, she serves as a role model for Black women against the tyranny of fascism, sexism, and racism. She is a…
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Ruby Doris Smith
Ruby Doris Smith. She played a huge role in SNCC and the overall contribution to the movement. Unfortunately, Ruby is not known as well as she should have been because she died at the young age of twenty-five. However, her impact was incredibly powerful. Thank you, Ms. Smith-Robinson, for your contributions to the Civil Rights…
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Rosa Parks
Today’s feature is arguably one of the most important figures in the Civil Rights Movement, Rosa Parks. She started the Civil Rights Movement on December 1st, 1955, when she refused to give up her seat to a white person. This led to her arrest, which led to the Montgomery Bus Boycotts, which led to the…
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Michelle Obama
March is #WomensHistoryMonth and we are making sure to celebrate #BlackExcellence!
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States of Incarceration
UMass Amherst Public History Program and History Department’s Feinberg Series Team with Community Partners to Host ‘States of Incarceration’ National traveling exhibition on mass incarceration to visit Holyoke and Northampton AMHERST, Mass. – The first national traveling multimedia exhibition and coordinated public dialogue to explore the history and future of mass incarceration in the…
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Student Support Program Keeps Men’s Soccer Successful on the Field and in the Classroom at STCC
SPRINGFIELD – For Coach William Sweidel, the defining moment of the men’s soccer season at Springfield Technical Community College didn’t come from a single goal, win or playoff result. Instead, it came from a realization. “I think this kind of experience,” Sweidel said, gesturing toward the table where he sat alongside MILE advisor Melvin Tejada…
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