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Harvard has vowed to confront its legacy of slavery. In 1783, Belinda Sutton was enslaved by a Harvard donor. Her story shows the horrors of the past.

Freeman was the first African American woman to successfully file a lawsuit for her freedom.

Royall House and Slave Quarters Awarded Cummings Grant COURTESY OF ROYALL HOUSE AND SLAVE QUARTERS The Royall House and Slave Quarters is one of 140 local nonprofits to receive grants through Cummings Foundation’s $25 Million Grant Program.  The Medford-based organization was chosen from a total of 590 applicants during a competitive review process, and will receive $250,000 over 10 years. The Royall House and Slave Quarters function as a site of memory. As the only known remaining free standing quarters where enslaved people lived and worked in the North, the museum bears witness to their...

East Somerville’s Tracey Pratt celebrated at Black Excellence Event Community Content East Somerville resident Tracey Pratt was recently honored at the 2021 Black Excellence on the Hill event, which is hosted annually by the Massachusetts Black & Latino Legislative Caucus (MBLLC) to commemorate Black community leaders and trailblazers who are making a difference in cities and towns across the Commonwealth.  Pratt was nominated for this recognition by Rep. Mike Connolly, D-26th Middlesex. This year, the event was held virtually with opening remarks from Rep. Chynah Tyler, D-7th Suffolk; Hou...

As part of Black History Month the Concord Museum is hosting a conversation with Kyera Singleton and Niya Bates