Curating Activism: Stories, Spaces and Social Justice 

About: Join playwright Latisha Jones, Dr. David J. Harris Emeritus Managing Director of the Charles Hamilton Houston Institute for Race and Justice, lecturer at Harvard Law School, and Chair of the Massachusetts Advisor. , Dr. Noelle Trent (MAAH) and Dr. LaToya Bosworth of Mass Humanities for a discussion on the evolving role of cultural institutions, museums, and artists. The program will explore how these stakeholders address critical issues of identity, discrimination, and racial bias.

Museum of African American History

Mass Humanities, the New Bedford Historical Society, & #DouglassWeek Present: In the Footsteps of Frederick Douglass: A Day in New Bedford 

Time: Bus will depart from Boston College at 9:00 AM and leave New Bedford at 3:00 PM for the return trip. Location(s): Registration is required. Travel with the group or join the tour at the New Bedford Historical Society, 21 7th Street #3 New Bedford, MA 02740. About: Explore New Bedford, where Frederick Douglass lived for five years, raised his young family, and earned his first wages as a free man. This day-long guided tour includes the Nathan and Polly Johnson House, Abolition Row, murals, museums, and more, with lunch featuring a talk by historian Tim Walker. Registration through #DouglassWeek partner Mass Humanities: <a href="http://www.eventbrite.com/e/in-the-footsteps-of-douglass-a-day-in-new-bedford-tickets-1568149600669?aff=oddtdtcreator">http://www.eventbrite.com/e/in-the-footsteps-of-douglass-a-day-in-new-bedford-tickets-1568149600669?aff=oddtdtcreator</a>

Boston College

•	The Douglass Family in Massachusetts 

Douglass descendant Kenneth B. Morris, Jr. and scholars will reflect on the family’s enduring ties to Massachusetts and their influence on civic and cultural life. The discussion will explore how the Douglass family legacy of education and activism continues to inspire today and how local institutions help carry history forward.

Decolonizing the Curriculum: Frederick Douglass and the Future of Education 

Community leaders and educators – including representatives of Mass Humanities, Beyond Walls, IDEAS, Phoenix Charter Academy, and the 2024 MA Teacher of the Year, Dr De'Shawn Washington, come together to review strategies, initiatives, and perspectives shaping an inclusive and equitable educational landscape for future generations.&nbsp;

Commonwealth Salon, Boston Public Library McKim Building

Douglass Family’s Impact in Lynn Time

Douglass descendant Kenneth B. Morris, Tom Dalton, historian and author of Frederick Douglass: The Lynn Years, and moderator Doneeca Thurston-Chavez will discuss Douglass’s ties to Lynn, his family’s legacy in Massachusetts, and his 1845 journey to Ireland. Free for Lynn Museum members; $5 for all others, with proceeds benefiting the Museum. Reception to follow the event. Registration through #DouglassWeek partner the Lynn Museum: <a href="https://secure.lynnmuseum.org/nx/portal/neonevents/events?path=%2Fportal%2Fevents%2F25057">https://secure.lynnmuseum.org/nx/portal/neonevents/events?path=%2Fportal%2Fevents%2F25057</a>

Lynn Museum

Harmonies of Freedom: Honoring the Frederick Douglass Family in Word & Song 

An evening of music, storytelling, and spoken word presentations including selections from the 2023 Douglass musical American Prophet – featuring performers Paul Oakley Stovall (Hamilton), Nikhil Saboo (Dear Evan Hansen), and Yassmin Alers (In the Heights). They will be joined by Douglass and Booker T. Washington descendants Nicole Morris (Les Misérables), Nettie Washington Douglass and Kenneth B. Morris of the Frederick Douglass Family Initiatives, Inaugural Poet Laureate of Massachusetts Regie Gibson, and Douglass scholar Dr. Noelle Trent, President &amp; CEO, Museum of African American History I Boston &amp; Nantucket.&nbsp;A suggested donation of $20 will support #DouglassWeek programming. &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;

Frederick Douglass and the Massachusetts 54th: Community Day at Camp Meigs Memorial Park 

#DouglassWeek 2025 opens with remarks and a wreath laying to honor the Civil War service of Frederick Douglass and his sons, Charles and Lewis. Featuring Douglass descendants, Rep. Rob Consalvo, Sen. Michael Rush, MA Poet Laureate Regie Gibson, the Massachusetts 54th Regiment reenactors, and community leaders, the free public event will also include a Reading Frederick Douglass Together opportunity supported by a grant from Mass Humanities.

Camp Meigs Memorial Park

“Threads of Legacy: Nantucket Narratives”

Bee Blunt, the heritage-driven fashion brand known for honoring Black style and storytelling through classic American design, and the Museum of African American History I Boston &amp; Nantucket (MAAH), which operates historic sites in Boston and Nantucket, today announced the launch of a creative partnership. The collaboration will showcase “Threads of Legacy: Nantucket Narratives”, a special pop-up experience and capsule collection on Saturday, July 19, 2025, at the Seneca Boston–Florence Higginbotham House, one of two historic properties on MAAH’s Nantucket campus. This event marks the launch of an ongoing creative partnership between Bee Blunt and MAAH that will blend historic preservation with contemporary fashion. The debut “Threads of Legacy,” an exclusive capsule collection designed by Bee Blunt for MAAH, draws inspiration from the stories, voices, and archival material preserved by the museum. The July 19th event will include a VIP Preview Reception from 12:00 PM–1:00 PM, followed by the official opening of the shop where guests will have the opportunity to purchase limited-edition pieces, meet the designer, and learn about the stories behind the collection.

Seneca Boston–Florence Higginbotham House

Museum of African American History Boston|Nantucket to Host Book Release Event for “We Refuse: A Forceful History of Black Resistance" at the African Meeting House

WHAT/WHY: Carter Jackson will discuss her new book “We Refuse: A Forceful History of Black Resistance” which explores the myriad ways that Black people—particularly Black women—have pursued free and full lives by refusing white dominion over their mind, body, and soul. Carter Jackson is a MAAH historian-in-residence and the Michael and Denise Kellen ’68 Associate Professor and Chair of Africana Studies at Wellesley College. &nbsp; Carter Jackson will be interviewed by Dr. Kerri Greenidge, the Mellon Associate Professor at Tufts University who co-directs the African American Trail Project and the Tufts' Slavery, Colonialism, and Their Legacies Project. Dr. Greenidge is also a MAAH historian-in-residence. &nbsp; The event is free and open to the public and includes a book signing at the program’s conclusion.&nbsp;To reserve a seat visit <a href="https://www.eventbrite.com/e/we-refuse-book-release-party-and-conversation-tickets-894580383007?aff=oddtdtcreator" target="_blank">https://www.eventbrite.com/e/we-refuse-book-release-party-and-conversation-tickets-894580383007?aff=oddtdtcreator</a>. The first 50 guests to arrive will receive book-related merchandise courtesy of the author. &nbsp; For more information about the book visit: <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R8dlC_Knk0M&amp;t=11s" target="_blank">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R8dlC_Knk0M&amp;t=11s</a> &nbsp; &nbsp; WHEN: Tuesday, June 4th at 6:30 PM. Doors open at 6:00 PM. &nbsp; WHERE: The African Meeting House at the Museum of African American History Boston|Nantucket, 46 Joy Street, Beacon Hill. $5 validated parking is available at 165 Cambridge Street and at the Charles River Plaza parking lot adjacent to 165 Cambridge St. &nbsp; WHO: <ul><li>Author <a href="https://www.kelliecarterjackson.com/about" target="_blank">Kelli Carter Jackson</a> </li><li>Interviewer Dr. Kerri Greenidge</li><li>Christian Walkes, MAAH Director of Education and Interpretation Programs</li></ul>

African Meeting House

Cure by the Harbor

Enjoy an evening of light bites, lingerie, shopping and sipping at Cure by the Harbor at the Dolphin Yacht Club, 17 Allerton Place. The Christine Lucas Band will perform. The event, sponsored by the Dolphin and Liz Steinfeld Lingerie, supports lung cancer research. Learn more and buy tickets at&nbsp;<a href="http://www.curebytheharbor.org/" target="_blank">curebytheharbor.org</a>.

Dolphin Yacht Club

Voices of Hope presents HELLO, DOLLY!

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North Shore Music Theatre

MUSEUM OF AFRICAN AMERICAN HISTORY (MAAH) & THE JAMES M. AND CATHLEEN D. STONE FOUNDATION STONE BOOK AWARDS

Three respected authors whose vivid nonfiction works reveal the struggles and triumphs of Black Americans will be recognized on Thursday, October 19th during the 2023 Museum of African American History (MAAH) Stone Book Awards presentations. Established in 2018 to encourage the exploration of “exemplary contemporary scholarship and writing within the field of African American history and culture,”­­ the annual event includes a $50,000 prize for the winner and $10,000 each for two finalists. The award ceremony will be held at 6:30 pm at the African Meeting House located at 46 Joy Street on MAAH’s Beacon Hill campus. This year’s award yielded 90 eligible entries submitted by noted publishers including Harper Collins, W.W. Norton, Penguin Random House and university presses from across the country.  The 2023 honorees are:   <a href="https://africanamericanstudies.wisc.edu/staff/thulani-davis/">Thulani Davis</a>, an award-winning playwright, journalist, librettist, novelist, poet, screenwriter, and scholar will receive the $50,000 top prize for her book The Emancipation Circuit: Black Activism Forging a Culture of Freedom. A recipient of numerous honors including the Lila Wallace-Reader’s Digest Writers Award, a PEW Foundation National Theatre Artist Residency, and a Charles H. Revson Fellowship on the Future of New York City, Davis is an Assistant Professor in Afro-American Studies and a Nellie Y. McKay Fellow at the University of Wisconsin, Madison.   <a href="https://as.tufts.edu/rcd/people/faculty/kerri-greenidge">Kerri K. Greenidge</a> is the Mellon Assistant Professor in the Department of Studies in Race, Colonialism, and Diaspora at Tufts University where she also co-directs the African American Trail and the Slavery, Colonialism, and Their Legacies Projects. She will be saluted for The Grimkes: The Legacy of Slavery in an American Family. Greenidge is the recipient of numerous awards including the Peter J. Gomes Book Prize from the Massachusetts Historical Society.   <a href="https://www.blackfives.org/bio/">Claude Johnson</a>, an acclaimed historian and writer, is the author of The Black Fives: The Epic Story of Basketball’s Forgotten Era. As founder of the Black Fives Foundation, Johnson directs efforts to research, preserve, showcase, and teach the pre-NBA history of African American basketball while honoring its pioneers and their descendants. Earlier in his career, Johnson held senior management and executive positions at IBM, American Express, NBA Properties, Nike, Phat Farm, and Benetton Sportsystem.   “The Stone Foundation is proud to partner with the Museum to honor these remarkable chroniclers of African American history, culture and traditions,” said Cathy Stone, President, James M. and Cathleen D. Stone Foundation. “We congratulate this year’s winners, Thulani Davis, Kerri Greenidge, and Claude Johnson, and offer our deepest thanks to the jurors. We invite everyone to join us on October 19th as we celebrate exceptional writing and reflect on the power found in illuminating and bearing witness to our shared past.”   The evening will feature remarks by this year's winning authors and several members of the award’s distinguished panel of <a href="https://maah.us20.list-manage.com/track/click?u=695039ecf54507eb55166a85b&amp;id=5173d7906d&amp;e=461b99bcc8">jurors</a>: Dr. Dana A. Williams, Professor of African American Literature and Interim Dean of the Graduate School at Howard University; Dr. William Sturkey, an associate professor in the Department of History at the University of Pennsylvania; Dr. Courtney R. Baker, Associate Professor of English at University of California, Riverside; , Dr. Charles McKinney, Neville Frierson Bryan Chair of Africana Studies and Associate Professor of History; and Dr. Jesse McCarthy, Assistant Professor in the departments of English and of African and African American Studies at Harvard University. Journalist Callie Crossley of GBH Radio and Television will host a conversation with Thulani Davis and a Q&amp;A session with the audience.   According to MAAH’s President and CEO, Dr. Noelle Trent, the winning books must reflect MAAH’s mission, vision, and core values. They are judged on their scholarship, accessibility, and their ability to spark dialogue within and across social and racial groups.   “The Museum of African American History Stone Book Award is a natural extension of our efforts to foster community connections and share the powerful stories of the African American experience,” said Trent. “We see our properties in Boston and Nantucket as more than welcoming historic destinations, they are vital resources and gathering places where people can come together to learn, exchange ideas, and engage in important conversations.”   The MAAH Stone Book Award ceremony is free and open to the public, with advanced registration required. For additional information and to register please visit maahstonebookaward.org.

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S4: top picks

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S16: editor picks

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S2 (A): top experiences

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S3 (A): trending experiences

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S17: interest based

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Where to eat and drink in Boston? Joyraft has Boston’s newest bars, restaurants and specials. Drinks and pre fixe dinner menus. Cambridge & Somerville too.

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