Breathing life into Douglass’ words: 15th annual Boston Common reading
“Frederick Douglass is my hero,” says Boston resident Nancy Ahmadifar. The first time she attended a reading of “What to the Slave is the Fourth of July?” in Jamaica Plain, she hadn’t intended to read part of the speech. She planned on simply observing, she said. But after listening to others speak at the microphone, […]
Mass Humanities Shifts Headquarters to Holyoke
The move marks a new chapter in the organization’s 50 years of supporting the humanities in Massachusetts. Mass Humanities, the state’s leading funder of public humanities programs, is relocating its headquarters from Northampton to Holyoke in August. The foundation will move into the newly renovated Armory Building at 130 Race Street. “We are honored to […]
