Over 200 local members of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People, new and old, gathered at the PA Club in Oak Bluffs on Martin Luther King Jr. Day for an afternoon of honor, education, and activism. An introduction by President Toni Kauffman set the tone of the event. After acknowledging the history […]
After three years of virtual luncheons, the Martha’s Vineyard branch of the NAACP will bring back its annual Martin Luther King Jr. membership event to the P.A. Club on Monday, Jan. 15, from 1 to 3 pm. A panel of guest speakers will discuss how to most effectively continue the struggle for social and economic […]
Mrs. Marie B. Allen, 92, of Oak Bluffs, passed away on Feb. 4, 2023. Marie was born on May 25, 1930, to Edward James Bowling and Mary Frances (Redmond) Bowling. After graduating from Roxbury Memorial High School for Girls in 1947, she went on to study at Northwestern University at night, and worked a government […]
The NAACP Martha’s Vineyard Branch issued a statement on Tuesday asserting that the Oak Bluffs select board has refused to hear a request to raise the Juneteenth Flag in recognition of the federal holiday on Sunday. “The NAACP Martha’s Vineyard Branch is very disappointed that the Oak Bluffs select board has chosen not to even […]