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 […]
The Oak Bluffs select board voted in favor of flying both the Progress Pride flag and the Juneteenth flag on town property in June. The Progress Pride flag will be flown from June 1 through 14 in honor of Pride Month. The Junteenth flag will be flown from June 16 to 20 in recognition of […]
In a profound moment for the town of Oak Bluffs, the NAACP-hosted Progress Pride flag-raising ceremony at Ocean Park made its mark in history by joining towns worldwide in showing support of their LGBTQ+ community. The ceremony, in celebration of the beginning of National Pride Month and the Island’s LGBTQ+ elders, youth, in addition to […]