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 African American Heritage Trail and the Martha’s Vineyard Public Charter School began an exciting collaboration in 2020, when Deirdre Brown’s history classes worked with the trail to clean and restore the Old Marine Cemetery in Oak Bluffs. Brown’s landscaping expertise was very valuable as years of undergrowth were cut back to reveal a clear […]
The African American Heritage Trail of Martha’s Vineyard (AAHTMV) unveiled a new site along its trail on Wednesday, honoring an old business in Oak Bluffs. The site is the first of AAHTMV’s Black Business Trail, which will include both historical and contemporary examples of Black enterprise in Oak Bluffs and Vineyard Haven. The African American […]
It was a feast day and a fair day all combined when President Joe Biden returned to his ancestral home in the town of Ballina, County Mayo, Ireland, last week. During his four-day visit to Ireland, he spent one day in Mayo making and cementing personal connections, beginning with a tour of the shrine in […]
Ireland’s ancient goddess, Brigid, long beloved and venerated in the hearts of the people, has been granted national recognition with an annual public holiday. Her official status is now recognized as equal to that of St. Patrick, and her day is the first national holiday recognizing a woman. The new holiday has been greeted with […]