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 […]
Dozens gathered at the Oak Bluffs library last week to unveil the latest addition to the African American Heritage Trail of Martha’s Vineyard (AAHT), and to honor intellectual and activist Robert Hayden Jr. On Thursday, Dec. 7, through a collaboration with the Massachusetts Association of Science Teachers (MAST), the trail’s 37th site was named in […]
The Chilmark Town Affairs Council (CTAC) presented a plan geared toward preventing an incident similar to the one in July during a camp offered at Chilmark Community Center where two white campers put a tent strap around the neck of a Black camper. During a Chilmark select board meeting Tuesday that attracted more than 60 […]
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Mary Tucker dies days before 103rd birthday
Family remembers her for her warm and nurturing personality, her love for tennis, her lobster rolls, and much more.
Mary Tucker is being remembered as a mother, grandmother, civil rights advocate, and more.
Mary Tucker’s granddaughter, Gretchen Mercer, kisses her while they spend time at The Barn Bowl and Bistro during Christmastime.
Mary Tucker, longtime Civil Rights activist and grandmother to many, passed away on March 14, just days before her 103rd birthday.
Mary Tucker stands with her two great-grandsons, Brandon Mercer (left), and Jason Mercer (right).
Mary Tucker, lifelong civil rights activist and grandmother to many, passed away on March 14, 2021, just days before her 103rd birthday on March 18.