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Lawyers for Civil Rights from Boston has filed a complaint with the Department of Education's Office of Civil Rights on behalf of a student victim of racial harassment and a mock slave auction in the Southwick school district.
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The Sheffield Historical Society unveiled a new headstone for Black Civil War soldier William D. Jones on Wednesday. His family members and about one hundred people from the town gathered to celebrate his military service.
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This week on The Rundown, panelists discuss the aftermath of racist student bullying, the development of clean energy infrastructure, and more from the NEPM newsroom and the NENC.
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We talk about local Black history, continue our journey with the exhibit, "Emancipation," at Williams College Museum of Art, and talk about graciousness with word nerd Emily Brewster.
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Guest host Jill Kaufman talks to panelists about racist allegations at Southwick Regional School, Gov. Maura Healy's Supreme Judicial Court nomination, and more. Carrie Saldo interviews local activist Mpress Nembhard.
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Jennifer Willard, the superintendent of the Southwick-Tolland-Granville regional school district, said they've concluded an investigation into what she called a “highly inappropriate and racist" conversation involving Southwick Regional School students on Snapchat.
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The Lift Every Voice Lecture Series will be held at the Spring of Hope Church of God in Springfield now through Feb. 29.
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An exhibit from the organization Ancestral Bridges foundation at Amherst College features stories and artifacts of Black and Afro-Indigenous families who lived and worked in Amherst during the 19th and early 20th centuries.
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In the first episode of The Rundown with Carrie Saldo, a police search for a book in a middle school classroom sparks questions and concerns about censorship and government overreach, western Mass. museums pull objects from display after new federal rules require tribal consent.
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Springfield has been celebrating Black History Month with a flag raising on Feb. 1 for the past 38 years.