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A museum and heritage center is dedicated to 'human rights apostle' W.E.B. Du Bois. The Du Bois Freedom Center is born. Now the former church has to be renovated.
Clinton Church Restoration formally announces that the African American cultural heritage center has been named the W.E.B. Du Bois Center for Freedom and Democracy. The public is invited to a celebration and commemorative unveiling of the name and logo at noon Friday, June 10, on the lawn of 9 Elm Court.
Randy Weinstein's been collecting W.E.B. Du Bois artifacts and books for decades. Now he's giving them to Great Barrington.
Yet another grant comes in for a a cultural and heritage center devoted to W.E.B. Du Bois and the Berkshires' African American history.
He grew up Black in white Great Barrington. Now G. Delano Burrowes has returned to explore the dynamic of racism in a progressive town, seeking to help people explore the way bias might live inside them.
The life of the Rev. Esther Dozier will be celebrated at Saint James Place Saturday. Dozier is remembered for her tireless activism and community work, as well as her passion for expanding the legacy of W.E.B. Du Bois in Great Barrington. The event is free, and will include music, tributes and refreshments.
The Black Legacy Project will premiere at 7 p.m. Sunday, in a free event at the Colonial Theatre in Pittsfield. The event will include a live concert, a preview screening of a documentary about the project, followed by a community conversation geared to fostering racial and cultural solidarity.
Pamela Larde, a professor, coach, award-winning author, business owner, and director of education at Harvard/McLean’s Institute for Coaching, will deliver the 25th W.E.B. Du Bois Memorial Lecture at Bard College at Simon's Rock on Wednesday, March 2, via Zoom.
Friends, family, dignitaries and officials from around the country joined together in person and via video to celebrate the life of Dr. Yoland…
With dignitaries, spiritual leaders, racial justice advocates and townspeople gathered, a plaque and tombstone will be unveiled later this month at the Mahaiwe Cemetery, where the mortal remains of W.E.B. Du Bois’ granddaughter eventually will be laid to rest. This is just one of many events planned for Feb. 18-23 in Great Barrington to mark the legacy of a native son and civil rights icon.
