The Valley is working towards becoming a welcoming, diverse, equitable, and inclusive place
Hints of progress…
Town of Amherst Moves Forward With Reparations for Black Residents
Amherst: Righting past wrongs: A racial reckoning is under way in several Valley communities
Amherst Declares Racism Public Health Issue
Amherst Holds Annual Race Amity Day, 2nd Sunday in June
Amherst councilors lean toward anti-racism training
Zoning changes to mandate more affordable housing in Amherst
Guest columnist David Hoose: It’s time for unarmed traffic enforcement
Hadley Public Schools partner with the W. E. B. DuBois Center at UMASS to teach Black History
Northampton Police Review Panel Calls For New Community Care Department
Columnist Carrie N. Baker and Marcela Rodrigues-Sherley: A response to attacks on diversity initiatives at Smith College
Internationally known hat-maker, Anika Lopez, returns to Amherst after decades away
'A Price Tag On Trauma?': Amherst Weighs Black Reparations
The case for local reparations
Healing Racism Institute to expand work
Northampton council backs police alternative, pressures mayor to act
Groups host festival in support of divesting from police
Guest columnist Michele Miller and Matthew Andrews: White enclaves and neighborhood apartheid
Writer to run for at-large council seat in Northampton
“Disparities of racial equity and justice are very real across all the domains of income, employment, housing, health, education, police, and justice.” Report: Indicators of Racial Equity and Justice for Amherst. About the Roundtable.
GCC summit participants look to increase diversity, inclusion in outdoor industry
Massachusetts lawmakers file nearly $1 billion economic equity bill, which Rep. Bud Williams describes as step toward reparations
Hadley school board adopts anti-racism resolution. Read the resolution.
Critical race theory panic: ‘A tried and true playbook move, Speaking Out with Carrie N. Baker
West Springfield council passes racism ʻcrisisʼ order
Students seek end to police at Amherst College
Miriam Kurland: The importance of the For the People Act
Indigenous community members and allies delve into the importance of the Land Back movement.
Forbes Library puts focus on racism, diversity
Frontier alumni call for reform in race education
Tilton Library, Deerfield Inclusion Group to hold conversation about racism
Library panel explores residents’ racism experiences