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---------- Original Message ---------- From: Lori Lander <lorilander@gmail.com> Date: 02/16/2022 6:40 PM Subject: Recording of Black History in Cambridge: Learning More PLUS Resources PLUS Events

Dear friends

At the request of a number of you, I am pasting in the link for the recording of this morning's conversation

February 16 Black History of Cambridge: Learning More https://us02web.zoom.us/rec/share/d240dMYueV6cRinfx9TqpuD_5HN-MJucxTDEVKKYrz... https://lorilander.us17.list-manage.com/track/click?u=0fce13aefb55aca45ef0fc... Passcode: jeFB0GM!

The conversation was led by Paula Paris, Member, Cambridge Historical Commission https://lorilander.us17.list-manage.com/track/click?u=0fce13aefb55aca45ef0fc... and Co-Founder of the Cambridge Black History Project https://lorilander.us17.list-manage.com/track/click?u=0fce13aefb55aca45ef0fc... Marieke van Damme and Beth Folsom, History Cambridge https://lorilander.us17.list-manage.com/track/click?u=0fce13aefb55aca45ef0fc... Chris Beagan and Emily Levine, Longfellow House https://lorilander.us17.list-manage.com/track/click?u=0fce13aefb55aca45ef0fc... – Washington’s Headquarters National Historic Site

and the background resources Paula, Marieke, Beth, Chris and Emily suggested plus additional resources mentioned this morning and important events this week and next, including MBK Community Conversation this evening

Please share this info freely to whomever you think might be interested

all the very best Lori

Cambridge Black History Project https://cambridgeblackhistoryproject.org https://lorilander.us17.list-manage.com/track/click?u=0fce13aefb55aca45ef0fc...

Walking Tour African American Women in 19th Century Cambridge, MA https://cambridgeblackhistoryproject.org/walking-tour/ https://lorilander.us17.list-manage.com/track/click?u=0fce13aefb55aca45ef0fc...

Cambridge Black Trailblazers https://cambridgeblackhistoryproject.org/trailblazers/ https://lorilander.us17.list-manage.com/track/click?u=0fce13aefb55aca45ef0fc...

Books by Sarah Boyer available at Cambridge Public Library We are The Port Crossroads: Stories of Central Square

History Cambridge: * Recent Programming on Black History in Cambridge, https://drive.google.com/file/d/1f_R2jKKv_hgoseERfb7gsFz0f_fsDOWy/view?usp=s... https://lorilander.us17.list-manage.com/track/click?u=0fce13aefb55aca45ef0fc... * Call to Artists to install temporary public art on the front lawn of Hooper-Lee-Nichols House (HLN) in the Spring of 2022 to raise awareness of Black history in West Cambridge, https://historycambridge.org/research/did-you-know/call-to-artists-tory-rows... https://lorilander.us17.list-manage.com/track/click?u=0fce13aefb55aca45ef0fc... * Oral Histories, https://historycambridge.org/category/oral-histories/ https://lorilander.us17.list-manage.com/track/click?u=0fce13aefb55aca45ef0fc... * Self-Guided Walking Tour: Where is Cambridge From? The Caribbean Community in The Port, https://historycambridge.org/self-guided-tour/07-14-18-where-is-cambridge-fr... https://lorilander.us17.list-manage.com/track/click?u=0fce13aefb55aca45ef0fc...

Suggestions From Longfellow House and the National Park Service Early History: Of Bondage and the Building of Brattle Street https://lorilander.us17.list-manage.com/track/click?u=0fce13aefb55aca45ef0fc...

Though Dwelling in a Land of Freedom https://lorilander.us17.list-manage.com/track/click?u=0fce13aefb55aca45ef0fc...

Beyond "Poems on Slavery": Black Abolitionist Poets and Longfellow's Imperfect Allyship https://lorilander.us17.list-manage.com/track/click?u=0fce13aefb55aca45ef0fc...

"More Precious Than Rubies:" Alice Longfellow and Students at Hampton and Tuskegee Institutes https://lorilander.us17.list-manage.com/track/click?u=0fce13aefb55aca45ef0fc...

Connecting Past, Present, and Future: The Descendants of Darby Vassall on the Legacy of Slavery and Freedom on April 26, 2022 https://bpl.bibliocommons.com/events/61e0632c3eb3c528000f5454 https://lorilander.us17.list-manage.com/track/click?u=0fce13aefb55aca45ef0fc...

See Also Other Oral Histories Cambridge Community Center narrative history interviews: https://soundcloud.app.goo.gl/HuKgr3ND4WULnSqs9 https://lorilander.us17.list-manage.com/track/click?u=0fce13aefb55aca45ef0fc...

JukeBox at the Foundry www.foundryjukebox.org https://lorilander.us17.list-manage.com/track/click?u=0fce13aefb55aca45ef0fc...

Walking Tours Mt. Auburn Cemetery African American Heritage Trail https://mountauburn.org/african-american-trail/ https://lorilander.us17.list-manage.com/track/click?u=0fce13aefb55aca45ef0fc...

MLK Day of Service and Learning Community Walk thru The Port Neighborhood (we will be updating this in the coming month or so) https://manyhelpinghands365.org/community-walk-through-cambridges-own-histor... https://lorilander.us17.list-manage.com/track/click?u=0fce13aefb55aca45ef0fc...

Events this week and next

TONIGHT Wednesday February 16, 7:00 - 8:30pm Examining Cambridge Schools Through the Lens of Black History Week Founder Carter G. Woodson A MBK Community Conversation Zoom link: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/88523612265 https://lorilander.us17.list-manage.com/track/click?u=0fce13aefb55aca45ef0fc...

Thursday February 17, 6:00 – 8:00 pm I’m a Good Person, Isn’t That Good Enough with author Debby Irving This program is part of History Cambridge’s Tory Row Anti-Racism Coalition (TRAC) efforts. https://historycambridge.org/featured/im-a-good-person-isnt-that-enough/ https://lorilander.us17.list-manage.com/track/click?u=0fce13aefb55aca45ef0fc...

Friday February 18, 7:00 – 8:30pm The River Runs Through It In celebration of Black History Month, please join us for an evening of poetry featuring Terry E. Carter and Maya N. Carter. This virtual program will be a tribute to diversity on the Mystic River and the richness of culture and community across the Mystic River watershed. Mystic River Watershed Association https://lorilander.us17.list-manage.com/track/click?u=0fce13aefb55aca45ef0fc... https://mysticriver.org/calendar/a-river-runs-through-it? https://lorilander.us17.list-manage.com/track/click?u=0fce13aefb55aca45ef0fc...

Thursday February 17 to Sunday March 20, 2022 Young Nerds of Color Central Square Theater A new play by Melinda Lopez which weaves together over 60 interviews with scientists from the most underrepresented backgrounds. https://www.centralsquaretheater.org/shows/young-nerds-of-color https://lorilander.us17.list-manage.com/track/click?u=0fce13aefb55aca45ef0fc...

Saturday February 26, 11:00 AM – 1:00 PM The 36th Annual Martin Luther King, Jr. Brunch hosted by the Cambridge Branch of the NAACP. “Our Beloved Community in Action: What will it take to build an anti-racist city?”. President Laurence Bacow and Boston University Professor Ibram X. Kendi https://www.eventbrite.com/e/cambridge-naacp-36th-annual-dr-martin-luther-ki... https://lorilander.us17.list-manage.com/track/click?u=0fce13aefb55aca45ef0fc...

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