The Colored Museum
Running Friday and Saturday 8PM, and Sunday at 3PM from May 20-June 5 at The Umbrella Arts Center, George C.…
Robbins House Receives Gift in Memory of Beloved Concord Public Schools Teacher
CONCORD, Ma. (April 27, 2022) – The Robbins House has received a generous gift of $25,000 from Barbara Elliot, beloved…
Civil Disobedience Walk
Monday, January 17, 2022, 1:00pm-2:00pm | Meet historian Richard Smith and Nikki Turpin from the Robbins House at the Thoreau house replica near the main parking lot, for a conversation about Thoreau’s night in jail and his essay Civil Disobedience.
MLK and the Strength of Shared Dreams
Zoom webinar on Friday, January 21st at 6:30 pm for a live character portrayal and video depicting how MLK’s “Poor Peoples Campaign” was a turning point in intersectional advocacy.
Concord Festival of Authors Kick-Off Keynote Speaker – Dr. Clint Smith, How the Word is Passed: A Reckoning with the History of Slavery Across America
Join journalist, scholar, and poet Clint Smith as he discusses his celebrated new book, How the Word is Passed: A…
The Essential, Sweeping Story of Juneteenth’s Importance – A Conversation with Annette Gordon-Reed
Annette Gordon-Reed, Harvard Law School Professor and Pulitzer-Prize winner for The Hemingses of Monticello, will discuss her newest book, On…
Concord Festival of Authors at The Robbins House – Journey to Freedom – Helping Young Readers Understand Colonial Slavery
Author Ray Shepard and educator Nikki Turpin will look at the inspiring story of Ona Judge and how her daring…
How a forgotten Black activist fueled a California city’s racial reckoning – Los Angeles Times
Sometimes simple calendar items are the introduction to a really good story. Such was the case of teacher and activist Ellen Garrison Jackson Clark and a small notice about the Altadena Historical Society’s Juneteenth celebration of her courageous but little-known life.
Smithsonian Hosts Inaugural Forum – “Our Shared Future: Reckoning with Our Racial Past”
Thursday, Aug. 26th • 7:00 pm ET Streaming virtually from Los Angeles Available for viewing after this here The Smithsonian…
