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Kate Abbott
The Clinton Church welcomes the community after a tribute to W.E.B. DuBois at the River Walk.
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Writing

W.E.B. DuBois strengthens the soul of a community (February 17 newsletter)

February 23, 2021
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This morning I remembered a day in July in a garden along the Housatonic River. A woman was singing in a strong, rich alto, leading a spiritual in the W.E.B. Dubois memorial garden, and we were thinking about how he felt about the town where he was born. 

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Will Amado Syldor-Severino holds his three-week-old son, Abi.
Photo by Siobhan Connally
Community

Will Amado Syldor-Severino speaks to silence

February 12, 2021
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Will Amado Syldor-Severino, a senior fellow with Americorps Massachusetts Promise, is holding his three-week-old son, Abi, on a winter day, as he talks about diversity, his work with local teens and painful issues too often left unsaid.

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Mike Zabian tries on a tie and an orange vest at Zabian's, his family business in Lee. Photo courtesy of the artist.
Photo by Siobhan Connally
Community

Zabian family builds businesses and trust on Main Street

January 27, 2021
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Mike Zabian cuts a striking figure as he strolls in front of the Main Street building that bears his name, wearing dark gray slacks and an orange wool sweater-vest, smiling at people passing by.

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Martin Luther King Jr. memorial. Creative Commons courtesy photo.
Photo by Alan Kotok
About

Martin Luther King in the 21st century

January 15, 2021
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We honor Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. this week. And what do we tell each other this year, as we think of him? … As I look ahead tonight, I remember Ross Gay telling the story of a fig tree growing in Philadelphia.

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North Philadelphia
Amaan Stewart
Community

The Making of ‘The West Philadelphia Problem: From Redlining to Penntrification’

November 18, 2020
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A deep dive into the mind of Amaan Stewart, the creator of the podcast ‘The West Philadelphia Project: From Red-Lining to Penntrification.’ 

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Amaan Stewart and Red-Lining
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History

The West Philadelphia Problem: From Redlining to Penntrification

November 18, 2020
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Amaan Stewart delves into the displacement of a Black community in West Philadelphia due to urban renewal by University of Pennsylvania.

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WAM Theatrer will perform a contemporary comedy by Nationally acclaimed playwright Larissa Fasthorse
Photo by Conor Horgan
Theater

Satire for a post-election season: Larissa FastHorse’s ‘The Thanksgiving Play’

November 17, 2020
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Larissa FastHorse, a member of the Sicangu Lakota Nation and a nationally recognized playwright, asks probing questions in satire as WAM Theatre virtually performs of the acclaimed comedy ‘The Thanksgiving Play.’

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Tunnel city Coffee has been serving its own roasted beans on Spring Street in Williamstown for decades.
Photo by Kate Abbott
Community

Williamstown looks up after the election

November 13, 2020
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Spring Street was alive on Saturday. Students were sitting outside Tunnel City in the unexpectedly warm weather, and I could feel a lift and an energy for the first time in … I don’t know how long.

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Ivy Rodriguez joins a broad Berkshire network of professionals in the Dulye Leadership Experience.
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Community

Dulye Leadership Experience builds local economy in the pandemic

November 10, 2020
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The Dulye Leadership Experience has moved to the Berkshires, bringing a network that reaches around the world, and young professionals talk with me about the skills and careers and community they are building.

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Members of Sojourn Theatre's ensemble cast look up at TV monitors of political ads as they pre-set on the stage for the interactive play 'The Race' at Georgetown University's Gonda Theatre in Washington.
Photo by Jonathan Ernst
Theater

‘The Race 2020’- MCLA theater reflects on presidential power

November 6, 2020
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MCLA presents ‘The Race 2020’ — an interactive show by Sojourn Theater that engages audienes in discussing the 2020 presidential election.

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