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Six Juveniles Criminally Charged in Southwick Racial Bullying Incident
Springfield – Earlier this morning, on March 14, 2024, Hampden District Attorney Anthony D. Gulluni authorized members of his office’s Massachusetts State Police Detective Unit and the Chief of the Juvenile Court Unit, to pursue criminal charges against six juveniles for their alleged roles in facilitating and participating in a hateful, racist online chat that…
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Western Massachusetts Black Nurses Association: Three Decades of Service to the Community and the Profession
Western Massachusetts Black Nurses Association (WMBNA), founded in 1994, will celebrate their 30th Anniversary on May 4th, 2024, with the theme entitled, “Celebrating 30 years of Nursing Leadership”. The keynote address will be given by Dr. Linda Thompson, DrPH, MPH, RN, FAAN. Dr. Thompson is Westfield State University’s 21st president. The Master of Ceremonies for…
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Back to School? I Never Left
As I move toward my seventh decade on the planet, my love of learning has kept my heart and mind youthful and vital. I remain optimistic, even in this global dystopia, because I still have wonder. I can still be excited by learning about a bug that lands on my porch, one that I have…
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Persistence Builds Legacy
God uses a sacred burden to birth dreams and visions. Typically, we introduce a concept foreign to a community or city. In other words, we are bringing to market or fulfilling a void within the community. Attorneys Rick and Marjorie Hurst did just that.
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Students Inspired During Black History Month
SPRINGFIELD – Springfield Technical Community College capped off its celebration of Black History Month with an inspiring talk by Dr. Ilyasah Shabazz, an award-winning author, educator and producer. Shabazz was greeted warmly by cheers and a standing ovation as she stepped up to the podium at Scibelli Hall on Feb. 29. She smiled broadly and…
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A New Season for the Symphony A New Beginning with our Community
The past several years have been challenging for organizations of every size and stripe. The impact of a global pandemic, the upsetting of the natural order of things and the changes in work and leisure have in many ways turned the world upside down
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Mayoral Forum
In the second of the two Springfield candidate forums held on August 16th at Mt. Zion Baptist Church and hosted by the Pioneer Valley Project, The Pastors’ Council of Greater Springfield, Greater Springfield, MA NAACP
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Springfield At Large City Council Candidate Forum
As a result of the joint efforts of the Pioneer Valley Project, The Pastors’ Council of Greater Springfield, Greater Springfield, MA NAACP, the Divine Nine (D9) Fraternities and Sororities and the Springfield Alumnae Chapter of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc., an At-Large City Council Candidate Forum was held at St. John’s Congregational Church on August…
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JUSTIN HURST FOR MAYOR
It should certainly come as no surprise to anyone that we endorse Justin Hurst for Mayor of Springfield. He is, after all, a “close” relative.
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Come Ride This Train – Kids ON TRACK – July 22 & 23, 2023
Palmer, MA – As part of the Kids ON TRACK weekend, CTrail, the Amherst Railway Society, and Springfield Union Station are working together to offer special roundtrip train rides between Springfield and Hartford on the mornings of July 22 & 23, 2023.
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Governor Healey Kicks Off 2023 Summer Nights Program
BOSTON – As part of its commitment to promoting the safety and health of Massachusetts’ young people, the Healey-Driscoll Administration today announced the expansion of the Department of Conservation’s successful Summer Nights Program.
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Emerging Adult Court of Hope Graduates Second Participant
Springfield – Hampden District Attorney Anthony Gulluni’s Emerging Adult Court of Hope (EACH) graduated its second participant, Sedale Collymore, 26, of Springfield, on Wednesday, February 16, 2023. Sedale had been facing several serious charges from an incident in August of 2019, and instead choose to participate in the EACH Court in order to turn his…
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Keep Trying!
Graduation indicates the ending of one season and the beginning of another or suggests a starting point. It would help if you viewed today as a starting point that where you are today is the first step of many.
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Stroke Has Many Causes -Energy Drinks Among the Latest
SPRINGFIELD – Eat this, not that. Drink this, not that. What’s a person to think? One day coffee is good for you, then another study a year later says it is not. Now caffeine, the popular stimulant in a person’s daily “cup of joe,” is under scrutiny again, but this time in relation to energy…
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City Councilor Justin Hurst Calls on Mayor Sarno to Fund the Board of Police Commissioners in the FY 2024 budget
Springfield – City Councilor Justin Hurst calls on Mayor Sarno to fund the Board of Police Commissioners in the FY 2024 budget. For the second year in a row, the Sarno administration has left the Board of Police Commissioners out of the budget entirely making it next to impossible for them to do their jobs…
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Full STEAM ahead…
Though I do not consider myself as having STEAM skills, I can truly recognize the value of teaching, modeling, encouraging, and inspiring STEAM in our students and schools. My husband Lee has been teaching STEAM since my children – who are now twenty and seventeen – were little.
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AF-AM NEWS bits June 2023
This bit was taken from the October 1, 2021 issue of POV EDITORS CAN BE FUNNY Writing is a flawed art. And if you take your mistakes personally, you’ll become creatively paralyzed which is why I so much appreciated a piece in a recent Barbara Bernard article in The Republican that my wife and editor…
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Springfield Symphony Orchestra To Host Free Juneteenth Concert For Community
Springfield – The Springfield Symphony Orchestra (SSO) will present its inaugural Juneteenth concert, free and open to the community, at 3 p.m. on Monday, June 19, 2023 at Springfield Symphony Hall.
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Men in Our Lives – Who Do You See?
It is important as we begin to look forward to remember the rich and tremendous history we as African American people have been blessed to possess. As we begin to reflect on our history, it becomes increasingly important for us to honor those who have paved the way and made invaluable contributions in our lives.…
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No More Cover-Ups – Marketing and Women’s Mental Health
From the time I reached puberty, my mother decided it was time for me to wear a girdle. She was 90 pounds and 4’11” and considered herself gordita, a diminutive form of fat; a term of endearment to some, a compliment to others, a body judgment nonetheless.
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New York Makes US History: Trump is INDICTED!!!
Payoffs, impeachments, insurrections, mishandling of classified documents. The time has finally come. On April 4, 2023, former President Donald Trump was arraigned on 34 felony charges.
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AF-AM NEWS bits
WHITENESS AS A COLLECTION OF HABITS The comments by Savala Nolan in a Time article (February 14/February 21, 2022) on White folks titled “Antiracists Can’t Work Alone,” were revealing. She wrote: “I think of whiteness primarily as a collection of habits and behaviors premised on the assumption that dealing with race is optional, and can…
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Happy Mother’s Day!
Let me begin by saying, “Happy Mother’s Day” to all the mothers worldwide. We deserve a day. We deserve more than one day. So why not give us the whole month of May? It’s a good month to celebrate mothers.
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AFAM NEWS bits- April 2023
ALL IT TAKES IS VISION AND THE WILLINGNESS TO CHANGE Although “My Point of View” article on page 24 sums up my thoughts and feelings about the Springfield Symphony Orchestra, it is important that readers know I am not alone as the author of a recent Time article confirmed.
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Governor Healey Announces Nation-Leading Effort to Pardon Marijuana Possession Misdemeanor Convictions
BOSTON – Governor Maura T. Healey announced that she is taking executive action to pardon misdemeanor marijuana possession convictions in Massachusetts. If approved by the Governor’s Council, this would be the most comprehensive action by a governor since President Joe Biden pardoned federal marijuana possession convictions and called on governors to take similar actions in…
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