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2023 EWH TEA TALK SUGGESTED READING LIST

Sunday, February 5, 2023″Before European Contact”: Changing the Ways We Present Our History The First and the Forced: Essays on the Native American and African American Experience EDUCATING AMERICA: THE HISTORIAN’S RESPONSIBILITY TO NATIVE AMERICANS AND THE PUBLICSunday, February 12, 2023The Paradox of Education for Black & Brown Children HB544Ignoring Racism in Schools Actually Increases Prejudice Sunday, February 19, 2023″Beyond Forty Acres”: Land Ownership, and Black Wealth Black Land Theft and the Racial Wealth DivideIn Vermont, just 17 of the 7,000 farms are Black-owned. A…

BHTNH Welcomes L’Merchie Frazier as Guest Poet for Closing Event in Poetry Series

News, Poetry Event

The Black Heritage Trail of NH is pleased to welcome visual artist, poet, innovator, and public historian as the final guest poet of this year’s Black Matter is Life poetry series on Thursday, January 19, at 7pm. The Black Matter is Life: Poetry for Engagement and Overcoming examines the work of both well-known and little-known Black poets to explore and discuss the rich tradition and innovation found in African American poetry. This program is designed to build bridges across the racial…

BHTNH 2023 Elinor Williams Hooker Tea Talks Presenters Biographies

Tea Talks

Courageous Conversations: Leaning in for ChangePresenters Biographies Sunday, February 5, 2023″Before European Contact”: Changing The Ways We Present Our HistoryKabria Baumgartner is a historian of the nineteenth-century United States, specializing in the history of education, African American women’s and gender history, and New England studies. She is currently Dean’s Associate Professor of History and Africana Studies; Associate Director of Public History. She is the author of In Pursuit of Knowledge: Black Women and Educational Activism in Antebellum America, which tells the…

Celebrate Black History and Culture at the Black New England Conference

BNEC, News

The Black Heritage Trail of New Hampshire’s 16th Black New England Conference, “Where the Money Resides: An Exploration of Racialized Access and Historic Exclusion from Wealth” is more than deep discussions and stimulating presentations, it also celebrates Black culture, and Black innovation and leadership. Join us on October 21, and 22, at Southern New Hampshire University in Manchester, for an experience that will energize and inspire all of us to promote equity and justice in our communities and throughout our…

2022 BHTNH Citizen of the Year Award

BNEC

2022 Black New England Conference Presenters Bios Keynote Speakers Suggested Readings Jay Williams President and CEO, Hartford Foundation for Public Giving Since July 2017, Jay Williams has served as president of the Hartford Foundation. He is currently leading the Foundation’s commitment to dismantle structural racism, achieve equity and improve social and economic mobility in our region in partnership with nonprofit organizations and community stakeholders. Williams serves on the boards of the MetroHartford Alliance, and AdvanceCT, and is a member of…

Jay Williams Named BHTNH 2022 Citizen of the Year

BNEC, News

JerriAnne Boggis, Executive Director, announced that the Black Heritage Trail of New Hampshire has unanimously selected Jay Williams, president of the Hartford Foundation, as the Black Heritage Trail of New Hampshire’s 2022 Citizen of the Year. Williams was selected by the committee from a slate of nominees from throughout New England. Boggis said, “Jay Williams was chosen not only for his Black philanthropy but also because of his leadership and commitment to dismantling racism, achieving equity, and improving social and economic mobility…

Three Distinctive Regional Tours for 2022 BNEC

BNEC, News

Manchester, NH – The Black Heritage Trail of New Hampshire is pleased to offer three distinctive pre-conference tours on Thursday, October 20 for attendees of our 2022 Black New England Conference, Where the Money Resides: An Exploration of Racialized Access & Historic Exclusion from Wealth. Thursday, October 20 | 10:00 AM – 2:00 PM | 84 Silk Farm Rd, Concord, NH On the first tour, participants will join members of the New England Farmer of Color Collaborative for a…

Panels on Barriers to Wealth Accumulation Faced by Blacks Open Black New England Conference 2022

BNEC, News

Press Release, Friday, September 2, 2022Black New England Conference 2022, Where the Money Resides: An Exploration of Racialized Access & Historic Exclusion from Wealth, opens on Friday, October 21 with two provocative panels on the historic barriers African Americans faced as they sought to accumulate wealth.The first panel, “The Rise and Fall of Enslaved and Free Blacks of Affluence,” features University of Oklahoma Associate Professor Karlos Hill, Najee Brown, Founder of Theatre for the People, and University of Rhode Island Professor Marcus Nevius.…

2022 Black New England Conference Keynote & Special Presenters

BNEC

2022 Black New England ConferencePresenters BiosConference ScheduleSuggested ReadingsBiographies of Keynote PresentersAWARDS DINNER & KEYNOTE ADDRESS Featuring Dr. Ibram X. KendiIBRAM X. KENDI is one of America’s foremost historians and leading antiracist scholars. He is a National Book Award-winning and #1 New York Times bestselling author of six books for adults and four books for children. Dr. Kendi is the Andrew W. Mellon Professor in the Humanities and the Founding Director of the Boston University Center for Antiracist Research. Dr. Kendi is…

IBRAM X KENDI TO BE KEYNOTE PRESENTER AT 16TH ANNUAL BLACK NEW ENGLAND CONFERENCE

BNEC, News

The Black Heritage Trail of New Hampshire is pleased to announce that best-selling author and distinguished scholar Dr. Ibram X. Kendi will be delivering the keynote at the Black New England Conference Awards Dinner, on Friday Oct. 21 at Southern NH University. Dr Kendi is the founder of Boston University’s Center for Antiracist Research and author of many bestselling books including How to be an Antiracist, Antiracist Baby, and Stamped. Time magazine named Dr. Kendi one of the most 100…