New Bedford Historical Society

06/19/2026

Celebrating Freedom on Juneteenth.

06/18/2026

06/18/2026

06/18/2026

Let us not forget.

On June 17, 2015, nine Black worshippers were murdered while attending Bible study at Mother Emanuel A.M.E. Church in Charleston, South Carolina. What should have been a sacred space of faith, fellowship, and peace became the site of one of the deadliest acts of racial violence in modern American history.

Today, we honor the lives lost, remember the resilience of their families and community, and reflect on the ongoing fight against hatred, racism, and violence.

May we never forget the Emanuel Nine:
Rev. Clementa Pinckney, Cynthia Hurd, Susie Jackson, Ethel Lance, Depayne Middleton-Doctor, Tywanza Sanders, Daniel Simmons Sr., Sharonda Coleman-Singleton, and Myra Thompson.

06/18/2026

06/17/2026

Colored Girls for Colored Girls—Evolution of Expression serves as ARTE NOIR’s flagship visual arts contribution to the 50th anniversary commemoration of For Colored Girls Who Have Considered Su***de / When the Rainbow Is Enuf in collaboration with the Ntozake Shange Trust. ✨

The exhibition will bring together women artists whose works move between tenderness and rupture, memory and invention. Drawing from Shange’s formal and emotional architecture, the exhibition uses the figures of lady in red, orange, yellow, green, blue, brown, and purple as a curatorial framework through which questions of identity, embodiment, environment, and remembrance come into view.

Submission Deadline: July 17, 2026
This call is open to local and national women artists of African American and African Diaspora descent.

06/17/2026

A landmark voting rights protection has been significantly weakened. What comes next?

The Supreme Court's 6–3 decision in Louisiana v. Callais could reshape how voting rights cases are argued and won. Join us for a conversation examining the ruling, its historical significance, and its potential impact on future challenges.

If you care about democracy, civil rights, history, or the courts, you won't want to miss this discussion.

Reserve your spot: https://ow.ly/FR1050Z9VAx

06/17/2026