In the Age of Brooke, the Labor Day Weekend was considered by many in the Oak Bluffs village as the final weekend of the summer season.
Rev. Adam Clayton Powell, Jr. wrote a column in his newspaper The People’s Voice, sharing his sense of personal freedom on the Vineyard.
Richard Washington, longtime Island resident and native of Everett died on August 30.
Chicago was the host of the Democratic National Convention last week and brought forth many historical markers worth underscoring. In 1968 Mayor Richard Daley quelled protesters with harsh police action. This year Mayor Brandon Johnson made space for protesters and with minimum disruption allowed peaceful symbols of discontent.
East Chop Capital was founded in 2018 by Hampton University graduates Calvin Butts, Jr. and Carrington Carter.
Sundays in August, Union Chapel is overflowing with Island visitors who come to give thanks for the blessing of being on this historic Island that is welcoming to all.
Boston University spent this past week hosting alumni, friends and guests with a reception at Knowhere Gallery on Circuit avenue, which is owned by BU graduate Ralph Groce and his wife Valerie Francis.
Della Brown Taylor Hardman was born in 1922 in Charleston. W.V.
Family, friends, neighbors and colleagues came to Chilmark this past Saturday afternoon to celebrate the 90th birthday of Connie Williams.
