AGENT OF CHANGE
byMeet the Town of Nantucket’s first Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Director, Kimal McCarthy. Like the rest of the country, Nantucket has been grappling with…
Anti-Racism
ADVOCATING FOR JUSTICE
byNantucket Equity Advocates fight structural and systemic racism on Nantucket. Long before the nationwide demonstrations prompted by the killings of George Floyd, Breonna Taylor…
PETITIONING FOR JUSTICE
byA community calls for answers in the African Meeting House hate crime case. Nantucket historically has been at the forefront of social justice movements….
NBUZZ: NANTUCKET YOUTH DEMAND JUSTICE
byIn the wake of the horrific killings of Ahmaud Arbery, Breonna Taylor and George Floyd, a group of Nantucket High School students organized an…
BIPOC BUSINESSES ON NANTUCKET
byOur goal is to champion island businesses owned by Black people, Indigenous people, and People of Color. The businesses below were submitted to us…
N TOP TEN: BOOKS TO READ TO BETTER UNDERSTAND RACE IN AMERICA
byTen books to read right now to better understand Black history, racism, and the importance of the Black Lives Matter movement. It is key…
N TOP TEN: LOCAL PLACES TO DONATE TO SUPPORT #BLACKLIVESMATTER
byFrom right here on Nantucket to the greater New England area, support the Black Lives Matter movement by donating to the following local and…
GRACE UNDER FIRE
byThe African Meeting House’s Charity-Grace Mofsen stands for the best of Nantucket in the face of one of the island’s ugliest moments. Charity-Grace Mofsen…