Social Justice

"Afford them no shelter"--Cotton Mather re enslaved Christians who had escaped. Historian Richard Boles offers a nuanced exploration of the role of Puritan theology in New England slavery, and the way that enslaved Black and indigenous people shaped the society around them. This is the fourth in Partnership of Historic Bostons' lecture series, Enslavement & Resistance: New England 1620-1760. sign up now! The next online session will be Wednesday, Dec. 6.  More info to come. For more information go to https://historicbostons.org/

Race & Slavery at First Church (Unitarian) in Roxbury. At UU Urban Ministry, 10 Putnam St, Boston, and ONLINE. Boston played a major role in the trans-Atlantic slave trade, and people were enslaved throughout all of Boston's neighborhoods. This final presentation in Partnership of Historic Bostons' fall lecture series on Enslavement and Resistance in New England looks at the relevance of the colonial past in answering the question: What steps should Boston take today? Harvard PhD Aabid Allibhai is joined by former MA legislator and lifelong activist Byron Rushing and Rev. Mary Margaret Earl of UU Urban Ministry. sign up

Racism Without Racists: Color-Blind Racism and the Persistence of Racial Inequality in America, by Eduardo Bonilla-Silva, professor of sociology at Duke University. Wednesday, December 27, 2023 @ 7:00 pm - 9:00 pm. FREE. The Dock Bracy Center writes: “Bonilla-Silva’s acclaimed Racism without Racists examines in detail how Whites talk, think, and account for the existence of racial inequality and makes clear that color-blind racism is as insidious now as ever. The sixth edition of this provocative book includes new material on systemic racism and how color-blind racism framed many issues during the COVID-19 pandemic. A revised conclusion addresses what readers