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royalgazette.com > general > news > article > 20/26/0115 > celebrating-the-legacy-of-a-global-civil-rights-giant

Celebrating the legacy of a global civil rights giant

3+ hour, 48+ min ago   (308+ words) Martin Luther King Jr Day next Monday will come with commemorations in Hamilton to mark the example of the late civil rights leader, who was assassinated in 1968. The salute to Dr King at St Paul AME Church Hall on Victoria…...

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royalgazette.com > general > news > article > 20/25/0822 > ceremony-to-reflect-upon-slave-trade-and-legacy

Ceremony to reflect upon slave trade and legacy

4+ mon, 3+ week ago   (231+ words) A ceremony in Hamilton tomorrow will highlight the global legacy of the Transatlantic Slave Trade in Bermuda. The African Diaspora Heritage Trail Foundation will commemorate International Day for the Remembrance of the Slave Trade and its Abolition through the reading…...

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royalgazette.com > general > news > article > 20/25/0730 > bermudians-invited-to-remember-fight-for-freedom

Bermudians invited to remember fight for freedom

5+ mon, 2+ week ago   (236+ words) Bermuda has been urged to remember the history behind the holiday as Cup Match festivities kick off. The African Diaspora Heritage Trail Foundation said its members will join with representatives for the Friendly Society Association will issue a proclamation with…...

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royalgazette.com > general > news > article > 20/25/0701 > island-to-mark-anniversary-of-1959-theatre-boycott

Island to mark anniversary of 1959 Theatre Boycott

6+ mon, 2+ week ago   (659+ words) The island will mark the 66th anniversary of the Theatre Boycott in a series of events tomorrow. The 1959 boycott " in which Black residents refused to attend cinemas, restaurants and hotels in protest at racial segregation in those establishments " was a watershed…...

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royalgazette.com > general > news > article > 20/25/0430 > uniformed-services-jobs-offer-stability-purpose-and-pride

Uniformed services jobs offer ‘stability, purpose and pride’

8+ mon, 2+ week ago   (720+ words) The uniformed services held a final information session this week as part of an ongoing recruitment drive. The third event in the series was at Francis Patton Primary School in Hamilton Parish and wa... The uniformed services held a final…...

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royalgazette.com > international-business > business > article > 20/25/0304 > abic-hails-international-business-leaders-honoured-during-black-history-month-dinner

Business leaders lauded for Black History Month honour

10+ mon, 1+ week ago   (451+ words) Two distinguished leaders from Bermuda's international business community were congratulated by the Association of Bermuda International Companies for being honoured at the seventh annual Black History Month celebration dinner hosted by the Hamilton Princess & Beach Club. The sold-out event, which…...

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royalgazette.com > education > news > article > 20/25/0302 > premier-visits-primary-schools-black-history-exhibit

Premier visits primary school’s Black history exhibit

10+ mon, 1+ week ago   (282+ words) The Premier gave his congratulations to a primary school on the occasion of its seventh annual Black History Month exhibition. David Burt and his wife, Kristin, toured Paget Primary's Black History Month museum, which highlights Black Bermudians who have made…...

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royalgazette.com > education > news > article > 20/25/0228 > paget-primary-marks-black-history-month

Paget Primary marks Black History Month

10+ mon, 2+ week ago   (660+ words) An educator who dedicated more than three decades to the teaching profession was at Paget Primary School yesterday when the school held its annual Black History Month exhibition. Dean Furbert, a former Chief Education Officer, was featured at the event,…...

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royalgazette.com > opinion-writer > opinion > article > 20/25/0222 > at-the-blacksonian-they-can-handle-the-truth

At the Blacksonian: they can handle the truth

10+ mon, 3+ week ago   (325+ words) By design, the galleries devoted to this part of American history are claustrophobic. And make no mistake, this is American history in the most collective sense of the word. There's no way to make these realities less disturbing. It is…...

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royalgazette.com > education > news > article > 20/25/0217 > paget-primary-school-to-host-annual-black-history-museum

Paget Primary School to host annual Black History Museum

10+ mon, 3+ week ago   (218+ words) Black Bermudian trailblazers will be honoured at a special event at Paget Primary School this month. The school's 7th Annual Black History Museum will take place on February 26 and 27 from 10am to 2.30pm on its grounds. Freda Trimm, a teacher of the school's…...