Please join us in congratulating the two worthy recipients of the 2015 Sojourner Truth Scholarship for Social Justice, Sajo Jefferson, of Amherst Regional High School, and Katelyn Parzych, of Easthampton High School. Sajo is a committed anti-racism activist who has organized many anti-racism events in her local community, including a Read more…
The Sojourner Truth Memorial Committee is happy to announce the launch of the Community Support page to recognize the generous financial support of the following businesses and organizations: Florence Bank River Valley Market Baystate Health Daily Hampshire Gazette Wohl Family Dentistry Joe’s Café Abba Motors We would like to thank Read more…
A life-size bronze sculpture of Sojourner Truth was recently unveiled at Marshall College at UC San Diego. Created by artist Manuelita Brown, the sculpture depicts Truth in motion, with a small carpet bag in one hand and a Bible in the other. The statue is accompanied by a plaque with Read more…
Thanks to the generous support of our community, the Sojourner Truth Memorial Committee had a successful Valley Gives 2014. We are pleased to report that we broke our 30-donor goal with 32 individual donors. Thank you to all those who were a part of this critical effort! Our Valley Gives Read more…
The Sojourner Truth Memorial Committee has received an Engaging New Audiences grant from Mass Humanities for a second year. It funds a project in partnership with Commonwealth Academy in Springfield, MA. which will bring 75 students and their teachers on a walking tour of the African American Heritage Trail in Read more…
Thank you to all who attended Sunday’s 12th annual Sojourner Truth Memorial Statue Celebration! The event was a wonderful testament to Sojourner Truth’s legacy in Florence, with impressive scholars, thought-provoking speakers, and entertaining performers. To see more photos of the event, please visit our Facebook page.
Several committee members appeared on last Monday’s “Black in the Valley” segment on the Bill Newman show. Committee chair Terry O’Toole and scholarship recipient Camila Carpio were guests on the show, which is hosted by Rev. Dr. Jacquelyn Smith-Crooks and committee member Professor Dr. Carlie Tartakov. Listen to the show podcast.
The 2014 Sojourner Truth Scholarships for Social Justice have been awarded to Camila Carpio and Angela Ononibaku, both of Amherst Regional High School. These two extraordinary young women are following in Sojourner Truth’s footsteps as the next generation of social justice activists. Camila, who will attend either Hampshire College or Read more…
Asteroid 249521, an object orbiting the Sun in the main asteroid belt between Mars and Jupiter, was named “Truth” after Sojourner Truth. The new name was officially sanctioned by the International Astronomical Union, which has the authority to name celestial bodies. Find out more about the asteroid.
We recently caught up with three of our past scholarship recipients to find out how they have continued to work for social justice both in their local community and the world. You can read their stories below: Yamila Irizarry-Gerould (2006): After spending a year working for AmeriCorps, she studied Arabic Read more…