Four graduating seniors from Hampshire and Hampden Counties have each received a $1,000 scholarship in recognition of their social justice efforts from the Sojourner Truth Memorial Committee based in Florence, Massachusetts. Each year, the committee looks to honor graduating seniors who have completed social justice work or projects that align Read more…
Three Hampden and Hampshire County seniors will be awarded the 2019 Sojourner Truth Scholarships for Social Justice at the 17th Annual Sojourner Truth Memorial Celebration on May 26. The recipients are: Wesley L. Days, Jr., Longmeadow High School; Jada Ficarra, SABIS International Charter School; and Yacine Norris-Fall, Amherst-Pelham Regional High Read more…
Two outstanding high school seniors will be awarded the 2018 Sojourner Truth Social Justice Awards. Lourdes Jean-Louis, Amherst Regional High School, and Sylvia Venus Shread, Northampton High School, will receive the scholarship award and speak briefly about their social justice work and their educational goals at the annual commemoration of Read more…
The Sojourner Truth Memorial Committee is pleased to announce the 2017 recipients of the Sojourner Truth Scholarship for Social Justice: Dorilyn Castillo, Chicopee High School; Mugisha Cutsimpumu, Springfield Central High School; and Bridget MacNeill, Pioneer Valley Performing Arts Academy. Dorilyn Castillo is an active member and president of the Holyoke Read more…
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…