February 12, 2021

Dear MWF Colleagues – A key component of MWF’s mission is to ensure that we are creating opportunities to raise awareness and facilitate discussion on key topics affecting women in the Commonwealth and around the world.  As part of that commitment during Black History Month, we are sharing a list of virtual programs occurring this month, both at the local and national level, recommended by the MWF Board of Directors. Whether you choose to attend some of these events or watch them independently, we hope you will find them interesting and thought-provoking.  We also want to take the opportunity to tackle some of these topics within our own MWF member community. As we’ve said before, creating deeper connections and understanding is one of our goals for this year’s MWF programming. To that end, we will be kicking off our “Courageous Conversations” series in March. We will be sharing more detail on this shortly and look forward to your participation in this new series.   As always, if you have any questions or thoughts, feel free to reach out to either of us or any MWF board member. In the meantime, we hope to “see” you at one of our upcoming events.  Judy Habib, MWF President Tara Levine, MWF Programming Committee Chair 

Upcoming Programs and Events

Available All Month

Black History Month Film Festival Presented by: The Boston Globe See Schedule Here 13th by Ava DuVernay Watch on Netflix   A Catalyst for Humanity A Conversation with Isabel Wilkerson Watch Here   Goin' Back To T-Town Watch on PBS American Experience Meet Sybrina Fulton, mother of Trayvon Martin Watch Here

Week of February 15th

Grounded: Black Professional Couples in Boston: A Film Presentation and Conversation Date: Tuesday, February 16, 4:00pm – 5:15pm Presented By: Eastern Bank Register Here Black Radical: The Life and Times of William Monroe Trotter Date: Wednesday, February 17, 2021, 6:00 PM – 7:00 PM Presented by: The Boston Public Library Register Here   Confronting Racial Injustice Series: Slavery, Wealth Creation, and Intergenerational Wealth Date: Thursday, February 18, 6:00pm - 7:00pm Presented by: Northeastern University School of Law Criminal Justice Task Force, hosted by Massachusetts Historical Society Register Here Nantucket Lecture Series: White Allies and Religious Tolerance: Quakerism Impact on Nantucket Island Slavery Presented by Dr. Frances Karttunen, Museum of African American History Date: February 18, 2021, 6:00 PM Register Here

Week of February 22nd

Anna Malaika Tubbs Book Talk The Three Mothers: How the Mothers of Martin Luther King, Jr., Malcolm X, & James Baldwin Shaped a Nation Date: Tuesday, February 23, 2021, 6:00pm Presented by the Boston Public Library and the Museum of African American History Register Here A Reno Family Foundation Symposium Caste: An Evening with Isabel Wilkerson Date: Wednesday, February 24, 7:00pm– 8:00pm Presented by: Museum of Science, Boston Register Here   Boston.com Book Club Discussion: "Riot Baby" Date: Wednesday, February 24, 6:00pm - 6:45pm Presented By: The Boston Globe/Boston.com Register Here   City of Cambridge Black History Month Celebration with Acclaimed Authors Danielle Evans and Kim McLarin Date: Thursday, February 25, 6:30pm Presented by: City of Cambridge - City Manager’s Office, Mayor's Office, and Cambridge Public Library Register Here 

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