Special Event Archives

Jazztastic, an event celebrating women in the arts, highlighted the amazing talents of two magnificent jazz singers, Ms. Tish Adams and Ms. Candida Rose.   Organized by AmplifyPOC and hosted by the Cotuit Center of the Arts, the concerts offered two very unique jazz...

The International Women's Day Breakfast, long beloved Cape Cod event returned this year after a hiatus thanks to the coming together of Cape organizations AmplifyPOC, Cape Cod Cape Verdean Museum and Cultural Center, Herring Pond Wampanoag Tribe, League of Women...

The annual MLK Breakfast event was held in person after three years of being held on Zoom and was a joyous and inspiring morning.  With a capacity crowd of 170 attendees, our Keynote Speaker, Rev. June Cooper of Boston combined tales of her life's work with...

Members of MLK Action Team's Conversations with Police Task Force.  From left to right front row, Pancheta Peterson, Jeanne Morrison, Tia Cross, Deborah Ullman, Becky Alden and David Purdy.  Left to right, back row, Harwich Police Chief David Guillemette, Brewster...

The MLK Action Team was invited to host a resource table at Barnstable High School's first college fair geared for BIPOC students.  With guest speakers and alumni representing 10 HBCUs, students had a lot of opportunities to talk about their future plans for after...

The second annual Black Diamond Ball, organized by Island Cafe and benefiting AmplifyPOC was held Saturday, November 4 at the DoubleTree Hilton.  Fabulous fashions and food and great music for dancing meant everyone had a fun time. Karen Boujoukos, Chair of the MLK...

Co-chairs of the MLK Education Task Force and organizers of the second "Celebrating All Cape Cod Children: Celebrating the Mosaic Continues" conference for educators, Karen Boujoukos (left) and Angelina Chilaka (right) share a moment during an exciting day with...

As a thank you to our community partners and allies in racial justice work, the MLK Action Team hosted a potluck dinner at St. Christopher's Episcopal Church in Chatham.  Great food and even better company and conversation all around.

Linda Coombs, an Aquinnah Wampanoag Elder shared her knowledge of the cultural and historical significance of wampum at an MLK Action Team/Wellfleet Historical Society sponsored event recently.  Following her talk, her brother-in-law, Darius Coombs, pictured here with...

Jeanne Morrison, MLK Action Team member wears many social and racial justice hats – she is co-president of the League of Women Voters Cape Cod, and an active member of the Barnstable Human Rights Commission and Barnstable No Place for Hate.  To recognize and honor...