Self-guided tour No. 2 highlights Central Square as a nexus of local activism and civic engagement
Monday, April 12, 2021
Community engagement has appeared in many forms near Central Square – publications, radical businesses, public art, protests, politics and social services. Other parts of the city have also been sites of engagement, but Central Square is an especially interesting site of activism.
Quiet courage: Groundbreaking Maria Baldwin and the racial politics of education in Cambridge
Tuesday, March 23, 2021
As the only teacher of color in the city, an ascent to principal and its attendant public scrutiny was more than Maria Baldwin felt capable of taking on. But she allowed herself eventually to be persuaded and moved from being one of its most beloved teachers to becoming its beloved leader.