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Bermuda should have an annual celebration of the anniversary of the Theatre Boycott, one of the activists who ended segregation in cinemas and other public places 60 years ago said yesterday. Vera Commissiong, one of the quiet heroes who campaigned a...

The stories behind the 1959 Theatre Boycott and the quiet heroes who overthrew segregation are to be celebrated this weekend. Glenn Fubler, of the group Imagine Bermuda, asked families to learn about the Progressive Group, the secret orchestrators of...

Quiet heroes who joined forces to smash segregation looked back 60 years yesterday to the major turning point in the country’s history. Members of the Progressive Group joined Glenn Fubler of community group Imagine Bermuda outside the site of the fo...

The Theatre Boycott began on June 15, 1959 as an adventure of civic engagement to fashion a better Bermuda. The island community entered uncharted waters, a historic journey that offers a treasure for present and future generations. That bounty is fo...

People will share stories about how they have made a difference to the lives of others at the 60th anniversary celebration of the Theatre Boycott. The celebration, called Freedom Friday, will be held this Friday on the eve of the anniversary of the T...

CURB applauds the announcement by the Premier, The Hon. David Burt, on the establishment of a Commission of Inquiry into the historic losses of citizens’ property in Bermuda. This is a historic and important announcement and a part of what CURB sees ...

Dear Sir, Please explain why you included an opinion on homophobia that depicted white people in the United States. Brilliant headline from yourself: “The white supremacist role in modern homophobia”. The only thing that has to do with Bermuda is th...

Citizens Uprooting Racism in Bermuda (CURB) is delighted to be partnering with Family Centre (TFC) and the InterAgency Committee (IAC) to bring a 2-day conference (flyer attached) to Bermuda featuring internationally known presenters Dr. Kenneth Hard...

A host of racial reparations have been proposed by the group Citizens Uprooting Racism in Bermuda, which has issued its 2019 racial justice platform. The group called for the Bermuda Government to join the reparations commission of Caricom, to “seek ...

“He not busy being born is busy dying” This quote from Bob Dylan speaks to the capacity of humans to decide how we navigate our life journeys. The following is an example of people “busy being born” — 60 years ago. On February 8, 1959, after more th...

When Barack Obama won the United States presidential election in 2008, for the black Western experience it was monumental. Most of those born in the 1950s and earlier could not have imagined that such a phenomenon was possible in their lifetime. So t...

Truth and reconciliation efforts by an anti-racism group have won international praise. Now, Citizens Uprooting Racism in Bermuda talks are to be used as a framework for discussions in Canada over the treatment of its First Nations peoples. The annou...