Northeastern University's Archives & Special Collections preserves and provides access to records of Boston's neighborhood social justice organizing and infrastructure history and Northeastern's history.https://bsky.app/profile/nu-archives.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/nu-archives.bsky.social/post/3mumlyrougk2bToday we are reflecting on the legacy of singer and songwriter Cassandra Wilson, who passed away on September 1st. You can listen to her interview with journalist Larry Katz, who at the time was writing for the Boston Herald, here: hdl.handle.net/2047/D20428835 http://hdl.handle.net/2047/D2042883503 Sep 2026 13:54 +0000at://did:plc:wbtwvxkiv2aeooirpaclyvcy/app.bsky.feed.post/3mumlyrougk2bhttps://bsky.app/profile/nu-archives.bsky.social/post/3msvbcsgxvk2nHere's a personal published in the August 12, 1978 edition of the Gay Community News, addressed to “Mousie Mousie Wildflower” from “Porcupine." This was written by Nancy Walker who edited the Classifieds, and in most issues from 1976-1985 she would publish a message to "Mousie Mousie Wildflower."12 Aug 2026 13:46 +0000at://did:plc:wbtwvxkiv2aeooirpaclyvcy/app.bsky.feed.post/3msvbcsgxvk2nhttps://bsky.app/profile/nu-archives.bsky.social/post/3mdkzg6w3yc2jOn October 12, 1996 the Latino and Immigrants' Rights March was held in D.C. The Chinese Progressive Association (CPA) was one of many organizations to participate. A photo of the march held in CPA’s records shows a protestor holding a poster with a 1978 design by Chicana artist Yolanda López.29 Jan 2026 14:40 +0000at://did:plc:wbtwvxkiv2aeooirpaclyvcy/app.bsky.feed.post/3mdkzg6w3yc2jhttps://bsky.app/profile/nu-archives.bsky.social/post/3md4l4viecc2pWe hope everyone stays safe and warm during this weekend’s upcoming snowstorm! We especially hope your steps outside are as graceful as this Bostonian leaping over puddles on Tremont street in 1975. 📸 Photograph by Ted Dully, courtesy of the Boston Globe Library Collection.23 Jan 2026 20:47 +0000at://did:plc:wbtwvxkiv2aeooirpaclyvcy/app.bsky.feed.post/3md4l4viecc2phttps://bsky.app/profile/nu-archives.bsky.social/post/3m2mei5i22c2vOn this day in 1956 Freedom House held an Open House Tea and Art Exhibit with photos from Otis Finley, a former Tuskegee Airman, who in 1961 became the associate director for education & youth services with the National Urban League. Second from the right is Freedom House co-founder Muriel Snowden.07 Oct 2025 14:44 +0000at://did:plc:wbtwvxkiv2aeooirpaclyvcy/app.bsky.feed.post/3m2mei5i22c2vhttps://bsky.app/profile/nu-archives.bsky.social/post/3m2a4hslqkc2mHappy American Archives Month! Here is our Processing Archivist, Irene Gates, rehousing recently transferred records from Northeastern’s Student Government Association! Rehousing is one of the first steps in collections care to help prepare for future processing and inventory. Thank you to Irene!02 Oct 2025 17:49 +0000at://did:plc:wbtwvxkiv2aeooirpaclyvcy/app.bsky.feed.post/3m2a4hslqkc2mhttps://bsky.app/profile/nu-archives.bsky.social/post/3lzjdoh2ujc2bAre you catching fall spirit after yesterday's equinox? Pictured here are some folks from 1973 loading pumpkins at Brigham Farm in Concord. Photograph by Boston Globe photographer Ted Dully.23 Sep 2025 16:27 +0000at://did:plc:wbtwvxkiv2aeooirpaclyvcy/app.bsky.feed.post/3lzjdoh2ujc2bhttps://bsky.app/profile/nu-archives.bsky.social/post/3lyuud3dm6s2g🎈 Happy birthday Elma Lewis! 🎈 Today marks what would have been Ms. Elma Lewis’s 104th birthday! Take a moment to celebrate the legacy of Ms. Lewis by learning more about her work that impacted arts and artists throughout Boston and beyond. subjectguides.lib.neu.edu/elmalewis15 Sep 2025 12:59 +0000at://did:plc:wbtwvxkiv2aeooirpaclyvcy/app.bsky.feed.post/3lyuud3dm6s2ghttps://bsky.app/profile/nu-archives.bsky.social/post/3lxzg7ngcws2pWere hard hats in your back to school supplies list? For students in the 1988 “Kids Building Boston” program they were! 50 students from the McKay School in East Boston participated in an educational program following the three year process of building 125 High Street in Boston’s Financial District.04 Sep 2025 15:04 +0000at://did:plc:wbtwvxkiv2aeooirpaclyvcy/app.bsky.feed.post/3lxzg7ngcws2p