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Bison On The Vineyard: Affirmative Action Seminar

What legal strategies are available to students attending higher institutions of their choice after the Supreme Court decision on Affirmative Action. Dean of Howard University School of Law Roger A. Fairfax Jr. leads a panel.

Bison On The Vineyard: Voting Rights

This seminar will address the current litigation that seeks to limit the opportunities for minorities to exercise their right to vote guaranteed by the U.S. Constitution and restated in the Voting Rights Act of 1965.  Former Assistant Attorney General Wanda Moore Esq will moderate.

Remembering Mike Brown And Reflecting On A Decade Of Power-Building

The Movement for Black Lives (M4BL) will honor the 10th anniversary of the murder of Mike Brown and the Ferguson Uprising through a powerful discussion with activists who were on the ground in Ferguson during this critical time.  The panel discussion will feature Chelsea Fuller, Senior Director of Communications at M4BL;  Montague Simmons, Director of … Read More

Board Game Night

Come to the Oak Bluffs Library for a game night for adult board game enthusiasts! We'll be playing games like Evolution, Settlers of Catan, coup, racehorse dominos, and dominion.Sessions will be held 8/1, 8/8, 8/15, and 8/23 in the conference room of Oak Bluffs Library (with the exception of 8/8, which will be in the meeting room). Our first session will be … Read More

Book Talk & Signing: NYT Best-Selling Author Sunny Hostin

The Irish Black Alumni on the Vineyard in partnership with the Oak Bluffs Public Library are thrilled to welcome three-time Emmy award-winning author, lawyer (ND JD '94), and television host Sunny Hostin. With her New York Times bestselling Summer Beach series, Hostin aims to make beach reads more inclusive and spotlight historically Black communities. The third and final installment … Read More

CANCELED- Magic: The Gathering Gaming Club

CANCELED this week._______________________Come play Magic: the Gathering at the Oak Bluffs Public Library! Players of all skill levels are welcome. On the first and third Fridays of the month.Food and drink will not be provided, but feel free to bring your own as long as you clean up after yourself.Children under 14 should be accompanied … Read More