Black History Month

In honor of Black History Month, we often remember iconic Black leaders like Harriet Tubman, Rosa Parks, and Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.—as we rightly should—and the extraordinary strides they made toward achieving racial equality in America. But rarely do we recognize the people of color who lived right here in our towns—icons in their own right—and the contributions they made to the rich tapestry of American life.

In a new publication, the Human Rights Advisory Committee (HRAC) pays homage to trailblazing Pound Ridge residents who used music, art, journalism, and photography to tell their own stories and to capture the stories of their times. In remembering them and giving them the collective recognition they deserve, we start to redefine who we are as a community: proud, united, and committed to lifting up those who make us uniquely Pound Ridge.