Bernice Johnson Reagon, a civil rights activist who co-founded The Freedom Singers and later started the African-American vocal ensemble Sweet Honey in the Rock, died Tuesday at the age of 81. Song ...
Fairhaven filmmaker Alyssa Botelho is debuting her short film "Sweet Freedom." The movie is about Mary "Polly" Johnson, a confectioner who also sheltered people escaping slavery. A new short film is ...