The National Association for Black Veterans hosted its first Black History Month Veterans Recognition Breakfast in Springfield on Saturday to honor service members across Massachusetts.

Joe Perry Sr. was the first Black golfer to win the Springfield City Amateur Championship in 1953, and his legacy continues to inspire future generations of golfers in the Springfield area.

While an official selection won’t happen until January, the City Council in Springfield, Mass. appears ready to be led by a Black woman for the first time in its history. A member of the council since ...

SPRINGFIELD — Liz Wills-O’Gilvie is very aware of what it means to be Black in the United States. “I’m always disappointed and struck by what we don’t know about ourselves and what other people don’t ...

Black and white residents of Springfield lived together in harmony, declared The Rev. William N. DeBerry. He doubted the Ku Klux Klan would ever establish a presence in the city. It was February 1921.