Capt. Bernardino (Didino) Ramos is one of 30 people who captain those 10 gleaming white vessels, the year-round lifeline to the two Islands.

Memories are sparked in many ways, connecting life and lives in circles at times concentric but not always touching.

Robert (Bob) Carter Hayden Jr. died Jan. 23. His serendipitously popular saying, “know your history” dovetails nicely with this Black History Month.

The recent election of U.S. Sen. Rev. Raphael Warnock reminds us that seven of America’s 11 black senators have strong ties to the Vineyard.

Pennacook avenue in Oak Bluffs is a street full of stories, the latest of which is a lovely coincidence.

Many contributors to black history weren’t black. Take the abolitionists, for example.