The commonwealth of Massachusetts needs a new seal and motto. A special commission unanimously agreed on that last May. But, once it was agreed that the 124-year-old current version has to go ...

Send this article to your social connections. The special commission tasked with revamping both the Massachusetts seal and motto may add another important symbol of the commonwealth to its list of ...

The Massachusetts flag bears both the seal and motto. A law Gov. Charlie Baker signed in January 2021 created the commission to review the seal and motto, including any features "that may be ...

Massachusetts will be changing its state seal and motto after critics claimed that the current iterations are ... The Special Commission on the Official Seal and Motto of the Commonwealth, ...

It looks like Massachusetts will be getting a brand new state seal and motto. The current state seal has been in place since 1898. It depicts a Native American standing under an arm wielding a ...

BOSTON, MA - May 18: The Massachusetts State Seal on May 18, 2022 in , BOSTON, MA. (Staff Photo By Stuart Cahill/MediaNews Group/Boston Herald) Originally Published: May 18, 2022 at 6:53 PM EDT ...

The special commission charged with reevaluating Massachusetts’ state seal and motto voted unanimously Tuesday to recommend that both be completely replaced. The current state seal, which dates back ...

The Special Commission on the Official Seal and Motto of the Commonwealth, made up of lawmakers, members of Indigenous tribes, historians and others, also disclosed plans to solicit feedback with ...

The Mount Toby Meeting of the Religious Society of Friends (Quakers) supports current legislative efforts to change the State Flag and Seal of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts. In recent years ...

A state panel tasked with developing alternatives to the current Massachusetts state seal and motto disbanded Nov. 15, ... For me the idea of a commonwealth means that hate is the marginalized actor.

Is the Massachusetts seal, seen on the state flag that waves proudly across the commonwealth, a relic of colonialism and white supremacy? As communities, schools and sports franchises grapple with ...

The current seal that appears on state flags, which dates to the late 19th century, features a depiction of a Native American man beneath a colonist’s arm brandishing a sword, ...