Embrace Acquires Downtown Crossing Buildings for New Civic and Cultural Hub
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The Fine Print: Building the map to the ballot and beloved community
Now is not the time to bemoan how our votes don’t matter. It’s time to prove that they do, both by showing up just like we did in 2020 and fighting any attempt to stop us.
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The Fine Print: Ibram X. Kendi and the Chain of Ideas
For many people, America’s rapid authoritarian turn came out of nowhere.
Not Ibram X. Kendi.
The author of Stamped From the Beginning and How to Be an Antiracist shows in his new book Chain of Ideas: The Origins of Our Authoritarian Age that America’s anti-democratic policies are part of a worldwide trend—one that long predates the current administration.
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Talking the Chain of Ideas, America’s 250th anniversary with Ibram X. Kendi
Juneteenth has passed, but our celebration of Black culture doesn’t end there.
June also marks Black Music Month, first recognized under President Carter in 1979 to commemorate the multitude of ways Black music has shaped American life—its influence on popular genres like rock and roll and pop, its innovation and expression through hip hop culture, and its raw, radical messaging in the hands of truth-tellers like Billie Holiday.
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The Fine Print: Ta-Nehisi Coates takes America to task
In an age where fewer Americans trust the government than 70 years ago, Ta-Nehisi Coates reminds us that the road to reestablishing that trust heading into its next 250 years must be bold, consistent, and inclusive.
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Imari Paris Jeffries, Ta-Nehisi Coates talk 250 years of America
On Saturday at Faneuil Hall, Embrace President and CEO Imari Paris Jeffries, Ph.D., sat down with Ta-Nehisi Coates, author of Between the World and Me, The Message, and Black Panther, for an honest accounting of America’s first 250 years and a critical discussion about its next 250.
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Reflecting on the Revolution at 250: A Fireside Chat with Ta-Nehisi Coates and Dr. Imari Paris Jeffries
A fireside chat with award‑winning writer and journalist Ta‑Nehisi Coates and Dr. Imari Paris Jeffries, president and CEO of Embrace Boston, reflecting on the 250th anniversary of the American Revolution, Boston’s revolutionary legacy, and realizing the promises of the Revolution today.
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Real stories. Bold voices. Unapologetic truth.
Good Trouble, co-produced with NBC10 Boston, captures the human side of change. Through raw, intimate conversations, we explore the lives, struggles, and triumphs of the people shaping our city’s future — one story at a time.
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Stories you’ll feel. Voices you’ll remember.
Mi Gente invites you into the stories of Boston’s Latinx community. Whether you’re from the block or brand new to the barrio, this is where you’ll meet the people and ideas making our city vibrant.
