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Imari Paris Jeffries Joins Us For Some “Good Trouble”

BlogBy embracewpOctober 29, 2024Leave a comment

Good Trouble host Greg Ball welcomes Embrace CEO and friend Imari Paris Jeffries to showcase the modest beginnings and evolution of Embrace Boston, originally named KING Boston.

Standing Together Against Hate’s Resurgence

BlogBy embracewpOctober 29, 2024Leave a comment

It’s always jokes until it isn’t. Humor is often a veil used to mask the ugly truth of hate. The recent rhetoric at former President Trump’s political rally in NYC starkly illustrates this point.

Embrace Boston Names New Senior Vice President of Research and Policy and Senior Advisor

BlogBy embracewpOctober 28, 2024Leave a comment

Yully Cha brings over 20 years of experience with nonprofit leadership, organizational design, and educational equity in Boston

Good Trouble – Imari Paris Jeffries

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Good Trouble host Greg Ball welcomes Embrace CEO and friend Imari Paris Jeffries to showcase the modest beginnings and evolution of Embrace Boston, originally named KING Boston. They reminisce about…

The Power of Us: National Hispanic Heritage Month

BlogBy embracewpSeptember 25, 2024Leave a comment

As we enter National Hispanic Heritage Month, we are not simply marking time on a calendar. We are entering a vibrant celebration of culture, history and the enduring contributions of Latinx communities to our city and our nation.

The power of us: National Hispanic Heritage Month

NewsBy embracewpSeptember 24, 2024Leave a comment

We are entering a vibrant celebration of culture, history and the enduring contributions of Latinx communities to our city and our nation.

Jose Massó III Joins Good Trouble’s Season 3 Debut

BlogBy embracewpSeptember 24, 2024Leave a comment

This season kicks off with a special episode featuring Boston icon Jose Masso III, who will dive into the Embrace Massó Con Salsa International Music Festival, happening at the Parkman Bandstand on Boston Common.

Good Trouble – Nay $peaks

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“Good Trouble” Host Greg Ball sits down with Nay $peaks, the award-winning musical artist, rapper and college student. In 2023, she was named Boston’s Best New Artist of the Year…

Good Trouble – José C. Massó III

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“Good Trouble” host Greg Ball speaks with living legend of the Boston airwaves, José C. Massó III, the Emmy-award winning host of WBUR’s “¡Con Salsa!” whose name is inscribed on…

Embrace Massó ¡Con Salsa! Internacional Music Festival

NewsBy embracewpSeptember 13, 2024Leave a comment

Para iniciar el Mes de la Herencia Hispana, Embrace Boston será el anfitrión del evento inaugural Embrace Massó ¡Con Salsa! International Music Festival el sábado.

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