our voice: Telling Our Story, Together

From monument unveilings to policy breakthroughs, we spotlight the stories that show Boston becoming a city where equity is more than a buzzword—it’s a blueprint in motion.

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Through storytelling, Embrace Boston amplifies the ideas, people, and movements shaping a more equitable city. Under the banner of Our Voice, the organization produces narrative work that informs, uplifts, and inspires action. The award-winning Good Trouble podcast sparks honest dialogue on race, culture, and democracy; Mi Gente celebrates Boston’s Latinx communities and their global connections; and the monthly newsletter, The Fine Print, offers behind-the-scenes insight into Embrace Boston’s activations, partnerships, and impact. Together, these platforms form a living archive of belonging — centering community voices, challenging misinformation, and weaving a collective story of progress in motion.

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The Fine Print: Stopping Stones, slavery, and the radical re-telling of American history

Historic New England, with inspiration from the Stolpersteine memorials in Europe that honor victims of the Nazi regime, has a different mission: immortalize formerly enslaved people, too often voiceless and forgotten, as a way of reminding New England (and America) where we’ve been and how far we have still to go.​ It is in its retelling that history becomes part of public memory—public memory is the successful transformation of history from a static record into a dynamic narrative that circulates among people in the present moment.
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The Fine Print: A plea to protect public memory

The 250th anniversary of the signing of the Declaration of Independence has inspired the revisiting of stories from our shared past. ​ It is in its retelling that history becomes part of public memory—public memory is the successful transformation of history from a static record into a dynamic narrative that circulates among people in the present moment.
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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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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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The Fine Print: Telling the whole history of America’s 250th anniversary

The juxtaposition of how the United States has chosen to celebrate its 250th birthday is a perfect encapsulation of our current moment:
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Good Trouble – Jacquetta Van Zandt Talks Politics

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Good Trouble – Imari Paris Jeffries

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Good Trouble – Nay $peaks

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Good Trouble – José C. Massó III

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Embrace Boston celebrates Hispanic Heritage with Masso ¡Con Salsa!

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Unveiling Ceremony and Coverage for The Embrace on Boston Common