Insights
Our team and guest writers share perspectives on everything from reparations and justice to joy and resilience. We reflect on harm and healing, culture and community, offering readers a deeper look into the hearts and minds behind our work.
THOUGHTS
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.
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.
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.
The Sounds Of Our Souls
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.
Honoring Black Soldiers Is Part of Building Beloved Community
There are stories this country tells loudly, and there are stories it has too often asked Black people to carry in silence.
The story of Black American soldiers is one of courage, sacrifice, contradiction, and unfinished justice. Across generations, Black men and women have served a nation that did not always serve them back.
The Revoluntionary Common
As we commemorate the 250th anniversary of the American Revolution, we often overlook the significance of a place central to our ongoing struggle for liberty and justice. That place, the Boston Common, has been revolutionary since its establishment nearly 400 years ago.