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Mark your calendars 📌📌📌 Embrace Massó Mark your calendars 📌📌📌 

Embrace Massó ¡Con Salsa! comes back this year on September 12, 2026 🧡

#massoconsalsa #boston #bostonsalsa #bostonlatino
This Juneteenth, gather in community to honor Blac This Juneteenth, gather in community to honor Black history, celebrate Black culture, and embrace the joy and freedom that continue to inspire generations. 

✨️ June 18 | Historically Black Phrases Live!
Join co-authors @jarretthill and @rayzhon for a high-energy live game show celebrating Black culture, language, and laughter. 

✨️ June 19 | Juneteenth Flag Raising
Gather at the Dillaway-Thomas House in Roxbury to honor Freedom Day and reflect on the ongoing journey toward justice and liberation.

✨️June 20 | Juneteenth Freedom Day at Franklin Park
Enjoy a day of live music, food, family activities, and community celebration at the Shamrock Picnic Area.

Juneteenth is a time to remember, celebrate, and come together. We hope to see you there! 🧡 

#JuneteenthBoston #Juneteenth #BlackJoy #FreedomDay #Roxbury #BostonEvents
Last weekend marked 105 years since the Tulsa Race Last weekend marked 105 years since the Tulsa Race Massacre destroyed Greenwood’s “Black Wall Street” district and killed as many as 300 people. But the trauma to Tulsa’s Black community didn’t stop there.

Tulsa Mayor Monroe Nichols has committed to a $105 million reparations package for descendants of the massacre’s survivors, and this data from the National Bureau of Economic Research helps explain why. The destruction of the thriving Greenwood community has led to a century of systemic disinvestment and decreased home ownership among Black Tulsans. That includes Lessie Benningfield Randle, the last known survivor of the massacre, whose family lost homes both to the massacre and then later to Tulsa’s racist urban development policies.

These statistics and Randle’s story remind us that we can’t right the wrongs of our past without intentional action.
This week marks 50 issues and one full year of our This week marks 50 issues and one full year of our research and policy newsletter, The Fine Print!

From deconstructing tax law to interviewing Nikole Hannah-Jones, we’ve put in the work to keep people informed. And you all responded—11,000 total subscribers, almost half a million total reads (!!), and lots of love and encouragement.

For everyone who’s been with us since Day 1 or joined us along the way, thank you SO much. We couldn’t have done it without you. And we can’t wait to keep bringing you even more in Year 2. 

Read The Fine Print.
We are excited to share a major milestone in the e We are excited to share a major milestone in the evolution of Embrace.

Embrace has acquired 33–41 West Street in Downtown Crossing, located just steps from The Embrace Monument and Freedom Plaza on Boston Common. This acquisition marks the next chapter in our work to build a permanent civic and cultural gathering space in the heart of Boston.

Building on the impact of The Embrace Monument, which has welcomed millions of visitors since its unveiling in 2023, this new space will serve as a year-round indoor commons for arts, culture, storytelling, and civic life.

As we move forward, we will continue working in partnership with artists, community members, and civic leaders to shape this space into Boston’s next great civic landmark.

Photo credit: @massdesigngroup
Legacy lives through people. ❤️ Thank you to Legacy lives through people. ❤️

Thank you to everyone who joined us for the inaugural Embrace Honors Harry Hom Dow, where we remembered the past, celebrated today’s AANHPI leaders, and reflected on the responsibility we share to shape a more inclusive future.

📸 Photos from the event are now available through the link in our bio. Please credit @brightsidemediaboston when sharing.

#boston #bostoncommon #theembrace
Thank you to everyone who joined us for Embrace Ho Thank you to everyone who joined us for Embrace Honors Harry Hom Dow. It was a powerful evening celebrating legacy, leadership, and the people who continue shaping a more just and connected Boston.

You helped make The Embrace a space where communities can come together, connect, and feel welcomed. Seeing so many people gathered at the 1965 Freedom Plaza reminded us of the power of public spaces rooted in belonging.

We’re so grateful to everyone who showed up, shared space with us, and helped make the evening so meaningful. From the conversations to the community, the energy was truly special.

#Boston #AANHPI #TheEmbrace #Embrace
Tomorrow at Embrace Honors Harry Hom Dow, we’re Tomorrow at Embrace Honors Harry Hom Dow, we’re bringing together a powerful network of community organizations working across health, education, justice, immigration, and cultural empowerment.

Stop by our community partner tables, connect, and learn more about the incredible work happening across Boston and beyond:

@banhmioi.newengland (free food!)
@care4eduequity
@jfklibraryfdn
@greatermaldenaacc
@amlungcsi
@ataskboston
@girlsaspire
@bcncinc
@asiancdc

From advocacy to access, healing to opportunity—these organizations are helping build stronger, more connected communities every day.

See you tomorrow at the 1965 Freedom Plaza at The Embrace starting 5 PM ✨

#boston #bostonevent #bostoncommon
Between portraits and interviews, history lives in Between portraits and interviews, history lives in the people telling the story. 

We had the chance to sit down and talk with our Harry Hom Dow honorees. 

You’ll be able to learn more about their stories at the premier of Living Histories of Color: AANHPI Legacy Series exhibit this Thursday, June 21 at 5 PM at the 1965 Freedom Plaza in The Embrace. 

📸 @threecircles.studio 
🎥 @brightsidemediaboston 
🎨 @motionmami 

#boston #embraceboston #bostoncommon
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