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Thanks to everyone who joined us to celebrate the Thanks to everyone who joined us to celebrate the fourth annual Du Bois Forum and the one-year anniversary of the unveiling of W.E.B. Du Bois's monument in Great Barrington this past weekend!
"I'm hoping people will realize just the awesome p "I'm hoping people will realize just the awesome power of propaganda—particularly ideas—and the effects of those ideas on what we do and see and believe on a daily basis."

To break the chain of ideas leading to authoritarianism and erode the democracy we've fought for, says @ibramxk, we have to start by breaking the propaganda machine keeping us apart.

Read The Fine Print at the link in the bio.
Free Youth Civic Storyteller Tours at The Embrace! Free Youth Civic Storyteller Tours at The Embrace! Join local high school students as they guide you through Boston's civil rights history and explore how monuments shape belonging. 

Tour Options:
✅ 30-minute tour: The Embrace Monument & 1965 Freedom Plaza
✅ 40-minute walking tour: The Embrace Monument, Robert Gould Shaw & 54th Regiment Memorial, and the Massachusetts State House (24 Beacon Street)

Don't miss this opportunity! Sign up here at the link in bio.
“I’m here for the speeches. I'm here for the c “I’m here for the speeches. I'm here for the conversation. … But if people walk out of these celebrations and just go on with their lives, I question how much they believe in the pageantry they just witnessed.”

In an age when fewer Americans trust the government than 70 years ago, Ta-Nehisi Coates reminds us that the road to reestablishing that trust over the next 250 years must be bold, consistent, and inclusive.

Read the full remarks from his Fourth of July conversation last weekend with Embrace President and CEO @askimari at Faneuil Hall on our website. (Link in bio.)
Join us for @cityofboston's 250th Independence Day Join us for @cityofboston's 250th Independence Day Celebrations featuring a fireside chat between award-winning writer and journalist Ta-Nehisi Coates and Dr. Imari Paris Jeffries, President & CEO of Embrace Boston. 

Together, they’ll explore the legacy of the American Revolution, Boston’s role in shaping our nation’s history, and what it means to realize the promises of the Revolution today.

All events are free and open to the public. We encourage you to RSVP in advance.

#Everyone250 #America250 #Boston250 #IndependenceDay
"It is the origins of so much of what we do." Jun "It is the origins of so much of what we do."

June marks Black Music Month, and Boston-born artist @zakiyyah_official says Black music holds a special place in our culture both because of its massive influence on all American music and its power as a truth-telling platform.
The celebration of Juneteenth isn’t just Black h The celebration of Juneteenth isn’t just Black history. It’s American history. 

And yet, state legislatures throughout the country are moving to limit what students can be taught about slavery, systemic racism, and how the struggle for civil rights has shaped America.

That’s why, as we approach America’s 250th anniversary, it’s more important than ever to challenge these attempts to erase Black history and embrace it as a necessary part of America’s evolving story. #tellthewholetruth #blackhistory #juneteenth
UPDATE 🚨🚨🚨 Boston annual Freedom day has UPDATE 🚨🚨🚨

Boston annual Freedom day has been relocated to Playstead Field inside Franklin Park, between White Stadium and Franklin Park Zoo ‼️

Please follow us to stay updated. See you there ✊🏾

#boston #juneteenth #bostonjuneteenth #embrace
Mark your calendars 📌📌📌 Embrace Massó Mark your calendars 📌📌📌 

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

#massoconsalsa #boston #bostonsalsa #bostonlatino
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