A plaque near a statue outside King’s Chapel, a staple of the Freedom Trail in the heart of downtown, tells a story as old as Boston itself.
The statue depicts an enslaved woman holding a birdcage. The cage is open, suggesting birds set free.
The plaque deepens that narrative.
Imari Paris Jeffries, President and CEO of Embrace Boston, joins The Culture Show for his monthly segment “AI: Actual Intelligence.” This month we get his take on Bunny’s final concert in Puerto Rico, which Jeffries attended. It wasn’t just a performance — it was a homecoming and a moment of pride for millions across the diaspora. We’ll also get his take on the reaction that Bad Bunny’s Super Bowl halftime show is already generating
Community artists and activists came together on Sept. 13 for Boston’s Embrace Massó ¡Con Salsa! International Music Festival to showcase the rich diversity of Latin traditions and rhythms. This year marks the 50th anniversary of community leader José Massó III’s bilingual Afro-Latin music program on WBUR, “¡Con Salsa!”. Mayor Michelle Wu honored him at the festival.
Imari Paris Jeffries, President and CEO of Embrace Boston, joins The Culture Show to preview this Saturday’s Embrace Massó “¡Con Salsa!” International Music Festival. It’s a celebration of music, culture, and social justice.
Boston Mayor Michelle Wu and her chief challenger Josh Kraft again made their pitches to voters Wednesday night, as they participated in a second mayoral candidate forum in just two days, less than a week out from the Sept. 9 preliminary election.
The Embrace Massó ¡Con Salsa! International Music Festival, sponsored by Embrace Boston, is less than two weeks away. The free, daylong event celebrates Latin music and culture as well as social justice efforts.
Los dos candidatos a la alcaldía de Boston con mayor participación en las encuestas, Michelle Wu y Josh Kraft, participaron en un foro en vivo el miércoles por la noche, organizado por NBC10 Boston y Telemundo Boston, en colaboración con Embrace Boston y el Consejo Económico Afroamericano de Massachusetts.
El próximo 13 de septiembre, al mediodía en el Boston Common, se celebrará el Embrace Massó “¡Con Salsa!” International Music Festival, un evento que conmemora el 50 aniversario del programa de radio de WBUR “¡Con Salsa!”.
Inside the 219-year-old African Meeting House, where Frederick Douglass once thundered against slavery and Black families built their own schools as acts of defiance, community leaders gathered this week to warn against what they call an effort to erase America’s full history.
Ari Zorn remembers a very different Boston, one riven by racial tensions and a historic dispute over busing. It was one where, if you were young and Black, and leaving a Red Sox game, “you didn’t walk, you ran.”
