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EMBRACE IDEAS FESTIVAL 2023

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Featuring

Dr. Lee Pelton

A well-respected thought and innovation leader, Dr. Lee Pelton was named as a Living Legend by the Boston Museum of African American History in 2021 and inducted by the Greater Boston Chamber of Commerce into its Academy of Distinguished Bostonians in 2020.

Embrace Inaugural Juneteenth Concert

Join us for our first ever Juneteenth Concert at The Embrace! We will celebrate together by gathering at The Embrace for the first time since the unveiling. The Embrace Choir along with other musical ensembles across the city will set the celebratory tone for us as we honor the national holiday and historical importance of Juneteenth.

theo tyson

theo tyson [who uses she/they pronouns] is a curator who invites conversations about the sociocultural implications of race, gender, identity, and sexuality through a lens of fashion, art, and culture. Their practice focuses on creating sartorial spaces of reclamation and authority to share the powerful stories of Black women and those on the LGBTQI+ spectrum.

Elle Simone

Elle Simone Scott is a culinary maverick that has been dazzling the culinary world since 2006, quickly becoming a highly sought after freelance Food Stylist and Culinary Producer. Elle has collaborated and contributed her unique styling abilities to Food Network, Food Network Magazine, The Cooking Channel, The Katie Couric Show, CBS Corporation, ABC’s The Chew and Bravo's Chef Roble and Co.

Annette Gordon-Reed

American law professor, Pulitzer Prize winning historian, and best-selling author.

Hank Willis Thomas

A conceptual artist working primarily with themes related to perspective, identity, commodity, media, and popular culture.

Jonathan Evans

Principal at MASS Design Group and was the lead architect of the Embrace Memorial.

Jenee Osterheldt

Jeneé Osterheldt is a culture columnist who covers identity and social
justice through the lens of culture and the arts. Her work centers Black
lives and the lives of people of color. She is also the creator of A
Beautiful Resistance, a multimedia series for The Boston Globe that
centers Black voices and celebrates Black Joy.

Nikole Hannah-Jones


Nikole Hannah-Jones is a Pulitzer Prize-winning reporter covering racial injustice for The New York Times Magazine and creator of the landmark, The 1619 Project, now a Hulu original docuseries.

Embrace Inaugural Juneteenth Concert

Join us for our first ever Juneteenth Concert at The Embrace!

Latoyia Edwards

Latoyia Edwards is an Emmy Award-winning anchor on NBC 10 Boston and necn.

Dr. Lee Pelton

A well-respected thought and innovation leader, Dr. Lee Pelton was named as a Living Legend by the Boston Museum of African American History in 2021 and inducted by the Greater Boston Chamber of Commerce into its Academy of Distinguished Bostonians in 2020.

Embrace Inaugural Juneteenth Concert

Join us for our first ever Juneteenth Concert at The Embrace! We will celebrate together by gathering at The Embrace for the first time since the unveiling. The Embrace Choir along with other musical ensembles across the city will set the celebratory tone for us as we honor the national holiday and historical importance of Juneteenth.

Lineup

Wed., June 14th

@ The Embrace Memorial

Embrace Inaugural Juneteenth Concert

Latoyia Edwards

NBC Boston Universal, Juneteenth Concert Host

Embrace Inaugural Juneteenth Concert

@ The Boston Foundation

Unearthing History and Monumentalizing the Truth

Dr. Lee Pelton

President/CEO, The Boston Foundation, Moderator

Annette Gordon-Reed

Best-Selling Author, Keynote Speaker

Hank Willis Thomas

Artist, Designer of The Embrace Memorial

Jha D. Amazi

Designer, spoken artist, and “SpaceMaker”

Jonathan Evans

Urban Designer and Lead Architect of The Embrace Memorial

Thur., June 15th

@ MassArt

Creativity is the Center of Black Resistance

Destiny Palmer

Artist, Moderator

DJ Real P

Artist

theo tyson

Curator

Jenee Osterheldt

Boston Globe, Moderator

Nikole Hannah-Jones

Pulitzer Prize-winning creator of the 1619 Project, Keynote Speaker

Fri., June 16th

@ Roxbury Community College

"Who Made the Potato Salad?" Followed By Juneteenth Block Party

Elle Simone

Culinary Maverick and Founder of SheChef Productions, Moderator

Emmanuel Mervil

Boston Food Influencer

Krayla Brice

Founder and Head Chef, KrayPlates

Robert Lewis Jr.

Boys & Girls Club Of Boston

Kim Janey

Former Mayor of Boston

A LOOK BACK AT EMBRACE IDEAS FESTIVAL 2022

Enjoy a recap of our celebration of music, art, culture, ideas, joy, and community.

CELEBRATE JUNETEENTH WITH US

As a part of Embrace Boston’s 2023 2nd Annual Embrace Ideas Festival, we are excited to partner with United Way to provide small grants to sponsor Juneteenth-related festivities and/or activities.

Sponsors

Bancel
Mellon
Meet Boston
State Street
Cooley
Castle
Black Male Advancement
Converse
Garden Remedies Cannabis
The New Commonwealth Racial Equity and Social Justice Fund
Trefler Foundation
United Way
AfroDesiaCity
The American City Coalition
Artists For Humanity
The Asian Community Fund
Black Cotton Club
Black Owned Bos.
blndco.
The Boston Foundation
The City of Boston
Congo Clothing Company
The Dinner Group
Dorchester Bay Economic Development Corporation
The Equality Fund
Helen Y. Davis Leadership Academy
Impact Collective
Inquilinos Boricuas en Acción
Institute of Contemporary Art/Boston
Institute for Nonprofit Practice
Just A Start
KickBack Boston
Latino Equity Fund
LiteWork Events
Loomis
MassArt
MASS Design Group
A Maven's World
NBC 10 Boston
NOW + THERE
The Partnership, Inc.
Portraits of Pride
Reclaim Roxbury
Reel Sync Music
Roxbury Community College
The Secret Society of Black Creatives
SIDE Presents
Silk
Spark FM
The Teachers' Lounge
TRILLFIT
Twelfth Baptist Church
YW Boston