Step Into Joy, Power & Prosperity at the Embrace Ideas Festival 2025!
This Juneteenth, we celebrate the joy, power, and prosperity of Black creativity—a force that has long resisted, reshaped, and transformed the world. Together, we honor their legacy and the legacy of our living legends and limitless impact.
Lineup
Wednesday, June 18th
@ Massachusetts College Of Art & Design
Embrace Honors Juneteenth
Embrace Honors Juneteenth
All-White Affair
Friday, June 20th
@ Massachusetts College Of Art & Design
Panel Discussion: Equity in Action: Advancing Black Communities Through Policy
Alyssa Benalfew-Ramos
Chief of Policy at the Black Economic Council of Massachusetts (BECMA)
Senator Liz Miranda
Massachusetts State Senator
Segun Idowu
Chief of Economic Opportunity and Inclusion, City of Boston
Friday June 20th
@ Massachusetts College Of Art & Design
Panel Discussion: Black Pride: Space, Community, and Impact
Catherine T. Morris
Founder & Artistic Director, Boston Art & Music Soul (BAMS) Fest
Nakia Hill
Author
Giselle Byrd
Executive Director of The Theater Offensive
Curtis Santos
Executive Director of the Boston Lesbigay Urban Foundation (BLU)
Friday June 20th
@ Massachusetts College Of Art & Design
Recharge Session
Melisa Valdez
Entertainment Host
Friday, June 20th
@ Massachusetts College Of Art & Design
Keynote Discussion: A Beautiful Resistance
Morgan DeBaun
Founder and CEO of Blavity Inc.
Jeneé Osterheldt
Deputy Managing Editor for Culture, Talent, and Development at The Boston Globe
Friday, June 20th
@ Massachusetts College Of Art & Design
Book Signing: Morgan Debaun's Rewrite Your Rules
Morgan DeBaun
Founder and CEO of Blavity Inc.
Friday, June 20th
@ Massachusetts College Of Art & Design
Chef Vs Chef: Who Made The Potato Salad?!?
Chef Lambert Givens
Executive chef at Hunter’s Kitchen & Bar
Chef Nikia Spotts
Chef-owner of Noire Chef Boston
Friday, June 20th
@ Massachusetts College Of Art & Design
Living Histories of Color 2025 Exhibition
CELEBRATE JUNETEENTH WITH US
As a part of Embrace Boston’s 2025 Embrace Ideas Festival, we are excited to lift up the joy of Juneteenth.