EMBRACE IDEAS FESTIVAL 2024 IS SOLD OUT!
Enjoy a recap of our celebration of music, art, culture, ideas, joy, and community.
Lineup
Thursday, June 20th
@ Massachusetts College Of Art & Design
Panel Discussion
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Brandon M. Terry
Author/Professor, Harvard University
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Austin Ashe
Senior Associate Director of Culture and Belonging, MIT Sloan School of Management
Thursday, June 20th
@ Massachusetts College Of Art & Design
Keynote Speaker Storytelling: A Force to be Reckoned
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Isabel Wilkerson
Best-Selling Author, Keynote Speaker
Thursday June 20th
@ Massachusetts College Of Art & Design
Q&A Discussion with Keynote Speaker Isabel Wilkerson
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Dr. Lee Pelton
President/CEO, The Boston Foundation, Moderator
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Lisa Simmons
Artistic/Executive Director, Roxbury Film Festival
Thursday June 20th
@ Massachusetts College Of Art & Design
The Parallels of Queer & Black Liberation
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Jean Dolin
Founder, President and Chief Executive Officer of the Boston LGBTQ+ Museum of Art, History & Culture
Thursday, June 20th
@ Massachusetts College Of Art & Design
Panel Discussion
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Dr. Ibram X. Kendi
Director, BU Center for Antiracist Research
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Malia Lazu
Founder & CEO, The Lazu Group/Author
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Colette Phillips
CEO, Colette Phillips Communications, Inc
Friday, June 21st
@ Massachusetts College Of Art & Design
Panel Discussion
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Sheena Collier
Boston While Black
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Thaddeus Miles
Founder, Black Joy Initiative
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ReaL P
Artist
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Seneca Scott
Friday, June 21st
@ Massachusetts College Of Art & Design
Keynote Luncheon Conversation
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Marcus Samuelsson
Best-Selling Author, Keynote Speaker
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Jenee Osterheldt
Boston Globe, Moderator
Friday, June 21st
@ Roxbury Community College
Embrace Ideas Festival Block Party
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J. Saki
Artist
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Soca Cowboyz
Artist
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DJ ReaL P
Artist
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Baby Indiglo
Artist
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Silk: Outside
In Concert: Stage 2
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CELEBRATE JUNETEENTH WITH US
As a part of Embrace Boston’s 2024 3rd Annual Embrace Ideas Festival, we are excited to support Juneteenth-related festivities and activities.