EMBRACE IDEAS FESTIVAL 2023

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.

Latoyia Edwards - NBC Boston Universal, Juneteenth Concert Host

Musical Ensembles:

• Amandi Music
• Boston Arts Academy Spirituals Ensemble
• Voices of Embrace Choir

10:30am-12pm: Juneteenth Concert

Please RSVP here for this FREE event!

Unearthing History and Monumentalizing the Truth

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Keynote: Dr. Lee Pelton and author and historian Annette Gordon Reed

Keynote will be followed by a discussion about the life of a monument and how the conversation continues after the unveiling of public art.

12-1pm: Registration and lunch

1-2pm: Day 1 of EIF begins with Keynote Address, followed by Q&A

2-2:30pm: Networking break

2:30-3:30pm: Moderated panel discussion, followed by Q&A

3:30-4pm: Networking break

4-6pm: Evening Reception

*The entire location is ADA accessible
*ASL interpreters will be available

Theme: Creativity is the Center of Black Existence

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Hosted at Massachusetts College of Art and Design in the Design and Media Center

10-11am: Registration and Light Refreshments

11am-12pm: Panel of Boston creatives: Rixy, SPRAT, theo tyson, and DJ Real P moderated by artist educator Destiny Palmer.

12-1pm: Provided lunch

1-2pm: Keynote conversation: Pulitzer Prize winning reporter Nikole Hannah-Jones and Jenee Osterheldt of A Beautiful Resistance

2-2:30pm: Networking break

2:30-3:30pm: Breakout sessions co-facilitated by Embrace Boston’s Next Gen Somatic Abolitionists centered in holistic wellness and healing

3:30-4pm: Networking break

4-6pm Reception | After party with live DJs at MassArt Design & Media Center Atrium, sponsored by MassArt

*The entire location is ADA accessible

*ASL interpreters will be available

Theme: Who Made the Potato Salad?

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Hosted at the Student Center at Roxbury Community College

10-11am: Registration and Light Refreshments

11am-12pm: Chef’s table panel conversation moderated by Chef Elle Simone. Including: Emmanuel Mervil of Everybody’s Gotta Eat and Chef Krayla Brice of Kray Plates. Followed by Q&A.

12-1pm: Lunch includes a battle between two local chefs for best soul food and creole staples!

1-2pm: Embrace Honor Awards

Join us for the FREE Juneteenth Block Party from 2:00pm to 8:30pm in the Covered Parking Lot at RCC. Registration to the festival includes entrance to the Block Party.

*The entire location is ADA accessible

*ASL interpreters will be available

Click here to register for the FREE Juneteenth Block Party

Kick off the Juneteenth weekend within the heart of Boston at Roxbury Community College!

The Embrace Ideas Block Party will celebrate artistic expression through a lively party that will include some of the city's best turntablists.

This celebration will be a joyful night of dancing, music, community, and delicious food provided by the area's best BIPOC-owned food trucks will transform RCC into the hottest party in town.