The festival was held for the first time last year, aimed at amplifying anti-racism and a vision for a transformed Boston.
at the Embrace Monument at the Boston Common. Hosted by NBC10 Boston's Latoyia Edwards and featuring the Embrace Choir, along with other musical ensembles from across the city.Keynote by Dr. Lee Pelton and author and historian Annette Gordon Reed, followed by a discussion about the life of a monument and how the conversation continues after the unveiling of public art.at The Boston Foundation. Evening cocktail reception sponsored by The Boston Foundation, with music by Safiya.
Hosted at the Massachusetts College of Art and Design in the Design and Media Center. A panel of Boston creatives, including Rixy, SPRAT, theo tyson and DJ Real P, moderated by artist educator Destiny Palmer. Keynote conversation with Pulitzer Prize winning reporter Nikole Hannah-Jones and Jenee Osterheldt of A Beautiful Resistance. Breakout sessions co-facilitated by Embrace Boston's Next Gen Somatic Abolitionists centered in holistic wellness and healing.
2-8 p.m.: Juneteenth Block Party in the Covered Parking Lot at Roxbury Community College. Registration to the festival includes entrance to the block party.'Embrace: The Kings' is a moving half-hour special about The Embrace monument being unveiled on Boston Common honoring Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. and Coretta Scott King, their love story in Boston, and their fight for equity for all of us in Boston and around the world.
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