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📍GBH Studio at the Boston Public Library
Join us for community conversations that amplify local voices from Boston and beyond. Recorded in front of a real cafe audience at GBH’s studio in the Boston Public Library, GBH Amplifies features a rotating cast of well-known hosts from local media, community organizations, and more.
Critical Condition and When Machines Prescribe: Screening and Panel Discussion
📍Harvard Medical School
Join NOVA at Harvard Medical School for a screening of selected clips from Critical Condition and When Machines Prescribe paired with a panel discussion featuring filmmakers and experts from the film. The program will begin at 6PM and the screening and panel discussion will be followed by a catered reception.
The Life and Legacy of Malcom X
📍Tuesday, June 10, 2025; 5:00pm – 6:00pm
One hundred years after his birth and sixty years after his untimely death, Malcolm X still haunts the American consciousness. Malcolm X’s short life has been the subject of a posthumous autobiography by Alex Haley, several biographies and a biopic by director, Spike Lee. Yet the man, his philosophy, his life and his revolutionary rise from felon to icon – defy easy classification.
FIVE YEARS LATER: Reflecting on the Legacy of George Floyd
📍Virtual on Tuesday, June 10, 2025; 1:00pm – 2:00pm
In May 2020, the death of George Floyd became a symbol of police brutality and triggered thousands of protests across the country and throughout the world. In Massachusetts, these events galvanized community action and helped accelerate statewide police reform and conversations on reimagining public safety. Today, local civic leaders and a police officer together consider the impact of a recent community rally and a police pledge, in their shared support for peace and justice.
Juneteenth Celebration
📍The Ray & Joan Kroc Corps Center
Join us for Boston Landmarks Orchestra | Christopher Wilkins, conductor and DeShaun Gordon-King, flute, join us in honor of Juneteenth!
Juneteenth Joy Celebration in Hyde Park
📍Hyde Park
We are thrilled to announce Hyde Park’s fourth annual community-wide Juneteenth Celebration planned for Saturday June 14 2025 at 8:30am – 3:00pm.
Embrace Honors Juneteenth
📍Embrace Boston
A tribute ceremony to the tireless work of remarkable individuals who are committed to a more equitable city for all, Embrace Boston will commemorate exemplary civic, business, and community leadership. Join us in your all-white attire for an evening of performances rooted in spiritual and gospel music. And celebrate the spirit of freedom lifted through these artforms as we kick off our weeklong celebration of the Juneteenth holiday.
Embrace Ideas Festival
📍Embrace Boston
The Embrace Ideas Festival is a yearly celebration of ideas grounded in arts, culture and public scholarship. This multi-day gathering brings together local, state and national leaders to amplify anti-racism and a vision for a transformed Boston by 2030. Rooted in racial equity, healing, well-being, and joy, the theme of Embrace Ideas 2025, occurring June 18-20, 2025, is “Inspiring the Resistance: Building a Culture of Repair for the Origins of our Discontent.”
Black Voices of the Revolution
📍Museum of African American History
Mark your calendars for the opening of Black Voices of the Revolution! Join us for a historic exhibition opening at 11am on June 19, 2025 at our Boston site.
Developed in partnership with Timelooper, Black Voices of the Revolution invites visitors to interact with AI-driven, holographic images of individuals whose stories will highlight the experiences of Black Americans during the Revolutionary War period, from whalers and farmers to Loyalists to Patriots.
Juneteenth at Museum of Fine Arts
📍Museum of Fine Arts, Boston
Join us for a celebration of Black artistry and culture, see performances, participate in art-making activities, catch a talk, and see “Van Gogh,” (a new exhibition dedicated to the Ruolin portraits and the deep bonds of friendship between the artist and this family).
Roxbury International Film Festival
📍Various Locations in Boston, MA
The Roxbury International Film Festival is the largest festival in New England that celebrates people of color. Over the course of 10 days the festival screens all genres of films, holds workshops and panel discussions and offers filmmakers the opportunity to network with each other as well as audience members.
Juneteenth Celebration at Franklin Park
📍Frankin Park
Join us on Saturday, June 21, 2025 for a Juneteenth Celebration at Franklin Park! Enjoy picnics, barbecues, music, dancing and more at the Shattuck Picnic Grove and all over the park.
