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Thanks to UMass Boston for inviting this former Beacon back to speak at BLM Day! Embrace's Imari Paris Jeffries left everyone with some wise words from Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. and said it's time for Boston to show everyone what democracy is all about.
November 9, 2025 at 1:00 AM
Thanks to UMass Boston for inviting this former Beacon back to speak at BLM Day! Embrace's Imari Paris Jeffries left everyone with some wise words from Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. and said it's time for Boston to show everyone what democracy is all about.
Colleges and universities don't indoctrinate people. They challenge you to think differently about the world and about people not like us. That's why we have to protect them.
#education #embrace #tellthewholetruth
#education #embrace #tellthewholetruth
November 3, 2025 at 2:30 PM
Colleges and universities don't indoctrinate people. They challenge you to think differently about the world and about people not like us. That's why we have to protect them.
#education #embrace #tellthewholetruth
#education #embrace #tellthewholetruth
Embrace Honors MLK early bird tickets are out now! ✨ We’re celebrating community, freedom, and the legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. and Coretta Scott King. Join us Jan 18, 2026 at SoWa Power Station with DJ Mez.Wav. Tickets here: tr.ee/rPFp5c
October 31, 2025 at 4:53 PM
Embrace Honors MLK early bird tickets are out now! ✨ We’re celebrating community, freedom, and the legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. and Coretta Scott King. Join us Jan 18, 2026 at SoWa Power Station with DJ Mez.Wav. Tickets here: tr.ee/rPFp5c
❌ Debate culture
✅ Real conversations with people
Because talking to each other like human beings is how we start treating EVERYONE like they're human beings.
✅ Real conversations with people
Because talking to each other like human beings is how we start treating EVERYONE like they're human beings.
October 28, 2025 at 12:04 PM
❌ Debate culture
✅ Real conversations with people
Because talking to each other like human beings is how we start treating EVERYONE like they're human beings.
✅ Real conversations with people
Because talking to each other like human beings is how we start treating EVERYONE like they're human beings.
A Supreme Court ruling against the Voting Rights Act of 1965 would be bigger than just election maps and gerrymandering. It would be further proof that America refuses to learn from its history--and a reminder that white supremacy and democracy can't co-exist.
October 27, 2025 at 8:30 PM
A Supreme Court ruling against the Voting Rights Act of 1965 would be bigger than just election maps and gerrymandering. It would be further proof that America refuses to learn from its history--and a reminder that white supremacy and democracy can't co-exist.
Step out for Embrace Honors MLK: Friends & Family! Lace up your flyest kicks and celebrate community, belonging, and joy. We are honoring living legends, civic leaders, and changemakers shaping our present and future. Save the date: Jan 18, 2026.
October 23, 2025 at 9:00 PM
Step out for Embrace Honors MLK: Friends & Family! Lace up your flyest kicks and celebrate community, belonging, and joy. We are honoring living legends, civic leaders, and changemakers shaping our present and future. Save the date: Jan 18, 2026.
Heather McGhee warned us about "zero-sum" politics in "The Sum of Us." And we're seeing it play it now: when we start trying to win at other peoples' expense, everyday people lose, no matter what side of the aisle they're on. So let's flip the script.
September 24, 2025 at 4:51 PM
Heather McGhee warned us about "zero-sum" politics in "The Sum of Us." And we're seeing it play it now: when we start trying to win at other peoples' expense, everyday people lose, no matter what side of the aisle they're on. So let's flip the script.
The Trump administration says removing references to slavery from our national parks celebrates "progress" rather than negativity.
But how can you highlight healing and progress if you can't admit to your scars?
So let's tell the whole truth about America—and ourselves.
#history #nationalparks
But how can you highlight healing and progress if you can't admit to your scars?
So let's tell the whole truth about America—and ourselves.
#history #nationalparks
September 17, 2025 at 11:23 PM
The Trump administration says removing references to slavery from our national parks celebrates "progress" rather than negativity.
But how can you highlight healing and progress if you can't admit to your scars?
So let's tell the whole truth about America—and ourselves.
#history #nationalparks
But how can you highlight healing and progress if you can't admit to your scars?
So let's tell the whole truth about America—and ourselves.
#history #nationalparks
“We have chosen temporarily to allow civility to be moved aside, but out of that chaos must come community.” — Martin Luther King III.
On April 26, 2025, people stood on Boston Common, the very ground where Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. spoke 60 years earlier during the 1965 Freedom Rally.
On April 26, 2025, people stood on Boston Common, the very ground where Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. spoke 60 years earlier during the 1965 Freedom Rally.
June 5, 2025 at 3:17 PM
“We have chosen temporarily to allow civility to be moved aside, but out of that chaos must come community.” — Martin Luther King III.
On April 26, 2025, people stood on Boston Common, the very ground where Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. spoke 60 years earlier during the 1965 Freedom Rally.
On April 26, 2025, people stood on Boston Common, the very ground where Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. spoke 60 years earlier during the 1965 Freedom Rally.
Today’s political moment feels like a daily battle for our collective soul. A fraying democracy. So many fires, it’s hard to know where to begin. That’s why we’re launching The Fine Print—Embrace’s newest way of reimagining democracy and holding it accountable.🧵
June 4, 2025 at 8:59 PM
Today’s political moment feels like a daily battle for our collective soul. A fraying democracy. So many fires, it’s hard to know where to begin. That’s why we’re launching The Fine Print—Embrace’s newest way of reimagining democracy and holding it accountable.🧵