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Reframing the conversation on racial justice and equity.

A collaboration with The Boston Globe and Boston University's Center for Antiracist Research

In-Person and virtual events

Sept. 29, 2022 | 7 p.m.

Book Talk: “On Reckonings, Reimagining, and The Third Reconstruction”

Acclaimed historians Ibram X. Kendi and Peniel Joseph will join in conversation at a live event, “On Reckonings, Reimagining, and The Third Reconstruction.“ This free event will focus on Joseph’s latest work, “The Third Reconstruction: America’s Struggle for Racial Justice in the Twenty-First Century.” Kendi and Joseph will explore key learnings from past movements, and how this moment in time may provide an opportunity to achieve Black dignity and full citizenship at long last.

A conversation with Dr. Ibram X. Kendi and Rep. Cori Bush to commemorate Banned Books Week

Watch our lively discussion on the implications of book bans, as well as the growing embrace of censorship of all kinds in political rhetoric on Capitol Hill, and in statehouses and village halls across the country.
How to Build Wealth Through Your 9-to-5
Career coach and finance expert Mandi “Money” Woodruff-Santos shares her journey to “quitting her way rich" and leveraging wealth-building opportunities.

The Emancipator and GLAAD Present: An LGBTQ Banned Books Week Virtual Event

Amidst the growing threat of LGBTQ book bans nationwide, The Emancipator and GLAAD teamed up to present a virtual Banned Books Week event featuring some of the nation’s best known LGBTQ authors and illustrators. The dialogue was moderated by Banned Books Week Honorary Chair George M. Johnson, an award-winning nonbinary activist and author of “All Boys Aren’t Blue.” The roundtable also included GLAAD president Sarah Kate Ellis and queer authors Daniel Haack, Isabel Galupo, Leah Johnson, and Harry Woodgate.

How to Build Wealth Through Your 9-to-5

Career coach and finance expert Mandi “Money” Woodruff-Santos shares her journey to “quitting her way rich" and leveraging wealth-building opportunities.

Juneteenth A Celebration

Join us for a FREE community event to celebrate Juneteenth, featuring some of Boston’s best-loved Black artists and performers, as well as a very special “pop-up workshop” on the 6 Ways of Resistance by Mia Henry of Freedom Lifted.

The Emancipator Presents: Could Crypto Be a Driver for Racial Equity?

When the first bitcoin was created in 2009, communities of color jumped in to explore a new class of financial assets without the runaround of traditional banking. As this new financial system grows in popularity and access, what are the risks? What are the opportunities? Bloomberg reporter Akayla Gardner moderates a discussion with Cleve Mesidor, Blockchain Foundation executive director; Rohan Grey, Willamette University assistant professor of law; and Dante Duarte, Circle’s chief strategy officer and global policy head. They’ll explore whether cryptocurrency and blockchain technology could be a driver for racial equity.

Eliminating Student Debt: A Conversation With Rep. Ayanna Pressley

What does the unprecedented leak of a U.S. Supreme Court draft decision that would overturn the right to an abortion portend? Rep. Ayanna Pressley, D-Mass., met with The Emancipator Senior Columnist Kimberly Atkins Stohr in a virtual event Tuesday to discuss both the student loan crisis and life in a post-Roe v. Wade world.“This is not a drill. This certainly has the feasibility, the possibility of setting a very dangerous precedent,” Pressley said of the leaked draft opinion by Justice Samuel A. Alito Jr., published Monday night by Politico. Watch the full conversation.