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Oct. 24, 2023 | 1 p.m.

Covering race and racism: A view from the newsroom

The Harvard T. H. Chan School of Public Health hosts a fireside chat with renowned journalists Akilah Johnson of The Washington Post and Amber Payne of The Emancipator and health equity expert and former NYC health commissioner Mary Bassett. It isn’t enough to write about race and health separately: to tell the whole story, journalists must explore the many complex ways in which race, racism, and health intersect.
Oct. 24, 2023 | 6 p.m.

Book Talk: Life in ‘80s Detroit
From a Booth at Chung’s

Join Curtis Chin and The Emancipator’s Amber Payne to step into Chung’s Cantonese Cuisine, a little safe haven in volatile 1980’s Detroit, on Tuesday, Oct. 24 at 6 p.m. at the Boston Athenaeum.
SEPT. 28, 2023 | 7 P.M.

Book talk with Dr. Brian H. Williams at Harvard Book Store

Harvard Book Store welcomes Dr. Brian H. Williams — Air Force Academy graduate, Harvard-trained surgeon, and former congressional health policy advisor — for a discussion of his new memoir “The Bodies Keep Coming: Dispatches from a Black Trauma Surgeon on Racism, Violence, and How We Heal.” He will be joined in conversation by Amber Payne, Publisher and General Manager of The Emancipator.
Sept. 23, 2023

Racial Reporting Convening

The Emancipator is hosting our first Racial Reporting Convening, bringing together an incredible group of race and ethnicity reporters, columnists, producers, newsroom managers, and journalism professors from across the country.
Sept. 15, 2023 | 5:30-6:30 p.m.

Book Talk & Signing w/ Hajar Yazdiha & Amber Payne at Frugal Bookstore

Meet USC’s Hajar Yazdiha and The Emancipator’s Amber Payne for a timely conversation on how politics transforms the memory of the civil rights movement.
June 19, 2023 | 2-5 P.M.

Juneteenth Freedom Summit

The Emancipator is a proud sponsor of the 3rd annual Juneteenth Freedom Summit, an event in partnership with The University of Texas at Austin's Center for the Study of Race and Democracy, Texas LBJ School and Rosa Rebellion. We’ll be screening a short film on Austin’s historic Freedom Colonies and Amber Payne, publisher of The Emancipator, will be participating in a discussion exploring the power of storytelling. Austin’s own award-winning duo Riders Against the Storm will perform a live set.
June 17, 2023 | 6-10 P.M.

Eighteen65: A Juneteenth Celebration

We are headed to Austin, Texas to commemorate the holiday with our friends at Origin Studio House, where we are a proud sponsor of Eighteen65: The People’s Observance. Come for the delicious food and drinks, great music and chill vibes, and stay to share your experiences with our onsite video crew about Black life in Texas.
May 6, 2023 | 9:30 a.m. - 12 p.m.

Breastfeeding While Black: A free community event

Are you wondering how best to feed your infant? Do you want to breastfeed your baby but have questions? Join us for Breastfeeding While Black and share your story with us in a community solutions circle. Meet with local doulas, lactation consultants, midwives and doctors for an honest discussion about the joys and challenges of breastfeeding. Get the resources you need to thrive.
Sept. 29, 2022 | 7 p.m.

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

Acclaimed historians Ibram X. Kendi and Peniel Joseph join in conversation at a live event focused on Joseph’s latest work, “The Third Reconstruction: America’s Struggle for Racial Justice in the Twenty-First Century.” Kendi and Joseph 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.

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.

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.
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.

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 to discuss both the student loan crisis and life in a post-Roe v. Wade world.