As part of the Greater Boston Chamber of Commerce’s Fierce Urgency of Now festival, Boston Medical Center is hosting a free informational and networking event to equip young professionals with the skills, tools, and insights to advance their careers and financial health while taking care of their mental well-being.

Attendees can attend keynote presentations, browse information tables, and visit the networking area while enjoying a complimentary breakfast of pastries, coffee, and juices.

Keynote Speakers:

Dr. Lovern Moseley, Licensed Psychologist, Boston Medical Center Division of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry
Michelle Brathwaite, Regional Vice President, Primerica Financial Services and host of Building Black Wealth Seminar Series
Jonathan Allen and Derrick Young Jr., Co-Founders, Leadership Brainery

Get creative with us in Shadow Play, the Bank of America Art Lab installation by Boston artist Lily Xie. Step into the dark and explore form, transformation, and light through shadow puppets. Who could you be in the shadows? What would you take with you into the darkness?

Shadow puppetry, or shadow play, has roots in several Asian cultures and has spread and shape-shifted into many contemporary forms and practices across the world. Through this diasporic art form, Xie opens the portal for thinking about what is possible when we step into the dark.

Dive into an immersive hands-on art-making experience and add your artwork to a growing display of visitor reflections and creations!

Art Lab activities are free with museum admission and are drop-in on a first-come-first-serve basis — space is limited.

Stroll through an engaging farm tour led by Black farmers and herbalists, take home free goodies for your home, and deepen your connection to nature, yourself, and each other in this communal celebration of Black life.

This event centers African, Black, Caribbean and Diasporic folks, but welcomes allies of color.

If you or someone you know is interested in learning about the process of buying an affordable home on a land trust, the Dudley Neighbors Inc. in partnership with the city of Boston is hosting two sessions on September 18 and October 18. The sessions will be held both in person at 550 Dudley St. and on zoom. If you are attending by zoom you must register ahead of time.

The ICA is free for all visitors every Thursday from 5 to 9 PM. Tickets for Free Thursday Nights will be available at icaboston.org/tickets at 10 AM on that Thursday morning. Check-in for Free Thursday Nights begins at 5PM. Last entry to the museum is at 8:30PM. Advance reservations are strongly recommended. On-site reservations are not guaranteed.

Join us for the BlackBox Film Festival, hosted in conjunction with the Black Media Symposium, to view exemplary short films from Black student filmmakers across the Greater Boston Area!

Films will be judged by a talented and accomplished group of professional filmmakers and the top films from our submission will be screened!

Come watch the winning shorts on September 22 to celebrate the art of film and the talented Black creators who are breaking into the industry!

Refreshments will be served at the reception after the screening.

The title of Grandmaster of the Chamber is on the line and $5000 which of these fated MCs will earn your cheers at the Chamber: Ultimate Iron! Only the Fates decide the Master of the Chamber

Bryan Mason, Designer, Co-founder and Co-Author of AphroChic: Celebrating the Legacy of the Black Family Home, will be part of the Keynote Panel for the Black in Design 2023 Conference, The Black Home, presented by the Harvard University Graduate School of Design. He will be joined by Germane Barnes, Principal of Studio Barnes; Renata Cherlise, Founder of Black Archives; and Nina Cooke John, Principal of Studio Cooke John Architecture and Design.

Each speaker was chosen because of their years of dedication to exploring and representing the experiences of Black people and our relationships with home across the globe and time.

BLACK in the cradle of liberty is a declaration featuring: DJ WhySham, Rei, Anastasia, Javanna, Kenard, Cakeswagg, Nnenna, Crystal, Ifé, Tim, Danny & Porsha. The performance explores resistance, the raising of Black voices, and the power of place.

The program, taking place at Faneuil Hall, is a part of Revolutionary Spaces Raising Voices Festival: A Celebration of Music, Art, and the Power of Protest. Commemorating the 250th anniversary of the Boston Tea Party, Raising Voices is a multi-disciplinary arts festival in the heart of downtown Boston that celebrates the power of protest throughout history.

Faneuil Hall, like the nation, has beginnings in slavery. Yet, successive generations have used the “Cradle of Liberty” as a platform to continue the unfished struggle for life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness. BLACK in the cradle of liberty hopes to spark thoughtful, compelling conversations about the complexities of our past during the 250th anniversary of the American Revolution and the work still needed to create a more perfect union.

The event is presented by the BlackBiz Development Group LLC (BBDG), which operates the Ebony 100 Directory of Black-Owned Businesses (ebony100.com).

THEIR MISSION IS TO ACHIEVE RACIAL AND ECONOMIC JUSTICE FOR BLACK-OWNED BUSINESSES THROUGH TRAINING, MARKETING, ADVERTISING, CAPITALIZING, CELEBRATION AND LOVE.

Agenda

5:30 -6:00 Awards Ceremony Admission

6:00-7:00 Awards and Seven Principles Ceremony

6:30 -9:30 General Ball Admission - live music, hors d'oeuvres, networking

8:00-9:00 African Dance Class

9:00-11:00 DJ & Dancing

Inspired by the work of grassroots, Black-led organizations tackling the Black maternal health crisis, this session focuses on the effects of racism in healthcare and examines the positive effects of patient empowerment, intentional legislation, and inclusive research to address disparities in reproductive health and justice. This discussion shines a light on innovations and shared experience with high-quality, culturally-affirming care for underserved communities.

Moderator: Jazmine Richardson

Tickets are FREE and available online at 10 AM, Sept 26. Limit 2 per person. Please check in by 6:45 PM. Unclaimed tickets will be released 15 mins before event.
TICKETS AVAILABLE 9/26
Artists Cicely Carew, Venetia Dale, and Yu-Wen Wu—the featured artists in the ICA’s 2023 James and Audrey Foster Prize exhibition—come together for a conversation on art and life in Boston as visual artists. Hear about their creative practices in this public program moderated by Assistant Curator, Anni Pullagura.

2023 James and Audrey Foster Prize is on view at the Institute of Contemporary Art/Boston from August 24, 2023, to January 28, 2024.

Due to popular demand, a second performance has been added! Tickets will be available at 10 AM on September 14.

Among the most acclaimed jazz saxophonists of his generation, Joshua Redman is hailed for his improvisational brilliance and virtuosic inventiveness. At the ICA, a remarkable, dynamic group of musicians including pianist Aaron Parks, bassist Joe Sanders, drummer Brian Blade, and co-winner of the 2023 Sarah Vaughan International Jazz Vocal Competition Gabrielle Cavassa, will join Redman. The artists will perform selections from Redman’s newest album, Where Are We, featuring music by Rodgers & Hart, John Coltrane, Bruce Springsteen, and more. Redman describes Where We Are as “a meditation on America and the power and importance of place.”

CommUnity Cares Health is partnering with local health systems to provide free high, quality health care to the community! There will also be music, food, and games! Bring your loved ones and friends and come enjoy a day dedicated to celebrating all of the life we have to live!

The Mass Black Expo (MBE), hosted by the Black Economic Council of Massachusetts (BECMA), is the Commonwealth’s premier event for showcasing Black businesses, organizations, and allies committed to fostering an equitable economy.

Mass Black Expo 2023: Building Black Wealth in the Commonwealth is a three-day immersive experience that brings together hundreds of Black-owned businesses, entrepreneurs, and professionals with purchasing opportunities, capacity-building resources, and skill and career advancement options.

The Mass Black Expo is an opportunity for residents of the Commonwealth to convene and share ideas to realize a more productive, inclusive, and equitable economy.