The Emancipator Presents 'Historically Black Phrases Live!, a Black culture game
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| Dates: | Wednesday, June 19, 2024 - Wednesday, June 19, 2024 |
| Hours: | Event starts at 7pm |
| In/Outdoor: | Indoor |
| Cost: | $ see below |
| Category: | Special Events |
In celebration of Juneteenth, The Emancipator is presenting the Boston stop of Historically Black Phrases Live!, a national touring game show experience based on the NAACP Image Award-winning book, “Historically Black Phrases: From ‘I Ain’t One Of Your Lil’ Friends’ to ‘Who All Gon’ Be There?’.” Following sold-out shows in Los Angeles and Washington, DC, the live game show will be hosted by the book’s authors jarrett hill and Tre’vell Anderson, two award-winning journalists who also co-host the hit podcast “fanti.”
The event takes place on Wednesday, June 19, 2024 at 7:00pm at WBUR CitySpace (890 Commonwealth Ave., Boston).
The Emancipator has recruited three notable Bostonians—Sunn m’Cheaux, Porsha Olayiwola and Claudiane Phillipe—to compete in three rounds of gameplay about Black culture.
m’Cheaux teaches Gullah to Ivy League students at Harvard University and is an artist, advocate and social media sensation.
Olayiwola is Boston’s poet laureate, an Individual World Slam Poetry champion, and the founder of the Roxbury Poetry Festival.
Phillipe is a product designer, fashion model and one of Boston’s top beauty and lifestyle influencers, whose Nail the Cocktail social media platform has taken the internet by storm.
During the game show, the highest-scoring contestant will advance to a final round in which they're tested on all things Boo Boo The Fool — and other Historically Black Phrases.
Audience members will also get a chance to play for prizes.
Copies of “Historically Black Phrases” and other books from hill and Anderson will be available for purchase and the authors will sign after the show.
Guests will enjoy a complimentary post-show reception.
Tickets range from $10-50 and can be purchased here.
About The Emancipator
The Emancipator is an award-winning digital magazine that reimagines the nation’s first abolitionist newspapers for a new day.
Our mission, like those who came before us, is to turn public opinion against racist policies and ideas.
Through multimedia content, commentary and events nationwide, we explain and explore solutions to racial inequality in all aspects of life.
Our stories expose the history, harms and pervasiveness of racism in America and explore solutions for its abolition.
From health disparities and the wealth gap to climate inequality and police violence, we are unpacking and confronting the biggest racial justice issues of our time.
The Emancipator is a digital magazine housed within Boston University’s Center for Antiracist Research.
| COST | ↑ top |
Book bundle: $50.00 (includes admission and one copy of “Historically Black Phrases”) General: $25.00 Student: $10.00 (must present a valid student ID upon arrival)
| WEBSITE | ↑ top |
theemancipator.org/2024/05/22/events/the-emancipator-presents-historically-black-phrases-live/
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890 Commonwealth Ave, Boston, MA, 02215 map
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