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Celebrating Black History

Black history is American history, it honors our past, present and future. GBH is committed to sharing diverse and inclusive programs this month—and every month—that explore the Black experience. We celebrate Black achievements in history, art, science, music, culture and more. Deepen your understanding of race in America by streaming these films and programs. And to learn more about GBH's commitment to racial justice and equity, please visit our Racial Justice collection.

Premiering This Month

  • Boston - like many cities around the US - has begun to wrestle with the notion of paying reparations to Black people to make up for 400 years of enslavement and economic exclusion. But in Boston, this debate is layered in history. The GBH News podcast "What Is Owed?" explores this issue.

Events

  • Suffolk University’s Ford Hall Forum, the Moakley Archive & Institute, and GBH Forum Network present a program exploring the relationship between access to affordable housing and educational opportunity in Boston’s public schools nearly fifty years after the school busing crisis. This program, moderated by Stephanie Leydon, Executive Producer of digital video at GBH News, is the second in a series examining the lasting impacts of the landmark decision to desegregate Boston’s Public Schools in 1974. This discussion will take a look back at the impact of race-based discriminatory housing policies and education funding formulas while addressing the more recent problems of gentrification and housing affordability. How does Boston position itself to compete with its suburban neighbors when it comes to educational outcomes?

    Join us and lend your voice to this important discussion.

    Event sponsored by The Boston Desegregation & Busing Initiative.

    Explore the history of Boston’s busing crisis via the digital archives of The Boston Public Schools Desegregation Project, the GBH Archives, and Suffolk University’s Moakley Archive & Institute.

    Partner:
    Ford Hall Forum
  • Join us at GBH Studios in Brighton  at 7:00 pm for a panel discussion on one of the least known forms of hierarchical oppression: Caste. It is an ancient form of division and the subject of Ava Duverney’s shocking new film, Origin, which examines a writer’s journey through India, Germany and America to understand caste and its enduring impact.

    Our panelists include: Suraj Yengde, W.E.B. Dubois fellow at Harvard University, who plays himself in “Origin”, Tufts professor Ravi Shankar, whose new book explores race, shame, the criminal justice system and what it means to be a brown man in America; Arun Rath, host and executive editor of GBH’s local All Things Considered; and moderator, Chellamal Keshavan, current Masters in Public Policy Candidate at the Department of Urban and Environmental Policy and Planning at Tufts University.

    Together they will explore their personal reckonings of growing up in the U.S. yet not escaping caste, how caste intersects specifically with anti-Black racism in America, and the ways in which individuals and society perpetuate oppressive structures.

    Phillip Martin, Senior Investigative Reporter will deliver the welcoming remarks.

    In 2019, Senior Investigative Reporter, Phillip Martin did a 4-part series on the issue, that was produced in partnership with the Pulitzer Center.
    Read Part one, Part two, Part three, Part four

Stream Now

Catalyst Group pose for photo

GBH's Catalyst Group

Catalyst was formed in 2019 during uncertain and disruptive times with the mission to champion BIPOC (Black, Indigenous, and People of Color) employees at GBH.

Catalyst is dedicated to supporting initiatives that uphold the Foundation’s commitment to DEIA in programming, employee growth & development, and community engagement.

Catalyst Group on Zoom call -Large Group

Catalyst strives to create an environment that welcomes, nurtures, and retains BIPOC talent to further enrich GBH through diverse perspectives. As ambassadors on the ground, Catalyst also engages employees of color, sharing feedback, concerns, and suggestions with the Office of Inclusion and Equity (OIE).

Catalyst encourages interested GBH allies to support the group’s initiatives by subscribing to the  Catalyst LinkedIn page, as well as signing up for the  quarterly newsletter —which will be circulated in late June. If you have any questions, please email catalyst@wgbh.org.