BRJE is a community organization, and we will always be a community organization. We ARE those who engage with us.
Thank you to everyone who showed up, celebrated with us, donated, sponsored, volunteered, and helped make Rising Together such a meaningful night.
Thank you to everyone who joined us for BRJE’s second annual Rising Together Spring Mixer on May Day! With the support of individual donors and @brooklinebooksmith , we raised over $15,000 to help sustain our work. We’re feeling grateful, energized, and ready for what’s ahead.
More photos coming soon courtesy of @cbzperspective 🫶
#Brookline #BrooklineMA #BRJE #risingtogether
Blessings… I received an email on Friday from curator @jasper_a_sanchez that
a producer for the program Chronicle WCVB Channel 5 in Boston reached out to the Triennial.
He is producing a piece for TV about one of the Mass Humanities 250
Grants that support forums to tell the story of Mark, Phillis, and Phebe.
He came across my project The Resurrection of Mark, Phillis, and Phebe created for Lot Lab and the documentary of me speaking and the processional, and asked @thetriennial for some of that footage and audio to include as an inspiring end to the segment.
This Chronicle feature will air Tuesday February 24th at 7:30 pm on Chronicle (WCVB5) TOMORROW PLEASE tune in!
I am so grateful to the ancestors Mark, Phillis and Phebe for allowing me to share their story with the beautiful installation created just for them. I’m grateful to everyone who visited the sculpture, who took part in the processional and other rituals we held for these ancestors.
I am honored and proud that my work will be recognized as part of this Chronicle segment that will continue to bring their story to life.
Mark, Phillis and Phebe were human beings enslaved by John Codman.
Their story is one of great heartbreak. The installation created for them was an opening of a portal for healing for their souls.
Mark, Phillis, and Phebe have communicated with me through folks with special abilities that they are very happy with the sculpture, very happy with the time we all spent with them.
May their names, their stories, their history live on forever.
Say their names.
Mark. Phillis. And Phebe.
Ase’ and Amen.
Thank you @marleneboyette for assisting
with the channel 5 logo.
Images by: @ife_franklin_slave_narrative@rdz_mimi@cbzperspective@lboogie1617@micaxrose
Thank you to everyone who sponsored, donated wool, volunteered, and/or joined us for Sew Many Mittens! Over 12 hours, we had over 250 volunteers create 219 pairs of cozy mittens to share warmth and care with our unhoused neighbors across Greater Boston with the help of @friends_of_bostons_homeless . 💙 ❄️
We’re so grateful to our community for making this milestone project possible!
We want to give a special shout-out to our sponsors: Jameson & Thompson Picture Framers @jamesonandthompson , Ace Creative @acecreative_branding , Connected Path Partners, Non Profit Capital Management, and Pozerski Hatch & Company, as well as our in-kind sponsors Craig Bailey Perspective Photo @cbzperspective and JP Licks @jplicks .
Want to help make our future 350th anniversary events happen? Learn more about becoming a sponsor at the link in our bio.
Photos by Craig Bailey Perspective Photo @cbzperspective
#SewManyMittens #GiveBack #CommunitySupport #community #communityservice #350Anniversary #SponsorArt #SupportArts #SupportArtsEducation #eliotschool #EliotSchoolCraft #Boston #JamaicaPlain
Happy new year 🎊! Here are some scenes from Brunch with BRJE. We are proud to be an intergenerational, anti-racist community organization. If anyone is looking to get more involved in their community this year, we’d love to have you —> brje.org/join-us
Huge thank you to @esmais for always providing such a welcoming venue. Photos by @cbzperspective
Stay tuned for our 2025 Wrapped and 2025 Impact Report. Want to stay connected? Join our email list at the link in bio.
#Brookline #BrooklineMA #BostonNonprofits #RacialJustice #CommunityOrganizing #LocalPower #BRJE
I had a great time! Thank you @cbzperspective for this beautiful image of me and my sisters🎅🏾🎄
LGBTQ+ Elders of Color wishes you a joyous 2026 full of health, connection, and prosperity.
Below are some snapshots from our 2025 Flashback Café Holiday Celebration.
See a friend? Tag them!
LGBTQ+ Elders of Color is a program of Multicultural AIDS Coalition.
Photos by Perspective Photo, Craig Bailey Photographer.
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Grateful to everyone who joined us for Brunch with BRJE this weekend! ☕ 💛
For those who couldn’t attend, we shared updates about who we are and where we’re headed. A key announcement: we’re bringing back monthly member meetings, creating a consistent space to learn together, coordinate action, and stay connected. We also discussed our upcoming high school fellowship and a spring film screening at the Coolidge!
Follow along for updates, and join our (free) Action Team to help build local power — link in bio 🌟
#Brookline #BrooklineMA #JusticeIsLocal #CommunityPower #BRJE
Reflecting on The Evolution of the Black Classical Musician, we’re so grateful to everyone who joined us for an inspiring afternoon with Lecolion Washington. Thank you for being part of the conversation and for continuing to support spaces that celebrate Black artistry and community.
Stay connected for future events at bhacambridge.org and through the link in our bio.
A reminder that BRJE’s work is only as strong as the community behind us. We’re so deeply grateful for people of all ages and backgrounds who showed up at Brookline United for Immigrant Justice to engage, learn, and speak out. We encourage everyone to take that energy forward and lean into community power — talk to your neighbors, build mutual aid, and show up for one another.
#justiceislocal #immigrantjustice #communitypower
Thank you so much to everyone who joined us for our recent conversation with Mar Parilla, Cornell Colley, and Ifé Franklin, moderated by Ashleigh Gordon.
It was a gift to gather in community and hear these powerful artists reflect on culture, placemaking, and the beautiful connections that emerge when both are centered. Their insights offered a moving glimpse into the spirit of MassQ Ball 2025.
We’re so grateful for your presence and for helping make the evening so meaningful.
Photos by Craig Bailey
Brookline showed up! 🙌 Our Brookline United for Immigrant Justice event brought neighbors, advocates, and leaders together — and together, we raised $8,500 (and counting) for Fuerza, La Colaborativa, Lawyers for Civil Rights, and the LUCE Network.
A special thanks to Attorney General Andrea Joy Campbell, and our incredible panelists Gladys Vega, Iván Espinoza-Madrigal, and Jonathan Paz.
This is what people power looks like.💥
Thank you to everyone who joined us for the opening of In Plain Sight. This powerful exhibition, curated by Archy LaSalle, presents the perspectives of Boston’s next generation of Black and Brown photographers.
🗓️The show is open to the public through October 5 in the Nye Gallery.
🔗Learn more at LEXART.ORG
#bostonphotographer #blackandbrownunity #lexart #bostonartshow #bostonarts #lexingtonma #photographyshow
