Amplified Voices. Powerful Impact.
Thursday, May 7, 2026
5:30 - 8:30pm | WGBH Studios, 1 Guest Street
Join WordPowered for Pros&Conversation: our annual fundraiser and a celebration of the power of youth voice. We bring together a network of readers and writers, educators, and young journalists to celebrate the power of storytelling. The event features a compelling conversation between acclaimed local authors and our own teen journalists.
Free parking is available at 15 Guest Street.
ASL interpretation will be available during the program portion of this event.
If you require accommodations, please reach out to development@wordpowered.org.
Our Featured Author
Dr. Jarvis Givens
Professor of Education & African and African American Studies at Harvard University
Author of I’ll Make Me a World and Fugitive Pedagogy
With a Featured Performance by
Zakiyyah
Arts-Activist/Changemaker
Event Committee
- Dr. Adrian Mims, The Calculus Project
- Lauren & Jared Cosulich, Summit Trail Advisors
- Wyatt Jackson, We Move in Color
- Klare Shaw, League of Women
- Suzanne McGlone, Boston Public Schools
- Porsha Olayiwola, JustBook-ish
- Bing Broderick, JustBook-ish
- Marcia Kim, Together Hyde Park and Living Histories of Color
- Linda Nathan, Harvard Graduate School of Education
and more to come!
Event Sponsors
Lauren & Jared Cosulich, Summit Trail Advisors
Linda Nathan, Harvard Graduate School of Education
and more to come!
Media Sponsors
and more to come!
Contact Us
To learn more about the event or how to sponsor, please email our Development Manager, Katie Grischow, at katiegrischow@wordpowered.