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
- Bing Broderick, JustBook-ish
- Lauren Cosulich, Summit Trail Advisors
- Jared Cosulich, The Ambiguity Project
- Linda Dorcena Forry and Bill Forry, The Dorchester Reporter
- Wyatt Jackson, We Move in Color
- Dr. Jackie Jenkins-Scott, Wheelock College
- Marcia Kim, Together Hyde Park and Living Histories of Color
- Glynn & Sheldon Lloyd, City Fresh Foods
- Hany Massoud, Democracy Now!
- Suzanne McGlone, Boston Public Schools
- Dr. Adrian Mims, The Calculus Project
- Dr. Linda Nathan, Harvard Graduate School of Education
- Porsha Olayiwola, JustBook-ish
- Sarah and Duncan Remage-Healey, Embrace Boston
- Lori Smith-Britton, Community Resource Consulting
- Klare Shaw, League of Women
- Scott Zoback, Argus
Event Sponsors
Jared Cosulich, The Ambiguity Project
Lauren Cosulich, Summit Trail Advisors
Dr. 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.