A conversation with Imari Paris Jeffries

Integrating clinical departments and collaborating across disciplines allows Mass General Brigham to elevate the quality of patient care across our system. Patients have access to world-class physicians and care informed by cutting-edge research and innovations—all for one seamless experience.

Dr. Imari Paris Jeffries leads the 17-person team of Embrace Boston, an organization working to dismantle structural racism in the city by focusing on the intersection of arts, culture, research and policy.

The organization might be known most visibly through its Embrace monument on Boston Common -- a representation of Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. and Coretta Scott King’s relationship and presence in Boston, where they met in 1952. But Paris Jeffries, who has years of experience in nonprofit, organizing and racial equity work, sees it as just the beginning of Embrace's work to understand and translate the way culture, and symbols like monuments, socialize the way people think.

In a recent conversation with the State House News Service, Paris Jeffries spoke about how the built environment shapes societal values, how that manifests in Boston and the policy sector, and the work ahead for Embrace.

READ THE FULL CONVERSATION HERE

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Happening Today

12:00 | The Builder Coalition hosts a kickoff celebration for its Affordable Housing Developer Fellowship, followed by a bus tour of development sites. | Bolling Building, 2300 Washington Street, Roxbury

1:00 | The Joint Committee on Higher Education holds a public hearing on bills mainly focused on financial aid. A Sen. Mark Montigny proposal (S 942) would create a reduced fare pilot program for Bridgewater State University students who commute on the new South Coast Rail. | State House, Room A-2

The Sunday Shows

KELLER AT LARGE: Sunday, 8:30 a.m., WBZ-TV. Political analyst Jon Keller interviews Norfolk County Sheriff Patrick McDermott, head of the Massachusetts Sheriffs Association. They discuss the potential impact of federal budget cuts on the rehabilitation work sheriffs do, how modern-day reentry programs work, and potentially giving county sheriffs control over prisoners for longer periods of time.

ON THE RECORD: Sunday, 11 a.m., WCVB. The guest is state Sen. Dylan Fernandes, who represents Plymouth and part of Cape Cod, and co-chairs the Joint Committee on Agriculture.

FROM BEACON HILL

SPEAKER PHONE: Joe Dwinnell, the Herald’s executive editor, rang House Speaker Ron Mariano, who picked up and said state Rep. John Lawn was not drinking at the State House before his arrest. Lawn had initially told police he was, and then told reporters at the courthouse the next day he was at a “private residence.” – Boston Herald

COMPLIANCE TIME: The small group of cities and towns that blew a MBTA Communities Act deadline can avoid legal action for a little bit longer, according to Attorney General Andrea Campbell, whose office is tasked with enforcing the law. – State House News Service

BUSINESS DESK

PRIVATE CREDIT SCRUTINY: Seeking more information on the booming private-credit market, Sen. Elizabeth Warren sent letters to S&P Global Ratings, Moody’s and Fitch, asking how they score risk of products in that market. – Wall Street Journal

CONVERSION MILESTONE: Boston’s office-to-residential conversion program hit a milestone with 100 units under construction, due to a Fort Point building that features the landmark sign, “Boston Wharf Co.,” getting converted into 77 units. – Banker & Tradesman

NEXT GEN FLIGHT: Millennial and Gen Z, who will make up 80 percent of air travel spending by 2035, are looking for a “mobile-first” experience, and more likely to spend less money on parking, a revenue stream for Logan Airport’s operator, according to a Boston Consulting Group presentation. – Boston Business Journal

NEWS NEXT DOOR

VOUCHING FOR IT: The big tax-and-spend law signed by President Trump creates something of a national voucher system for attending private school, and it will be up to state officials to decide whether to opt into the program. – Boston Globe

HISTORIC HIGH: The median price of a single-family home in Greater Boston finally hit more than $1 million, according to a local real estate association that covers 64 eastern Massachusetts communities. Condo prices have been more stable, the group said. – WBUR

ADMISSIONS IN COURT: A group that had an unsuccessful bid to overturn a Boston Public Schools admissions policy involving the use of ZIP codes is taking another run at the issue. – Universal Hub

MISSED REVIEW: The Stockbridge Munsee Band of Mohican Indians has flagged to local officials a major construction project – involving a new chapel and monastery on their original homelands – as the EPA issued a work permit without a historical or archeological review. – Berkshire Eagle

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Gin Dumcius contributed to this edition.

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