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.

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 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, Lynn Public Schools

and more to come!

Event Sponsors

and more to come!

Media Sponsors

Johnson Photography Logo

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.org.

Contact Us

WordPowered
555 Amory Street, Suite 3R
Jamaica Plain, MA 02130

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