Ron Mitchell, Editor and Publisher of The Bay State Banner, welcomes Kimberly Lyle, CEO of Dorchester Bay Economic Development Corporation (DBEDC); Michael Kane, the Director of the Mass Alliance of ‘HUD Tenants (MAHT) and a long-time activist for affordable housing and tenants rights; and Luc Schuster, the Executive Director of Boston Indicators, a research center at the Boston Foundation.

Join us at the GBH Studio in Boston for this community conversation. Recorded in the GBH Studio at the Boston Public Library, GBH Amplifies events feature a rotating cast of well-known hosts from local media, community organizations, and more.



GBH Amplifies is a community-building initiative funded by the Barr Foundation and supported by the GBH Forum Network, funded by the Lowell Institute.



Forum Network events are free and available to the public, but you must register for access.

Ron Mitchell, Editor and Publisher of The Bay State Banner, holds a conversation about the current condition of our education system with Massachusetts Secretary of Education Patrick Tutwiler, Boston Public Schools Superintendent Mary Skipper, and Roxbury Community College President, Jonathan K. Jefferson.

Join us at the GBH Studio in Boston for this community conversation. Recorded in front of the cafe audience at the Newsfeed Cafe in the Boston Public Library, GBH Amplifies events feature a rotating cast of well-known hosts from local media, community organizations, and more.

GBH Amplifies is a community-building initiative funded by the Barr Foundation and supported by the GBH Forum Network, funded by the Lowell Institute.

Forum Network events are free and available to the public, but you must register for access.

What happens when false or misleading information runs up against the need for open civil discourse? In this lively conversation, a leading expert on AI and social networks and a champion of civil discourse will explore where their work overlaps, where it clashes, and how the media should be covering it all.

This session will feature:

• Deb Roy, Director & Principal Investigator, MIT Center for Constructive Communication 
• Rajiv Vinnakota, President, The Institute for Students & Scholars 
• Lee Hill, Executive Editor, GBH News (moderator)

Please join us for community talks at the GBH Studio at the Boston Public Library. This is free and open to the public; limited seating is available on a first come, first serve basis. If you require a seat, we encourage you to arrive before the start time of each event.

Registration is encouraged for this free event.

Educating children about how they can be engaged citizens and better humans starts long before they cast their first vote. Hear from interdisciplinary education leaders who are leveraging public media as a platform to reach young audiences in transformative ways.

This session will feature:

Moderator:
Seeta Pai, Vice President, Children’s Education & Media

Panelists:
Lisa Guernsey, Senior Director of Education Policy, New America
Sara DeWitt, Senior Vice President & General Manager, PBS KIDS
Neema Avashia, Educator & Author
Merve Lapus, Vice President, Education Outreach & Engagement, Common Sense Media

Opening remarks will be provided by Alberto Vasallo III, President/CEO, El Mundo Boston and Sandra Lopez Burke, Managing Director of Community & Government Relations, GBH.

Please join us for community talks at the GBH Studio at the Boston Public Library. This talk is free and open to the public; limited seating is available on a first come, first serve basis. If you require a seat, we encourage you to arrive before the start time of each event.

Registration is encouraged for this free event.

The GBH BPL studio will host Outspoken Saturdays, a spoken word poetry event for emerging artists. Every first Saturday of the month, the series will be created in collaboration with spoken word artist Amanda Shea . Join us!

Registration is encouraged for this free event.

In this fireside chat, legal scholar Martha Minow, 300th Anniversary University Professor at Harvard University (and GBH Board Chair), sits down with Librarian of Congress Carla Hayden to talk about accessing reliable information in a world riddled with misinformation.

Opening remarks for this conversation will be provided by David Leonard, President, Boston Public Library and Susan Goldberg, President & CEO, GBH.

Please join us for community talks at the Boston Public Library. All are free and open to the public; limited seating is available on a first come, first serve basis. Please RSVP in advance for this free event.

Join us at the GBH Studios at the Boston Public Library for a night of NOVA science trivia! Get ready for creative categories and exciting prizes as we test your knowledge, from the depths of the universe to the history of science.

This month we will be quizzing you on the secrets of the forest, the history of pseudoscience and more!

Registration is encouraged for this free event.

Limited seating is available on a first come, first serve basis. If you require a seat, we encourage you to arrive before the start time of this event.

The Berklee Alumni Pass the Mic Podcast will interview Director of Industry Relations Latoya Lee, Dean of Musical Theater Krisha Marcano, and Berklee student Su Yavuz (including a live performance) for a live show at the GBH Boston Public Library Studio. The show will be 75 minutes and discuss topics around career paths, insights into success, and what it's like to work in the entertainment industry.


Registration is encouraged for this free event.

Limited seating is available on a first come, first serve basis. If you require a seat, we encourage you to arrive before the start time of this event.

Join "Under the Radar" host Callie Crossley for a conversation with poet Tiana Clark, author of "Scorched Earth," as a special in-person edition of Bookmarked: the "Under the Radar Book Club" honoring poetry in celebration of National Poetry Month. This segment will be recorded for air.

The GBH BPL studio will host Outspoken Saturdays, a spoken word poetry event for emerging artists. Every first Saturday of the month, the series will be created in collaboration with spoken word artist Amanda Shea . Join us!

Registration is encouraged for this free event.