Good Trouble with Embrace Boston
Good Trouble with Embrace Boston
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Get into some Good Trouble! Information is power!Embrace Boston and NBC10 Boston have joined forces to bring you the Good Trouble podcast. Its goal: to inform, inspire and enlighten the Boston community and beyond, with stories of people breaking down barriers by fighting "The Good Fight." Inspired by civil rights leader John Lewis' "words of encouragement," the podcast connects with our region's noisemakers and key stakeholders by sharing their personal journeys of becoming champions of change and good troublemakers.
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The podcast focuses on themes of social justice, community empowerment, and personal storytelling, with episodes featuring topics such as the impact of music in activism showcased through Nay $peaks' work and cultural curation exemplified by José C. Massó III's influences in Boston's community.
Get into some Good Trouble! Information is power!Embrace Boston and NBC10 Boston have joined forces to bring you the Good Trouble podcast. Its goal: to inform, inspire and enlighten the Boston community and beyond, with stories of people breaking down barriers by fighting “The Good Fight.” Inspired by civil rights leader John Lewis’ “words of encouragement,” the podcast connects with our region’s noisemakers and key stakeholders by sharing their personal journeys of becoming champions of change and good troublemakers.
How do you build a monument that changes how a city sees itself? And what does it take to move systems that were never built for everyone?
In this episode of Good Trouble, we sit down with Marie St. Fleur — the inaugural Executive Director of King Boston (now Embrace Boston) and a 2026 Embrace Honors awardee. Marie takes us inside the origin story of The Embrace memorial on Boston Common, unpacking the political hurdles, emotional stakes, and community vision behind honoring Dr. King and Coretta Scott King’s legacy.
We explore her three decades in public leadership: as the first Haitian-born person elected to state office in the U.S.; a driving force for early education reform; a cabinet chief in the Menino administration; and now a national strategist shaping policy, equity, and opportunity.
This is a conversation about courage, persistence, and the quiet, essential work of building a more just Boston — one decision, one partnership, one act of faith at a time.
Good Trouble is a podcast from Embrace Boston, produced with NBC10 Boston, featuring the thinkers and leaders reshaping our civic and cultural landscape.
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