May 21, 2024 - Imari Paris Jeffries, theo tyson, and a Boston Calling preview

Imari Paris Jeffries, president and CEO of Embrace Boston,  joins The Culture Show every month.With Memorial Day approaching, we’re going to get his take on the role black military members have played in U.S. history, from emancipation to protecting our democracy, and how recent developments in local government are supporting Embrace Boston’s call for reparations. From there, we’re fashion forward, backward and everything in between. The Museum of Fine Arts, Boston is making a fashion statement with its new exhibit “Dress Up.”  With more than 150 objects on view, it is a survey of the history and histrionics of  fashion, from fast fashion, to  fashion as fantasy, to fashion as identity.  theo tyson, curator of Fashion Arts at the MFA, joins us to talk about the exhibit.Finally,  GBH’s Haley Lerner and Molly McCaul–our resident live music experts– give us a preview of “Boston Calling,” one of the region’s largest music festivals.