Events

Gospel Extravaganza 2025

Gospel Extravaganza 2024

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Signature Series Presents
Gospel Extravaganza 2025: Through the Years—A Celebration of Berklee's Reverence Gospel Ensemble
(EDT)
Berklee Performance Center
136 Massachusetts Avenue
Boston
MA
02115
United States
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This year's Gospel Extravaganza will showcase Berklee's Reverence Gospel Ensemble and honor over 40 years of gospel music excellence at Berklee. The event will feature a special retrospective performance by the Reverence Reunion Gospel Choir, celebrating the rich legacy of the program.

Admission
$15/$20 in advance and $20/$25 day of the show
Discounted admission with Berklee ID
Free/$5 in advance / $5-10 day of show

Past Events

Students Singing on stage
Africana Studies
Africana Students Giving Day 2025 Events
(EST)
Africana Studies Center
7 Haviland
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Africana Studies Giving Day March 6th Events at the Africana Studies Center, 7 Haviland, RM 106

Robert Honeysucker

Robert Honeysucker

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Africana Studies
Robert Honeysucker Spirituals Concert
(EST)
Seully Hall
8 Fenway, Floor 4
Boston
MA
02215
United States
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Boston Conservatory students present a concert of spirituals in celebration of Black History Month and in memory of former voice faculty member Robert Honeysucker. 

Kid 'n Play

Kid 'n Play

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Africana Studies
Annual Hip-Hop Concert with Kid ’n Play
(EST)
Berklee Performance Center
136 Massachusetts Avenue
Boston
MA
02115
United States
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Africana Studies is honored to announce that the iconic rap duo Kid ’n Play will be inducted into the Berklee Hip-Hop Hall of Fame, along with Boston-based historic break-dancing group the Floor Lords​ and hip-hop educator and activist Cindy Diggs. 

Students line-dancing

Black Joy Block Party

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Africana Studies
Annual Back-to-School Black Joy Block Party
(EDT)
7 Haviland Courtyard

Everyone is invited to join the annual Black Joy Block Party, which features delicious food trucks, lively dancing, and fun games.

Dr. Judith Christie McAllister

Dr. Judith Christie McAllister

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Berklee Africana Studies Division
Dr. Judith Christie McAllister
(EDT)
Berklee Performance Center
136 Massachusetts Avenue
Boston
MA
02115
United States
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Join Berklee College of Music's Africana Studies Department as they present the Gospel Performance Summer Program students in a show-stopping concert featuring renowned gospel superstar Dr. Judith Christie McAllister. 

Signature Series presents
Gospel Extravaganza 2024 Featuring Berklee’s Reverence Gospel Choir with Special Guest Bishop Hezekiah Walker
(EDT)
Berklee Performance Center
136 Massachusetts Avenue
Boston
MA
02115
United States
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In this Signature Series event, we celebrate the power of gospel music with a performance by Berklee’s Reverence Gospel Choir and Overjoyed, both directed by Dennis Montgomery III and featuring a special guest performance by  Bishop Hezekiah Walker, the legendary Gospel singer, composer, and choir leader.

Eddie Glaude

Eddie Glaude

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First Annual Africana Studies Symposium with Eddie Glaude
(EDT)
David Friend Recital Hall (DFRH)
921 Boylston Street
Boston
MA
02115
United States
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Dr. Eddie Glaude will address the Berklee community regarding his book Begin Again: James Baldwin's America and Its Urgent Lessons for Our Own, which takes an exhaustive look at Black communities, the difficulties of race in the United States, and the challenges we face as a democracy. He authored this book during the COVID-19 pandemic and it coincides with the centennial birthday of author/social activist James Baldwin in 2024.