Historically Black Phrases Live! starring jarrett hill and Tre’vell Anderson
When:
Thursday, Jun 18, 2026 7:00p -
8:00p
Thursday, Jun 18, 2026 7:00p -
8:00p
Where:
WBUR CitySpace
890 Commonwealth Ave
Boston, MA 02215
Admission:
Unknown
Hosted by:
Categories:
Drinks, Food, Good for Groups, Shows
Event website:
https://www.wbur.org/events/1040939/historically-black-phrases-live-2
The live game show experience based on the NAACP Image Award-winning book, “Historically Black Phrases: From ‘I Ain’t One Of Your Lil’ Friends’ to ‘Who All Gon’ Be There?,” is returning to Boston. Hosted by co-authors jarrett hill and Tre’vell Anderson, Historically Black Phrases Live! is a high-energy battle of Black cultural knowledge open to all. Come celebrate Juneteenth. Laughter and joy guaranteed!
The whole audience competes from their seats for cash prizes throughout the show. And one audience member won't just win from their chair — they'll earn the chance to compete for the night's grand prize!
Contestants
Dart Adams — Boston's own hip-hop historian, journalist and author whose encyclopedic knowledge of Black music and culture has appeared everywhere from NPR and The Boston Globe to Andscape and Okayplayer. If it happened in Black Boston, Dart was there — or wrote about it.
Zeninjor Enwemeka — an award-winning multimedia journalist. She is the senior business reporter at WBUR. She covers how businesses and the economy are shaping the region and people’s everyday lives. Her work has earned regional Edward R. Murrow awards.
Darian Wilson — Public school educator, father and the Milwaukee-bred founder of Black People Know Things, a Black culture trivia and events company built on three pillars: competition, culture and community.
Copies of “Historically Black Phrases” will be available for purchase from our bookstore partner Frugal Bookstore and the authors will sign after the show.
