Black Lion Strategies

05/14/2025

We at Black Lion Strategies are proud to co-sponsor Meet the Media 2025 — a premier event hosted by State House News Service and MASSterList that brings together 300+ media, communications, and public affairs professionals to explore the evolving Massachusetts media landscape.

📅 Date: Thursday, June 5, 2025
🕗 Time: 8:00 AM – 10:30 AM (Networking at 8:00 AM | Program at 9:00 AM)
📍 Location: 10 Winter Place, Boston, MA 02108
📩 RSVP: https://events.humanitix.com/meet-the-media-2025

03/14/2025

🇺🇸🎉 Happy ! Here in Massachusetts, Black Lion Strategies is honored to have organized a legislative briefing at the State House in Boston on behalf of our client, the MA Civic Learning Coalition. Educators, school district administrators, middle and high school students, and Senator Becca Rausch—the Senate lead for the Civics Project Trust Fund—came together to showcase how the 2018 civic education law has transformed teaching, learning, and civic engagement beyond the classroom.

Civic education is the foundation of a healthy democracy. That’s why we're advocating to increase funding for grants that support civic showcases, student learning and engagement, and teacher professional development in school districts across Massachusetts.

📢 Join us in strengthening civic education! Learn more about the MA Civic Learning Coalition's work and sign up for updates at www.macivicsforall.org

02/07/2025

Black Lion Strategies is honored to support our client — United Way of Massachusetts Bay — in producing a new weekly series for its 124 grantees across Eastern Massachusetts: “Massachusetts’ Response to Federal Impacts on Communities.” This forum will provide a real-time platform for sharing resources and information. Thank you to Rep. Jake Auchincloss (MA-04) for joining us as the featured speaker for our inaugural call. We look forward to ongoing conversations with elected officials at all levels of government, as well as business, nonprofit, and legal leaders in Massachusetts and beyond in the weeks ahead. Onward!

01/31/2025

Congratulations to United Way of Massachusetts Bay — a Black Lion Strategies client — for appointing Marty Martinez to serve as the next President and Chief Executive Officer. Marty will lead UWMB’s work to eradicate the conditions that lead to poverty and improve the financial wellbeing of individuals and families across the region. We are proud to work with UWMB to advance their public policy agenda on Beacon Hill and beyond.

BOSTON - The Board of Directors of United Way of Massachusetts Bay (UWMB) has unanimously approved the appointment of Marty Martinez to serve as the organization’s President and Chief Executive Officer. Martinez will begin serving as the Ansin President and CEO of UWMB on March 31, 2025. In this r...

01/27/2025

🎉 Cheers to 2025 and three incredible years of Black Lion Strategies! We were honored to celebrate this milestone with over 120 friends, clients, and partners. Congratulations to our 2024 Good Troublemaker of the Year awardees: Minnesota Attorney General Keith Ellison, Massachusetts State Representative Marjorie Decker, and Ruth Zakarin and Massachusetts Coalition to Prevent Gun Violence! The world needs more of your unwavering dedication to social justice, economic opportunity, and getting in good trouble.

At Black Lion Strategies, we’re on a mission to help better the world by providing our clients with the strategy, tools, and capacity to do good and do well. Ready to amplify your voice, expand your influence, and drive change in 2025? Let’s connect and make it happen together.

Photos: Keiko Hiromi

01/01/2025

🌟🎉🚀 Happy New Year! As we step into 2025, we’re grateful for the partnerships and purpose that shaped the past year. Thank you to our incredible clients, friends, and partners – we're excited to make this year even more transformative!

If you're looking to elevate your voice, expand your influence, and drive meaningful change in 2025, we’d love to partner with you – let’s connect!

10/02/2024

Eastern Bank’s 2024 Celebration of Social Justice brought together hundreds in Boston to honor a true trailblazer: Jackie Jenkins-Scott, a cherished friend and core partner of Black Lion Strategies. Jackie was recognized for her "innovative, unwavering, and transformational leadership over the past 30 years as a champion for social justice and equity in education and healthcare."

We are especially proud to have collaborated with Jackie and her team last year during her pivotal tenure as interim president of Roxbury Community College, where we created the strategic vision for the federally-funded RCC Business Innovation Center, which is launching soon.

Congratulations and thank you to Jackie for her authentic leadership and to the Eastern Bank Foundation for 30 years of transformative philanthropy!

Photo: Jackie Jenkins-Scott with Black Lion CEO Samuel M. Gebru

09/27/2024

Black Lion Strategies CEO Samuel M. Gebru recently spoke at an economic policy forum hosted by State House News Service and MASSterList, focusing on strategies to boost Massachusetts' competitiveness. His insights centered on how we can attract and retain the next generation of talent to live, work, learn, and thrive here in the Commonwealth.

The forum featured an inspiring keynote from Massachusetts Secretary of Economic Development Yvonne Hao and a data-driven presentation by Douglas Howgate of the Massachusetts Taxpayers Foundation. Panelists included State Senators Julian Cyr and Barry Finegold, along with key leaders like Ché Anderson (UMass Chan Medical School), Katie Luczai (Town of Arlington, MA), Jon Hurst (Retailers Association of Massachusetts), Kendalle Burlin O'Connell (MassBio), and Lisa Wieland (National Grid). The forum was moderated by Boston Globe reporters Diti Kohli and Jon Chesto.