Boston got a first look at a new monument coming to the Common that honors Martin Luther King Jr. The 20-foot tall and 40-foot wide “Embrace” sculpture has traveled nearly 3,000 miles from where it was created in Washington state
Embrace Boston’s ‘The Embrace Memorial’ begins to take shape on the Boston Common.
Embrace Boston’s Gregory Ball was interviewed on WBZ New England Weekend discussing the state of racial equity, updates on The Embrace memorial and details on The Embrace Center that’s in the works.
Embrace Boston, alongside the Boston Foundation, see voting as instrumental to building a healthy civic life.
This year marks 57 years since the National Voting Rights Act of 1965 was signed into law by President Lyndon B. Johnson, and less than two months ago the Massachusetts…
The change reflects the shift in the group’s mission as it launches not just a memorial but a cultural center in Roxbury.
Nonprofit King Boston changes its name to ‘Embrace Boston’ signifying the next chapter of the organization’s work and mission with upcoming installation of the “The Embrace” Memorial on Boston Common.
King Boston changes its name to ‘Embrace Boston’ signifying the next chapter of the organization’s work and mission with the upcoming installation of the “The Embrace” Memorial on Boston Common
Boston Public Radio Live & The Fight For Housing, Tuesday, August 23, 2022
“The Embrace,” a sculpture memorializing Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. and his wife, Coretta Scott King, will have its home in Boston Common, but it is currently being put together by more than 100 workers in Walla Walla, Washington.
