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King Memorial ‘The Embrace’ Being Built in Wash. Before Presentation in Boston

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“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.

One Night In Boston 2022

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King Boston, the racial equity nonprofit working closely with the City of Boston and the Boston Foundation to create an inclusive and equitable Boston for all, will commemorate Juneteenth on…

People behind ‘The Embrace’ want the sculpture to spur action, keep alive Kings’ legacy in Boston

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If you’ve walked through the Boston Common recently, you may have noticed the ongoing construction.

Granddaughter of Martin Luther King Jr. kicks off Boston festival ahead of Juneteenth holiday

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14-year-old activist Yolanda Renee King helped kick off the Embrace Ideas Festival Monday, a weeklong event in Boston ahead of the second observance of Juneteenth as a federal holiday.

Voices on King 2022 : Reflections on Black Boston

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To commemorate Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Day in 2022, King Boston invited seven notable Bostonians – Dart Adams, Segun Idowu, Robert Lewis, Jr., Jose Masso, Rep. Liz Miranda, Catherine…

Embrace Groundbreaking FULL CEREMONY 4/27/2022

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One Night in Boston: A Juneteenth Special

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Originally aired to commemorate Juneteenth 2021, “One Night in Boston” features music that spans a range of music styles created and shaped by Black artists, from Blues, to R&B, to…

Juneteenth a chance for new customs and rituals

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Two years after George Floyd and just days after the final victims of last month’s racial murders in Buffalo, it’s hard not to reflect on America’s long and painful history of racism and hate.

Episode 11: Guests discuss the intersectionality of being Black and Asian

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The Globe’s Greg Lee and Allana Barefield cohosted this month’s episode of “Black News Hour” and had a conversation with guests about the intersectionality of being Black and Asian

Boston Public Radio Live From the BPL

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Jim and Margery will be live at the GBH studio at the Boston Public Library on Tuesday, May 3, from 11AM to 2PM.

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