The “Big Beautiful Bill” and the Empty Cupboard of Democracy

Fourth of July: The Annual Ritual of National Amnesia

In this powerful Fourth of July reflection, Dr. Imari Paris Jeffries examines the holiday’s contradictions, drawing on the words of Frederick Douglass and Dr. King to confront America’s selective memory and enduring racial injustice.

Full video: Boston commemorates 60th anniversary of the 1965 Freedom Rally

Embrace Boston, in collaboration with Everyone250 and the City of Boston, held a rally Saturday on the Boston Common, with Martin Luther King III speaking on his father’s legacy.