King Boston is now Embrace Boston
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 Hosting Star-Studded, Five-Day Festival Showcasing Black Culture
A first of its kind, The Embrace Ideas Festival will invite and challenge residents to engage in imagining and building a new, radically inclusive, and equitable Boston for all.
Colleges of the Fenway Announces Partnership with King Boston
On Thursday, Colleges of the Fenway (COF), a five-institution collaboration located in the Fenway neighborhood in Boston, announced the signing of a formal partnership between the consortium and King Boston…
MassMutual gifts $1 million to King Boston honoring commitment to mutual values
Grant will support development of King Boston’s Center for Economic Justice and other community efforts in Boston
The Case for Reparations
Reparations means to repair. In Boston, a legacy of city-sanctioned policies and practices continues to disproportionately harm Black students.
King Boston Launches Research Institute Through Center for Economic Justice
King Boston today announced its research agenda for the Center for Economic Justice, grounded in community engagement and aimed at generating the data and knowledge needed to inform movements at the grassroots level and beyond.
King Boston presents $1 million to Twelfth Baptist Church, launches 1965 Freedom Plaza nomination effort
King Boston today presented the historic Twelfth Baptist Church (TBC) with $1 million, the largest gift the church has ever received.
King Boston names Rev. Carrington Moore as Director of Community Organizing
King Boston is pleased to announce that Rev. Carrington Moore has joined the nonprofit as the Director of Community Organizing.
King Boston names Dr. April Khadijah Inniss as Director of Community Engaged Research
King Boston is pleased to announce that April Khadijah Inniss, MD, MSc has joined the team as the Director of Community Engaged Research.
The Promise of Juneteenth
Juneteenth can belatedly serve as that Second Emancipation Proclamation, holding within it the possibility of a post-pandemic start to a future free from the bonds of racism.