My grandfather, Wayne Lucas, is a proud native Bostonian. He grew up predominantly in foster homes in Roxbury and Dorchester and spent a good chunk of his youth in a house on Pasadena Road, right off of Blue Hill Avenue.
This year marks 60 years since the historic 1965 Freedom Rally led by Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. and Embrace Boston’s Dr. Imari Paris Jefferies shares how they’re celebrating the iconic event.
Dr. Imari Paris Jeffries, President and CEO of Embrace Boston , joins The Culture Show to talk about the 60th Anniversary of the 1965 Freedom Rally.
Martin Luther King III is joining community leaders for the 60th anniversary of the 1965 Freedom Rally on Boston Common later this month.
On April 23, 1965, Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. and other prominent civil rights leaders led a defining moment in the civil rights movement, emphasizing the urgent need for systemic change, powered by a rally that drew over 20,000 people to Boston Common.
On the latest episode of Good Trouble, we sit down with Elizabeth Tiblanc of Embrace Boston to talk about the powerful legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s 1965 Freedom Rally—and what it means to bring that moment back to life in 2025.
Sixty years after his murder on Feb. 21, 1965, Malcolm X has yet to be recognized with a monument in Boston, where he lived as a teen in the 1940s and 50s. The city has a park and a boulevard bearing his name.
More than 100 Boston organizations have joined an arts and culture campaign that aims to broaden who is included in the semiquincentennial celebrations of the United States.
In honor of the United States’ 250th anniversary, Embrace Boston launched the Everyone 250 campaign, with our own Latoyia Edwards hosting.
This week, Dr. Imari Paris Jeffries joins us to talk about the years when Martin Luther King, Jr lived in Boston.
