Boston Marks Juneteenth With Celebration In Nubian Square

It was a celebration of Black music and culture in the heart of Roxbury.

Op-ed: An all-inclusive dream for Boston

Boston launched the All-Inclusive campaign this past April. Creatives, businesspeople and activists conceived this initiative to dismantle a perception of the city as unwelcoming and, in some instances, racist.

CityLine: June 13, 2021: L’Merchie Frazier and Tammy Tai

Juneteenth is known as the day when the last of the enslaved African Americans were told they were free in Texas — two years after the Emancipation Proclamation was issued.

Juneteenth should be a national holiday

Holidays, memorials, and symbols have always been part of American history and heritage, and in this time of racial reckoning we have an opportunity to add a new one — Juneteenth, America’s Independence Day — the day slavery came to an end.

‘A monument to love’: MLK memorial clears final hurdle for construction

A long-sought memorial for Boston Common honoring the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr., Coretta Scott King, and other civil rights leaders received a key city approval Tuesday…

A year that taught us change is possible

I don’t think many expected to celebrate a win in this very divided Congress with the passage of the George Floyd Justice in Policing Act by May 25, the anniversary of his killing by a Minneapolis police officer.

MLK Memorial Design ‘The Embrace’ Gets Final Approval, Coming To Boston Common Next Fall

A memorial honoring Martin Luther King Jr. and Coretta Scott King has received final approval. The Boston Landmarks Commission on Tuesday voted to OK the privately-funded “Embrace” memorial

Boston’s MLK memorial cleared by city Landmarks Commission

A memorial to Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. and Coretta Scott King planned for the Boston Common has received unanimous approval from a city panel, allowing construction to start, the group behind the memorial said Wednesday.

Boston Magazine’s List of 100 Most Influential Bostonians

Boston Magazine’s List of 100 Most Influential Bostonians

Yawkey Foundation donates $1 million for Boston Common MLK memorial

A Massachusetts memorial honoring the legacies of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. and Coretta Scott King is significantly closer to reality after a $1 million donation.