The fund-raising efforts to honor Martin Luther King Jr. and his wife, Coretta Scott King, in Boston are finally approaching the organizers’ $15 million goal — and a million-dollar gift from Bank of America is helping them get there.
NBC10’s Latoyia Edwards hosted this special look at King Boston and why the project is so resonant more than 60 years after Martin and Coretta King left Boston.
Activists in Boston and Massachusetts are pushing for further steps in police reform and the racial justice movement in the wake of the guilty verdict that was handed down in the Derek Chauvin trial.
April 4th marks the 53rd anniversary of Dr. Martin Luther’s King’s assassination, a heinous and history-altering event that came a week after his final campaign — the fight for fair treatment and dignity for Memphis sanitation workers.
Last week, the Boston Art Commission approved artist Hank Willis Thomas’ final design for “The Embrace,” a sculptural tribute to Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. and Coretta Scott King that will live on the Boston Common.
“The Embrace,” a 22-foot-high bronze figure replicating a moment of affection between Martin Luther King Jr. and Coretta Scott King, inched closer to its future on Boston Common this week.
Coretta Scott and Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.—two of the most influential civil rights leaders in American history—met on a cold January day in 1952.
On Martin Luther King Jr. Day, local advocacy organizations are calling attention to King’s time in Boston and working to advance his mission.
Speaking Monday on Boston Public Radio, Imari Paris Jeffries said he’s optimistic about the long-term impact of the city’s latest string of antiracist measures…
A special Martin Luther King Jr. Day edition, in which we hear from four Black leaders on how they see Boston today and in the future. Tiziana Dearing is our host.
