‘The Embrace,’ Boston’s long-awaited tribute to the Kings, will be unveiled on MLK Day 2023
Boston has waited more than 50 years to build a monument to Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. and Coretta Scott King, his wife. It will have to wait one year more.
Amid a fight for voting rights, local leaders reflect on Martin Luther King Jr.’s legacy
On May 17, 1957, Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. stood atop the steps of the Lincoln Memorial and addressed a crowd of 25,000 that massed to demonstrate in the Prayer Pilgrimage for Freedom.
MassMutual gift puts King Boston fundraising at $20M
King Boston, the four-year-old nonprofit behind the planned memorial for Martin Luther King Jr. and Coretta Scott King on Boston Common, has received a $1 million gift from Massachusetts Mutual Life Insurance Co.’s foundation…
What do monuments say about our values? Panelists at the Black New England Conference will explore the question
The Black New England Conference is coming up at the end of this week. It’s a series of panel discussions and presentations about Black history and contemporary issues
Honoring MLK by turning out at the polls
As we look toward next month’s municipal election in Boston, we must mobilize and get out the vote.
What do monuments say about our values?
The Black New England Conference is coming up at the end of this week. It’s a series of panel discussions and presentations about Black history and contemporary issues…
‘Door Is Ajar’ For Transformational Spending With Federal Relief Money, Baker Says
The governor made another push Monday to spend some of the state’s stockpile of federal money to help provide economic stability and address a systemic gap
Under Paris Jeffries’ leadership, King Boston making some big moves, including $1m gift to Roxbury church
When Imari Paris Jeffries joined King Boston in the spring of 2020, the initiative had raised about $4 million for a memorial honoring Martin Luther King Jr. and his wife Coretta.
Nonprofit King Boston Gifts $1M to Roxbury Church Honoring MLK
The $1 million gift comes 70 years after Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. worked and preached at the historic Twelfth Baptist Church in Roxbury.
Roxbury Church Receives Historic Gift Honoring Martin Luther King
A historic church in Roxbury just received a historic gift.