The Real, Essential Backstory of ‘the Embrace’
To some, the new monument to Martin Luther King Jr. is a symbol of love, unity, and overcoming the city’s racist past. For others, it’s a sign that Boston hasn’t learned anything.
Wu reveals members of the new Boston Reparations Task Force
Mayor Michelle Wu revealed Tuesday the members of Boston’s Reparations Task Force, setting the stage for the panel charged with guiding the city’s response to the historic impacts of slavery on the city’s Black American population.
Mayor Wu announces members of Reparations Task Force
BOSTON – Boston Mayor Michelle Wu has announced the 10-member group that will make up the city’s new Reparations Task Force which includes Embrace Boston.
NBC’s Coverage Of The Embrace Ceremony
Dozens gathered at Boston Common to witness the unveiling of The Embrace statue honoring Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. and Coretta Scott King.
“The Embrace”: A monument to love
CBS Sunday Morning Correspondent Nancy Giles talks with sculptor Hank Willis Thomas, and with Imari Paris Jeffries, executive director of Embrace Boston, about the effort to create a monument to love, belonging and hope.
Question Everything: What are reparations and why are they so important?
Following Boston City Council’s vote to form a commission to study the possibility of reparations for the Black community in Boston, CBS Boston’s Chris Tanaka interviews local leaders, speaking with Imari Paris Jeffries and Na’Tisha Mills.
Boston’s New Martin Luther King Jr. Statue Takes Shape On Common
BOSTON (WHDH) – The city’s new Martin Luther King Jr. statue is taking shape on Boston Common, as crews installed the first of several pieces Wednesday.
‘Embrace’ of MLK and Coretta Scott King begins to form on the Boston Common
Giants pieces of the Martin Luther King Jr. and Coretta Scott King statues have descended onto Boston Common — forming into a historic monument five years in the making.
Walla Walla Foundry turns ‘The Embrace’ into bronze reality for Boston
A five-truck convoy from Walla Walla Foundry, its largest bronze sculpture ever completed now in tow, is headed across the country to Boston for the assembly and installation..