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Imari Paris Jeffries on Boston Public Radio

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Boston Public Radio Live & The Fight For Housing, Tuesday, August 23, 2022

King Memorial ‘The Embrace’ Being Built in Wash. Before Presentation in Boston

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“The Embrace,” a sculpture memorializing Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. and his wife, Coretta Scott King, will have its home in Boston Common, but it is currently being put together by more than 100 workers in Walla Walla, Washington.

People behind ‘The Embrace’ want the sculpture to spur action, keep alive Kings’ legacy in Boston

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If you’ve walked through the Boston Common recently, you may have noticed the ongoing construction.

Granddaughter of Martin Luther King Jr. kicks off Boston festival ahead of Juneteenth holiday

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14-year-old activist Yolanda Renee King helped kick off the Embrace Ideas Festival Monday, a weeklong event in Boston ahead of the second observance of Juneteenth as a federal holiday.

Juneteenth a chance for new customs and rituals

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Two years after George Floyd and just days after the final victims of last month’s racial murders in Buffalo, it’s hard not to reflect on America’s long and painful history of racism and hate.

Episode 11: Guests discuss the intersectionality of being Black and Asian

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The Globe’s Greg Lee and Allana Barefield cohosted this month’s episode of “Black News Hour” and had a conversation with guests about the intersectionality of being Black and Asian

Boston Public Radio Live From the BPL

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Jim and Margery will be live at the GBH studio at the Boston Public Library on Tuesday, May 3, from 11AM to 2PM.

Officials break ground on Boston Common MLK memorial

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On what would have been Coretta Scott King’s 95th birthday, in the place where she and the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. fell in love, the city of Boston broke ground on a monument that will honor Black love.

Boston breaks ground on MLK and Coretta Scott King memorial to celebrate civil rights and ‘Black love’

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The nonprofit King Boston on Wednesday broke ground on the Boston Common for an imposing new memorial to Martin Luther King Jr. and Coretta Scott King.

‘We are making history today’: Community leaders break ground on ‘The Embrace’ memorial honoring Martin Luther King Jr.

NewsBy embracewpApril 28, 20221 Comment

On what would have been Coretta Scott King’s 95th birthday April 27, officials, community leaders, and community members gathered to ceremonially break the ground on “The Embrace

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