The Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial Breakfast takes place every ... Difficult, but not impossible,” said Segun Idowu, Boston's chief of economic opportunity and inclusion.

Before her keynote speech at the Martin Luther King Memorial Breakfast in Boston, the famed activist Angela Davis paused to take in the moment. “I want to hold on to the spirit,” Davis said.

As Martin Luther King Jr. Day lands on Inauguration Day this year, Boston area organizations and leaders are planning a slew of activities to mark the holiday on Monday.

BOSTON - All the way back in April of 1965, sisters Glynnette and Beverly Byron marched hand in hand toward the Boston Common, part of a march against segregation led by Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.

and Coretta Scott King, lived, learned and grew, into world changing leaders,” Healey said at the breakfast. Monday marked the 55th consecutive year that Boston held it’s MLK Memorial Breakfast.

BOSTON - All the way back in April of 1965, sisters Glynnette and Beverly Byron marched hand in hand toward the Boston Common, part of a march against segregation led by Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.