BOSTON - It's Martin Luther King Jr. Day, and Massachusetts is celebrating the civil rights leader's legacy. Here is a list of events honoring Dr. King in Boston. The 55th annual Martin Luther ...
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.
Ten days after what would have been Dr. Martin Luther King Jr’s 96 birthday, around 250 people gathered at Boston University for an event meant to highlight the lesser-known aspects of King’s ...
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.
Located on the northwest rim of the Tidal Basin, this 30-foot granite memorial pays homage to civil rights activist Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Everything from its address at 1964 Independence Ave.
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.
Martin Luther King Jr. and his wife Coretta Scott ... The planners of the memorial, the Embrace Boston foundation, were not aware of this history. I only discovered the story by chance, while ...
The Federal Holiday celebrates the life and achievements of civil rights leader Martin Luther King Jr ... the 55th consecutive year that Boston held it’s MLK Memorial Breakfast.
Martin Luther King was an American clergyman and ... More than 200,000 people were in attendance at the Lincoln Memorial when King delivered his famous ‘I have a dream’ speech, predicting ...
Latifat Odetunde ’22 recalls being moved to tears when attending the Martin Luther King Jr. Scholarship banquet during her first year at Boston College. As a high school student in Providence, she was ...
King led several nonviolent campaigns in Birmingham, known at the time as "the most segregated city in America." ...