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Tribute concert honors the night James Brown brought peace in Boston
A special tribute concert in Boston will recognize the night 56 years ago when James Brown brought peace to the city, one day after Martin Luther King Jr.'s assassinated.
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A special tribute concert in Boston will recognize the night 56 years ago when James Brown brought peace to the city, one day after Martin Luther King Jr.'s assassinated.
Families joined in celebration at Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.'s Legacy Annual Open House hosted in partnership with Citizens and the MFA.
Through songs, poems and moments of reflections, the life and legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. is being remembered.
Monday is Martin Luther King, Jr. Day and there are plenty of ways to celebrate his life and legacy in Boston.
There has been mixed reaction to "The Embrace" monument on Boston Common honoring Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.'s legacy.
"It's not just a face or a statue–it is the idea of actual embracing," said Reverand Liz Walker.
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Inspired by a photograph of the civil rights activists hugging each other, "The Embrace," a 22-foot-tall bronze sculpture by artist Hank Willis Thomas, will be unveiled at Boston Common on January 13.
The grant to King Boston will support the creation of the sculpture memorial, featuring interlocking arms and entitled "The Embrace," on Boston Common.
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Work on a roughly 22-foot-high bronze sculpture depicting four arms embracing is expected to begin in March after years of planning.
A striking new memorial honoring Martin Luther King, Jr. and Coretta Scott King is coming to the Boston Common.
Several hundred volunteers packed the gym at Lynn Vocational High School for a Day of Service to honor Martin Luther King Jr.
The public is invited to weigh in on the five designs.
In the wake of Dr. Martin Luther King's murder 50 years ago, the likes of James Brown & Robert Kennedy stepped up calm the fury. Who is out there now to do the same?
Boston, like many cities and towns across the country, held a special tribute to honor Martin Luther King Jr.'s life and legacy.
In 1965, Boston saw the first civil rights protests held in the northeast.
Boston has put out a call for artists to submit designs for a new Martin Luther King Jr. memorial in Boston.
It was a day of action and of service. On Monday, folks from all races honored Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.
The annual breakfast honoring Martin Luther King Jr is the nation's longest-running event dedicated to his legacy.
Mayor Marty Walsh announced Tuesday that Martin Luther King, Jr. is going to be honored with a statue in the city.
If you want to honor this day, you might consider gathering the kids together and reading them Dr. King's last public words, his speech in Memphis the night before he was murdered.
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