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 ...

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. The day will kick off at the Omni ...

dozens gathered on Boston Common Friday to help kick off MLK Weekend. "We are here in the shadows of the Embrace, which is a powerful testimony to what held King up," said Boston City Council ...

Two years ago this month, The Embrace was unveiled on Boston Common. The imposing bronze sculpture by Hank Willis Thomas honors the love and legacy of civil rights leaders Rev. Martin Luther King ...

Rodriguez was put in charge of security, and when King led more than 20,000 people from Roxbury to Boston Common on April 23 ... to truly revel in The Embrace statue and the Freedom Plaza.

Learn and listen with this week’s Boston at a Bargain, including ways to honor MLK Day with Boston’s cultural institutions This week begins with opportunities to honor Dr. Martin Luther King ...

Ayanna Pressley stood on the Boston Common on Friday and urged ... to take the oath of office on Martin Luther King Jr. Day, Pressley faced the Common’s sculpture of King and his wife Coretta ...

Local politicians and civil rights advocates gathered at Boston Common Friday afternoon ahead of both Martin Luther King Jr. Day and the second inauguration of Donald Trump on Monday. Within view ...

Martin Luther King will lead a march from Roxbury to Boston Common a week from Friday to protest racial imbalance in schools and housing. Starting from Carter Playground, at the corner of Columbus ...