In the two years since “The Embrace” was unveiled, Elizabeth Tiblanc has watched the sculpture come to mean so many different things to different people.

On Martin Luther King Day, we celebrate his life and his message, but the true monument to King should not just be the outdoor memorial in D.C. … it must be the completion of the struggle he lived and died for.

News the city is planning to shutter four Boston Public Schools buildings next year was met with frustration last week as activists renewed calls for the district to create a comprehensive facilities plan and conduct equity analyses before announcing school closures.

While much of the legacy of Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. is focused on things like workers’ rights, access to quality education, discrimination, transportation and other efforts trying to dismantle systemic racism, health equity leaders today point to another aspect of King’s work.

Since the beginning, a vision of education for the masses guided the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People. It still does.

The name of Nobel Prize winner Reverend Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. holds a place of high distinction in world history. The civil rights icon inspired a global population with his words of peace and his actions of nonviolent protesting during the 1950s and ’60s.

Monday, Jan. 20 is Martin Luther King Jr. Day, a celebration and honoring of the work done by the famed civil rights leader. Organizations around Boston are offering free museum admission, family-friendly activities and live performances for the occasion.

Shortly before Tyler Verrier turned 18 years old, a block of wood fell on his foot during an accident at home. He spent months receiving treatment and physical therapy for the injury.

Sports Illustrated’s Sportsperson of the Year announcement has been made, and it’s Simone Biles.

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