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55th Annual Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial Breakfast — For 55 years, St. Cyprian’s Episcopal Church and Union United Methodist Church have collaborated to present a memorial breakfast in honor of the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Activist Angela Davis served as this year’s keynote speaker. PHOTO: JEREMIAH ROBINSON/MAYOR’S OFFICE
City of Quincy MLK Day — Students from Quincy’s Woodward School attended Quincy’s MLK Day breakfast event with former Boston Police commissioner William Gross. PHOTO: CITY OF QUINCY COMMUNICATIONS DIRECTOR LISA AIMOLA
City of Quincy MLK Day — The City of Quincy celebrated the life and legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King. Former Boston Police Department Commissioner William Gross was the keynote speaker. PHOTO: CITY OF QUINCY COMMUNICATIONS DIRECTOR LISA AIMOLA
Third Annual Embrace Honors MLK: A Friends and Family Sneaker Affair — From left: Boston Foundation President Lee Pelton, Embrace Boston Co-Founder Rev. Liz Walker, Lieutenant Governor of Massachusetts Kim Driscoll, Massachusetts Governor Maura Healey, Embrace Honors MLK Honoree and Former Massachusetts First Lady Lauren Baker, Embrace Honors MLK Honoree and Former Massachusetts Governor
Charlie Baker, Embrace Boston Committee Co-Chair Colleen Richards Powell, Embrace Boston Committee Co-Chair Jeff Bellows PHOTO: COURTESY OF EMBRACE BOSTON
Third Annual Embrace Honors MLK: A Friends and Family Sneaker Affair — From left: Senator Ed Markey,
Embrace Boston Co-Founder Rev. Liz Walker, Charlie Titus, Embrace Boston’s president and CEO Dr. Imari Paris Jeffries PHOTO: COURTESY OF EMBRACE BOSTON
Boston Celtics’ Heroes Among Us Honoree — Emigrating from the
Dominican Republic at just seven years old, Ivanna Solano experienced firsthand the challenges faced by young people in need. She founded Love Your Magic, a nonprofit dedicated to celebrating and uplifting Black
and brown girls across Massachusetts. For her dedication to empowering the next generation of leaders, Ivanna Solano was honored as a Hero Among Us during the Jan. 12 Boston Celtics home game. PHOTO: COURTESY OF THE BOSTON CELTICS
