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Martin Luther King Jr.

Walking with God: Faith leaders discuss the role of the church and social justice
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News
Walking with God: Faith leaders discuss the role of the church and social justice
The church has always been a pillar within the Black community and when issues arise they often stand in protest with the very people who fill their pews. Throughout time, whenever Black people have needed a place to gather, the Black church has answered the call.
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Historic MLK Breakfast going strong after 55 years
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Local News
Historic MLK Breakfast going strong after 55 years
While most of the world was still reeling from the death of Martin Luther King Jr., two close friends and Boston-based pastors created a way to honor his legacy and that event still endures today.
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Trump praises MLK’s vision but takes actions to undermine his mission
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Editorial
Trump praises MLK’s vision but takes actions to undermine his mission
Donald John Trump didn’t need a Bible to sanctify his inauguration as the nation’s 47th president. God, as Trump told the audience gathered beneath the Capitol rotunda for his swearing-in, had already done that by saving his life from a would-be assassin’s bullet “to make America great again.”
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Environmental justice is ‘another branch on the civil rights tree’
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Environmental justice is ‘another branch on the civil rights tree’
In 2024, the evidence and impact of a changing climate were on display. More extreme storms swept the country and, this month, the World Meteorological Organization confirmed that 2024 clocked in at the hottest year on record.
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Youth Orchestra and Museum of African American History celebrate King through music
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Local News
Youth Orchestra and Museum of African American History celebrate King through music
Over 20 years ago, the Museum of African American History and the Boston Youth Symphony Orchestras came together to put on a concert in honor of civil rights icon Martin Luther King Jr. Beverly Morgan-Welch, the museum’s director at the time, called on the youth ensemble to perform the tribute at the African Meeting House.
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Inspirational quotes to start Black students strong in 2025
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Inspirational quotes to start Black students strong in 2025
The start of a new year brings a clean slate, a fresh opportunity to use words for inspiration and goal setting. For Black students, messages of encouragement and wisdom — especially from educators and leaders who share their cultural heritage — can foster an empowering sense of identity and pride.
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Opinion
What it takes to embody MLK’s dream
MLK Day 2025 marks the 40th holiday observance. The theme, “Mission Possible: Protecting Freedom, Justice, and Democracy in the Spirit of Nonviolence 365,” is challenging in this politically polarized era.
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Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. and sports inspiration
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Sports
Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. and sports inspiration
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.
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The best monuments to MLK: acts of activism like his
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Editorial
The best monuments to MLK: acts of activism like his
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.
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Embrace Boston is ‘pushing forward for change,’ mirroring King’s legacy
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Local News
Embrace Boston is ‘pushing forward for change,’ mirroring King’s legacy
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.
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Martin Luther King holiday a call to arms
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Editorial
Martin Luther King holiday a call to arms
King was a warrior, and it is going to take many more warriors to make sure that this great country keeps moving forward.
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Remembering MLK: ‘The Embrace’ sculpture marks a milestone
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Black History
Remembering MLK: ‘The Embrace’ sculpture marks a milestone
This weekend marks the first anniversary of the unveiling of the sculpture “The Embrace,” by artist Hank Willis Thomas and MASS Design Group.
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