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 ...

BOSTON - It's Martin Luther King Jr. Day, and Massachusetts is celebrating the civil rights leader's legacy. Here is a list of events honoring Dr. King in Boston. The 55th annual Martin Luther ...

A little-known chapter of Martin Luther King Jr.’s story will come to light on June 18 with the unveiling of a plaque commemorating his decision to join the Alpha Phi Alpha fraternity in 1952 while ...

Martin Luther King III, the son of the Kings ... She referenced local leaders like Louise Day Hicks, a prominent opponent to integrating schools in Boston. Embrace Boston, a nonprofit advocating ...

Louise Day Hicks, then the chair of the Boston School Committee ... "The enthusiasm was very high to hear and to see Martin Luther King," he says. "Not too many people, I'm sure even my generation ...

On April 23, 1965, Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. and other ... ensuring that Boston remains a formidable force for freedom, just as Dr. King envisioned.” For additional information and to register ...

The day will kick off at the Omni Seaport Hotel in Boston with the 55th Annual Martin Luther King Jr. Breakfast from 9 a.m. to 11 a.m. The breakfast will feature the theme “Freedom Isn’t Free ...

BUT A STORIED HISTORY BOSTON IS DETERMINED TO BE THAT LEADING LIGHT. WHERE WE KINDLE THE FLAME AND RECOMMIT TO IT EVERY DAY. COMMEMORATING 60 YEARS SINCE THE REVEREND DOCTOR MARTIN LUTHER KING ...

She referenced local leaders like Louise Day Hicks ... with something called love.” The post Boston rally honors 60 years since Martin Luther King Jr.’s 1965 Freedom Rally appeared first ...