News

The 1965 rally featuring the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. drew a crowd of 20,000. At Saturday’s event, several hundred ...
King's son said he never thought racism would still be around and on the rise like it is today, as rally-goers urged activism ...
A group of people gathered at the "Embrace" statue in Boston Common on Saturday to commemorate the 60th anniversary of the ...
On April 23, 1965, Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. led the Freedom Rally in Boston. More than 20,000 people marched from Roxbury to the Boston Common to protest racial inequality. Load YouTube video On ...
Here in Boston, we have a pretty epic — and constantly growing — collection of them. MLK III is speaking on the Common. On April 26, Martin Luther King III will be joining community ...
Embrace Boston CEO Imari Paris Jeffries said that April is an important month in Civil Rights history. In addition to the Freedom Rally, April is the month of MLK Jr.’s assassination and is also ...
However, King wasn't just coming back to the city where he'd lived as a Boston University doctoral student for a simple visit — he was coming to lead a massive march and rally. That event became ...
The 2025 Boston Marathon has a new winner on the men's side. John Korir won the event Monday with a time of 2:04:45. Korir, a runner from Kenya, hung with the pack throughout most of the race ...
The 2025 Boston Marathon kicks off early, with events starting at 6 a.m. ET. Monday will mark the 129th running of the Boston Marathon. Both of last year's champions from the men's and women's ...
AND REALLY ENJOYING THE WAY THAT THE CITY AND BOYLSTON STREET HAS REALLY COME ALIVE FOR THE WEEKEND, RUNNERS AND SPECTATORS FROM ACROSS THE GLOBE ARE HERE IN BOSTON YESTERDAY AND TODAY ARE ALL OF ...