"People are living in the state of almost constant, precarious insecurity."
Martin Luther King Jr.
“CAN YOU SEE THE STARS” HONORS MLK
The Boston Children's Chorus presents a tribute
BOSTON CHILDREN’S CHORUS: “ONE PERSON, ONE VOTE”
The event will honor Martin Luther King Jr.'s legacy and address civil rights issues
MLK MEMORIAL BREAKFAST “RE-IMAGINED”
“From Resistance to Representation: Black Women Proving the Dream” is this year's theme
MARTIN LUTHER KING JR. HONORED, SPEAKERS ADDRESS RACISM
A crowd gathered outside of Faneuil Hall, the evening before the holiday, to pay tribute to the civil rights activist.
WHY REPARATIONS: AMERICA NEEDS TO PAY UP AND PAY FORWARD
Uncle Will’s grandmother, my spouse’s great-grandmother, was born into slavery and died as a free woman at the age of 108. Sometime during Reconstruction (1863-1877), the great-grandmother accrued a small plot of farmland that now awaits its fate, as her brood scrape together enough money to keep it.
PIMPING KING
Distinguishing between commercializing and communicating MLK’s message
CAMBRIDGE NEEDS A KING
Our job in keeping King’s dream alive is to be part of a participatory government—local and national—that is feverishly working to dismantle all existing discriminatory laws and practices that truncate full participation of its citizens in the fight to advance democracy.
GUEST EDITORIAL: AN OPEN LETTER TO THE OPEN MINDED
Why we should stand with those who stand on the highways.
THE I-93 SHUTDOWN CHANGED A LOT, BUT NOT THE NUMBER OF PEOPLE WHO CARE ABOUT POLICE BRUTALITY
The last few days have been a coming out party for closeted Archie Bunkers.