At the memorial, , & speak from their hearts. Grief is palpable in #Boston as we mourn #TyreNichols and pray for the day when all are safe and free.
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The Embrace Memorial. A memorial honoring doctor King-thinking about Memphis. The city that Dr. King was assassinated. Fighting 4 sanitation workers whose slogan was "I am a Man." Today, we R thinking about Tyre & Memphis. The question now is I am a man #JusticeforTyreNichols
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ICYMI: State Street executives attended the unveiling of on Boston Common & The Embrace Gala honoring the memorial & #MLK Jr.'s birthday. A wonderful time was had by all to celebrate this momentous occasion. #EmbraceMemorial #TheEmbrace #WelcomeTheEmbrace #MLKDay2023
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For me, is a powerful celebration of the often-overlooked contributions of women, particularly those of color. I loved seeing the tribute to Sarah-Ann Shaw, the first female African-American reporter on #boston TV. A role model for so many of us who admire her.
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My family and I are blessed to witness the Embrace Memorial that honors the birthplace of their love story and the beginning of their legacy in the movement.
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Still reflecting on the power of ❤ manifested through the Memorial to the King's; the Freedom Plaza, + community behind this historic endeavor. Congrats , Hank Willis Thomas + team on #Boston's "statue of liberty"! Yesterday was the start of a new chapter.
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Listen to these powerful words! Visit the Embrace Memorial in the common anytime you go to Boston. Love, Justice, and Equity is being displayed and fought for daily!
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Listen to these powerful words! Visit the Embrace Memorial in the common anytime you go to Boston. Love, Justice, and Equity is being displayed and fought for daily!
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“I think sometimes the way that structural racism works, it pits leaders & families against each other w/partial information to sensationalize something, versus bringing together people who probably have a lot of common ground.” @EmbraceBOS @bostonfdn theguardian.com/us-news/2023/j
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I will just say .. there are many things to deem controversial .. however, you must ask the "why" in 'this is why ..' - Our cultural touchstones are specific to how we exist in America - how we receive discuss and honor the are reflection of that existence.
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"The Embrace” is majestic...with the names of 69 local leaders who’ve fought for civil rights in Boston on the ground around it, the sculpture moved me in ways I certainly wasn’t expecting on an ordinary afternoon."
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“I think sometimes the way that structural racism works, it pits leaders & families against each other w/partial information to sensationalize something, versus bringing together people who probably have a lot of common ground.”
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's reflects on the words of Dr. King and a reimagining of Boston and the greater region. We celebrate the unveiling of the #MLK Memorial discussed in this article originally published Feb '21. #ALISocialImpactReview #MartinLutherKing ow.ly/r3vM50Ms8fc
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“If Boston can tell a different story about America, then America can start telling a different story about itself.”
Is Boston ready to ‘Embrace’ a different story?
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“If a city was a memorial, Boston would be a memorial for America. People come to Boston to get their American story reified & if Boston can tell a different story about America, then America can start telling a different story about itself.”
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Globe art critic writes about what the memorial stands for.
"In a city infamous for its ugly history of racism, it’s profoundly hopeful, an emblem of racial tolerance, justice, and love — the Kings’ life’s work..."
Read his story here.
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Philadelphia has the Liberty Bell, New York has the Statue of Liberty, and we have ‘The Embrace’
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"The Embrace," a memorial honoring Martin Luther King Jr. and Coretta Scott King, is being unveiled today in Boston, where the couple met and studied in the 1950s. 
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“Designed like a quilt to bring people together, to share, to bring their powers and gifts to this quilt of friendship and community and family,”
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From @SincerelyJenee: ‘The Embrace’: ‘The hug the city needs’ trib.al/xRseDAU
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.: "Yolanda I was going to say if you lived in Boston you might be coming for my seat, but I think you might skip Congress altogether and head straight for the White House." #TheEmbrace
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Love - Belonging - Hope
On this #MLKDay, we celebrate coming together to #WelcomeTheEmbrace with . Today we reflect on the lives of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. and Coretta Scott King and their enduring dream.
Featuring photos by Craig Bailey/Perspective Photo.
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On this Sunday Morning, I’d like to salute, lift and celebrate 🫵🏾 & all who made #welcometheembrace possible.
🙏🏽May you find inspiration and joy in remaining focused and #optimistic 💪🏽👊🏾✊🏿👍🏻
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Don’t cry. The legacy is in their work and their family not sculptures or statues. The King’s legacy cannot be diminished or insulted. The Embrace sculpture is a symbol of their love. They fell in love in Boston. Their legacy will forever live on without symbols or statues.
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Today at noon on , embracing Dr. Martin Luther and Coretta Scott King. The monument to their love and commitment to the cause is unveiled on Boston Common, speaks with Executive Director of . Join us! #wcvb #theembrace
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Members of the community were honored to represent at the official unveiling of "The Embrace," celebrating Dr. King and Coretta Scott King. Congrats to Trustee and Embrace Boston executive director #embraceboston
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The power of new and different narratives: “People come to Boston to get their American story reified. And if Boston can tell a different story about America, then America can start telling a different story about itself.” bostonglobe.com/2023/01/15/met?
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There were many highlights this weekend, but witnessing @askimari of @EmbraceBOS award the #EmbraceFreedomMedals to Boston legend #HubieJones & his wife Catherine at the @BCChorus #MLK concert was major!
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Let's keep bending the arc toward justice. 🙏🏾❤️
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“If people say they 'don’t get it,' it means that they’re thinking.”
@askimari, the Executive Director of Embrace Boston, joins @terrymoran to talk the creative process behind “The Embrace,” a new statue honoring Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.
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There were many highlights this weekend, but witnessing @askimari of @EmbraceBOS award the #EmbraceFreedomMedals to Boston legend #HubieJones & his wife Catherine at the @BCChorus #MLK concert was major!
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Martin loved Coretta, and Coretta loved Martin.
I was honored to be in beloved community to celebrate the —a powerful tribute to their radical love, revolutionary vision, and the Work of tomorrow.
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Be around those that encourage you, challenge you, read you, then help you write the next chapter.
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So there is this tension between these two images of Boston. Having the memorial there is part of our intention to transform our city’s perspective.”
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“I think Boston has this reputation of being this city of heroes and abolitionists, like W.E.B. Du Bois and Frederick Douglas, simultaneously with this reputation of not being friendly and in some cases being described as racist.
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TONIGHT at 7:30 PM on , we discuss the unveiling of #TheEmbrace on #BostonCommon. talks w/: of ; of ; and of #ApexNoireCannabis.
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Welcome in a new #Boston for everyone!
❤️Happy #martinlutherkingjrday #MLKDay2023
#welcometheembrace #theEmbraceMemorial
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