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Is Boston ready to ‘Embrace’ a different story?

Por: The Boston Globe Nation January 16, 2023

At its heart, every monument is a story.Can Boston tell a new story about itself?That’s the big question raised by The Embrace: the imposing memorial to Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. and his wife, Coretta Scott King, unveiled Friday in a glitzy yet soulful ceremony on Boston Common.Installed just steps from the start of the Freedom Trail, it now becomes a key component of the story Boston tells about itself.Imari Paris Jeffries, that charismatic... + full article



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