Boston plans a day to celebrate Martin Luther King, coinciding with Inauguration Day
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 on Monday.
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 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 âFreedom Isnât Free,â a presentation of scholarships, and keynote speaker Angela Davis, a political activist, author and professor at the University of California. Tickets and a livestream link are available at bostonmlkbreakfast.org.
Other organizations including the JFK Library, MFA, ICA and Franklin Park Zoo will offer free admission and programming for the holiday.
At the JFK Library, George Russell Jr. and Friends will play some of MLKâs favorite songs and music inspired by the civil rights movement from 10:30 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. The event is free and reservations are encouraged.
The MFA will host a free open house on the holiday from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., featuring performances, tours, talks, art-making activities and more. Activity schedules and tickets can be found at mfa.org.
The ICA will also host free admission, along with art-making workshops and entrance to three exhibitions, on Monday from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Advanced reservations are required and available at icaboston.org.
The Franklin Park Zoo also offers free admission up to 3 p.m. and a line-up of animal talks, with no advanced reservation required.
Rep. Ayanna Pressley will be hosting a Day of Beloved Community for all ages in Roxbury to âhonor Dr. King, share resources, and prepare for the next four years.â The location is provided upon RSVP, available on Eventbrite.
In Springfield, Sen. Ed Markey, Grammy-recording artist Major, and others will be taking part in the 43rd Annual MLK Jr. Memorial Scholarship Breakfast with Wesley United Methodist Church. The event will start at 10 a.m. and take place at the Marriott Springfield Downtown.
For those looking to get involved with the community for the holiday, Boston Cares will host their 20th Annual MLK Service Day. On Monday, participants may volunteer at Boston Latin School, making toys, blankets and more for local nonprofits starting at 10 a.m. Volunteers can sign up at bostoncares.org.
This is the third time in the nearly 40 years since the federal King holiday became law that it coincides with a presidential inauguration. Presidents Bill Clinton and Barack Obama also were sworn in for their second terms on the holiday.
At the end of his life, King reflected on the early backlash to civil rights, especially with integrated housing developments, interracial marriage and necessary economic and social programs.
âThis is where the civil rights movement stands today. We will err and falter as we climb the unfamiliar slopes of steep mountains, but there is no alternative, well-trod, level path,â King wrote.
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