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January 16, 2026 at 10:59 PM
“We have to be able to listen to each other.” — Marie St. Fleur
Honoring Marie St. Fleur, 2026 Embrace Honors MLK honoree, whose leadership and imagination helped shape The Embrace from vision to reality.
Honoring Marie St. Fleur, 2026 Embrace Honors MLK honoree, whose leadership and imagination helped shape The Embrace from vision to reality.
January 16, 2026 at 7:01 PM
“We have to be able to listen to each other.” — Marie St. Fleur
Honoring Marie St. Fleur, 2026 Embrace Honors MLK honoree, whose leadership and imagination helped shape The Embrace from vision to reality.
Honoring Marie St. Fleur, 2026 Embrace Honors MLK honoree, whose leadership and imagination helped shape The Embrace from vision to reality.
Today is Dr. King’s actual birthday. As our country grapples with deepening divides and the urgent need for repair, we remember Dr. King not just as a dreamer and visionary, but as a builder of a new world. One rooted in love, and accountability. Let's meet this moment together.
January 15, 2026 at 5:14 PM
Today is Dr. King’s actual birthday. As our country grapples with deepening divides and the urgent need for repair, we remember Dr. King not just as a dreamer and visionary, but as a builder of a new world. One rooted in love, and accountability. Let's meet this moment together.
Proud to introduce the 2026 Embrace Honors MLK award recipients, leaders whose service and imagination carry forward the legacy of Dr. King and Coretta Scott King as we approach America’s 250th. Read their bios here: tinyurl.com/knpsv2b4
January 14, 2026 at 11:31 PM
Proud to introduce the 2026 Embrace Honors MLK award recipients, leaders whose service and imagination carry forward the legacy of Dr. King and Coretta Scott King as we approach America’s 250th. Read their bios here: tinyurl.com/knpsv2b4
Today marks the anniversary of The Embrace unveiling. To honor this moment, the documentary Welcoming The Embrace is now available on YouTube. Watch the full film today: youtu.be/JnqOB4lWkNU
January 13, 2026 at 1:27 PM
Today marks the anniversary of The Embrace unveiling. To honor this moment, the documentary Welcoming The Embrace is now available on YouTube. Watch the full film today: youtu.be/JnqOB4lWkNU
Tomorrow we’re celebrating the anniversary of The Embrace unveiling and answering a question we hear a lot: What is the story of The Embrace, and what does it do?
Hear from Embrace President Imari Paris Jeffries.
Hear from Embrace President Imari Paris Jeffries.
January 13, 2026 at 12:59 AM
Tomorrow we’re celebrating the anniversary of The Embrace unveiling and answering a question we hear a lot: What is the story of The Embrace, and what does it do?
Hear from Embrace President Imari Paris Jeffries.
Hear from Embrace President Imari Paris Jeffries.
The work and the joy don’t end when the program does. At 10 PM, continue MLK Weekend with HUE: Honoring Legacy Through Culture, an after-party experience that centers culture, connection, and collective celebration following EHMLK.
January 12, 2026 at 9:49 PM
The work and the joy don’t end when the program does. At 10 PM, continue MLK Weekend with HUE: Honoring Legacy Through Culture, an after-party experience that centers culture, connection, and collective celebration following EHMLK.
The Embrace Monument is a space for memory, mourning, and movement. We honor Renee Nicole Good and all harmed by ICE brutality. She was fatally shot in Minneapolis, less than a mile from where George Floyd was killed, a reminder of the work still ahead.
January 12, 2026 at 4:00 PM
The Embrace Monument is a space for memory, mourning, and movement. We honor Renee Nicole Good and all harmed by ICE brutality. She was fatally shot in Minneapolis, less than a mile from where George Floyd was killed, a reminder of the work still ahead.
Health tools should match people’s realities. The $1M WellWithAll Prize is fueling innovations that truly help. Help building a healthcare system that works for all. Be first to know when applications open: thewellwithallfoundation.org/the-1m-wellw...
January 12, 2026 at 2:47 PM
Health tools should match people’s realities. The $1M WellWithAll Prize is fueling innovations that truly help. Help building a healthcare system that works for all. Be first to know when applications open: thewellwithallfoundation.org/the-1m-wellw...
If we really want to honor Dr. and Mrs. King, we need to speak up on ALL injustices. Because that's what they did.
January 10, 2026 at 2:02 PM
If we really want to honor Dr. and Mrs. King, we need to speak up on ALL injustices. Because that's what they did.
✨ SOLD OUT! ✨ Embrace Honors MLK: Friends & Family is officially sold out. Grateful to everyone gathering to celebrate the legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. & Coretta Scott King through love, unity, and joy. Boston, we can’t wait to be in community with you. 💛
January 9, 2026 at 9:18 PM
✨ SOLD OUT! ✨ Embrace Honors MLK: Friends & Family is officially sold out. Grateful to everyone gathering to celebrate the legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. & Coretta Scott King through love, unity, and joy. Boston, we can’t wait to be in community with you. 💛
Dr. Martin Luther King Jr’s legacy is about action, not ceremony. That’s why Imari Paris Jeffries says MLK would’ve spoken up about Wednesday’s deadly ICE shooting and Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro’s kidnapping.
January 8, 2026 at 9:17 PM
Dr. Martin Luther King Jr’s legacy is about action, not ceremony. That’s why Imari Paris Jeffries says MLK would’ve spoken up about Wednesday’s deadly ICE shooting and Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro’s kidnapping.
Now more than ever, our country needs to embody Dr. King’s lessons.
Join us Jan 16–19 for MLK Boston Beloved Community Weekend as we kick off a new tradition rooted in unity, service, and collective action.
Register here: mlkboston.com
Join us Jan 16–19 for MLK Boston Beloved Community Weekend as we kick off a new tradition rooted in unity, service, and collective action.
Register here: mlkboston.com
January 8, 2026 at 6:32 PM
Now more than ever, our country needs to embody Dr. King’s lessons.
Join us Jan 16–19 for MLK Boston Beloved Community Weekend as we kick off a new tradition rooted in unity, service, and collective action.
Register here: mlkboston.com
Join us Jan 16–19 for MLK Boston Beloved Community Weekend as we kick off a new tradition rooted in unity, service, and collective action.
Register here: mlkboston.com
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“There has always been a war on people considered “poor” in America. It is a quiet war, fought with red tape and policy, with silence and forgetting. Its casualties do not lie in foreign fields but on city corners, food lines, and in empty refrigerators.” ~Imari Paris Jeffries, @embraceboston.org
Instead of a war on poverty, we wage war on the poor - CommonWealth Beacon
EVERY SAFETY NET in this country has been stitched with holes just wide enough for many of us to slip through. We’ve recently had a front row seat to this
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December 23, 2025 at 11:08 AM
“There has always been a war on people considered “poor” in America. It is a quiet war, fought with red tape and policy, with silence and forgetting. Its casualties do not lie in foreign fields but on city corners, food lines, and in empty refrigerators.” ~Imari Paris Jeffries, @embraceboston.org
America’s 250th anniversary isn’t just a time for reflection. It’s a time for action. This is the energy we're bringing into the new year.
January 6, 2026 at 9:06 PM
America’s 250th anniversary isn’t just a time for reflection. It’s a time for action. This is the energy we're bringing into the new year.
EHMLK plans loading… 🧡 We dropped the IG handles on each slide so you can follow, shop local, and support Black-owned/women–owned businesses.
Tag your recs so we can all support together.
Tag your recs so we can all support together.
January 2, 2026 at 2:01 PM
EHMLK plans loading… 🧡 We dropped the IG handles on each slide so you can follow, shop local, and support Black-owned/women–owned businesses.
Tag your recs so we can all support together.
Tag your recs so we can all support together.
Belonging doesn’t happen alone. Thank you to our volunteers, community partners, and community who showed up for Embrace all year long. Happy New Year's Eve! 🧡
December 31, 2025 at 1:00 PM
Belonging doesn’t happen alone. Thank you to our volunteers, community partners, and community who showed up for Embrace all year long. Happy New Year's Eve! 🧡
America’s “Best of” lists tell us what’s popular but not always what’s just. As a new year approaches, Embrace’s Imari Paris Jeffries reflects on national memory, the quiet erosion of collective care, and what we lose when the work that sustained us falls off the list.
December 31, 2025 at 12:00 AM
America’s “Best of” lists tell us what’s popular but not always what’s just. As a new year approaches, Embrace’s Imari Paris Jeffries reflects on national memory, the quiet erosion of collective care, and what we lose when the work that sustained us falls off the list.
The work can be heavy. The news can be overwhelming. And still, people show up.
Embrace spoke with 3 Boston leaders about the past year of policy and why 2026 holds hope. Their reminder: care isn’t separate from the work, it sustains it.
Embrace spoke with 3 Boston leaders about the past year of policy and why 2026 holds hope. Their reminder: care isn’t separate from the work, it sustains it.
December 29, 2025 at 10:01 PM
The work can be heavy. The news can be overwhelming. And still, people show up.
Embrace spoke with 3 Boston leaders about the past year of policy and why 2026 holds hope. Their reminder: care isn’t separate from the work, it sustains it.
Embrace spoke with 3 Boston leaders about the past year of policy and why 2026 holds hope. Their reminder: care isn’t separate from the work, it sustains it.
Sometimes, kids’ movies like Zootopia 2 and KPop Demon Hunters are more than just fun films. They’re truth-tellers that help us imagine a world where everyone belongs.
December 25, 2025 at 1:03 PM
Sometimes, kids’ movies like Zootopia 2 and KPop Demon Hunters are more than just fun films. They’re truth-tellers that help us imagine a world where everyone belongs.
Coretta Scott King reminded us the work of justice doesn’t end.
Because of you, Embrace is meeting the moment choosing belonging, holding truth, and investing in culture and community.
Be part of the movement. Join our Giving Club: www.embraceboston.org/donations/
Because of you, Embrace is meeting the moment choosing belonging, holding truth, and investing in culture and community.
Be part of the movement. Join our Giving Club: www.embraceboston.org/donations/
December 22, 2025 at 1:01 PM
Coretta Scott King reminded us the work of justice doesn’t end.
Because of you, Embrace is meeting the moment choosing belonging, holding truth, and investing in culture and community.
Be part of the movement. Join our Giving Club: www.embraceboston.org/donations/
Because of you, Embrace is meeting the moment choosing belonging, holding truth, and investing in culture and community.
Be part of the movement. Join our Giving Club: www.embraceboston.org/donations/
HUE Boston (@huebackbay) didn’t grow by accident. It grew because two people showed up for the dream. In our new Good Trouble episode, Rob Eugene gives flowers to his wife — the organizer, the operator, the one on top of everything — and shares how partnership fuels purpose.
December 22, 2025 at 1:02 AM
HUE Boston (@huebackbay) didn’t grow by accident. It grew because two people showed up for the dream. In our new Good Trouble episode, Rob Eugene gives flowers to his wife — the organizer, the operator, the one on top of everything — and shares how partnership fuels purpose.
Replacing the statue of Robert E. Lee with one of teenage civil rights organizer Barbara Rose Johns in the U.S. Capitol, especially in a time when Black history is being erased, is an invitation to change America’s story.
December 20, 2025 at 1:01 PM
Replacing the statue of Robert E. Lee with one of teenage civil rights organizer Barbara Rose Johns in the U.S. Capitol, especially in a time when Black history is being erased, is an invitation to change America’s story.
Staying in Boston for MLK Weekend? Thanks to #Marriott, limited discounted hotel rooms are available for Embrace Honors MLK (Jan 16–19, 2026). Discounts expire Dec 29, 2025: shorturl.at/Lyni9
December 19, 2025 at 10:00 PM
Staying in Boston for MLK Weekend? Thanks to #Marriott, limited discounted hotel rooms are available for Embrace Honors MLK (Jan 16–19, 2026). Discounts expire Dec 29, 2025: shorturl.at/Lyni9
The constant attack on American culture and history, including the renaming of the Kennedy Center, can leave us exhausted. That’s why Imari Paris Jeffries reminds us about the importance of hope on The Culture Show.
December 19, 2025 at 8:52 PM
The constant attack on American culture and history, including the renaming of the Kennedy Center, can leave us exhausted. That’s why Imari Paris Jeffries reminds us about the importance of hope on The Culture Show.