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Martin Luther King

Photo of Dean Elmore holding a tattered copy of "The Fire Next Time by James Baldwin. The photo is a tight shot on Elmore's hands as he opens to the book's yellowed title page.

MLK DAY

Honoring Martin Luther King, Jr. (GRS’55, Hon.’59) amid Tumult in America

January 15, 2021

A shot of Marsh Plaza including the MLK statue from above

Things-To-Do

The Weekender: January 14 to 18

January 14, 2021

A portrait photo of Andrew Taylor

Diversity

BU Creates Senior Diversity Post, Taps Longtime Trustee

August 10, 2020

Photo of the cover of "How to Be An Antiracist" by Ibram X. Kendi resting on a grainy piece of dark wood.

Antiracism

“I Believe That Change Is Possible”—Q&A with Ibram X. Kendi

June 4, 2020

(left to right) Black and white photos of Coretta Scott King, Sue Bailey Thurman, and Aretha Franklin

Martin Luther King

MLK Day Celebration Will Honor Three Women for Important Roles in the Civil Rights Movement

January 16, 2020

Artistic rendering of The Embrace MLK monument in Boston by Hank Willis Thomas with MASS Design Group

Diversity

Winning Memorial Selected to Honor MLK (GRS’55, Hon.’59) on Boston Common

March 4, 2019

Boston Mayor Martin J. Walsh and United States Representative from Massachusetts Ayanna Pressley shake hands at the Boston University and City of Boston Martin Luther King Day observance at Marsh Chapel.

University News

BU to Contribute $250,000 to MLK Memorial on Boston Common

January 21, 2019

Ayanna Pressley smiles at the podium while speaking to a crowd on her victory election night party.

Dean Elmore

BU, City of Boston Hold First Joint Observance of Martin Luther King, Jr., Day Monday

January 18, 2019

Melvin B. Miller examines the exhibit

Martin Luther King

Gotlieb Archival Research Center Celebrates the Bay State Banner

October 11, 2018

Rep John Lewis

University News

Commencement Speaker Rep. John Lewis Champions Civil Rights

May 17, 2018

Cover of MLK's personal copy of the Montgomery Bus Boycott comic book guide

Gotlieb

MLK on Display at BU’s Gotlieb Center

April 5, 2018

Ed Coaxum speaks at a memorial service on for Martin Luther King, Jr. the day after he was assassinated, Marsh Plaza, Boston University, 1968

History

Alums Share Memories of Dark Days of April 1968

April 4, 2018

A protester holds a poster with a picture of Martin Luther King. The sign says, "I have the same dream."

Martin Luther King

BU Honors Martin Luther King, Jr. (GRS’55, Hon.’59)

April 2, 2018

Martin Luther King leading march from Selma to Montgomery to protest lack of voting rights for African Americans. Beside King is John Lewis, Reverend Jesse Douglas, James Forman and Ralph Abernathy.

Social Justice

POV: As It Was for MLK, the Present and Future Should Be Our Focus

April 2, 2018

Mahalia Jackson speaks at podium alongside Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.

Martin Luther King

A Nearly Forgotten Moment in Civil Rights History

February 15, 2018

Martin Luther King, Jr., receiving an honorary degree from BU

Dean Elmore

BU, City of Boston to Celebrate MLK on Monday

January 12, 2018

Randall Keith Horton

University News

MLK Day Commemoration to Feature Duke Ellington Music

January 13, 2017

US Poet Laureate Juan Felipe Herrera

University News

US Poet Laureate Juan Felipe Herrera Keynotes MLK Celebration

January 15, 2016

Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., is completely hemmed in as he and his aide Rev. Ralph Abernathy, right, lead march to historic Boston Common, April 23, 1965. King came to Boston to lead the demonstration to protest segregation in schools, jobs and housing. He will address a gathering at the Common. (AP Photo)

Martin Luther King

From Selma to Stonewall

January 15, 2016

Martin Luther King, Jr.

University News

Celebrating Dr. King

January 16, 2015

Celebrating Dr. King