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Photo: A white women with short brown hair and a gray blazer and square glasses.

Journalism & Media

Podcast Looks at a Forgotten Chapter of the Civil Rights Struggle

September 18, 2024

Photo: A picture of James Lawson, an American activist, doing a speech behind a podium while wearing a suit. His hair is white and he is wearing circular glasses

Obituaries

Rev. James Lawson, Crusading Confidant of MLK, Dies at 95

June 14, 2024

Photo: A composite image of three black and white photos with a white boarder and a tan background. On the right, two individuals walking on BU's campus in 1973. On the right, two photos, one layered on top of the other. The top photo features four men marching for MLK day in 1973. The bottom photo features the Business class of BU in 1973.

Alumni

Black Alums Celebrate 50th Reunion during Alumni Weekend

September 21, 2023

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

Visual Arts

Realizing MLK’s Vision in Boston

January 13, 2022

Portrait of Martin Luther King Jr, in a graduation robe and mortarboard hat upon receiving an honorary degree from Boston University in 1958

Martin Luther King

The Ways Boston Helped Shape the Life of Martin Luther King, Jr. (GRS’55, Hon.’59)

January 22, 2019

Portrait of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Photo by © Flip Schulke/CORBIS/Corbis via Getty Images

University News

MLK’s Enduring Legacy

January 12, 2019

Film

King in the Wilderness a Haunting Look Back at MLK’s Final Years

April 9, 2018

Martin Luther King, Jr.

University News

MLK Was a Man, Not Just an Icon

April 3, 2018

MLK Was a Man, Not Just an Icon