Embrace Boston

On the night before Juneteenth, hundreds of members of the Black community and their allies commemorated the 72nd wedding anniversary and the civil rights legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. and Coretta Scott King and honored local leaders committed to building a more racially just and equitable city.

In the two years since “The Embrace” was unveiled, Elizabeth Tiblanc has watched the sculpture come to mean so many different things to different people.

As we enter National Hispanic Heritage Month, we are not simply marking time on a calendar. We are entering a vibrant celebration of culture, history and the enduring contributions of Latinx communities to our city and our nation.

Continuing its mission of creating a sense of belonging, Embrace Boston brought an array of events and panels to the city last week as part of the latest installment of its Embrace Ideas Festival.

Embrace Boston has released its “Harm Report: Connecting the Past to the Present State of Black Boston.” The report identifies the harms to Boston’s Black community by the forces of discrimination and bias from the Colonial era up to the present day.