Annual breakfast is a remembrance of Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., call for continued progress

2016-02-04T15:21:34-05:00January 18th, 2016|Categories: Featured, Happenings|Tags: , , , , , |Comments Off on Annual breakfast is a remembrance of Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., call for continued progress

By SUSAN DOUCET Boston was a city of significance for the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., local politicians, activists and leaders reminded attendees at the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., Memorial Breakfast on Monday. King studied here, preached here, led peaceful protests on Boston Common, and met with local leaders and officials, Boston Mayor Martin Walsh said during the breakfast. This is where King met his wife, state Sen. Sonia Chang-Diaz said. “Dr. King had a special relationship with our city, Boston,” Chang-Diaz said during the 46th annual MLK Breakfast at the Boston Convention and Exhibition Center on Monday morning. “And that is why I believe it would pain him to look down on us from Heaven and see what the Brookings (Institution) [...]