Hometown: Weymouth
In the news: Tracy will be honored by the state for the second time after saving a woman from a burning housing complex.
Now you know: Tracy is known to be a prankster in the Rockland Fire Department.
His story: Rockland Firefighter Michael Tracy was honored by the state 15 years ago for saving a woman from a burning building, but he never thought much of it. He thought of it as his duty, just another day at the office.
But this time, he plans to accept the honor with pride. I m actually embracing it this time, Tracy said. The first time I got it I was just like Yeah, whatever. This is what I m supposed to do. But I don t think enough of us recognize it enough, that when we actually do get in a situation that needs to be recognized that we should be proud of it. And we should accept it for what it is an honor.
King Boston Executive Director: America Is Experiencing Third Reconstruction
King Boston chose a sculpture called The Embrace, which was created by artist Hank Willis Thomas, for the Boston Common.
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On Martin Luther King Jr. Day, local advocacy organizations are calling attention to King s time in Boston and working to advance his mission. King Boston is the group behind a planned memorial to King and his wife Coretta Scott King. The couple met in Boston while King was getting his Ph.D. at Boston University and Scott was attending the New England Conservatory of Music. The memorial, which will honor other local civil rights leaders as well, is scheduled to be unveiled on Boston Common next year.
BOSTON A major memorial honoring Martin Luther King Jr. and Coretta Scott King is moving forward in Boston, where they met and studied in the 1950s.
King Boston, the privately funded organization coordinating the estimated $9.5 million project, said this week that fabrication of a roughly 22-foot-high bronze sculpture depicting four arms embracing is expected to begin in March after years of planning.
When unveiled late next year, The Embrace will be one of the country s largest new memorials dedicated to racial equity, the organization says. It will be installed on Boston Common near the site of a 1965 rally and march led by MLK, who would have turned 92 on Friday.
Where icons met, memorial to rise
This artist’s rendering illustrates a proposed monument entitled “The Embrace,” consisting of four 22-foot-high intertwined bronze arms. As cities and states continue to grapple with the legacy of controversial monuments, Boston is moving forward with a major effort commemorating Martin Luther King Jr. and Coretta Scott King. AP via MASS Design Group
Published: 1/17/2021 5:28:39 PM
A major memorial honoring Martin Luther King Jr. and Coretta Scott King is moving forward in Boston, where they met and studied in the 1950s.
King Boston, the privately funded organization coordinating the estimated $9.5 million project, said this week that fabrication of a roughly 22-foot-high bronze sculpture depicting four arms embracing is expected to begin in March after years of planning.
A major memorial honoring Martin Luther King Jr. and Coretta Scott King is moving forward in Boston, where they met and studied in the 1950s. King Boston, the privately funded organization coordinating the estimated $9.5 million project, said this.