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The Independent Student Newspaper at Boston University.

The Daily Free Press

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The City of Boston and New England Conservatory’s 2021 Martin Luther King Jr. Celebration.
Guest speakers and members of the Boston University community honored King by giving speeches, while Conservatory musicians performed musical tributes. HANNAH YOSHINAGA/ DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

BU Howard Thurman Center virtually honors Martin Luther King Jr.

Rachel Do January 21, 2021
Boston University celebrated Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.'s memory in a virtual event on Monday. For King, the university is close to home — it’s where he earned his doctorate degree and the city where he met the woman he would marry.
Designer Aleynna Quinones’ graphic, created for the City of Boston’s Holiday “B” contest, redesigns the city’s logo to celebrate Martin Luther King Jr. Day. COURTESY ALEYNNA QUINONES

Designers offer a glimpse of Boston through a personal lens in holiday ‘B’ designs for city

Mita Kataria January 23, 2020
Ten local artists expressed their personal connection with the city by customizing the City of Boston ‘B’ logo into award-winning graphics to be featured on the city’s social media channels on various holidays.
Boston’s Museum of Fine Arts unveiled “Black Histories, Black Futures,” an exhibition curated by six local teenagers featuring works by 20th century black artists, on Martin Luther King Jr. Day. RYAN GREGORY/ DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

MFA recruits teens to assemble major art exhibition

Angela Yang January 20, 2020
Boston's Museum of Fine Arts revealed its first ever exhibition curated completely by high schoolers. "Black Histories, Black Futures" is a centerpiece of the MFA's 150th anniversary celebration.
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