BU–City of Boston MLK Day Observance
The 2020 joint BU and City of Boston celebration of Martin Luther King, Jr. (GRS’55, Hon.’59) Day January 20 focused on three African American women with ties to the Civil Rights Movement: Aretha Franklin, Coretta Scott King, and Sue Bailey Thurman (Hon.’92). Boston-area R&B, soul, and jazz singer Athene Wilson sang three of Franklin’s songs and BU’s Inner Strength Gospel Choir (above) performed. Photo by Jake Belcher
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