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'The Embrace' celebrates love and legacy of MLK and Coretta Scott King

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Dr. Martin Luther Kings hands, depicted in the Embrace sculpture on Boston Common. (Robin Lubbock/WBUR)
Dr. Martin Luther Kings hands, depicted in the Embrace sculpture on Boston Common. (Robin Lubbock/WBUR)

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"The Embrace," a monument to Dr. Martin Luther King and his wife Coretta Scott King was erected on the Boston Common last year. We revisit Robin Young's conversation with the designer Hank Willis Thomas at the site from January 2023.

Find out more about Embrace Boston, the organization behind "The Embrace" and their new mission.

This segment aired on January 15, 2024.

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