The NAACP is honoring John Lewis for his Congressional service and long history as a civil rights activist.

Local and state dignitaries gathered Monday morning for the 50th annual Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial Breakfast at the Boston Convention Center. Rev. Michael Curry of the Episcopal Church, who presided over the wedding of Megan Markel and Prince Harry, made the keynote address. “Lord be with us to renew our strength and committee with the confidence in our hears…

Gov. Charlie Baker, Rep. Ayanna Pressley and more will participate in a fireside chat to talk about Dr. King’s legacy.

An incoming storm could bring the cold stuff, or we could be stuck with rain again. Pamela Gardner has the latest on what to expect for snow in New England.

Overnight Tuesday: Light wind, partly cloudy. Lows in the 20s, 10s North. Wednesday: Fair with a cool breeze. Highs around 40.

The organization King Boston said Monday it has selected “The Embrace” by artist Hank Willis Thomas and MASS Design Group to be installed on the historic Boston Common.

Several inches of snow are already on the ground in some areas Sunday morning as a winter storm moves through New England. While the overnight snowfall does NOT portend a trend to a faster, more aggressive storm, it does underscore how tricky and humbling this latest round of winter weather will be.

Elected officials, religious leaders, music stars and Detroit sports heroes gathered Monday at a church to remember longtime U.S. Rep. John Conyers. Former President Bill Clinton, civil rights leader the Rev. Jesse Jackson and Democratic Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer were among the speakers at Conyers’ funeral at Greater Grace Temple in Detroit. They were joined by several current and former...

Alabama’s capital, a city once known as the cradle of the Confederacy and later the birthplace of the civil rights movement, elected its first African American mayor Tuesday. Probate Judge Steven Reed, 45, clasped the history-making victory to be elected the next mayor of Montgomery after defeating businessman David Woods by a decisive margin. Reed won about 67% of the...

An icon from the country’s civil rights movement paid a visit to Vermont Tuesday, meeting with students who have been learning about his contributions to history. “We are one people — we are one family,” Rep. John Lewis, D-Georgia, told a crowd at downtown Burlington’s Flynn Center for the Performing Arts.

Rep. John Lewis was in Vermont to meet with students learning about his contributions to social change.

It started out as a joke but a petition to rename the Fifth Avenue block by Trump Tower to “President Barack H. Obama Avenue” had more than 302,000 signatures by Thursday afternoon — and a new mission calling for 325,000 signatures after the previous goal was surpassed.

A group of students from Spelman and Morehouse colleges who’ve been studying Michelle Obama’s memoir, “Becoming,” had a surprise visitor to discuss the work — the former first lady herself. Obama came to Spelman to talk with the students Saturday about the best-selling book ahead of her sold-out appearance Saturday night at State Farm Arena in downtown Atlanta. Obama encouraged...

A Tennessee social justice center that has hosted iconic civil rights leaders was destroyed in a fire and a “white power” symbol was found on the site, the center said and NBC News reported. The symbol, which officials did not describe but said was connected to the white power movement, was discovered after the main office was completely destroyed in...

Officials have announced the winning design for a monument in Boston to honor Martin Luther King Jr. and Coretta Scott King. The organization King Boston said Monday it has selected “The Embrace” by artist Hank Willis Thomas and MASS Design Group to be installed on the historic Boston Common. The 22-foot high sculpture will be made from mirror finish bronze...

Subzero wind chill numbers are still in the forecast Monday night and Tuesday morning after a bitter cold Martin Luther King Jr. Day. Heading back to school Tuesday morning, our lows again dip to near or below zero. A gusty northwest wind will create “feels like” temperatures between -20 and -10 degrees.