PHOTOS: The Embrace Unveiled on Boston Common By Marc Fortier, Mark Garfinkel and Mimi Segel • Published January 13, 2023 • Updated on January 13, 2023 at 4:57 pm People gathered at the Boston Common on Friday afternoon for the unveiling of The Embrace, a new memorial honoring the legacy of Martin Luther King Jr. and Coretta Scott King. Here are some of the images we captured from the event. 21 photos 1/21 NBC10 Boston NBC10 Boston's Glenn Jones and Priscilla Casper pose for a photo with Martin Luther King III, Yolanda King and Arndrea Waters King. 2/21 3/21 4/21 Former Massachusetts Gov. Deval Patrick is part of the unveiling ceremony of "The Embrace." 5/21 Mo Cowan chats with NBC10 Boston's Malcolm Johnson at Friday's event. 6/21 7/21 Zenzele Thomas, age 4, the daughter of "The Embrace" memorial's designer, Hank Willis Thomas, at Friday's ceremony. 8/21 Former Boston Mayor Ray Flynn and his wife Kathy are greeted by the Rev. Ray Hammond. 9/21 10/21 11/21 12/21 13/21 14/21 15/21 16/21 17/21 18/21 NBC10 Boston An overhead view of the Embrace Boston statue on Boston Common after its unveiling Friday, Jan. 13, 2023. 19/21 20/21 21/21 More Photo Galleries PHOTOS: Clam chowder and much more at Essex's CK Pearl PHOTOS: Greek food at Rockingham Park's Ya Mas PHOTOS: All kinds of steak tips at Chelsea's NewBridge Cafe In Photos: Election Day 2024