CELEBRATE the Legacy of Martin Luther King. Jr.
56th Annual Martin Luther King, Jr. Memorial Breakfast:
Monday, January 19, 2026 @ 9AM
‘The Fierce Urgency of NOW: Revolutionary Love, Liberation and Joy’
Held at: Weston Copley Place Ballroom, Boston MA
This year of commemoration, celebration, and activation carries additional historical resonance: 2026 marks the 250th anniversary of the Declaration of Independence and the nation’s founding. In this milestone year, we remember Dr. King’s call to shape not only a more perfect union, but also a radically just and compassionate society.
So we will gather boldly inspired and galvanized by the theme “The Fierce Urgency of Now: Revolutionary Love, Liberation, and Joy.” The 2026 Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial Breakfast will be an opportunity to reflect on this revolutionary spirit — past, present, and future.
Keynote speaker: Nikole Hannah-Jones
A MacArthur Genius, one of TIME‘s most influential people in the world, and a Pulitzer-Prize winning journalist, Ms. Hannah-Jones is a leading voice on our democracy, our civil rights, and how our country’s history can help us strengthen both. She created The 1619 Project (the #1 New York Times bestselling book and Emmy Award-winning Hulu docuseries) and is a staff writer for The New York Times Magazine. As we look to the path ahead for our country and our democracy, Nikole helps us to understand the history we need to know — and the future we’re fighting for.
REGISTER / PURCHASE TICKETS / PROGRAM / MORE INFO: HERE.
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SERVE: “What Are You Doing for Others?” on Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Day
Here are some resources for service activities in Boston celebrating MLK Day (click on links)
• Boston Cares 2026 Annual MLK Service Events
• Meet Boston – MLK Day Events – 2026
Boston is a special place to celebrate Dr. King’s life and legacy. King considered Boston his second home, the city where he met his wife Coretta Scott King and where he earned his Ph.D. in Theology from Boston University while living on Mass Ave. Roxbury is where Dr. King was an assistant minister at the Twelfth Baptist Church, it is the specific neighborhood where he and Coretta met, and also where he began an historic Boston march in 1965, a procession that culminated on Boston Common where Dr. King delivered an inspiring and iconic speech. See the Roxbury Love Story mural by local artists @problak and @gofive which was unveiled in the fall of 2020.
*Please Note: Religious education classes will not be held on this Sunday or Monday (January 18/19) in honor of Martin Luther King, Jr. Day.
We encourage all to take some time on this weekend to do something for someone else— it is a day to serve!
