Pressley, Trump and MLK Day

MA Rep. Ayanna Pressley skipping Donald Trump's inauguration, holding MLK Day event instead
"I'll be in town with my constituents honoring Dr. King's legacy," Rep. Ayanna Pressley said in a statement. "I don't think being there does that."
Pressley hosts ‘Day of Beloved Community’ in Roxbury, skips Trump inauguration
Inside the Bruce C. Bolling Municipal Building in Roxbury on Monday, Rep. Ayanna Pressley (D-MA) asked an audience of dozens if Boston will descend into chaos or “beloved community,” quoting Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.
Rep. Pressley is spending MLK Day in Boston and ditching the inauguration
U.S. Rep. Ayanna Pressley, who represents Massachusetts’ 7th District, announced that she will not be attending the inauguration next week. She joined GBH’s All Things Considered host Arun Rath to share more about that decision and how she’s preparing for a second Trump administration. What follows is a lightly edited transcript.
Rep. Ayanna Pressley To Boycott Donald Trump’s Presidential Inauguration
Ayanna Pressley, the U.S. rep. for Massachusetts's 7th congressional district, will not attend President-elect Donald Trump’s inauguration.
MLK Day Falls On Inauguration Day, Some Set To Honor King With Community Service
For only the third time since President Ronald Reagan declared Martin Luther King Day a federal holiday in 1983, the presidential inauguration and MLK Day will fall on the same day, the other two presidents were Bill Clinton (1997) and Barack Obama (2013).
Clinging to the spirit of MLK on Trump's inauguration day
In his prepared remarks on Monday, Trump made only one reference to King, in the context of his Black and Hispanic support. Trump made inroads into nearly every demographic group in the 2024 election, but the overwhelming majority of Black voters - about 8 in 10 - still cast their votes for the Democratic candidate.
Speakers at Columbus' MLK Day event at Lincoln Theatre focus on President Trump, decry hate
At Columbus' MLK Day event, speakers decried Donald Trump for fermenting hate and called on people to allow MLK "to start speaking through us."
Pressley celebrates MLK Day in Roxbury during Trump’s inauguration
Pressley announced her intention to boycott President Donald Trump's second inauguration earlier this month. The post Pressley celebrates MLK Day in Roxbury during Trump’s inauguration appeared first on Boston.
Hundreds march on MLK Day in Portland
On the day of Donald Trump’s Presidential Inauguration, Michelle Obama is setting her sights elsewhere. Here’s what she’s up to outside of Washington D.C. Though Barack Obama was in attendance for the inauguration,
Significance of Trump's presidential inauguration falling on MLK Day
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Ayanna Pressley channels MLK Jr's legacy to call for resistance to Trump
At a Martin Luther King Day community event in Roxbury, Rep. Ayanna Pressley speaks to 7 year old Zola White as her mother ...
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Boston plans a day to celebrate Martin Luther King, coinciding with Inauguration Day
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Massachusetts cities and towns plan public events to honor Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Day
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