Hank Willis Thomas' Racial Equity Monument 'The Embrace' To Open in Boston Common This Month

Embrace Boston is preparing to unveil The Embrace, a massive 45,000-pound, 20-foot-high and 40-foot-wide bronze sculpture crafted by artist Hank Willis Thomas and revered design firm MASS Design Group.The Embrace will land inside Boston Common, America's oldest public park, as one of the largest memorials championing racial equity in more than 30 years. The sculpture's design, which is five years in the making, was selected from 126 submissions by a committee of teachers, visual artists, curator...