Freedom Rally against Boston's segregated school system and the entrenched poverty in poor communities brought the civil rights movement to the Northeast. Sixty years on, much of the focus at an event marking the rally's anniversary was on criticizing President Donald Trump and his administration for current divisions and fears about race and immigration across the country.

CCTV footage captured the moment of the explosion at Iran's biggest port of Bandar Abbas on Saturday (April 26). State media reported on Sunday (April 27) the blast had killed more than two dozen people and left over 700 injured.

Organizers, including Embrace Boston, Everyone250 and the city of Boston, said the rally "honors a pivotal moment in history, reflecting on the progress made and acknowledging the ongoing challenges in the fight for social and racial justice that continue today.