Five things you need to know today, and no good deed goes unpunished

Good morning, Boston. Here are the five most important things you need to know to start your workday. Harvard addresses past ties to slavery Harvard made international headlines yesterday when it said it would create a $100 million fund to study and address its historic ties to slavery, with President Lawrence Bacow saying slavery “played a significant part in our institutional history.” MLK memorial breaks ground The groundbreaking for “The Embrace” Memorial honoring Rev. Dr. Martin…