Social Justice, Community Service and Business. The theme of this year's annual Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Parade is "It Starts with Me: Shifting the Cultural Climate Through the Study and ...

So now, The Root is taking a closer look at the anti-racist white heroes who were just as down for civil rights as Black ...

On the third Monday of January — close to King's Jan. 15 birthday — federal, state and local governments, institutions and various industries recognize Martin Luther King Jr.

Juneteenth National Independence Day on June 19 is a federal holiday commemorating the end of slavery in the United States.

A federal judge is weighing a request from the Trump administration to unseal records of the FBI’s surveillance of Martin ...

“Being who I am and Malcolm X being a hero, I felt compelled to honor his legacy and show the historical significance that he ...

The message that [the pardons] send is that political violence towards a political goal is acceptable in a modern democratic ...

A would-be king wants a coronation on June 14, a date already laden with meaning: Flag Day, the 250th anniversary of the ...

Washington, DC, is set to mark the 50th anniversary of Pride celebrations in the nation’s capital this weekend by hosting ...

These are the Days of Eid – make takbir wherever you are … Allahu akbar!” Muslims are now celebrating the blessed days of Eid ...

Let’s not be coy. Since returning to the presidency, Trump has presented himself not as a public servant, but as a sovereign.

Federal judge hints at early release of MLK Jr assassination files following Trump’s order - The official narrative ...