Canton's Interfaith Coalition will host a Commemoration Day on March 20, featuring Martin Luther King Jr.'s cousin, Rev. Joel ...

ST. PAUL — Parents and students from Annunciation Catholic Church and School clapped, cried and laughed as they gathered at ...

Courtney Carson did not want to go to the Decatur church that November day in 1999 when the Rev. Jesse Jackson came to town for a rally. To ...

From jokes about his well-known stubbornness to tears grieving the loss of a parent, the adult children of the Rev. Jesse L. Jackson Sr. gave an emotional ...

The Rev. Jesse Jackson, who died Tuesday at the age of 84, was known not just as a tireless advocate for the Civil Rights ...

Memorial services honoring the life of the late Rev. Jesse Jackson Sr. will be expanded beyond Chicago with events in Washington, D.C., and South Carolina. The late civil rights ...

Many people who knew and worked with the Rev. Jesse L. Jackson Sr. are vowing to ‘keep hope alive’ in honor of his legacy.

In honor of Martin Luther King Jr. Day, a large crowd of Jacksonians marched through the streets of downtown. The Jan. 19 march began on a cold winter morning, departing from the T.R. White Sportsplex ...

KENNETT SQUARE — The legacy continues. As does the mission. Hundreds of people united at Kennett High School in honor of Martin Luther King Jr. The celebration marked the 25th anniversary of MLK Day, ...

She grew up on a dirt road in rural Clinton, Miss. She grew up going to segregated schools, using text books that were 10 years old — hand-me-downs from the White schools. Betty Payne didn’t grow up ...

Martin Luther King Jr. speaks at a conference. His legacy was celebrated on the BYU campus. (Public Domain) Monday, Jan. 19, is a national holiday, Martin Luther King Jr. Day; a day set aside and ...

OKLAHOMA CITY (KFOR) — As our nation honored Martin Luther King Jr. Day, Oklahoma City celebrated in grand fashion. There were sights and sounds of joy and pride filling the streets downtown as ...