Martin Luther King Jr. inspired the nation with his iconic “I Have a Dream” speech — a powerful vision for equality. Almost ...

On the 100th anniversary of the birth of Malcolm X, Mark Whitaker, author of "The Afterlife of Malcolm X," looks at how the charismatic and defiant Black leader's influence has grown in the decades ...

For those who disapprove of his tactics, who prefer mercy for the marginalized and who wish to fight back but don’t know how, ...

The Boston Public Art Triennial will display dozens of pieces downtown and in neighborhoods across the city, reflecting ...

Unpacking the logic of from's National Garden of American Heroes honoring figures from Christopher Columbus to Whitney ...

When Donald Trump made his inaugural speech at the US Capitol, he began by proclaiming to the audience of former presidents ...

While the Continental Congress adopted the Declaration of Independence on July 4, 1776, the United States' rebellious ...

King was drawn to Memphis in 1968 to support some 1,300 predominantly Black sanitation workers who went on strike to protest ...

A historic Black church in downtown Memphis that was the organizing point for Martin Luther King Jr.'s final stand has ...

In the lead-up to America’s 250th birthday, the Trump administration has announced an ambitious initiative to honour the ...

It includes names that are largely recognizable and whose accomplishments are well-known: politicians like Abraham Lincoln ...

Selected artists will receive awards of up to $200,000 per statue, which must be made of marble, granite, bronze, copper, or ...