Much of the civil rights movement is remembered through the leadership of Martin Luther King Jr. There were a number of people who also made valuable contributions but aren’t known as well. Among them ...

By sitting down to lunch at a North Carolina department store, the brave men inspired many others to take part in nonviolent acts of civil disobedience ...

Atlanta leaders are reconsidering how they dismantle homeless camps. That comes after a man in a tent was killed as a city ...

A Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Showcase presented an array of student performers and their interpretation of the words and ...

Iconic songs by Sam Cooke, Kim Weston, Public Enemy, Nina Simone, Marvin Gaye, Lauryn Hill, Kendrick Lamar and more depict ...

The vibe at this year’s MLK Day keynote was the “fierce urgency of now,” as keynote speaker Erica Chenoweth and Bates President Garry W. Jenkins each reflected on the challenges and imperatives of ...

Martin Luther King Jr.’s fight for equality continues to inspire cannabis reform, challenging racial disparities in policing ...

In the 1960s where I entered the struggle for justice, there were no thoughts of an African American president, a Black woman ...

Within days of his return to office, President Donald Trump unleashed a chilling display of authoritarianism, providing a stark reminder of the specter haunting the United States: the specter of ...

Trump’s return to office on MLK Day feels like a rebuke of everything King stood for and fought for: his personal decency and ...

Ilyasah Shabazz, daughter of Malcolm X, spoke at the annual Martin Luther King Jr. Breakfast at Texas A&M on Thursday and shared stories of growing up with the King children.

Issac Newton Farris Jr., a nephew of Civil Rights leader Martin Luther King Jr., spoke at Colorado State University Pueblo on Jan. 23.