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 ...

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A Denver pastor who helped Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. organize the 1963 March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom and was a prominent figure in the Civil Rights movement passed away this week.

Facing down her seventh surgery in a two-year fight with breast cancer, Jill Martin decided to stop and write herself a letter. The night before her surgery — which she notes on Instagram "went ...

Gemma executives say they expect the Martin Luther School to move down the road from its current location on Township Line Road to the 20-acre property sometime in 2026. The school educates K-12 ...

When Martin Luther King, Jr. announced a Harlem press conference in June, the son of a jazz-loving transit cop threw up his hand to cover the inspirational leader. Ferdinand Lewis Alcindor Jr ...

Dr. Martin Luther King ... thing that is certain is that King was murdered at the Lorraine Motel in Memphis when he was 39 years of age. A good starting point for understanding King’s activism is his ...