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 ...

Letter: King would be championing policies that challenge systemic injustice: the passage of the John Lewis Voting Rights ...

This month, as they have for almost 40 years, millions of Americans celebrated the legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. He was indisputably one of the most iconic historical figures of the 20th ...

Aiken’s annual celebration of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. featured Christale Spain, a USCA alumna and the first black woman to ...

Jesse Williams hopes viewers of his short doc Hopes, Hoops & Dreams are reminded that true change comes from "meeting people ...

The ultimate measure of a man is not where he stands in moments of comfort and convenience, but where he stands at times of challenge and controversy.” ...

The information contained in the memos won’t be confirmed until 2027. That’s when the FBI’s full audiotapes, photographs and film footage of King will be unsealed per a 1977 court order.

The state of Georgia asks a federal appeals court to interpret the 1965 law in a way that could make it much harder to prove ...

Sen. Raphael Warnock holds the same pulpit Martin Luther King Jr. once preached from. He told Morning Edition that "your life ...

The Rev. Robert L. Trimble of Yakima grew up in the South and was a contemporary of the late Martin Luther King Jr. As the nation honors the birthday of the civil rights leader who was slain in ...

Monday (January 20, 2025) marks both Martin Luther King Jr. Day, a federal holiday honoring the civil rights leader’s legacy, and Inauguration Day, when President-elect Donald Trump will be ...