SOUTH PHILADELPHIA (WPVI) -- Kevin Washington remembers the day vividly. It was October 26, 1967. He was a 14 year old ninth grader at what was then Barratt Junior High School. The students had been ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s words didn’t stop moving once the microphones were turned off. Long after his speeches were delivered ...

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Bishop William Barber vowed to "overcome" the Trump administration in his Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Day speech in New York City. During his MLK Day speech on Monday, Barber tied the fight against ...

The award-winning journalist and historian delivered the University’s 2026 Martin Luther King Jr. Lecture, applying ...

Former President Barack Obama said the presidential runs in the 1980s by the late Rev. Jesse Jackson set the stage for other Black leaders, including himself. "The message he sent to a 22-year-old ...

Thousands of people gathered at a church on Chicago’s South Side to pay a final public tribute to Jackson.

The Bulloch County NAACP marked the 117th Founders Day with a heartfelt and history‑rich celebration. The gathering honored the organization’s enduring legacy of civil rights advocacy while uplifting ...

Santita Jackson thanked Gov. Henry McMaster for the honor. The Republican governor approved the family’s request after the office of U.S. House Speaker Mike Johnson denied a similar request that ...

BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — Severe weather on Martin Luther King Jr. Day delayed acts of service in Buffalo until Presidents’ Day — but organizers said it all worked out in the end. Dozens of people ...

READING, Pa. – For some, Monday’s celebration of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. was not just what he said, but what he stood for: A day on; not a day off. At Emmanuel United Church of Christ in ...