Canton held its inaugural commemoration of Martin Luther King Jr.'s 1964 visit, featuring his cousin Joel King.

March 21 marks the 61st anniversary of the historic march that Martin Luther King Jr led in Alabama in support of civil rights.

This video reflects on the last minutes of Martin Luther King Jr.’s life, recounting the events leading up to his ...

During the service, several individuals and teams were honored for embodying Dr. King’s values in meaningful ways.

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It is Election Day in Illinois, and a number of key races could help forecast political trends across the country later this ...

The deeply disturbing news, more than 30 years after his death, that American civil rights hero and Arizona icon Cesar Chavez now stands accused of sexual abuse and assault, including by at least two ...

Chavez became the face of Latino civil and labor rights in the media and in history books. But scholars and activists are ...

Former Vice President Mike Pence spoke about patriotism and civility at a University of Tennessee symposium. Pence expressed concern over the national debt, emphasizing the need for bipartisan ...

Latino leaders and community groups quickly condemned the alleged abuse by Cesar Chavez but emphasized that the farmworker ...

One of the most revered figures in American history can no longer be called heroic. But the movement he led can be.