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

With the nearby $7 billion United Center redevelopment project kicking off just to the east, a study aims to help bring new retail, housing and other activity to a long-neglected portion of the ...

STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. -- As the Rev. Jesse Jackson was memorialized across the country following his death last month, Staten Island Black leaders reflected on how his charisma, courage and conviction ...

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

TAMPA, Fla. — Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Day celebrates the memory of Dr. King and his achievements as a civil rights leader. The holiday is observed annually on the third Monday of January and this ...

A month after the civil rights icon’s death at age 84, Jesse Jackson still has not gotten his due. Michael Eric Dyson pays tribute ...