Despite not working in television, the civil rights leader helped make sure the second season of The Original Series was at ...

First known as the wife of the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., she later became an avid proselytizer for his vision of peace ...

Elementary school students at Martin Luther King, Jr. Elementary School swapped out their pencils for chopsticks during their lunch time.

The African American Museum of Philadelphia hosted a “Everyday Freedom Heroes” costume contest to highlight Black Americans’ ...

A close associate of Martin Luther King Jr. and John Lewis, he was involved in many of the key moments of the Black freedom ...

Did Rev. Jesse Jackson die? What we know on civil rights activist icon's death, work with Martin Luther King Jr., the Rainbow PUSH Coalition and more.

Civil rights leader J.T. Johnson didn't know he had dyslexia. Now with the help of an AI program, he's looking forward to ...

In 1968, Jackson witnessed the assassination of Martin Luther King, Jr., while standing with him on the balcony of the Lorraine Motel. CBS News Chicago spoke with him 50 years later about his memories ...

The Rev. Jesse L. Jackson, a protege of the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. and two-time presidential candidate who led the Civil ...

Kids in metro Atlanta have a chance to earn a free ticket to Monster Jam this spring by reading books through a program offered at several Georgia public libraries. The program encourages children to ...

The 2026 Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Children's Book Drive is already underway, but there's still more than a month left to ...

The Rev. Jesse Jackson marched alongside Martin Luther King Jr., ran for president in the 1980s and led the Rainbow/PUSH Coalition in Chicago for decades.