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.

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

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.

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

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

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

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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 ...

The civil rights organizer helped lead the student sit-ins that desegregated Nashville’s lunch counters and later became a strategist in the Southern voting rights movement.