Hollywood star Julia Roberts revealed a heartwarming connection to civil rights icons Martin Luther King Jr. and Coretta Scott King. The Kings generously paid for Roberts' hospital bills at her birth ...

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 ...

Former U.S. Rep. Jesse Jackson Jr. delivered a passionate and intimate eulogy for his father, civil rights icon Rev. Jesse Jackson, reflecting on what he believes is his real legacy in American ...

Jesse Jackson, one of the world's best-known Black activists who worked alongside Martin Luther King Jr., died at the age of ...

The Masonic lodge that served as the home base for Dr. King’s activism will soon be open to visitors. It had long been considered endangered. Credit...Alyssa Pointer for The New York Times Supported ...

But Mamdani acknowledged that in trying to uplift New York City’s immigrants, he excluded Black Americans, specifically the ...

Three former U.S. presidents, Grammy-winning artists, clergy and elected officials are expected to attend a Chicago ...

Civic leader Lincoln Ragsdale Sr. would have turned 100 this year. His story remains unknown to many Phoenix residents.

President-elect Barack Obama's inaugural address is one of the most anticipated speeches in decades, with many expecting his words to be chiseled into marble some day. Obama aides said that the speech ...

Arizona Republicans advance a defamation bill critics say guts First Amendment protections and lets politicians sue their critics ...

President George W. Bush nominee claimed "heckler's veto doctrine" doesn't exist, told jury that censorship motivated by ...

Obama responded to a call to run for a third term while speaking at the funeral of civil rights leader Rev. Jesse Jackson Sr.