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

Theater review: Playhouse on Park’s ‘The Mountaintop’ depicts a man reckoning with his legacy ...

The year 1956 was a revolutionary one for Harry Belafonte. In March, he would meet the second of two pivotal figures who would change his life.

The celebration of life is being held Friday, March 6, and includes former presidents, music legends and thousands of adoring ...

R&B boy band turned supergroup New Edition is returning to Memphis for a concert on March 19. All six members of New ...

Civil rights leader the Rev. Jesse L. Jackson is among the influential and noteworthy people who died in February. A protege ...

County students visit LBW Community College for Bright Star Touring Theatre’s “The Life of Dr. King,” an engaging Black ...

The Rev. Jesse L. Jackson Sr. died Tuesday at 84. Jackson was known as an orator, diplomat, and activist who worked with Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. and ran for president twice during the 1980s.

Following outrage, the district reversed a controversial decision to reduce number of classes from a seven to a six period day.

PHILADELPHIA, PA, UNITED STATES, January 16, 2026 /EINPresswire.com/ — The Barbara and Edward Netter Center for Community Partnerships, in partnership with the Paul ...

“Black History at 100: Five Years That Shaped Atlanta” examined pivotal moments that helped define the modern city, from the integration of UGA to the 1973 election of Maynard Jackson, from the trauma ...

A crescendo of voices from the worlds of religion, politics, business, sports and entertainment converged at the House of ...