In celebration of Black History Month, a new documentary from an NC State professor explores the inspiration behind Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s iconic “I Have a Dream” speech. Through his research, ...

ABERDEEN – Monroe County ninth- through 12th-graders are invited to vie for prize money during an event remembering the 58th ...

If you have ever wondered what Rev. Martin Luther King would tell us today, his final speech, “I’ve Been to the Mountaintop,” delivered on April 3, 1968, the night before his assassination, offers a ...

Yes, beauty is in the eye of the beholder and even those of us with brutally truthful passport photos have a chance to be ...

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 ...

Letters: Transparency on how our money is spent is essential to maintain confidence in the workings of the state, says Dan Owen. Plus letters from Katheryne Schulz and Bernard Harper ...

Elvis Presley's If I Can Dream, a song he fought to record despite pushback became his biggest hit in years and showcased his ...

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

There is an uncanny timeliness in the appearance of this title, as the failings of American governance that Baldwin so clinically described once more cast a dangerous shadow ...

John Lewis– but how well do you know the story behind the 26-year-old martyr whose death sparked Bloody Sunday? On this ...

In this particular dream, I was attending a panel on character in America, a fitting topic just before the presidential ...

Jesse Jackson, a key figure during the US civil rights movement of the 1960s, was known for being the first African-American to make the jump from activism to major-party presidential politics. A ...