Krasner touts low homicide rate as warmer weather approaches As warming weather threatens to lead to a spike in […] ...

Anyone in search of a rollicking history of gospel that raises the rafters need look no further than Westcoast Black Theatre ...

Her landmark book “I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings” was among the first 20th-century autobiographies of a Black woman to reach a wide readership.

With hits like “Respect” and “Chain of Fools,” she defined a female archetype: sensual and strong, long-suffering but ...

Civil rights leader the Rev. Jesse L. Jackson is among the influential and noteworthy people who died in February. A protege of the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. and a two-time presidential candidate, ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s words didn’t stop moving once the microphones were turned off. Long after his speeches were delivered ...

Christopher Wilson - Chair, Division of Home and Community Life, National Museum of American History The Reverend Jesse Jackson attends an event commemorating the 20th anniversary of the March on ...

The morning of Martin Luther King Day, my wife and I explained Dr. King's legacy to our children. We told them how he was the greatest leader of the Civil Rights Movement, which fought to guarantee ...

These historic addresses are of great importance as they document the personal and political development of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. grew up in Atlanta before becoming a ...

I was thirteen when I watched the Rodney King beating on the evening news with my father. The grainy footage was relentless and impossible. I credit that evening as my political awakening. I asked ...

Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... The Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. turned his focus to Chicago 60 years ago this month. The Nobel Peace Prize winner came to the city at the request of Al Raby ...

Martin Luther King Jr. speaks at a conference. His legacy was celebrated on the BYU campus. (Public Domain) Monday, Jan. 19, is a national holiday, Martin Luther King Jr. Day; a day set aside and ...