Here is a look at the life of civil rights activist Andrew Young. Personal Birth date: March 12, 1932 Birth place: New Orleans, Louisiana Birth name: Andrew Jackson Young Jr. Father: Andrew Jackson ...

In celebration of Black History Month, a new documentary entitled "Origin of the Dream" from an NC State professor explores the inspiration behind Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.'s iconic "I Have a Dream" ...

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, ...

Clarence B. Jones, a lawyer and former speechwriter for Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., is the subject of a new Netflix documentary directed for NBA star Stephen Curry, writes Elizabeth Wellington for ...

What makes for a good documentary? Should the subject matter be unfamiliar, allowing us to learn more about a fascinating subculture? Should it both inform us and engage our emotions by capturing ...

TV One is bringing a celebrated tribute to one of R&B’s most beloved voices to television this weekend. Hailed by critics and audiences as a moving and definitive portrait, the film offers an intimate ...

Civil rights leader and two-time presidential candidate Rev. Jesse Jackson has died at the age of 84. Jackson worked alongside Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. and was present at his assassination in 1968.

In February 1926, historian Dr. Carter G. Woodson created Negro History Week to make one thing clear: Black history deserved to be seen, studied, and remembered. A hundred years later, that single ...

Martin Luther King III, the son of civil rights advocate the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr., accused the National Park Service on Thursday of “sanitizing history” amid reported changes at a Mississippi ...

Jeremy has more than 2300 published articles on Collider to his name, and has been writing for the site since February 2022. He's an omnivore when it comes to his movie-watching diet, so will gladly ...

History books often focus on Martin Luther King Jr.’s powerful speeches and leadership. But behind the scenes, Coretta Scott King was fighting a battle of her own. A new documentary now in development ...

President Donald Trump and First Lady Melania Trump at the premiere of "Melania" at the Kennedy Center in Washington, Jan. 29, 2026. Stefani Reynolds—Bloomberg via Getty Images First Lady Melania ...