Baldwin, A Love Story: Compelling biography reveals James Baldwin’s enduring passions

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 ...
PBS

The Rev. Jesse Jackson, leader of Civil Rights Movement for decades, dies at 84

CHICAGO (AP) — The Rev. Jesse L. Jackson, a protege of the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. and two-time presidential candidate who led the Civil Rights Movement for decades after the revered leader's ...

Barack Obama pays tribute to 'true giant' as Jesse Jackson dies aged 84

President Trump also remembers Jackson as a "force of nature" with "lots of personality, grit and street smarts".
NBC News

Rev. Jesse Jackson, a civil rights icon, dies at 84

The Rev. Jesse Jackson, the Baptist minister and two-time presidential candidate whose booming oratory and populist message propelled the Civil Rights Movement in the decades after the assassination ...
The New York Times

An M.L.K. Landmark Is Revived at a Tense Moment for Historical Sites

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 ...
Smithsonian Magazine

Jesse Jackson Witnessed Martin Luther King Jr.’s Assassination. Here’s How He Carried the Torch for the Civil Rights Movement Into the Future

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 ...
Austin American-Statesman

Rev. Jesse Jackson, civil rights leader and 2-time presidential candidate, dies at 84

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.

Black History Month: Pioneering coach Ray Scott's basketball life comes full circle

Ray Scott, the 1st Black winner of the NBA's Coach of the Year award, spent 3-plus seasons at the helm of the Pistons. Steve Aschburner Ray Scott became the 1st Black winner of the NBA’s Coach of the ...
The Cincinnati Enquirer

MAGA and wokeness are killing MLK's dream | Opinion

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 ...
Black Enterprise

Black History In The Homes Dr. Martin Luther King Lived In

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 ...
Yahoo

Martin Luther King Jr. Built a Movement with Quiet Moral Power. Here’s How It Changed History.

When Was Martin Luther King Jr. Born? Martin Luther King Jr. was born January 15, 1929, in Atlanta. Originally, his name was Michael Luther King Jr. after his father. Michael Sr. eventually adopted ...