Katori Hall’s drama, set on the eve of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s assassination in 1968, is nicely played in an old-fashioned style at Playhouse on Park.

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 ...

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 ...

Newark activist Lawrence Hamm Newark has known and watched Jackson for more than 50 years. He was president of the New Jersey chapter of Jackson’s National Rainbow Coalition and state co-chairman of ...

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 ...

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 ...

SPOILER ALERT: This review contains spoilers for The Mountaintop. As soon as Brian Sullivan Taylor, who plays Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. in The Mountaintop, took off his shoes, the first thing I ...

Editor’s note: This story was shared as part of a content-sharing agreement between Mosaic.NJ.com and FrontRunnerNJ You can follow them on Facebook and Twitter (or X). Dr. Lenore A. Martin will ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. BECKLEY — Most people remember Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. for his speeches or his civil rights marches, but supporters of the ...

The United States celebrated the life and legacy of Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. this week. On the national holiday named for him and at numerous other times throughout each year, I reflect on what ...

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 ...

In 1965, three months after the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. declared from the steps of the state capitol in Montgomery, Alabama, that the aim of the civil rights movement was no more and no less than ...