The former executive director of the Charleston YWCA and founder of the city’s annual Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Celebration has died at 97.

Canton's Interfaith Coalition will host a Commemoration Day on March 20, featuring Martin Luther King Jr.'s cousin, Rev. Joel ...

By Kathy Chouteau A house at the corner of South 55th Street and Bayview Avenue in Richmond stands as a significant landmark ...

Drawing on decades of social justice leadership, Peter Williams ALI ‘21 examines the enduring relevance of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s “Letter from a Birmingham Jail” in 2026. From voting rights ...

He will lie in repose this week at the Rainbow PUSH Coalition in Chicago before being honored in South Carolina.

Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds has ordered all flags in Iowa fly at half-staff from sunrise to sunset on Friday in honor of the Rev. Jesse Jackson.

Black History Month no doubt prompted many a discussion and project on Dr. Martin Luther King, but there are hometown civil ...

The Rev. Jesse Jackson, a civil rights leader and protégé of Martin Luther King Jr., died on Tuesday at the age of 84, leaving behind a legacy of activism for racial justice, economic and political ...

South Carolina Governor Henry McMaster has announced that the late civil rights activist Jesse Jackson will lie in state at ...

With the passing of a civil rights giant such as the late Rev. Jesse Jackson, this Black History Month took on even greater importance. It was a reminder that so many who fought for so much have left ...