Martin Luther King Jr.

Civil rights icon John Lewis died last week after a battle with pancreatic cancer. The New York Times remembers his fight for equality.

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Bob Moses says America is at “a lurching moment” for racial change, potentially as transforming as the Civil War era and the 1960s civil rights movement that he helped lead

Scores of mourners Tuesday paid their final respects to Rayshard Brooks at the Atlanta church where the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. used to preach, taking part in a funeral rich with historical echoes and filled with a tragic sense that Black America has been through this all too many times before.

Professor Wornie Reed describes his experiences during the historic 1963 March on Washington and why the current social unrest is making Juneteenth 2020 unlike any in recent memory.

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The son of civil rights leader Martin Luther King, Jr., as well as family members of a condemned Alabama inmate, are asking the governor to to stop the execution of the man who’s convicted in the 2004 killing of three police officers but wasn’t the trigger man.

A new exhibit opening at Chicago’s DuSable Museum of African American History Friday is recreating the 1963 march on Washington D.C. using virtual reality. The experimental exhibit is coming to Chicago in hopes of placing participants right in the middle of all the action.  “The messages that happened that day resonates today just as loudly as they did then,”...

The NAACP is honoring John Lewis for his Congressional service and long history as a civil rights activist.

Students at the University of Texas at Dallas celebrated Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s birthday by volunteering their time to help feed hungry kids.

University of Texas at Dallas students celebrated Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s birthday by packing 25,000 meals to help feed hungry kids.

On Monday, Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s legacy was honored across North Texas with parades in Grand Prairie, Fort Worth and Dallas. In Dallas, the 38th annual MLK Day March and Parade started at 10 a.m. with floats, marching bands and dance troops. The route ran from Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard to Holmes Street down to Fair Park....

The legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. was honored across North Texas, with parades kicking off Monday morning in Grand Prairie, Fort Worth and Dallas.

On Monday, Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s legacy is being honored across North Texas. Parades are kicking off in Grand Prairie, Fort Worth and Dallas.

Join us in honoring the memory of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. by attending any or all of the Arlington MLK Day Celebrations scheduled for Jan. 17 – 20. There are exciting and rewarding events to enjoy throughout this four-day event. Please visit ArlingtonMLK.com for a complete list of events. Friday, Jan, 17MLK Advancing the Dream Awards Banquet6 p.m., UT…

Elected officials, religious leaders, music stars and Detroit sports heroes gathered Monday at a church to remember longtime U.S. Rep. John Conyers. Former President Bill Clinton, civil rights leader the Rev. Jesse Jackson and Democratic Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer were among the speakers at Conyers’ funeral at Greater Grace Temple in Detroit. They were joined by several current and former...