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...

The nephew of slain civil rights leader Martin Luther King Jr. was in Fort Worth to join in the fight for police reform and calls for change afer the fatal shooting of Atatiana Jefferson.

Alabama’s capital, a city once known as the cradle of the Confederacy and later the birthplace of the civil rights movement, elected its first African American mayor Tuesday. Probate Judge Steven Reed, 45, clasped the history-making victory to be elected the next mayor of Montgomery after defeating businessman David Woods by a decisive margin. Reed won about 67% of the...

The Foley Gardere MLK Oratory Competition final isn’t until January 2020, but Dallas fifth grader, Jasira King, already has her sights set on being a back-to-back competition winner.

The Foley Gardere MLK Oratory Competition final isn’t until January 2020, but Dallas fifth grader, Jasira King, already has her sights set on being a back-to-back competition winner.

A new plan for voting centers in Dallas County will allow voters to cast their ballot at any polling place in the county starting in November.

The city of Dallas wants to plant 5,000 new trees in the next few years to make up for trees lost in June storms. But some trees the city planted already are not getting enough water.

It started out as a joke but a petition to rename the Fifth Avenue block by Trump Tower to “President Barack H. Obama Avenue” had more than 302,000 signatures by Thursday afternoon — and a new mission calling for 325,000 signatures after the previous goal was surpassed.

With the rise of violent crime in the city of Dallas, residents say they’re more concerned than ever about safety.

The White Rock Chapel is 134 years old. The property it sits on is a state historic site that was in danger of being developed, until a Dallas family stepped in to save it.