On October 25, 1960, Martin Luther King Jr. was sentenced in Decatur, Georgia for protesting segregation at a department store lunch counter.

LA CROSSE (WKBT) -- Applications are now open for those looking to nominate someone for the 2026 Martin Luther King, Jr. Leadership Award, according to a release. The award, established in 2009, is ...

Richie opens up about his experience growing up during the civil rights movement in his new memoir Lloyd Bishop/NBC via Getty; Bettmann Archive/Getty Lionel Richie almost marched with Martin Luther ...

The government shutdown has shuttered Atlanta’s Martin Luther King Jr. National Historical Park. The partial shutdown of the federal government has led to the closure of one of Atlanta’s most ...

DENVER (KDVR) — On the first Monday of October, Colorado celebrates Cabrini Day in honor of Mother Frances Xavier Cabrini. In 2020, a Colorado House Bill replaced Columbus Day with the new state ...

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Since its founding 150 years ago, Knoxville College has graduated accomplished students, hosted seminal speakers and served an integral role as East Tennessee’s only HBCU. The historically Black ...

This story was updated to add new information. Three Martin Luther King Jr. Day weekend basketball events will be played with a shot clock, the Ohio High School Basketball Coaches Association ...

FAYETTEVILLE -- Overnight lane closures are scheduled on Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard at the Interstate 49 interchange in Fayetteville next week, according to the Arkansas Department of ...

The assassination of Charlie Kirk should jar every American into moral clarity. A suspect has been charged in what's been described as a targeted political killing. In the days since, social media has ...

How Charlie Kirk is being memorialized — with many conservatives and white Christians, particularly evangelicals, emphasizing his faith and labeling him a martyr — has sparked debate among Black ...

It’s tempting to imagine what a man might have been thinking during his last hours on earth. When that man is Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., and his speech the day before his death was eerily prescient, ...