The Civil Rights Act of 1964 changed decades of law that permitted citizens to discriminate against others just because of ...

The Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. wrote some of his most enduring words behind bars. From a Birmingham, Alabama, jail cell in 1963, on smuggled bits of paper, he wrote a legendary essay that still lands ...

All of this unnecessary violence raises the question: Why can’t elected officials do more to stop ICE? Apart from the courts, ...

What time is it?” was the popular question posed during the 1970s. It initiated a call and response ritual in which the crowd ...

In 1963, as Martin Luther King Jr. stood on the steps of the Lincoln Memorial and delivered his “I Have a Dream” speech, the Rev. Marvin Burnett was about 16 years old — and he was tired. Tired of the ...

The celebration of Martin Luther King Jr. Day this past Monday was the 40th anniversary of this federal holiday. Its establishment only came after another great struggle. The movement to commemorate ...

This past Monday was a day to reflect on the life and legacy of a champion for civil rights and social justice. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. ‘s message of equality, nonviolence, and unity continues to ...

Jazz and blues tunes filled the Stephen E. Smith Center at the John F. Kennedy Presidential Library and Museum on Monday to ...

The passing of Willena Cannon is a major loss to all who fight for justice,” said Brigette E. Rasberry, executive director of ...

Music was the heartbeat of the Civil Rights era. It provided a powerful voice for change by transforming spirituals and folk ...

Black leaders say Trump’s presidency has been anything but carrying out MLK’s dream, which King described as an “oasis of ...

Martin Luther King Jr. Day celebrates the Jan. 15 birthday of the civil rights leader on the third Monday of January. He ...