The Black church has long played a significant role in supporting faith and the fight for Civil Rights in America, with its origins dating back to the first African American congregations in the ...

PORTLAND, Ore. — This year, there are a plethora of opportunities around the Portland metro area to celebrate, reflect and give back on Martin Luther King Jr. Day through acts of service.

NACOGDOCHES, Texas (KTRE) - It was a normal Sunday service for Austin Heights Baptist Church in Nacogdoches, but with an encouraging message from civil rights activist Reverend Peter Johnson.

Singer, actor and activist Harry Belafonte will be the focus of an auction featuring nearly 400 artifacts from his seven-decade career, Julien’s Auctions and Turner Classic Movies announced Monday.

Martin Luther King Jr. came to the Swannanoa Valley twice in his lifetime. The first time was in January 1964 for the ...

Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. was a complex man and an incredible leader, and it is important and instructive to reflect on his ...

The holiday is also an appropriate introduction to Black History Month, officially designated as February. On April 4, 1968, ...

Instead of signaling a turning of the corner in pursuit of a more perfect union, the elevation of a Black man into the White ...

In the early months of 1967, Martin Luther King, Jr. did something he rarely allowed himself to do -- he stepped away. He ...

Former Atlanta Mayor Andrew Young says he is “not worried” about the Trump administration's new policies, which threaten to ...

Discover the remarkable life of Bayard Rustin, a civil rights leader and co-founder of CORE and SCLC. His contributions to ...

As time inevitably passes, we must remember that speeches of this magnitude were not given in a vacuum—they were calls to ...