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The Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. gave his iconic “I Have a Dream” speech in 1963 on the steps of the Lincoln Memorial. He chose that location in part to honor President Abraham Lincoln as “a ...
It may be no surprise that S.C. celebrates Confederate Memorial Day every year. The state was the first to secede from the Union in 1860. But not everyone is happy about the controversial ...
In his 30-year career, retired Col. Edward Young Jr. navigated segregation, witnessed history and helped reshape the Air ...
"I have always wanted to make a difference, leave a positive impact." Back in 2015, those were the prescient ...
Schools across Kentucky are adapting to President Trump’s Executive Order on diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) programs.
As the president wages a war on DEI and threatens to roll back other civil rights efforts, the King family is continuing the ...
The theme of this year's annual Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Parade is "It Starts with Me: Shifting the Cultural Climate Through the Study and Practice of Kingian Nonviolence." The parade route ...
TAMPA, Fla. — Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Day celebrates the memory of Dr. King and his achievements as a civil rights leader. The holiday is observed annually on the third Monday of January and ...
When Martin Luther King, Jr. announced a Harlem press conference ... of the meeting on his Instagram page for Martin Luther King Day. He has never forgotten King's eloquent response to his ...
DENVER (KDVR) — A longtime civil rights leader and personal friend of Martin Luther King Jr., Rev. James D. Peters, Jr., died on Saturday. Peters, 92, was born in Connecticut and was a founding ...