The Civil Rights Movement and its leaders have often been presented as relics of the past: They’ve become untouchable figures reduced to photographs, videos and speeches. However, in National ...

The late Steve Schapiro tells the stories behind many of his iconic photographs in the new documentary 'Steve Schapiro: Being ...

Photographer Steve Schapiro reflects on his past work. — -- In 1963, Martin Luther King Jr. said in a sermon: “The ultimate measure of a man is not where he stands in moments of comfort and ...

NEW YORK (AP) — The 15-year-old granddaughter of the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. is collaborating on a picture book tribute to the late civil rights leader and his wife, Coretta Scott King. Yolanda ...

Martin Luther King Jr. Day is approaching quickly – Monday, Jan. 15 — and this year, the federal holiday falls on the actual birthday of the celebrated civil rights leader who was assassinated more ...

Hannah Kliger joined the CBS News New York team as a reporter in May 2022, focusing her coverage in Brooklyn. A native New Yorker, Hannah has received several awards for her investigative journalism ...

Over the years, we’ve watered down the legacy of Martin Luther King Jr. The real Dr. King was a complex, flawed, and radical activist for racial and economic justice. Every nation needs its heroes.

Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. believed in writing letters. Dr. King wrote frequently, including the famous Letter from Birmingham Jail in which he encouraged activism for human rights stating “Injustice ...

Tubbs is the founder of Mayors for a Guaranteed Income Founder and the former mayor of Stockton, Calif. I grew up in the shadows of a Dr. Martin Luther King Boulevard in Stockton, Calif. My ...