It stands in direct contrast to the nonviolent social change that Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. called for. The pattern is ...

He jumped in a “Whites Only” pool to draw national attention to the injustice and played a role in passing the Civil Rights Act. Meet the quiet force still teaching lessons at 87. Whenever he speaks ...

1984—“The Cosby Show,” star­ring comedian and activist Bill Cos­by, debuts on NBC Television. It becomes one of the nation’s high­est rated television series and was widely praised by civil rights ...

Alveda King responds to Charlie Kirk’s death as MLK family members and the public clash over online comparisons.

"Hearst Magazines and Yahoo may earn commission or revenue on some items through these links." On the morning of April 3, 1968, Martin Luther King Jr. readied to head to Memphis, Tennessee, for the ...

It is at the corner of North Martin Luther King Jr. Drive and Locust Street in Harambee neighborhood and will open its doors Saturday. Bump outs and planters have been added outside to keep everyone ...

Milwaukee's new Martin Luther King Jr. Branch Library opens later this week. The library is on the northwest corner of MLK Drive and Locust Street. It's complete with a makerspace, digital studios, ...

Sen. Markwayne Mullin (R-OK) and a NewsNation host compared conservative activist Charlie Kirk to Martin Luther King Jr. Kirk was killed on Thursday by a single shot to the neck as he spoke at Utah ...

GODFREY – A pedestrian walking on Martin Luther King Boulevard was killed Wednesday evening after being struck by a car, according to the Madison County Sheriff’s Department. The victim has not been ...

PORTLAND, Ore. (KATU) — The Portland Bureau of Transportation (PBOT) is continuing its efforts to repair and repave NE Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard this week, stretching from NE Holladay to East ...

On Saturday, Sept. 6, the much anticipated new Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Branch of the Milwaukee Public Library will open on the corner of King Drive and Locust Street. On Saturday, Sept. 6, the much ...

Until recently, Johnny Davis III’s commute to school took all of a few minutes. He’d walk down his street in the Lower 9th Ward past vacant lots and well-tended homes, cut through the shade at Oliver ...