As a young girl, Gina Belafonte used to put her ear up against a door in her home so she could hear her father and his friends discuss important matters. Issues like civil rights, protests and racism.

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

Starting in the 1950s, she traveled with Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. throughout the ... King deliver his prepared speech. King was reading from his prepared remarks when she made a simple suggestion. ...

Human progress is never inevitable. It only comes through the tireless work and persistent efforts of dedicated individuals.

Discover how faith and labor leaders continue to fight for justice, inspired by the legacy of Martin Luther King Jr. and the Civil Rights Movement.

Goodwin House Alexandria hosted a panel on Jan. 30, honoring the life and legacy of Martin Luther King Jr. through the ...

While lectures on the legacies of Martin Luther King Jr., Rosa Parks, and Harriet Tubman are all important, some educators ...

While lectures on the legacies of Martin Luther King Jr., Rosa Parks, and Harriet Tubman are all important, some educators (and their students) are eager to learn more about underrepresented ...

The event is most famous for the "I Have a Dream" speech delivered by Martin Luther King Jr. from the steps of the Lincoln Memorial to a crowd of some 250,000 people on the Washington Mall — and ...

Music legends from Bonnie Raitt to Rage Against the Machine’s Tom Morello were in San Francisco to honor Joan Baez.

The symphony's special Valentine’s Day program uplifts the work of Herman Whitfield III, a young Black composer who died in ...

FLORENCE, S.C. — Sixty years after Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. delivered his iconic “I Have a Dream” speech on the steps of the Lincoln Memorial, the Florence community came together to honor ...