For our complete Black History Month coverage, click here. When he was born Jan. 15, 1929, Martin Luther King Jr.’s name was Michael. It’s the name originally on his birth certificate. He was named ...

Martin Luther King Jr. Day is a U.S. holiday and national day of service. It took a long time for the country to get there It was first proposed four days after King's 1968 assassination outside a ...

A new resolution introduced in the Georgia Senate seeks to honor the late President Jimmy Carter by placing his statue in the ...

Historian Vicki Crawford was one of the first scholars to focus on women’s roles in the civil rights movement. Her 1993 book, ...

We at Saint Sabina’s in Chicago have chosen to raise the U.S. flag upside down to say what’s happening is wrong and unacceptable.

Ghana's 1957 independence from colonial rule is a beacon of hope for African nations. It inspires unity and resilience across ...

"Only through understanding, compassion, forgiveness, and empathy can we build a world where difference is not synonymous ...

With the 97th Academy Awards firmly in the rearview, Karla Sofía Gascón has shared a lengthy statement about the ways ...

In the only state named after a president, lawmakers in Washington are debating whether it’s time to redesign the state flag and possibly ... when it adopted Martin Luther King Jr. Day.

68.And finally, this is the oldest photograph ever taken. Nicéphore Niépce took the photo from his window in France in 1826.

Trump’s birthday and Flag Day. The bill ... placing Trump alongside personalities such as George Washington and Martin Luther King Jr. It remains to be seen whether the bill will gain enough ...