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

While historical tensions have been acknowledged, a shared solidarity and activism highlighted the relationship between ...

AmeriCorps members and community volunteers rolled up their sleeves Saturday to honor the work of Dr. King, beautifying Orville ... South Deering neighborhood. A Chicago elementary school turned ...

(a prominent Democrat of that time), awarding me a foundational grant of $61,000 to establish Operation HOPE following the Rodney King Riots of 1992. Later, he joined forces with President Bill ...

Lyndon B. Johnson deploys Army after Martin Luther King Jr.’s assassination In response to the assassination of civil rights leader Martin Luther King Jr. on April 4, 1968, riots and unrest in ...

Los Angeles Clippers star Norman Powell misspoke at a pregame ceremony on Martin Luther King Day, honoring the ... before the Clippers game against the Chicago Bulls on Monday evening.

Today marks the 30th anniversary of the Martin Luther King Jr. National Day of Service, a day dedicated to honoring the life and legacy of Dr. King, a key figure in the American Civil Rights Movement.

Protesters blocked streets downtown Chicago Monday afternoon, on Inauguration Day and Martin Luther King Jr. Day. Various groups said they would join in protests Monday, and try to converge on ...

RACINE — Students, religious leaders and local officials gathered Wednesday to celebrate the life and legacy of Martin Luther King Jr. They spoke about the importance of working together to ...

It’s easy to oversimplify the life of Martin Luther ... State was not King’s front line in his fight for justice; he focused on Alabama, Mississippi and Georgia, then Chicago, then Memphis.

CINCINNATI (WXIX) - Months before he was assassinated, Dr. Martin Luther King Jr ... In addition to the war, King touched on civil disobedience after the race riots that unfolded in the Avondale ...