By Kendra Thomas, Hope College On April 3, 1968, standing before a crowded church, the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. painted his vision for justice. “I’ve seen the Promised Land,”…
Dexter Scott King, the youngest son of the late Rev. Martin Luther King, Jr. and Coretta Scott King, passed away at 62 on Monday. Dexter King died in his sleep…
During the NFC wild-card matchup on Monday night between Tampa Bay and the Philadelphia Eagles, three members of the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr.'s family will be recognized as honorary…
Throughout the U.S. on Monday, hundreds of events, small and large, honored the life and legacy of Rev. Martin Luther King during the annual MLK Day. In Atlanta, hundreds of…
Cities throughout the U.S. came together to honor the legacy and memory of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. on the annual holiday on Monday. In Atlanta, the 56th annual commemorative…
By Hajar Yazdiha, USC Dornsife College of Letters, Arts and Sciences Since the onset of Israel’s deadly assault on Gaza and the West Bank after the Oct. 7, 2023, Hamas…
By Bev-Freda Jackson, American University School of Public Affairs Every now and then, a voice can matter. Mahalia Jackson had one of them. Known around the world as the “Queen…
Christine King Farris, the last surviving sibling of civil rights leader Rev. Martin Luther King Jr., has died at the age of 95. Farris was born Willie Christine King on…
In 1959, Martin Luther King, Jr. sat down with panelists on a CBC program to discussion racial segregation in America and how Dr. King believed integration could be achieved in…
Revered and iconic civil rights activist, and legendary singer Harry Belafonte passed away today at age 96. Belafonte, who was born in Harlem to two Jamaican immigrants, broke racial barriers…
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