Hollywood star Julia Roberts revealed a heartwarming connection to civil rights icons Martin Luther King Jr. and Coretta Scott King. The Kings generously paid for Roberts' hospital bills at her birth ...

Elementary school students at Martin Luther King, Jr. Elementary School swapped out their pencils for chopsticks during their lunch time.

The African American Museum of Philadelphia hosted a “Everyday Freedom Heroes” costume contest to highlight Black Americans’ ...

The award-winning journalist and historian delivered the University’s 2026 Martin Luther King Jr. Lecture, applying historical lessons to present-day challenges and celebrating the power of ordinary ...

First known as the wife of the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., she later became an avid proselytizer for his vision of peace ...

Civil rights leader J.T. Johnson didn't know he had dyslexia. Now with the help of an AI program, he's looking forward to ...

Get your news from a source that’s not owned and controlled by oligarchs. Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily. Back in February 2010, the radio show State of the Re:Union, created by Al Letson, ...

Rev. Jesse Jackson, a pivotal civil rights leader who fought alongside Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. and ran for president, has ...

In "Hoops, Hopes & Dreams," we see how Martin Luther King Jr. used basketball to help fuel the civil rights movement and the power of sports. LOS ANGELES -- Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. is likely the ...

The Masonic lodge that served as the home base for Dr. King’s activism will soon be open to visitors. It had long been considered endangered. Credit...Alyssa Pointer for The New York Times Supported ...