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Arielle Gray's grandfather — then a teenager — joined the march to the Common lead by King drawing attention to the racial ...
On April 16, 1963, the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. wrote "Letter from Birmingham Jail" while imprisoned in Alabama for ...
MLK's voice continues to ring out against injustice, despite attempts to erase Black history. His legacy remains urgent and needed today.
The president’s recent executive order directed at the institution will face a lot of procedural headwinds before he can MAGA ...
In 2016, Battle “established April as International Black Women’s History Month…in the city of Atlanta to uplift and support the achievements of Black and minority women, and to build ...
A major UK supermarket has announced that it will be shutting hundreds of its UK stores for one day this month. Asda has confirmed that it would - like other supermarket chains - be closing a ...
Carr said she's disappointed that it now faces the prospect of having to change its telling of Black history to comply with a mandate that labels it divisive. "To somehow feel like there are parts ...
Fifty-seven years ago, an assassin’s bullet struck Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. on a Memphis balcony, and in that single, devastating moment, the world lost a moral giant, and Black America lost ...
Alaska will recognize March as Women’s History Month, under a new law signed by Gov. Mike Dunleavy on Thursday. “This legislation encourages schools, communities, and organizations to honor ...
CHICAGO – This weekend marks 57 years since Martin Luther King Jr. was assassinated in Memphis ... Whenever you disrespect Black people, you’re going to be uncomfortable,” Bryant said.
Martin Luther King Jr.'s last speech eerily foreshadowed his death, but a passage about stepping up to help others is often missed. "CBS Evening News" co-anchor John Dickerson explains. Open ...