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

The celebration of life is being held Friday, March 6, and includes former presidents, music legends and thousands of adoring ...

The 2026 Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Children's Book Drive is already underway, but there's still more than a month left to donate. The statewide event runs from February 23 through April 17.

Three former presidents are among those who plan to attend the memorial service for civil rights activist Jesse Jackson March 6 in Chicago.

We know the leaders of the movement, but how well do you know the story behind the 26-year-old martyr whose death sparked Bloody Sunday?

At Operation PUSH on Chicago’s South Side, the work of civil rights leader Jesse Louis Jackson Sr. reached millions of viewers through television broadcasts, rallies, and marches. But behind the ...

Second graders at The Leadership School are still mastering spelling words and sentence structure. But when asked to finish one of the most famous lines in American history — “I have a dream that …” — ...

Her landmark book “I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings” was among the first 20th-century autobiographies of a Black woman to reach a wide readership.

Tulare police have arrested a 16-year-old boy they say was the third shooter involved in last week’s shooting that left a 4-year-old child struck by gunfire.The ...

For East High School Football Coach Mike Bell, the game has always been about more than wins and losses.

Since receiving presidential pardons, dozens of former Capitol rioters have gotten into more legal trouble. In Florida, Andrew Paul Johnson was sentenced to life in prison for child sex abuse.