April is often associated with spring and renewal, but it also powerfully reminds us of the struggles and triumphs within ...

Discover 21 influential Black leaders who changed history through activism, politics, education, science and justice.

With events happening across all three campuses for faculty, staff, and students, the University community is invited to attend a variety of programming to honor and celebrate Black History Month. On ...

Though not a federally recognized observance, individuals and organizations in several cities and states across the country annually designate April as International Black Women’s History Month (IBWHM ...

On April 4, 1968, the United States lost one of its most influential civil rights leaders when Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. was assassinated in Memphis, Tennessee. His death marked a tragic moment in ...

For nearly 100 years, it has been a tradition to celebrate Black History Month to recognize the contributions of the African diaspora in the construction of the history of the United States and as a ...

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 ...

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 ...

ATLANTA — The King Center will host a wreath-laying ceremony Friday afternoon to honor the life and legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., 57 ... mark on American history. Rev. Dr. Bernice ...

Here are seven of Martin Luther King Jr.’s most powerful quotes, revealing both the heart ... He died organizing a labor strike with Black sanitation workers in Memphis. As we honor him today ...