In 1983, about 20 years after King’s “I Have a Dream” speech, legislation for a Martin Luther King Jr. Day on the third Monday of January cleared Congress and President Ronald Reagan signed it.

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JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — More than 60 years after a white supremacist assassinated civil rights leader Medgar Evers, his ...

A recent Columbia resident shares some family history, and a celebration committee member shares why Juneteenth is important.

Join the Town of Chapel Hill for Open Chapel Hill Day Saturday, June 28 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., a town-wide event offering a ...

The Alabama city that produced five Hall of Famers celebrates its baseball heritage with new statues. The moment was made ...

Rep. Lateefah Simon (D-CA) blasted four Republican witnesses for appropriating the words of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. at a ...

Chalk up another cherished American symbol that has quietly vanished under Donald Trump’s watch. A bust of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., once prominently displayed […] ‘Something Bigoted to Distract’: D ...

Credit - Bettmann Archive—Getty Images Father’s Day can sometimes seem like an afterthought ... many of the bill’s champions, including Martin Luther King Jr., argued that new laws weren’t enough to ...

CONWAY, Ark. – Hundreds of boys and girls, all in orange, listened to the message of ending gun violence presented by the Martin Luther King Jr. Commission on Friday. The commission engaged with young ...

Civil rights group hosting drop-in gathering Saturday, July 12 in the Culpeper County Library large community room to ...

One of the most delightful aspects of Fleamasters is the food court, strategically placed to refuel shoppers who might otherwise collapse from bargain-hunting exhaustion. This isn’t your typical mall ...