For his service to people on Rikers Island, Officer J. Martin of the city Department of Correction was recognized for Martin ...

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Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. was held at the old jail in 1964. It was the only time King was arrested in Florida.

Early in the year, the significant legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. resonates strongly. The third Monday in January is Martin Luther King Jr. Day, providing an occasion for reflection, along with ...

Martin Luther King III discusses the legacy of his iconic father and his emotional struggle to forge a path of his own in an ...

The road to Garvey’s presidential pardon is a story of tireless activism by human rights leaders, Garvey’s descendants and ...

The challenges facing our nation are significant, and the solutions require collaboration, empathy and an unwavering commitment to justice.

As everyone knows, Black history is America history. Our struggles and victories have affected this country for centuries, ...

This hour, we reflect on two of the most prominent civil rights thinkers in U.S history and how they connect to our present political moment.

This month, as they have for almost 40 years, millions of Americans will celebrate the legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. He was indisputably one of the most iconic ...

Garvey was “the first man of color in the history of the United States to lead and develop a mass movement,” Hansford said, quoting Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. “He was the first man on a mass scale and ...

Joe Biden "accomplished something that President Obama didn't do," 91-year-old Julius Garvey told Newsweek about his father's posthumous pardon.