Every now and then, a voice can matter. Mahalia Jackson had one of them. Known around the world as the “Queen of Gospel,” Jackson used her powerful voice to work in the Civil Rights Movement. Starting ...

KC Black Rep brings Mahalia Jackson's legacy to life with Mia Ramsey starring in this intimate gospel musical celebrating the ...

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BIRMINGHAM, AL (WBMA) — Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. is more than just a symbol of the Civil Rights Movement; his legacy is deeply rooted in his tireless activism, his philosophical commitment to ...

Wake County Schools board member Sam Hershey slammed critics of diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) and said the term is being bandied about by people who are racist in place ...

THIS TREE OF LIFE STANDS TALL HERE AT THE OKLAHOMA STATE CAPITOL. BUT IT HASN’T ALWAYS REPRESENTED MARTIN LUTHER KING JR. THE MLK ALLIANCE SAYS WHEN THEY ASKED GOVERNOR GEORGE NIGH TO PLANT IT IN THE ...

Martin Luther King Jr. Day is a U.S. holiday and national day of service. It took a long time for the country to get there It was first proposed four days after King's 1968 assassination outside a ...

ONE OF THOSE EXTRAORDINARY PEOPLE CHANGED OUR STATE AND COUNTRY. MARTIN LUTHER KING JR. GROWING UP IN ATLANTA, EXPERIENCING RACIAL INJUSTICE DAILY FUELED HIS DESIRE FOR CHANGE IN THE WORLD. HE AND ...

Our separate struggles are really a struggle for freedom, dignity and humanity." The quote is part of a telegram sent by Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. to civil rights activist Cesar Chavez in late ...

Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. knew. King, whose birthday is a national holiday, came dozens of times to Florida. As early as February 1958, King made a rousing speech at Bethel AME Church in Miami to ...