In the 1960 presidential election, little focus was given to unrest in the South. So Atlanta activist Lonnie C. King came up ...

Kiki Baker Barnes details how Dr. Martin Luther King's lasting lessons have carried her along in her own journey leading ...

In 1963, during the height of the Civil Rights Movement, Dr. Martin Luther King Jr and his colleagues at the Southern ...

Martin Luther King Jr., the Atlanta native who became one of the most important figures in the civil rights movement, helped ...

Miami-Dade County Commissioner Oliver G. Gilbert III is offering a select group of high school students the opportunity to ...

José “Cha Cha” Jiménez, a prominent civil rights and liberation movement figure and founder of the Young Lords in Chicago and ...

A look into news from the metro area’s nonprofits and good works and philanthropic outreach from local businesses.

Martin Luther King Jr. was a trailblazing civil rights activist with a soaring vision for a just America. As a Baptist ...

Charles Person, an original Freedom Rider, died at his home in Fayetteville, Ga., at age 82. A leader in the Civil Right ...

Celebrate Martin Luther King, Jr. Day with a self-guided tour at the Birmingham Civil Rights Institute, where you can explore the powerful history of the Civil Rights Movement at your own pace and ...

Charles Person was just 18 when he volunteered to join the Freedom Riders, who faced violent racism on their journey to ...

As communities across the nation prepare to celebrate the Martin Luther King Jr. holiday on Monday, Jan. 20 — with prayer ...