Martin Luther King

Racism, in this view, is fundamentally resistant to moral persuasion. Most Americans today associate Dr. King with the paradigm of racism as an interpersonal ...

Toni Morrison's Nobel Prize lecture, delivered in 1993, was about the power of language. Morrison offered a parable about an old woman known to be ...

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A bill honoring Martin Luther King Jr. was first introduced in 1968, but it took 32 years for all 50 states to observe the holiday.

Warring interpretations over one of Martin Luther King's most famous quotes has fueled a culture war over the merits of affirmative action and diversity and ...

Above / Martin Luther King, Jr., led the March on Washington in 1963, a demonstration from the Washington Monument to the Lincoln Memorial where he ...

(CNN) — Aquí hay un examen sorpresa para cualquier persona que llame al reverendo Martin Luther King Jr. un héroe estadounidense. ¿Puedes nombrar cualquiera de ...

Los dos líderes de los derechos civiles se reunieron al final de sus vidas. ¿Qué habría pasado si se hubieran conocido antes?

If we, like King, truly believe that the words of the Constitution and Declaration of Independence are meant for all Americans, then zealously embrace them and ...

It's a day to honor Dr. King's vision, work and legacy. This year also marks 60 years since the passage of the 1963 Civil Rights Act, which his work helped ...

Monday marks the 95th anniversary of the civil rights leader's birthday. Here's what is open and closed for the federal holiday.

Alderman believes Chicago may be the first city to name a street named after the activist. In naming South Park Way after King—a road that runs through the ...

The "Dream Big" parade honoring the life and legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. will once again take to the streets of St. Petersburg on Monday.

United States Mission to the United Nations Office of Press and Public Diplomacy For Immediate Release January 15, 2024. Statement by Ambassador Linda ...

Recalling contemporary media coverage of the civil rights movement is a reminder that the deification of King has skewed public memory.

BRISTOL — The Greater Bristol NAACP saw a large turnout at their annual Martin Luther King Jr. Day Breakfast at Bristol Eastern High School, during which ...

The civil rights icon's image has been sanitized to Kumbaya, feel-good platitudes. But his message was always that of radical, revolutionary change.

A service was held today at Dexter Avenue King Memorial Baptist Church on Dexter Avenue downtown. It is the church where he served as pastor from 1954-1960, ...

Watch Spotting As We Celebrate Martin Luther King Jr. Day, We Look Back At This Photo Of Him Wearing His Gold Rolex Datejust. Remembering an icon.

On this date: In 1559, England's Queen Elizabeth I was crowned in Westminster Abbey. In 1892, the original rules of basketball, devised by James Naismith, were ...

Dexter Ave. King Memorial Baptist Church during Martin Luther King Jr. Day parade on Dexter Ave. in Montgomery, Ala., on Monday, Jan. 15, 2024.

continúa prosperando a través de la historia, el arte y la cultura. A medida celebramos el día dedicado a honrar su vida y reflexionamos sobre sus impactantes ...