The Essex County Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Leadership Award was presented to Essex County Sheriff Amir Jones and the Essex ...

A little-known fact about Julia Roberts’ birth resurfaced online—Martin Luther King Jr. and Coretta Scott King helped her family in an unexpected way. Discover the heartwarming connection that went ...

She was attacked by mounted police officers on "Bloody Sunday" in Selma. Her efforts, along with "Bloody Sunday," were ...

Ripon College student Gary G. Yerkey was among 10 from the college eager to join the march from Selma, Alabama, to Montgomery, Alabama.

Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. delivered a powerful speech on justice at SMU's packed McFarlin Auditorium in 1966.

When you stand for what is right, you may not see the fruits of your labor, but the world will be better because of it.

Siena College launched an event in 1988 to carry on the message of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. The annual gathering continues ...

Coretta Scott King is known for being the wife of Martin Luther King Jr. But her legacy is one of an international fight for ...

Here, MassLive is highlighting 10 people — including educators, artists, businesspeople and advocates — identified for their ...

Utica City School District students Kiara Harrison and Valentina Johnson offered heartfelt poetic presentations in Martin Luther King Jr.'s honor Thursday at the regular meeting of the district's ...

In this digital age of disinformation, it’s easy for simple facts about the Civil Rights Movement to get misconstrued. During ...

While MLK Day was approved as a federal holiday in 1983, Utah was the last state to recognize it, almost 20 years later. In 1985, Terry Lee Williams—Utah's first African American state ...