The city hosted a community meeting this week to update residents on improvements planned at Martin Luther King Jr. Park.

A man convicted in a deadly shooting at a 2023 Martin Luther King Jr. Day celebration in St. Lucie County has been sentenced to life in prison. The shooting killed Nikkitia Bryant, 29, in front of her ...

A man convicted following a deadly shooting at a 2023 Martin Luther King Jr. Day community celebration was sentenced May 19 ...

In 1965, Black Americans peacefully demonstrated for voting rights and were beaten by Alabama state troopers before returning ...

The UNC Board of Trustees met Wednesday for a full board special meeting, replacing the previously scheduled meetings on May ...

When Jonathan Eig’s Pulitzer Prize-winning biography “King: A Life” was published in 2024, it became the definitive account of the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr.’s life. But a new biography by King ...

HATTIESBURG – A minor died Monday night after an accidental shooting in Hattiesburg, according to the Hattiesburg Police Department. Officers responded just after 7 p.m. to a reported shooting in the ...

Copyright 2026 The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved. Copyright 2026 The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved. FILE - In this April 3, 2013, file photo, Martin ...

Across the United States, cities, civil rights groups, and various organizations are honoring and remembering Dr. King. Fifty-eight years have passed since Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. was ...

Canton held its inaugural commemoration of the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr.'s 1964 visit to the city. The event honored three attendees of the original speech, including Marilyn Thomas Jones, who was ...

ATLANTA — This weekend, thousands of people will head to Alabama to mark the 61st anniversary of Bloody Sunday. Channel 2’s Karyn Greer sat down exclusively with Martin Luther King III before he heads ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Merlisa Lawrence Corbett is an award-winning journalist and author. (Original Caption) Left to right are Gregory Hines, Tony ...