The Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. deserves to have his legacy of non-violence, love and justice recalled in the context of Catholic social teaching.
Today she is the director of the Morehouse College Martin Luther King Jr. Collection ... Some names have become well known, like Fannie Lou Hamer, but others deserve to be. Two rural activists, Victoria Gray and Annie Devine, joined Hamer as ...
It was Martin Luther King Jr. who had the ... The 1960s civil rights movement was galvanizing. King, whose birth we celebrate as a national holiday this Jan. 20, was — along with Rosa Parks, John Lewis, Fannie Lou Hamer, Bayard Rustin and many others ...
Project 2025 aims to recreate the state-sanctioned discrimination and inequality that our ancestors fought to end.
The Spady Cultural Heritage Museum welcomed more than 350 guests to celebrate the legacies of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. and Vera Rolle Farrington at its signature Dr. King Brunch.
When the annual celebration of Martin Luther King, Jr., rolls around, I frequently find my mind wandering to the Mississippi heroes of the Civil Rights Movement. One of those people is Ruleville’s own Fannie Lou Hamer.
Martin Luther King Jr. Day is on Monday, January 20, and if you’re looking for a place to volunteer or give back to the community, check out this guide: King Day of Service: Charles Papa Recreation Center: Chew Honors The King: MLK Day Clean Up 2025: Laura Sims Skatehouse Cleanup: MLK Day of Service in
The women who helped advance the Civil Rights Movement were honored during an ecumenical service held by the Sacred Heart Cathedral on Martin Luther King Jr. Day.
Imani Perry traces the history and symbolism of the color blue, from the indigo of the slave trade, to Coretta Scott King's wedding dress, to present day cobalt mining. Her new book is Black in Blues.
Iconic songs by Sam Cooke, Kim Weston, Public Enemy, Nina Simone, Marvin Gaye, Lauryn Hill, Kendrick Lamar and more depict the fight for civil rights.
The Underground Experience, a new show courtesy of Sugarcane Productions, is coming to Union County. Created by Sugarcane Productions founder Mohamed S. Jalloh, this
Martin Luther King Jr.’s family responded to Donald Trump’s move to order the declassification of records linked to the assassination of the American civil rights activist more than 50 years ago. In a statement published on social media Thursday ...