"A lot of folks said a Black person was not going to build a house there. And my father said, 'Yes, I'm going to build a house there.'" ...

Leading up to the Beloved Benefit on Aug. 14, we are recognizing a total of nine nonprofits that are advancing social and ...

The fact that slaves were sold in St. Augustine isn't in dispute; in 1827, the young New England writer Ralph Waldo Emerson passed through and saw a slave auction in full swing. When King came in 1964 ...

Bob Casey fondly remembers a cousin visiting from Virginia about a year ago who wanted to see one thing while visiting the Scranton area — Steamtown National Historic Site. Now Casey, a member of the ...

Events for the Jubilee Anniversary of the Selma Bridge Crossing began in Selma on Friday. The theme on Friday was all about ...

N.Y. — Several local organizations gathered for the “Greater Rochester Rally for Our Rights” hosted by Rochester LGBTQ+ Together. The event took place Feb. 23 at Dr. Martin Luther King Jr ...

It’s 100 years since the civil rights activist was born. Follow in his footsteps on a tour of Boston’s suburbs, where his ...

A local unity rally is scheduled Sunday as part of nationwide observances expected over the next week to commemorate the 60th ...

When straight people see the acronym LGBTQ+, they tend to think of the varied people falling under its broad umbrella as a ...

Martin Luther King Jr. Day is a U.S. holiday and national day of service. It took a long time for the country to get there It was first proposed four days after King's 1968 assassination outside a ...