"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 ...

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

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

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 ...