High-tech Chicago exhibit puts visitors eye-to-eye with MLK
CHICAGO (AP) — Imagine being so close to Martin Luther King Jr. as he gives one of the world’s most famous speeches that...
Across races, religions, coalitions organize for solidarity
(RNS) — Rachel Prestipino knows how segregated Miami can be every day, including Sunday: “It’s not just at 11 a.m.” But ...
Congressman Lewis to receive NAACP honor at awards show
ATLANTA — The NAACP is honoring John Lewis for his Congressional service and long history as a civil rights activist.
California pardons gay civil rights leader in new initiative
SACRAMENTO, Calif. — California’s governor announced Wednesday that he is posthumously pardoning a gay civil rights leader while creating a new pardon...
Martin Luther King Jr. Day: Faith, politics mix on holiday
ATLANTA — Against the backdrop of a presidential election year, Monday's Martin Luther King Jr. holiday found leaders still wrestling over how to best...
2020 Democratic contenders link arms in MLK Jr. Day march
COLUMBIA, S.C. — Democratic presidential candidates hit pause on their recent feuds Monday as they walked shoulder to shoulder through the streets of ...
Buttigieg trying now to make it to SC for MLK Day events
FLORENCE, S.C. — Democratic presidential candidate Pete Buttigieg, who has been criticized for his slow outreach to blacks and other minorities, is tr...
Black Baptist church shaped Cummings’ commitment
DETROIT — To many black clergy, Maryland Rep. Elijah E. Cummings was more than a formidable orator, civil rights champion and passionate public servan...