Today, Edward McClelland quotes a civil-rights movement truism: "In the South, the white man doesn’t care how close you get, as long as you don’t get too high. In the North, he doesn’t care how high ...

LOUISVILLE, Ky. — After seeing what happened in Minneapolis and violence that transpired Thursday night in Louisville, many people are asking why did something peaceful turn violent? To understand why ...

Martin Luther King Jr. Day falls on Monday, Jan. 19, this year. Observed annually on the third Monday in January, the federal holiday is set aside to recognize civil rights leader, Martin Luther King ...

These 10 MLK quotes matter now more than ever in 2026. The King holiday marks 58 years since Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. was assassinated in Memphis, Tennessee. In the current political climate, the ...

Monday, Jan. 19 is the time people across the U.S. remember and honor slain civil rights leader Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. King, the country’s most visible advocate for voting and civil rights, was ...