The two Civil Rights leaders had radically opposing but important approaches to the fight for equality, rights and justice ...

Civil Rights activist and Baptist minister Martin Luther King, Jr., is most remembered for his use of nonviolence and civil ...

Mississippi celebrates the birthday of Confederate President Jefferson Davis on Memorial Day. Here's what to know about the state holiday ...

For many in the Natchez community, the scars from racism run deep and the struggle is far from over, as evidenced by stories ...

Investigators in Tennessee say a fire that severely damaged a historic Black church that served as the headquarters for a ...

School is out and children will be looking to make a splash this summer, but once again several of the Birmingham Public Swimming Pools won’t be open. This year only 7 of the city’s 12 pools will be ...

Every day for the last 20 years Stefan West could look out his front door and see the bronze statue of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. standing tall in all its glory. But now all that’s there is the ...

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 ...

Teng is among the 22 kids chosen to receive the Inspirational Message of Peace Award. To commemorate their victories, she and ...

THAT REPORT IS AHEAD AT 5:00 AND IN NEW ORLEANS, THE SEARCH FOR A GROUP OF ESCAPED INMATES NOW STRETCHING INTO DAY FOUR ... and southbound lanes of Martin Luther King Jr. Drive are closed between ...

Here's an alphabetical list of the last day of school for all Florida counties. All students still in school will have off ...