The African American Museum of Philadelphia hosted a “Everyday Freedom Heroes” costume contest to highlight Black Americans’ ...

Newark City Council President Jeff Harris reflected on Newark's Black history while sharing his thoughts on Newark.

A crescendo of voices from the worlds of religion, politics, business, sports and entertainment converged at the House of ...

First known as the wife of the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., she later became an avid proselytizer for his vision of peace ...

Voting rights organizer Bernard LaFayette has died. LaFayette's son says his father died Thursday morning of a heart attack. He was 85.

At least eight guns were fired during a Martin Luther King Jr. Day celebratory event that left a 29-year-old woman dead.

Flags were lowered to half-staff this morning in South Carolina, where civil rights icon Rev. Jesse Jackson will lie in repose at the state capitol.

More than half a century after his death, the teachings of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. continue to shape movements around the world. At the center of his message was a radical idea — that real strength ...

Crowds of mourners, including many dignitaries, lined up in Chicago as cross-country memorial services for the Rev. Jesse Jackson Sr. began Thursday in the city the late civil rights leader called ...

Martin Short is facing perhaps one of the most difficult phases of his life as he comes to accept the reality that his eldest daughter, Katherine, is dead. Losing a child is any parent's worst ...

Martin Short is widely known for his decades-long career in comedy and television, including his current role on “Only Murders in the Building.” Away from the screen, the actor built a close-knit ...

On Martin Luther King Day this year, as I listened to leaders including U.S. Senator Charles Schumer, Congressman Hakeem Jeffries, New York State Attorney General Letitia James, the Reverend William ...