EDWARDSVILLE - Donzaleigh Abernathy, acclaimed activist and author, goddaughter of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., delivered a ...

This year's moderated conversation will be given by the Honorable Valerie Jarrett, Chief Executive Officer of The Barack Obama Foundation, on Friday, January 24, 2025 at 12:45 p.m. in the Kelvin and ...

In a joint statement, Martin Luther King III and Bernice King ... Jonathan Eig, who won a 2024 Pulitzer Prize for his biography, “King: A Life,” said he has probably read about 90% of the ...

The MLK Day leg of the Caravan made three stops on Monday ... The Power Pack program combats childhood hunger by sending nutritious meals home with children on Fridays to ensure they have something to ...

Joe Walker, who helped lead the push to memorialize King’s visit, was just 9 years old when the civil rights leader came to speak two blocks from his childhood home. Joe Walker, who was 9 years old ...

MLK program co-chair Jonathan Bronaugh called the march a ... all of which the crowd might have a taste for — Ford took time to detail pieces of King's biography not often included in textbooks.

ABILENE, Texas — Several events were held to honor Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. today, including the MLK march in downtown Abilene. "I’ve come now probably about three years in a row," MLK march ...

On the day when Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. would have been 96, it is more important than ever that advocates of equality and social justice practice resilience, speakers said Monday at West ...

SEVERAL AREA MARCHES, PARADES AND CELEBRATIONS WILL ALL HONOR MARTIN LUTHER KING JR. WHILE OTHERS WILL ROLL UP THEIR SLEEVES AND GET TO WORK. KCRA 3’S MIKE TESELLE AT ONE OF THE AREA’S BIGGEST ...

Jan. 20 (UPI) --The United States is paying tribute to Dr. Martin Luther King Jr's legacy the same day a new president was inaugurated. "Let's use today to remember that even in the midst of Jim ...

Jonathan Eig, author of the biography ‘King: A Life,’ spoke about the late civil rights leader on a Jan. 3 episode of NPR’s ‘Book of the Day’ podcast Martin Luther King Jr. didn’t originally set out ...

Bernice King, the daughter of late civil rights leader Martin Luther King Jr., says the simultaneous occurrence of MLK Day and Inauguration Day this year is an opportunity to reflect on her father ...