The Rev. Martin Luther King Jr.'s family is concerned that President Trump's order to release records about his assassination ...

Civil rights champions have diverse college journeys. Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. may be the most recognized civil rights leader in U.S. history, but across many decades, numerous Black activists ...

African-American civil rights activist Martin Luther King Jr (1929 - 1968, centre) at the third march from Selma to ...

When James Curenton serves Mayflower Congregational Church, he is always mindful of the Black Church tradition and ...

During interviews with a reporter, both May and Councilmember Tamisha Torres-Walker called the statements a historical reference, not a racist attack.

Here’s a look back at what happened in the Chicago area on Feb. 11, according to the Tribune’s archives. Is an important event missing from this date? Email us. Weather records (from the National ...

Born in Columbus in 1934, David Harris had many trials to pave his way through life. From the Civil Rights Movement to the sky, his name is in history.

Many of the people who advise me to emulate King oppose diversity, equity and inclusion — the principles King championed and Trump is erasing.

Known around the world as the “Queen of Gospel,” Jackson used her powerful voice to work in the Civil Rights Movement. Starting in the 1950s, she traveled with Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. throughout ...

In cinemas today you can watch Timothée Chalamet impersonate Bob Dylan in the biopic A Complete Unknown. For Esquire, Mick Brown — one of the rare journalists to have interviewed the great man in ...

Leslie May claims she and her family “have endured numerous attacks on [her] individual property” and from local media ...

For our complete Black History Month coverage, click here. When he was born Jan. 15, 1929, Martin Luther King Jr.’s name was Michael. It’s the name originally on his birth certificate. He was named ...