The area has suffered for decades from lack of investment, discriminatory lending practices and "urban renewal" projects. The ...

When you stand for what is right, you may not see the fruits of your labor, but the world will be better because of it.

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

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

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 ...

Greenville's NAACP branch also called for Claussen baked goods to be boycotted. American civil rights activist, the Rev. Jesse Jackson asked the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. to visit the city, where he ...

I am excited about Black History Month. Here are some of the most amazing Black Americans who have ever lived: Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., Rosa Parks, Maya Angelou, James ...

Martin Luther King Jr. had a deep respect for music as an instrument ... where many in the crowd of more than 100,000 raised a fist in the air as she sang. The Rev. Jesse Jackson, who introduced her ...

On Thursday, January 23, President Donald Trump passed an executive order suggesting releasing classified files related to the assassinations of Martin Luther King Jr., John F. Kennedy ...

The family of Martin Luther King Jr. has expressed their deep emotional response to President Donald Trump’s recent executive order to declassify federal records related to the assassinations of ...

President Trump signed an executive order to declassify any remaining documents related to the assassination of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., by James Earl Ray. The announcement came Thursday ...