The event honoring the protege of the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. and two-time presidential candidate follows memorial services that drew large crowds in Chicago and South Carolina, where the civil ...

Martin Luther King Jr. Lecture to focus on the Black/Jewish reconciliation, with speakers including Avi Dresner and Anthony Hill.

This is the third in a series of articles by Michigan Advance throughout February celebrating Black History Month. Starting this summer, visitors to The Henry Ford in Dearborn will be able to see the ...

The Robert's Rebellion prequel story is getting the Royal Shakespeare Company treatment, and will have "all the epic qualities audiences expect." By James Hibberd Writer-at-Large The world of George R ...

The U.S. and Israel attacked Iran with missile strikes on Saturday morning. by ALEXX ALTMAN-DEVILBISS | The National News Desk CHICAGO (TNND) — Rev. Jesse L. Jackson, a prominent American civil rights ...

Civil rights leader and two-time presidential candidate Rev. Jesse Jackson has died at the age of 84. Jackson worked alongside Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. and was present at his assassination in 1968.

Civil rights leader and American icon Rev. Jesse Jackson died early Tuesday morning at the age of 84. In 1968, Jackson witnessed the assassination of Martin Luther King, Jr., while standing with him ...

The North Carolina Tar Heels are navigating the 2025-26 college basketball season as Hubert Davis and the staff look to make a run in the NCAA Tournament. But the future of the program is also ...

ATLANTA — The legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. is continuing in Atlanta as the restoration of the building where he had an office during the civil rights movement is complete. When Ed Bowen ...

PHILADELPHIA (WPVI) -- The legacy of Samuel Wyche, a pioneering Philadelphia police detective who also served as a bodyguard for Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., is being kept alive through the memories of ...

TUSCALOOSA, Ala. (WBRC) - The high-profile capital murder trial of a man accused of shooting and killing a Tuscaloosa police officer continued into its second day Tuesday, Feb. 10. Prosecutors say ...

Marcus “Buddy” Ignatius Medlar Jr., 97, a lifelong resident of the Burlington and a decorated veteran of two wars, passed away peacefully on February 4, 2026, at the McClure-Miller Respite House in ...