Former U.S. Rep. Jesse Jackson Jr. delivered a passionate and intimate eulogy for his father, civil rights icon Rev. Jesse Jackson, reflecting on what he believes is his real legacy in American ...

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

Dr. Alveda King condemned protesters who stormed a Minnesota church, saying hostility and disruption betray the nonviolent ...

We know the leaders of the movement, but how well do you know the story behind the 26-year-old martyr whose death sparked ...

Local legend "Diamond" Dave Whitaker passed on March 2. His friends and colleagues remember him for his poetry, politics, and ...

Second graders at The Leadership School are still mastering spelling words and sentence structure. But when asked to finish one of the most famous lines in American history — “I have a dream that …” — ...

As soccer excitement builds across the Bay Area ahead of this summer’s World Cup matches, an Oakland native hopes a new neighborhood soccer pitch will inspire the next generation of players.

Mourners circled the Statehouse on Monday to honor the Rev. Jesse Jackson and say “thank you” to a civil rights icon whose activism for equality began in the Palmetto State.

On Feb. 16, Linda Davis’ life was cut short during her morning commute to the Savannah school where she taught kindergarteners with special needs.

Williams’ chronicle would be more enriching by addressing presumed truths that are far from self-evident, for example, what differentiates the second civil rights movement from the first?

I am somebody! I may be poor, but I am somebody. I may be young, but I am somebody. I may be on welfare, but I am somebody.” ...