What's going on: Celebrate Martin Luther King Jr. Day with free entry to all National Park Service sites on Jan. 20. Visit Crater Lake, Lewis and Clark National Historical Park, or Fort Vancouver ...

Shutterstock Follow the Georgia Civil Rights Trail In the heart of the American South, historic markers and sites across ...

Singer, actor and activist Harry Belafonte will be the focus of an auction featuring nearly 400 artifacts from his seven-decade career, Julien’s Auctions and Turner Classic Movies announced Monday.

Eastern Washington University (EWU) is offering students unique opportunities to learn about Black history, especially during Black History Month in February.

Instead of signaling a turning of the corner in pursuit of a more perfect union, the elevation of a Black man into the White ...

Goodwin House Alexandria hosted a panel on Jan. 30, honoring the life and legacy of Martin Luther King Jr. through the ...

(AP Photo/David Zalubowski, File) NEW YORK — Monday, Jan. 20, commemorates the birthday of the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. This year ... US Rep. John Conyers of Michigan introduced legislation ...

They came toward us. Beating us with nightsticks, trampled by horses, releasing the tear gas. I thought I was gonna die on ...

The youngest pilot to fly solo around the world. The first known Black female tattoo artist. And more, chosen by columnist.

The temptation to manipulate and deceive seemed to echo a deeper spiritual crisis marked by a lack of godly character and vocational acumen.

If, like many Americans today, you are feeling distress and angst about the moral quality of our elected leadership, perhaps ...

February is Black History Month, an appropriate time for celebrating the struggles, triumphs and contributions of this nation’s African American citizens. Born in February were President Abraham ...