Eig said the “watering down” of King’s radical message is intentional, noting that King’s close friend Harry Belafonte believed the national holiday was designed to destroy King’s power — the holiday ...

Historian Vicki Crawford was one of the first scholars to focus on women’s roles in the civil rights movement. Her 1993 book, ...

From the Southside to the Peninsula, Dr. King’s influence on our area is visible. In Norfolk, an 83-foot granite Martin ...

This year's theme was "A Time to Stand." The celebration was organized by the Montgomery Martin Luther King Day Committee, which is dedicated to honoring the life and legacy of civil rights hero ...

Civil rights activist and stealth Trekker Martin Luther King Jr. had an intense conversation with one of the show's main cast members in order to keep the series intact.

What have Dietrich Bonhoeffer, Martin Luther King, Joan of Arc and Bernard Mizeki have in common? Yes, they all suffered for their beliefs, even to the point of death. Bonhoeffer was a strong and ...

Martin Luther King Jr.’s bold quest to fight for peace across the nation and for all people to be treated equally led to the Civil Rights Movement. Although his acts of selflessness cemented his name ...