Right on schedule, the adrenaline jolt of the campaign trail has been replaced by the much more challenging day-to-day grunt work of running city government.

Martin Luther King Jr. was born and raised in the American South, but his dream of racial equality and social justice reverberated out of his region, into the whole country and around the world. And ...

Bob Rocca applies a polyurethane coating to the surface of a bronze statue of the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. in his St. Louis workshop on Wednesday, Jan. 14, 2026. Rocca has been repairing and ...

ST. LOUIS – The Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. statue was a fixture here in Fountain Park from 1978 until it toppled during that May 16 tornado. Yolonda “Yogi” Yancie keeps her eyes on the statue of Dr.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The official unveiling of the 11-foot-tall statue and unity gathering will take place Saturday morning at 9:30 in Fountain Park.

Protesters gathered on Boston Common Saturday to demand Massachusetts end all cooperation with Immigration and Customs ...

Subscribe to The St. Louis American‘s free weekly newsletter for critical stories, community voices, and insights that matter. Sign up As a frigid wind blew and snow turned from flurries to a wintry ...

Boston celebrated Martin Luther King Jr. Day with the 56th annual memorial breakfast, featuring speeches, storytelling, and ...

Bob Rocca applies a polyurethane coating to the surface of a bronze MLK statue to protect it from moisture damage in his St. Louis workshop on Wednesday, Jan. 14, 2026. Rocca has been working to ...

ST. LOUIS — For nearly fifty years, the bronze likeness of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. stood as a silent sentry in Fountain Park, its right hand outstretched in a permanent gesture of peace. But just ...

The statue was knocked down and damaged during the May 16th tornado It is the only public statue of Dr King in Missouri and has been in the park for nearly 50 years. Trump’s pardon of convicted woman ...

The work Martin Luther King Jr. fought for is being dismantled by the Trump administration, journalist Nikole Hannah-Jones said This Martin Luther King Jr. Day, for many speakers and volunteers across ...