We're sharing facts about Martin Luther King Jr. to commemorate his life and legacy as a civil rights leader These fun facts ...

More than a half century ago, on April 3, 1968, Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. took the stage at Mason Temple, a Black church in ...

Steve Schapiro tells the stories behind many of his iconic photographs in the new documentary, 'Steve Schapiro: Being ...

Most of us like to think that we have an accurate timeline of major historical events and influential figures in our heads.

Martin Luther King Jr.'s enduring legacy emphasizes that true character is revealed during challenges, not comfort. His quote ...

Our appreciation and respect for Abraham Lincoln’s Gettysburg Address is enhanced by an awareness of the fascinating ...

Arlington Mayor Jim Ross stood under the June sun and delivered an impassioned speech in front of a crowd awash in rainbows ...

Supporting Black-owned banks means to support Black home-ownership, business-development, neighborhoods, families and Black ...

"Dr. King made it rather clear that the cause that we were fighting for was not only worth living for, but it was worth dying for, if need be," said Fred Gray, the lawyer who help ...

The film captures his electrifying early years with vivid detail, but like Murphy himself it grows less satisfying as he ...

Ghost-Note stopped by NPR's headquarters in Washington, D.C., for an especially funky and soulful Tiny Desk Concert.

With the U.S. House of Representatives poised to vote overwhelmingly in favour of a bill calling for the release of all ...