While MLK Day was approved as a federal holiday in 1983, Utah was the last state to recognize it, almost 20 years later. In 1985, Terry Lee Williams—Utah's first African American state ...

Edgecombe County residents celebrated the legacy of the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. with a commemorative march, a unity ...

The University of Nebraska-Lincoln will light up red Wednesday for the seventh annual Glow Big Red fundraising event.

It was a normal Sunday service for Austin Heights Baptist Church in Nacogdoches, but with an encouraging message from civil ...

Discover how faith and labor leaders continue to fight for justice, inspired by the legacy of Martin Luther King Jr. and the Civil Rights Movement.

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

When discussing the history of Winston-Salem and the fight for equality, it’s impossible not to include the contributions of ...

Through the years, Martin Luther King Jr. Day has been observed in many ways in Henry County: with marches to the court ...

President Donald Trump revoked the landmark Equal Employment Opportunity rule signed by President Lyndon B. Johnson in 1965.

A coalition thinks it has enough signatures to let Lincoln voters decide in May whether to ban housing discrimination in the ...

HENDERSON, Nev. (AP) — Las Vegas Raiders coach Pete Carroll has retained defensive coordinator Patrick Graham, a person ...

Willie Faye Bush, a longtime leader of the Newtown Florist Club, passed away in her sleep, according to an obituary from Wimberly Funeral Home in Gainesville.