Martin Luther King jr.

WASHINGTON (AP) – A comic book about Martin Luther King Jr. helped bring a young John Lewis into the civil rights movement. Fifty-years later, the…

Week of Jan. 28-Feb. 3 January 28 1938—Crystal Byrd Fauset becomes the first Black woman elected to a state legislature when she wins a seat…

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For the first time in more than 30 years, the contents of an anonymous letter sent to the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. have…

For the week of Sept. 18-24 September 17 1787—The United States Constitution is approved but it includes three clauses allowing for the continuation of slavery…

WASHINGTON (AP) — Congressional leaders commemorated the 50th anniversary of the Civil Rights Act on Tuesday by posthumously bestowing the Congressional Gold Medal upon Martin…

SMYRNA, Ga. (AP) — Like an eager date, Leo Smith showed up at Mount Zion First Baptist Church with a bouquet of flowers in hand.…

Ten things to remember about poet and writer Maya Angelou, who died Wednesday at age 86: 1. HOW SHE GOT HER NAME “Maya” was a…

WASHINGTON, D.C. (NNPA) – More than 200 African American men, ranging from a taxi driver to university professors, sent a letter to President Obama on…

Maya Angelou walked into a meeting of civil rights leaders discussing affirmative action back in the 1990s, looked around, and put them all in their…