The first award was given to Lillie Patterson in 1970 for her biography, "Martin Luther King, Jr.: Man of Peace" (Garrard). In 1982, the Coretta Scott King Book Awards became an officially recognized ...

While there are still missions to be accomplished and hurdles to leap in the greater Portsmouth area, there is massive progress being made all over by everyday people who are either providing a ...

Women's basketball teams from top-ranked colleges compete in the inaugural Coretta Scott King Classic in Newark, NJ, honoring the legacy of Dr. King's wife.

Dr. Bernice A. King delivered the keynote address at Old Dominion University during the 40th Annual Martin Luther King Jr.

Imani Perry traces the history and symbolism of the color blue, from the indigo of the slave trade, to Coretta Scott King's ...

PHOENIX — Jason Reynolds, author of "Twenty-four Seconds from Now...” and C.G. Esperanza, illustrator of "My Daddy is a Cowboy,” are the winners of the 2025 Coretta Scott King Book Awards honoring ...

The story of Hazel Scott, who started as a child prodigy and became one of the most successful Black women in entertainment ...

The Senate confirmed Scott Bessent as Treasury secretary on Monday, elevating the hedge fund manager to the new administration’s top financial job as President Donald Trump forges ahead on an ...

King Charles appeared emotional today as he joined world leaders in Poland to commemorate 80 years since the liberation of Auschwitz-Birkenau. In what was the first visit by a British monarch to ...

The Los Angeles urban wildfires have devastated families and communities with agonizing loss. Residents’ most prized possessions and decades-old homes have become reduced to smoke and ashes.