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

Cvil rights groups are sounding the alarm about Patel's qualifications and warning of the FBI's pas illegal activities.

1908— Alpha Phi Alpha fraternity is incorporated. The Black Greek-let­ter organization was actually found­ed, however, on Dec. 4, 1906. The “brothers of the black and gold” have included as members a ...

Indigenous activist Leonard Peltier will return home nearly half a century after he was imprisoned for the 1975 killings of ...

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.

Though he invoked Jr. in his inaugural address, President Trump has pursued a vision focused on undoing much of the progress ...

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

Coretta Scott King founded the King Center in 1968 to memorialize her husband’s life, work, legacy and commitment to nonviolence. As she outlined the plans for the King holiday observance and ...

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 ...

PHOENIX — Carolyn L. Garnes is the recipient of the 2025 Coretta Scott King-Virginia Hamilton Award for Lifetime Achievement. The award was announced today during the American Library Association’s ...

Jan. 20 marked the inauguration of our nation’s next president and the commemoration of the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr.’s enduring legacy. This overlap is both symbolic and sobering ...