Various holidays are recognized across the U.S. in 2025, including both federal and non-federal observances. The Office of ...

Diane Nash led the rides from Birmingham to Jackson, Mississippi, in 1961. She organized the 1963 Birmingham Desegregation ...

The Trump administration will celebrate Black History Month at the White House on Thursday, preserving a tradition at the ...

The start of U.S. President Donald Trump's second term has been marked by a flurry of executive orders, underscoring ...

On the third Monday of each January, Americans honor the memory of the Reverend Doctor Martin Luther King ... Biden. “Throughout our country’s history, this season of reflection and giving thanks ...

Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. delivered a powerful speech on justice at SMU's packed McFarlin Auditorium in 1966.

Ripon College student Gary G. Yerkey was among 10 from the college eager to join the march from Selma, Alabama, to Montgomery ...

King led several nonviolent campaigns in Birmingham, known at the time as "the most segregated city in America." ...

On April 9, 1968, Mays made good on the promise. Benjamin Mays ’20, then recently retired as president of Morehouse College, delivers the final eulogy for the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. at Morehouse ...

Lawrence Phillips, founder and CEO of Green Book Global Walk in the footsteps of one of history's most important figures with a visit to the Martin Luther King, Jr. National Historical Park.

Continuing one of America's most influential legacies, Dr. Bernice King has established herself as a formidable force for justice and reconciliation in her own right. As we mark Black History Month, ...

When Martin Luther King visited the state recently in support of the Freedom Democratic Party (a predominantly Negro political party that is attempting to unseat the regular Mississippi delegation ...