Many civil rights leaders will spend the day commemorating King's legacy after a week of public and private organizing, giving speeches and strategizing how to respond to the incoming ...

WASHINGTON – As President Donald Trump signed a flurry of executive orders attacking multicultural democracy Monday, Rev. Al Sharpton led a fiery speech defending civil rights and vowing to push ...

Who was Dr. Martin Luther King Jr? King was a revered civil rights and social justice advocate who sought racial equality during the modern United States Civil Rights Movement.

2 News listened to the town hall and heard from local civil rights attorney Damario Solomon-Simmons, who said there are lessons from Greenwood that can help the whole country.

Three months after Sen. Cory Booker broke his chamber's record for the longest speech ever, Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries ...

Civil rights champions have diverse college journeys. Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. may be the most recognized civil rights leader in U.S. history, but across many decades, numerous Black activists ...

Meet 21 civil rights activists—past and present—whose bold leadership reshaped history and continues to inspire justice movements today.

The ability of the media to portray brutal repression of the Southern African Americans, and in parallel, speeches by Civil ...

Civil and voting rights activists gathered in Jackson, Mississippi, to honor what would have been the 100th birthday of civil ...

The establishment of the Martin Luther King Jr. holiday had a longed, difficult path to acceptance. Now it's not just about what's open and what's closed but ...

In a rare happening, the King holiday falls on the same day as the presidential inauguration. Activists vow to continue the fight for civil rights.

Reverend James D. Peters, Jr., a civil rights advocate and pastor, died at 92. Celebrate his life and legacy at New Hope Baptist Church in Denver.