Doratha "Dodie" Smith-Simmons never had plans to become a civil rights activist ... overnight Sunday and reach a high of 38 degrees on MLK Day on Monday. Despite the cancellations, Smith-Simmons ...

A Sioux Falls man known as an advocate for civil rights and Black history, along with his sculptures, has died. Porter ...

CHICAGO (WLS) -- In just a few days, people will honor the life and legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. The Hyde Park Art Center will host a special event in honor of the civil rights leader.

Unfortunately, the spirit of the term gets elided when dealing with sainted cultural figures such as civil rights icon Rev. Dr ... from the helm of a planned MLK biopic, in an apparent fit ...

Civil rights activist and filmmaker Judy Richardson and pioneering ... respectively — when Bucknell University commemorates the life and legacy of Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. (MLK) during the ...

The King family’s response underscores the importance of maintaining the dignity and historical context of civil rights leaders in ... landscape of digital art and historical representation.

the day after MLK Day, has been designated a National Day of Racial Healing. In Jackson, Mississippi, admission is free at the Two Mississippi Museums, which include the Mississippi Civil Rights ...

Celebrate the life and legacy of civil rights leader Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. through performances, protest marches, community art programs, and volunteer projects! This year’s festival features ...

This season’s honorees have made significant civil ... MLK Day through the end of Black History Month. In partnership with Positive Coaching Alliance, the Memphis Grizzlies and National Civil ...

The ceremony will be livestreamed on the museum's website, Facebook and YouTube channels beginning at 5 p.m. The National Civil Rights Museum is moving its "Remembering MLK: The Man. The Movement.

Designated as “a day on, not a day off,” Martin Luther King Jr.’s National Day of Service is a federal holiday observed on the third Monday in January (the late civil rights leader’s ...