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For our complete Black History Month coverage, click here. When he was born Jan. 15, 1929, Martin Luther ... people, or toward subject races in any part of the world,” the Baptists responded ...
The Greater Rochester Martin Luther King Jr. Commission held its Juneteenth Parade and Festival on Saturday. Organizers ...
Delayed from January, Oklahoma City’s annual Martin Luther King Jr. parade officially kicked off Black History Month for the ...
Getty file Share Chicago’s Black ... history and vowed to continue the fight against racism at an annual interfaith breakfast Friday celebrating the life and legacy of the Rev. Martin Luther ...
A local nonprofit organization and the City of Asheville are collaborating to host a series of events to commemorate ...
Hundreds of people gathered Monday for the 40th annual Martin Luther King Jr. tribute to hear speeches ... insecurity were critical to overcome for Black and other communities of color.
Juneteenth marks the day in 1865 enslaved people in Galveston, Texas found out they had been freed — two years after the ...
If Vice President Kamala Harris loses the upcoming presidential election, Black men should not be to blame, said Martin Luther ... people, in some cases Native American people," King said.
So now, The Root is taking a closer look at the anti-racist white heroes who were just as down for civil rights as Black ...
WASHINGTON — The Defense Department's intelligence agency has paused observances of Martin Luther King Jr. Day ... including Black History Month, which begins Saturday, and National Hispanic ...
The Martin Luther King, Jr. Association of Asheville and Buncombe County, in partnership with the City of Asheville, has planned the 2025 Juneteenth Celebration with the intended outcomes of a diverse ...