Originally written by Samuel Francis Smith in 1831, "My Country, 'Tis of Thee" has been an American patriotic anthem for nearly two centuries. On August 28, 1963, Martin Luther King, Jr. included the ...

1928—The Atlanta Daily World be­gins publication as the first Black dai­ly newspaper in modern times. It was founded by William A. Scott III. Amaz­ingly, the first Black daily newspaper in history—the ...

National Day of Action on Thursday, July 17 at 6:30 p.m. was held at the Dimery and Rogers Conference/Meeting Room at 404 E.

When summertime hits Maryland, Black Marylanders don't go to Ocean City, they head to Martha's Vineyard in Massachusetts.

While some see Trump administration's sudden release of MLK files as a step toward uncovering King’s assassination, others ...

Today is the 64th anniversary of the arrest of Freedom Rider Byron Baer, a longtime New Jersey legislator charged with ...

Are you ready to soak up the last bits of summer fun this August? Well, get those shades on because we've got an awesome lineup of holidays and events ...

Here's what scholars have made of the declassified files, which could impact both King's legacy and Trump's efforts on the ...

Welp. Here we go again. That’s what I said following the report that President Donald Trump was stripping media access from ...

Emmett Till’s death shocked millions of people across America and was a catalyst for the Civil Rights Movement, but many ...

In Indianapolis on April 4th, 1968, Robert F. Kennedy announced to a waiting crowd that Martin Luther King, Jr. had been assassinated. Author Ray Boomhower recounted the events leading up to RFK's ...

In America, that hard work has been done with courage by individuals who have, to some extent, found “us” through: 1. Unique ...