Stevie Wonder’s Unmatched Legacy in R&B. Stevie Wonder, born Stevland Hardaway Morris on May 13, 1950, has redefined R&B ...

A recent Columbia resident shares some family history, and a celebration committee member shares why Juneteenth is important.

In the ruling, Judge Matthew J. Maddox of the Federal District Court in Maryland said that the law only allowed Mr. Trump to ...

The prayer, adopted by Alcoholics Anonymous in 1941, has become synonymous with the recovery movement, but its applications ...

Stevie Wonder’s role in advocating for Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Day Wonder ... s biggest achievements is receiving the Presidential Medal of Freedom in 2014, the country’s highest civilian ...

On January 4, 2025, Ralph Lauren will receive the Presidential Medal of Freedom from President ... honorees including Maya Angelou, Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., Bob Dylan, and Mother Teresa ...

Young worked closely with the Rev. Martin Luther King and is recognized as a civil ... In 1981, President Carter awarded Young the Congressional Medal of Freedom, according to Atlanta News First.

He was previously chosen as U.S. Global Cultural Ambassador and also received the Presidential Medal of Freedom ... in 1964 after meeting Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. A few days later, the ...

One of his causes was to make Martin Luther King Jr.’s birthday a national holiday ... his work was something unlike any other creator and granted him the Presidential Medal of Freedom in 1964. For ...

Known for her 1969 memoir “I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings,” Maya Angelou was also a civil rights activist and a winner of the Presidential Medal ... to Dr. Martin Luther King Jr and his ...

Chavez began studying the work of nonviolent activists like the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. and Mahatma Gandhi. After leaving the Navy in 1946, Chavez eventually adopted La Causa — the cause ...

A recipient of both the Presidential Medal ... supporter of diversity initiatives. Martin Luther King Jr. called Robinson “a sit-inner before sit-ins, a freedom rider before freedom rides.” ...