ARTEFFECT, an initiative of the Lowell Milken Family Foundation and Lowell Milken Center for Unsung Heroes (LMC), has named a ...

Cleveland Public Library celebrated a historic moment with the opening of its newly rebuilt Martin Luther King Jr. Branch campus on January 25, 2025. ... He reflected on pivotal moments in the fight ...

On April 4, 1968, Nobel Peace Prize awardee Martin Luther King Jr. was assassinated in Memphis ... At left is the Dexter Avenue Baptist Church which served as headquarters for Martin Luther King Jr ...

Go to Montgomery, Alabama today and markers to the civil rights movement dot the city landscape: Dr. King’s house, the place where Rosa Parks was arrested, homes of other activists like E.D ...

Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. is more than just a symbol of the Civil ... Dr. King led the iconic Montgomery Bus Boycott in 1955 following Rosa Parks' arrest for refusing to give up her seat to a ...

RTD CEO and General Manager Debra Johnson announced the zero-fare day in Denver’s City Park Monday, standing by the statue of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Another statue commemorates Rosa Parks ...

Spearheaded by Martin Luther King Jr., the boycott transcended Alabama and led to protests against segregation laws across the United States, essentially, catalyzing the civil rights movement.

Simple sewing work sustained Parks until fate stepped in through John Conyers’ 1964 congressional campaign. Her political wisdom shone when she secured Martin Luther King Jr.’s crucial endorsement for ...

They elected a 26-year-old Martin Luther King Jr. — a newcomer to the area and the pastor of a small Black church — as their leader. The city’s transit system suffered serious economic ...

Tragically, Martin Luther King Jr was assassinated in 1968 in Tennessee, where he had given a speech the day before. He was standing on the balcony his hotel when he was shot.