The Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. gave his iconic “I Have a Dream” speech in 1963 on the steps of the Lincoln Memorial. He chose that location in part to honor President Abraham Lincoln as “a ...

Evelyn T. Butts’ hero was the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. And on a holiday remembering the man with a dream, her daughter, Charlene Ligon, said it’s important to remember ...

Juneteenth is about African American history. And what better way to celebrate than with four Paterson families that have pre ...

The ceremony, beginning at 9 a.m. at the Huntoon-Van Rensalier Underground Railroad Memorial Site at 125 Broadway (Martin Luther King Blvd.), will include a brief presentation by Richardson, and a ...

Mayor Muriel Bowser unveiled Tuesday her 2026 D.C. budget proposal, along with a supplemental 2025 budget proposal.

As well as the lasting impact of his melodies and lyrics, Wonder is also respected for his activism, including helping to make Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s birthday a public holiday.

Martin Luther King Jr. often spoke of creating “the beloved community,” a society in which “men can live together without fear,” as he wrote in a 1966 essay.

Stevie Wonder, Aretha Franklin and a crowd of 50,000 join Obama to open new 30ft Martin Luther King statue. 50,000 gather for commemoration of 30-foot statue on National Mall ...

WASHINGTON — A federal judge is weighing a request from the Trump administration to unseal records of the FBI’s surveillance of Martin Luther King Jr. — files that the civil rights leader ...