Martin Luther King Jr.

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“As my mother said; we have to be committed to fighting in this freedom struggle from generation to generation...…

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The NAACP has growing concern for minorities in Florida under Gov. DeSantis' legislation

T.D. Jakes discusses the church's role in the fight for civil rights.

From Donald Trump to Bull Connor, these are the white men who have endangered the lives of Black people for decades.

Attacks on Black History and the way it echoes through our present day lives are rampant. We need to fight back!

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A tech company CEO is apologizing for using the civil rights leader's words in a company-wide email

The KKK is very much alive--they just go by new aliases.

"How you get fired on your day off?" read one reaction.

The president made a speech in which he critiqued the GOP for not moving forward with policy changes.

For Biden's latest faux pas, he tried to sing "Happy Birthday" to her but to no avail.

"The Embrace" was inspired by a photo of Dr. King hugging his wife, Coretta. But not everyone is seeing it that way.