Early in the year, the significant legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King resonates strongly. The third Monday in January is Martin Luther King, Jr. Day, providing an occasion for reflection ...

King employed nonviolent resistance and civil disobedience in his campaigns. He organized peaceful protests, boycotts, and marches to to racial injustice.

Rosa Parks was actively involved in civil rights work long before the famous bus incident. She joined the NAACP in 1943. McDonalds Black History Month - 360Wise ...

“Not a single federal holiday honors a woman,” said U.S. Rep. Joyce Beatty (D-Ohio.). Beatty said designating Dec. 1 as Rosa ...

Rep. Terri Sewell today described her proposed holiday as counter measure to what she called an attack on diversity and Black history by President Donald Trump’s administration.

Metro Denver residents can ride Regional Transportation District buses and trains for free on Tuesday as part of Transit ...

In 1955 in the US, radio stations were playing Bill Haley's hit "Rock Around the Clock" around the clock, Billy Wilder's romantic comedy "The Seven Year Itch" starring Marilyn Monroe premiered in New ...

To honor and celebrate the legacy of civil rights icon Rosa Parks, the Maryland Department of Transportation (MDOT) said it will offer free rides across all of its ...

Gov. Maura T. Healey signed the bill earlier this month, making Massachusetts the ninth state to honor Parks with an annual ...

BOSTON - All the way back in April of 1965, sisters Glynnette and Beverly Byron marched hand in hand toward the Boston Common, part of a march against segregation led by Dr. Martin Luther King ...

20 (UPI) --The United States is paying tribute to Dr. Martin Luther King Jr's legacy the same day ... AME Church where Frederick Douglass and Rosa Parks are laid to rest. Sharpton, founder and ...

A congressman appeared to compare Donald Trump to Rosa Parks as he praised the 47th US president at a luncheon following his inauguration on Monday, 20 January. House majority leader Steve Scalise ...