The reverend and civil rights leader was a major proponent of using nonviolent protest to fight for equality.

Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. was a civil-rights activist who helped end segregation in the US. Martin wasn't his given name: He was born Michael King Jr., after his father. At 35, he became the ...

Civil rights icon Fannie Lou Hamer’s Presidential Medal of Freedom is now on display at the Mississippi Civil Rights Museum.

Ciara and Samuel L Jackson are among the big names who have become citizens of African countries in recent years.

A number of entertainers and athletes have used their influence to fight inequality and support the civil rights movements ...

Looking south from Martin Luther King, Jr. Park, where Nurrie, Jr. froze to death, there is visible a $44 million hotel ...

Here's what makes A'mare Wall, an eighth-grader at Spring Lake Middle School, one of The Fayetteville Observer's 2026 Future ...

"Growing up where racism was the norm and openly practiced, it was impossible to miss who was being mistreated and by whom. The road from that world to where I stand today was long." ...

Gold crosses, priceless art, sprawling cathedrals—there’s no denying the Catholic Church is rich. It built its massive wealth over centuries, and the story behind it is more layered than most people ...

Evangelical denominations and pastors, though, even those who are not deeply immersed in politics, are generally willing to ...

The Statue of Liberty's inscription calls on us to welcome immigrants “yearning to breathe free.” Things are a bit different ...

Today, we seek to honor him in the same spirit he honored us by co-naming Stuyvesant Avenue between Chauncy and Fulton Streets in his memory. Dr. Mickens was a true son of Bed-Stuy. Born and raised in ...