The preacher and civil rights activist tells us that we can all live and work together to make society a better place.

His image, peering through curtains while holding a rifle, is iconic, seared into the collective memory of Black America. His ...

Today’s clergy need to answer the Rev. Martin Luther King’s call six decades ago to step up, organize and take action.

Anyone aiming to understand folk musician Pete Seeger and his undying belief that music can make the world a better place should read this Inquirer essay from 1998.

Historian Vicki Crawford was one of the first scholars to focus on women’s roles in the civil rights movement. Her 1993 book, ...

As a college president who is passionate about expanding access to education, I don’t have all the answers right now. But I ...

Martin Luther King Jr.’s bold quest to fight for peace across the nation and for all people to be treated equally led to the Civil Rights Movement. Although his acts of selflessness cemented his name ...

He was among the first rows of people who crossed the Edmond Pettus Bridge on what is known as "Bloody Sunday." ...

Experts say the drugs are safe and effective. Shortly after Robert F. Kennedy Jr. was sworn in as secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services, President Donald Trump issued an ...

ONE OF THOSE EXTRAORDINARY PEOPLE CHANGED OUR STATE AND COUNTRY. MARTIN LUTHER KING JR. GROWING UP IN ATLANTA, EXPERIENCING RACIAL INJUSTICE DAILY FUELED HIS DESIRE FOR CHANGE IN THE WORLD. HE AND ...

The world discovered that Martin Luther King Jr. and Coretta Scott King helped cover the hospital bill for America’s Sweetheart herself – Julia Roberts. It sounds like something straight out ...

Our separate struggles are really a struggle for freedom, dignity and humanity." The quote is part of a telegram sent by Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. to civil rights activist Cesar Chavez in late ...