It’s clear that the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s nonviolence movement benefited from Clarence B. Jones’ North Philly swag. Jones’ gravelly voice narrates The Baddest Speechwriter of All, Steph ...

CHICAGO — Details for a celebration of life for the late Rev. Jesse Jackson were announced Wednesday, with multiple events ...

Al Letson revisits a story about civil rights activist Bayard Rustin that he produced 16 years ago for Black History Month.

Clara Johnson invites readers to share their Shout Outs at bliving@thefacts.com.

The Rev. Jesse Jackson, a civil rights icon and two-time presidential candidate who died Feb. 17, advocated for years for causes in Arizona.

An impassioned orator, he was a moral and political force, forming a “rainbow coalition” of poor and working-class people and ...

The Rev. Jesse Jackson, an iconic civil rights activist who worked with Martin Luther King and spent more than six decades ...

The Masonic lodge that served as the home base for Dr. King’s activism will soon be open to visitors. It had long been considered endangered.

Famed civil rights leader the Rev. Jesse Jackson has died. Jackson, 84, marched alongside Martin Luther King Jr. and later ...

Kids celebrated Presidents’ Day on Monday by participating in a variety of patriotic activities at the Martin Luther King Jr.

Bruce John Crass Jr. passed away in his home is Eastvale, CA on Wednesday January 14th. He is survived by his sisters Beth (Ernie) Turpin, Cathy (Brian) Flynn, Margie (Thanos) Tsiolis, his brother Ed ...

It is often said that history is best viewed through a rearview mirror, where the twists and turns of a single life finally sharpen into a clear destination. That’s where we’ve been since Jan. 29, ...