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MLK organized important parts of the Civil Rights Movement from New Orleans. Here's where he gave speeches, organized and ate ...

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Artist Dave Caudill has new sculpture erected near Lexington Detention Center A new 30-foot-tall sculpture was recently put ...

Sanford and Lee County turned out in a big way on Sunday to honor the life of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. at a monument erected in his name along South Horner Boulevard. On Saturday, more than 400 ...

Mental health advocates offer resources following Antioch High School shooting, including a Crisis Processing Session.

Following the shooting that took place at Antioch High School on January 22, there are organizations in the community offering mental health resources.

The King Holiday Commitee presented NAACP Peoria Branch president Marvin Hightower with a Dr. Martin Luther King commemorative leadership award Monday.

Matthew G. Carter (1913-2012) was the first Black mayor of Montclair.  He was elected town commissioner in 1964 and was ...

The theme for this year’s Martin Luther King Jr. Day celebrations was “Mission Possible: Let Justice Prevail,” and in between ...

King Day at the Dome started in 2000 as a protest to the Confederate flag flying over the State House dome and inside both ...

Also honored at the event was a group of women the organizers referred to as “Urban Pastors Wives.” Awards went to Deborah ...