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Mary Powell, who introduced Coretta Scott and Martin Luther King, Jr., finally gets a gravestone
GBH News· 5 days agoIt was a tribute to Mary Powell — the person who introduced Coretta Scott and Martin Luther King,...
Read Martin Luther King Jr.'s 'I Have a Dream' speech in its entirety
Mountain View Telegraph· 4 days agoCivil rights leader Martin Luther King Jr. addresses the crowd at the Lincoln Memorial ...
Far From a Hollywood Project, Mike Rowe's 'Something To Stand For' Celebrates America's History
The New York Sun· 5 days ago“Here’s looking at you, kid,” was never in the “Casablanca” script; it was a Humphrey Bogart ad-lib....
Groups celebrate Juneteenth across Indianapolis
WTHR Indianapolis· 3 days agoMartin Luther King Jr. Park on the near east side. "This is an opportunity to celebrate the significance ...
11 Inspiring Places Around the U.S. to Learn More About Black History
Veranda via Yahoo News· 5 days agoFrom museums to theaters, there's plenty to do in these storied destinations. Here, the best trips...
Juneteenth: How the US holiday is being celebrated
BBC via AOL· 4 days agoIt was the first new federal holiday since Martin Luther King Jr Day was established in 1983. Among the< ...
New Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Bypass signs posted in east Pueblo
The Pueblo Chieftain· 2 days agoThe city of Pueblo completed the first phase of the project renaming a portion of U.S. Highway 50...
How Willie Mays, and my first visit to the ballpark with my dad, changed my life | Opinion
Sacramento Bee via Yahoo News· 3 days agoIt was hoped that Mays could make the trip, where his life in baseball would have come full circle....
On this day in history, June 19, 1865, the end of slavery is proclaimed in Texas
AOL· 4 days agoThe Emancipation Proclamation was issued in 1863, yet freedom truly arrived for many enslaved people on this day in history, June 19, 1865, originating in Galveston, Texas.
EJI unveils statue of Martin Luther King Jr. in Montgomery
Alabama Reflector via Yahoo News· 6 days agoThe Equal Justice Initiative Friday unveiled a statue of Martin Luther King Jr. in Montgomery in...