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Juneteenth: What it is and how to celebrate it
Deseret News via Yahoo News· 4 hours agoJuneteenth is America’s longest-running African American holiday. On June 17, 2021, it was declared a national holiday. It is America’s newest holiday,...
James Lawson, Civil Rights Activist and MLK’s Chief Strategist, Dies at 95
The Wrap via Yahoo News· 3 days agoMartin Luther King Jr.'s family, Chef José Andrés, Cornel West and numerous others mourn the...
Fire breaks out at historic building on Morris Brown College campus
FOX 5 Atlanta· 4 hours agoCrews are battling a major blaze at an abandoned building on the campus of Morris Brown College....
Fire crews battle blaze at previously burned historic building near Atlanta University Center
WXIA-TV Atlanta· 4 hours agoFire crews are battling a large blaze at the historic Gaines Hall building in northwest Atlanta on...
City to celebrate groundbreaking of Martin Luther King Park renovation
WZZM 13 Grand Rapids· 1 day agoThere will be ice cream, music, games and raffles after the groundbreaking ceremony. “The new...
Key Chapel Hill road reopens to all traffic after 2 years, but work isn’t entirely done
Durham Herald-Sun via Yahoo News· 6 hours agoEstes Drive closed to westbound traffic from Franklin Street to Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard in...
Demolition of Exhibit BE, New Orleans' graffiti masterpiece, has begun as buildings razed
New Orleans Times-Picayune· 3 hours agoIn 2014 graffiti artists bombed the courtyard of the defunct DeGaulle Manor, creating a...
King Willem-Alexander and Queen Máxima of the Netherlands Pay Tribute to Martin Luther King Jr.
Town & Country· 3 days agoMonday, the King and Queen of the Netherlands began their four-day visit to the U.S. in Atlanta,...
10:30 a.m. - SPD to announce findings in 1964 death of civil rights leader Ann Brewster
KTBS Shreveport· 3 hours agoShreveport Police Chief Wayne Smith is set to brief the public on Thursday regarding the death of...
Portion of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard to close for weeks due to KC Streetcar construction
KSHB-TV Kansas City· 1 day agoA portion of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard just east of Brookside Boulevard will close for weeks while crews complete construction work for the KC Streetcar extension.