In 1968, Jackson witnessed the assassination of Martin Luther King, Jr., while standing with him on the balcony of the Lorraine Motel. CBS News Chicago spoke with him 50 years later about his memories ...

OBITUARY: The Reverend Jesse Jackson, a towering figure in the American civil rights movement, has passed away at the age of ...

TAMPA, Fla. — Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Day celebrates the memory of Dr. King and his achievements as a civil rights leader. The holiday is observed annually on the third Monday of January and this ...

CENTRAL FLORIDA — The life and legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. will be celebrated with parades, festivals and service events all weekend throughout Central Florida.

People routinely search for little bits of personal history in yearbooks, but in late January, 1972 Roslyn High School ...

Martin Luther King Jr. represented the best of our nation,” RFK wrote. “Dr. King lived and died not only for the Negro, but for all Americans and in ...

Katori Hall’s controversial play about Martin Luther King Jr.’s final night gets a superb production by Oakland Theater Project ...

While the end of Oakland Theater Project's production of "The Mountaintop"-- Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright Katori Hall's imagining of the last night of Martin Luther King Jr.'s life -- is ...

While the end of Oakland Theater Project’s production of “The Mountaintop”— Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright Katori Hall's imagining of the last ...

Oakland Theater Project’s production of Katori Hall’s powerful two-person play reimagines the night before King’s death as she reveals the often-fragile man beneath the icon.

Joseph Brown, 77, died Thursday, January 22, 2026. Funeral service will be 11:00 A.M. Saturday, February 7, 2026 at New Hope Community Church, 243 Dr. MLK Jr. Memorial Road with burial at Walker ...

The late Luther Vandross is still a trending topic thanks to the 2026 Grammys. So what better time than now to take a look at some of his best songs! Although Kendrick Lamar and SZA walked away with ...