A documentary covering Stevie Wonder’s work to make Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s birthday a holiday is now in production.

A new documentary from Stevie Wonder will explore his role in establishing Martin Luther King Jr. Day as a federal holiday.

The late Rep. John Conyers, a Democrat from Michigan, had introduced H.R. 40 for years. It was named after the “40 acres and a mule’’ the federal government had promised freed slaves.

In the repetitious cadence of Martin Luther King Jr.’s most famous speech, “I have a dream” was followed by “one day.” Those two words, “one day,” made us look to the heavens with promise, hope and ...

WEST MEMPHIS, Ark. – The Arkansas Martin Luther King, Jr. Commission held a Nonviolence Youth Summit in West Memphis on Saturday. The keynote speaker for the event was actress and producer Vivica A.

The Asheville Downtown Association partnered up with the Martin Luther King, Jr. Association of Asheville and Buncombe County and the folks at Black Wall Street AVL to celebrate the holiday.

Dozens of motivated young people joined in the 2025 Brilliance and Excellence March on Martin Luther King Drive on the South Side last weekend.

CINCINNATI — Ken Griffey Jr. is a Cincinnati Reds legend. He hit home run No. 500 on this date 21 years ago today. Griffey accomplished the feat on Father's day with his dad in the stands.

The Martin Luther King, Jr. Association of Asheville and Buncombe County has hosted events this week including a celebration through song at the Shiloh Friendship Center featuring Mary D. Williams.

This Juneteenth we need to discard the caricatures of King that we so often see and learn from what he actually did and believed. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. speaks before crowd of 25,000 in ...

As Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. said, “A right delayed is a right denied.” Juneteenth reminds us that justice delayed is not justice at all. Freedom withheld is not freedom for all. And the arc of the ...

ST. AUGUSTINE, Fla. – The St. Augustine Jewish Historical Society held its 13th annual ceremony on Wednesday, commemorating the historic moment when 16 Jewish rabbis were arrested for standing ...