With Friday being the Fourth of July, it seems fitting to share a column about a hero from my Star archives from a decade ago ...

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

The U.S. Senate approval this week has been of perhaps the most heinous bill ever, stealing from the poor to feed the rich on ...

Yolanda Renée King is the sole grandchild of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. and Coretta Scott King—and is just as passionate. She ...

Recently, on May 31, 2025, I attended a community celebration for the sculpture unveiling ceremony honoring Dr. Martin Luther ...

Almost four years after his “I Have a Dream” speech, the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. arrived at a tent-in demonstration in DuPage County.

This was during public participation hearings on the National Dialogue Committee report. His words were met with laughter and ...

This article discusses how racial categories, rooted in social history, are used in records and society. It argues race isn’t ...

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 ...

The Thomas Jefferson Memorial, reflected in the Tidal Basin, pays tribute to the author of the Declaration of Independence, ...

Resisting the rain and the heat, 3,000 people lived in Resurrection City, on the Washington Mall, for weeks, to demand an end to poverty. This is episode 51 of Stories of Resistance.

A century before Beyoncé, Josephine Baker became America’s first global pop star. She broke barriers, built a brand, and ...