More than a half century ago, on April 3, 1968, Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. took the stage at Mason Temple, a Black church in ...

Steve Schapiro tells the stories behind many of his iconic photographs in the new documentary, 'Steve Schapiro: Being ...

Martin Luther King Jr.'s enduring legacy emphasizes that true character is revealed during challenges, not comfort. His quote ...

Arlington Mayor Jim Ross stood under the June sun and delivered an impassioned speech in front of a crowd awash in rainbows ...

With the U.S. House of Representatives poised to vote overwhelmingly in favour of a bill calling for the release of all ...

Reverend Jesse Jackson is in stable condition and is breathing on his own without the assistance of machines, despite ...

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Civil rights leader Reverend Jesse Jackson has been suddenly hospitalized in Chicago as details about his condition remain a ...

The revolutionaries in Silicon Valley are no longer storming the gates. They’re inside the castle, polishing the silverware.

In the ensuing U.S. Supreme Court case over the seizure of Stanford’s possessions, Justice Potter Stewart described the Act ...

History is full of important protests that legitimately effected change. Protests are one of the most popular ways to express ...

Author Walter Isaacson is drawn to minds that bend the world. He writes about men who catch lightning, who bottle reason, who ...