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After video of the brutal beating was released, people gathered to decry the violence and abuse of power

If you use television to educate yourselves during Black History Month, there are two required courses: "Roots," the 1977 landmark miniseries that opened up naive eyes to the deepest horrors of slavery, and "Eyes on the Prize," the 1987 docuseries honoring unsung heroes of the civil rights movement.

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — Gov. Ron DeSantis said Monday his administration rejected a new Advanced Placement course on African-American studies for high school students because some of the topics attempted to use Black history to push a political agenda.

President Joe Biden called for racial justice and economic advancement at the National Action Network’s annual Martin Luther King Jr. Day breakfast in Washington, D.C.

America has honored Martin Luther King Jr. with a federal holiday for nearly four decades yet still hasn’t fully embraced and acted on the lessons from the slain civil rights leader, his youngest daughter said Monday

Annual tributes and commemorations of the life and legacy of the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr., which begin nationwide on Friday, typically include a mix of politics, faith and community service

Exclusive: ‘We condemn these racist and dehumanising actions in the strongest possible terms,’ the civil rights pioneer told The Independent

President Joe Biden toasted a reelection campaign with his French counterpart

Producers of a new documentary on the Rev. Al Sharpton told him they had three conditions for his involvement: He’d have no editorial control, the film would have a white director and the title would be “Loudmouth.”