The Latest Breaking News from Martin Luther King

Sixty years ago, the Rev. Martin Luther King, Jr. issued his resounding call for racial harmony that set off decades of push and pull toward progress

African-American Christian women forge ties with Jewish people in Jerusalem, inspired by Martin Luther King Jr.

NEW YORK — Growing up, Jackie Robinson was everything to Touki Toussaint.

Critics say important breakthrough overshadowed by contenders’ reluctance to confront systemic racism in US

Jackson's decades of activism have left an indelible mark. Here are some key highlights from his career.

The shadow climate secretary defended his party’s recent backtrack on a £28 billion commitment to tackle climate change.

Since it was designated a federal holiday in 2021, Juneteenth has become more universally recognized beyond Black America

NASA astronaut Victor Glover Jr. will travel farther into space than any Black person before him when he pilots the Artemis II lunar mission in 2024.

Published quotes attacking ‘fiery, demagogic oratory’ suggested deep divide but transcript of 1965 interview tells different story

The Caribbean-American singer and actor Harry Belafonte has passed away from congestive heart failure at the age of 96. Although he was well known for songs like Day-O (The Banana Boat song) and Jump In The Line, which earned him the title “King of Calypso”, his music was a vehicle…

Pioneering musician and activist Harry Belafonte has died aged 96. Here, Bono remembers a ‘lightbulb moment’ when he came face-to-face