As a college president who is passionate about expanding access to education, I don’t have all the answers right now. But I ...

Eig said the “watering down” of King’s radical message is intentional, noting that King’s close friend Harry Belafonte believed the national holiday was designed to destroy King’s power — the holiday ...

More information about the monument can be found on the National Park Service's official Martin Luther King, Jr. Memorial page. DC Monuments and Memorials Night Tour (6018 reviews) Small-Group ...

Historian Vicki Crawford was one of the first scholars to focus on women’s roles in the civil rights movement. Her 1993 book, ...

For the next two months, a new enforcement effort is underway in the D.C. to target unsafe driving. New safety corridors are ...

The preacher and civil rights activist tells us that we can all live and work together to make society a better place.

D.C. homeless services must prioritize public input and ensure accountability and real solutions for homelessness, Reginald ...

On Feb. 27, second grade students in Mallory Courtney’s class at Slaughter Elementary School learned about the life and work ...

For our complete Black History Month coverage, click here. When he was born Jan. 15, 1929, Martin Luther King Jr.’s name was Michael. It’s the name originally on his birth certificate. He was named ...

From the Southside to the Peninsula, Dr. King’s influence on our area is visible. In Norfolk, an 83-foot granite Martin Luther King Monument towers over the intersection of Chur ...

Martin Luther King Jr.’s bold quest to fight for peace across the nation and for all people to be treated equally led to the Civil Rights Movement. Although his acts of selflessness cemented his name ...