This month marks the 60th anniversary of the historic march from Selma to Montgomery, capping the struggle to pass the Voting Rights Act. It was the apex of the civil rights movement – fueled largely ...

LERONE MARTIN: He's known as the Happy Am I preacher, so he has this kind of charisma, smiling, very happy. My name is Dr. Lerone Martin, and I am the director of the Martin Luther King Jr. Research ...

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On the 60th anniversary of Lyndon Johnson’s voting rights speech, we are reminded how government can address concerns with ...

How the brutal treatment of Black citizens in Selma, Alabama in 1965 led to the creation of the Voting Rights Act, a pivotal ...

Leading up to the Beloved Benefit on Aug. 14, we are recognizing a total of nine nonprofits that are advancing social and ...

What you need to knowMayor Cherelle L. Parker is delivering her second budget address this morning to Philadelphia City ...

Ms. Shaheen’s retirement will set off a high-stakes fight for an open seat in a state where she has been a leading political ...

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Discover how the brutal treatment of Black citizens in Selma, Alabama, in 1965 led to the passage of the Voting Rights Act and shaped American history.

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 ...