It's Black History Month and the Up First newsletter wants to highlight local history makers. Do you know anyone who has made ...

Mississippi is one of two states that recognizes Martin Luther King Junior Day as a dual holiday, shared with Robert E. Lee.

Rev. Milford L. Griner, president and founder of Gainesville’s Rosa Parks Quiet Courage Committee (RPQCC), also took the ...

Alabama legislative session is underway. On the top of the agenda for the Alabama Senate: selecting a new leader. Discussions are also in the works when it comes to Glock switches and Martin Luther ...

Many prominent historical figures are from the Metro Detroit area. Here’s a list of prominent Black historical figures in ...

Every Black History Month and Juneteenth, pioneers in African American history are often mentioned like Dr. Martin Luther ...

The Defense Department’s intelligence agency has paused observances of Martin Luther King Jr. Day, Pride Month, Holocaust Days of Remembrance and other cultural or historical annual events in response ...

By Kris Harrell Butler County Concern Citizens held their annual Martin Luther King Day Parade, celebrating the life and work ...

January 30 is Martrys’ Day in India. In 1948, as Mahatma Gandhi emerged for his evening prayers at New Delhi’s Birla House, ...

Martin Luther King Jr. in 1957 told an audience in Montgomery, Alabama, “Life’s most persistent and urgent question is: ‘What ...

Hundreds gathered in Tuscaloosa on Monday for Unity Day in honor of the legacy of the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. The Unity March ... leader after he moved to Alabama. While serving as ...