King led several nonviolent campaigns in Birmingham, known at the time as "the most segregated city in America." ...

That the celebration of Dr. Martin Luther King and the inauguration of Trump occurred on the same day is one of the ironies ...

Prior award recipients include Nelson Mandela, Mother Theresa, the Dalai Lama and Martin Luther King Jr. Reviewers describe their visits to the Nobel Peace Prize as hit or miss. Although some say ...

The bill aims to honor Carter’s lifelong dedication to human rights, diplomacy and humanitarian efforts and for his service ...

Martin Luther King Jr. wasn't born in Alabama, but his legacy and impact are felt throughout the state and in the heart of Birmingham. While at college in Boston, he met his wife, Coretta Scott King.

As this story is filed on Feb. 18, it is a reminder that on this date in 1965, Malcolm X delivered his final public address at Barnard College, three days before he was assassinated at the Audubon ...

Patricia Bath had the power of invention in the treatment, prevention and cure of blindness. Her patented innovations transformed a substantial segment of medical practice and fixed sight deficiency ...

Malcolm X had been a public critic of King and rejected the Nobel Peace Prize winner’s direction on race relations.

A dilemma Malcolm faced was thus that those whom he and his mentor Elijah Muhammad, among others, were struggling to protect against oppression were themselves fascinated with the nature of the White ...

President Trump has been pining for the Nobel since his first presidency, if only, say his supporters, 'it were fairly ...

OSLO—The Nobel Peace Prize ceremony gave both Norwegian and Japanese citizens an opportunity to reflect on the meaning of making “orizuru” folded-paper cranes, a symbol of prayers for peace ...