This hour, we reflect on two of the most prominent civil rights thinkers in U.S history and how they connect to our present political moment.

Autherine Lucy Foster made history on Feb. 3, 1956, becoming the first Black student to attend classes at the University of ...

Word In Black Kheel Center, CC BY 2.0 , via Wikimedia Commons (WIB) - The chasm between the dream and the despair grows wider each ...

Custodian Robert Ferguson, now 91, recalls a time when he worshipped at the historic Calvary Baptist Church in Chester alongside Dr. Martin Luther King ...

With efforts to remove critical race theory from school curriculum in full swing, educators are working to ensure that King’s legacy is not lost in the classroom.

Elder Gary E. Stevenson was in Washington on Martin Luther King Jr. Day for the inauguration of President Donald Trump.

The phrase is plastered in Swiss on the Grossmunster Kirche in Zürich, Switzerland and is a symbol of the Anabaptist ...

On the evening of April 3, 1968, the day before he was assassinated, Martin Luther King Jr. spoke to Memphis sanitation ...

The term “the beloved community” was first used in the early days of the 20th century by the philosopher-theologian Josiah ...

Dakota Johnson and Coldplay frontman Chris Martin are still going strong—or so it seems. The habitually private pair began dating years after Martin’s conscious uncoupling from ex-wife Gwyneth ...

A look back at local, national and world events through Deseret News archives. On Monday, Jan. 18, 1993, the Martin Luther King Jr. holiday was observed in all 50 states for the first time. This ...

COLUMBIA, S.C. — Monday, Jan. 20, 2025, is Martin Luther King Jr. Day, a day set aside to honor and remember the life and legacy of the civil rights activist. Events are planned for the days ...