On MLK Day, whispers of memories of my time in Selma, Alabama, return. They’re dream-like recollections, faint but never forgotten, blurry with sharp edges. At dawn six years ago, I walked ...

The Edmund Pettus Bridge in Selma, Alabama, was the scene of a major civil rights confrontation in March, 1965, in which ...

Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Day is coming up on Monday, Jan. 15 — which means we are going to hear a lot of people invoking Dr. King who have no business with his name in their mouth. Seriously, no one ...

Selma 1965 Presenter, Jim Hall, is a life-long resident of New Mexico. Jim grew up at Ghost Ranch Conference Center where his ...

In 1965, he helped organize the Selma to Montgomery marches. King was assassinated by James Earl Ray on April 4, 1968, in Memphis, Tennessee. Martin Luther King Jr. Day 2025 will be observed on ...

During Selma's 60th anniversary of the voting rights ... She and several other Black teenagers were with the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. that day, taking it upon themselves to demonstrate for ...

He led more than 600 peaceful protestors across the Edmund Pettus Bridge in Selma to march for voting rights. The group was attacked by Alabama State Troopers in what would be known as "Bloody Sunday.

In an era where political divisions run deep and social justice remains a pressing concern, Martin Luther King Jr.’s message ... by Common and John Legend, Selma resonates with contemporary ...

The 'beloved community' was the focus of the 35th annual Martin Luther King Jr. Prayer Gathering held in Black Mountain Feb.

In August 1965, at the height of the civil rights movement, Martin Luther King Jr. stopped in West Philadelphia as part of his “Freedom Now” tour, a celebration of sorts after a successful year that ...

MLK Jr. Day is a federal holiday ... holding commemorative parades and marches to honor the iconic marches from Selma, Alabama, to Montgomery, Alabama, in 1965 that helped lead to the Voting ...

Dr. King had been to Selma numerous times ... s second presidential inauguration will take place Monday, on Martin Luther King Jr. Day, a federal holiday. Many people across America cringed ...