As time inevitably passes, we must remember that speeches of this magnitude were not given in a vacuum—they were calls to ...

King employed nonviolent resistance and civil disobedience in his campaigns. He organized peaceful protests, boycotts, and marches to to racial injustice.

Rosa Parks was actively involved in civil rights work long before the famous bus incident. She joined the NAACP in 1943. McDonalds Black History Month - 360Wise ...

Throughout history, Black communities have used economic boycotts as a powerful tool for resistance, empowerment and social change. Boycotts have served as a means to protest racial injustice, ...

“Not a single federal holiday honors a woman,” said U.S. Rep. Joyce Beatty (D-Ohio.). Beatty said designating Dec. 1 as Rosa ...

Rep. Terri Sewell today described her proposed holiday as counter measure to what she called an attack on diversity and Black history by President Donald Trump’s administration.

Metro Denver residents can ride Regional Transportation District buses and trains for free on Tuesday as part of Transit ...

Christopher Blay’s latest piece, recounting stories of the Civil Rights Movement through a transformed vintage bus, was celebrated Feb. 1.

In 1955 in the US, radio stations were playing Bill Haley's hit "Rock Around the Clock" around the clock, Billy Wilder's romantic comedy "The Seven Year Itch" starring Marilyn Monroe premiered in New ...

Celebrating the life and legacy of the nation’s “drum major for justice” was the focus of the Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Celebration ... role in the Montgomery bus boycott sparked in 1955 ...

Martin Luther King Jr. Day is Monday, and as a federal holiday, residents will see reduced transit bus services. The LINK (fixed route) will begin at 7:30 a.m. and end at 1:30 p.m. The ASSIST ...

There’s an adage that goes: “The best part of the meal is the company.” And those words were never more true than in June 1958 when the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. came to town.