Knoxville will observe Juneteenth with festivals, a parade, music and other activities on and around June 19 to celebrate Black freedom.

A roundup of events in June to celebrate Black Independence Day.

Black Americans have always led our own struggle for freedom and justice, but we couldn’t do it alone. Standing beside ...

Martin Luther King Jr., the Reverend, academic scholar and Civil Rights activist, practiced non-violence and civil disobedience to help change the racial inequalities of his time. Born January 15 ...

Left to right: Dan Allen Hughes Jr., Chairman of BRI Advisory Board, J. Luther King (2025 WTCOY Honoree), and Louis Harveson, Director of BRI. (Courtesy Photo) ALPINE The Borderlands Research ...

A Denver pastor who helped Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. organize the 1963 March on ... He said his mother, Edna J. Belton, instilled a love of poetry and speechmaking in him. He was one of the ...