The Sevier County Martin Luther King Jr. Committee will hold a program dedicated to the history of Black schools, honoring local educators and schools in the community, during ...

The book concludes with King’s famous “Mountaintop Speech” in Memphis, the night before his assassination: “And I’ve looked ...

The week leading up to June 19 is packed with cultural events and celebrations to honor our newest federal holiday, ...

Tez'Ziah Ransford marks her graduation with a walk across the stage and awards for math, music, socioemotional learning, and ...

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

Carla Hayden, the first woman and first African American to serve as Librarian of Congress, received an email announcing her dismissal. She talks about libraries as bastions of democracy, for which ...

So now, The Root is taking a closer look at the anti-racist white heroes who were just as down for civil rights as Black ...

Union Temple Baptist Church unveils portrait of civil rights activist Bayard Rustin, marking Pride Month and emphasizing the ...

President Donald Trump and his allies are seeking to rule through systematic intimidation. It has deep roots in American ...

A year ago, the world said goodbye to Reverend James Lawson Jr. On today’s show, we look back at the work and legacy this ...

Martin Luther King and the Montgomery Story” continues to be a nonviolence teaching tool and an influential historical ...

Parkland Uprising still affects the neighborhood's present. What's in Parkland's future? Tell the Courier Journal mobile ...