It was the summer of 1966. I completed my first year at Bethany Theological Seminary in affluent Oak Brook, Illinois.

The events are presented by the nonprofit Friends of the Library of Collier County at the Hilton Naples, and include a buffet ...

Al Letson revisits a story about civil rights activist Bayard Rustin that he produced 16 years ago for Black History Month.

Winners of the 2026 Coretta Scott King Book Awards honoring African-American authors and illustrators of outstanding books for children and young adults.

A book launch was held at the National Civil Rights Museum to mark the release of late civil rights icon Rev. James Lawson's memoir.

He will lie in repose this week at the Rainbow PUSH Coalition in Chicago before being honored in South Carolina.

A mother and daughter are turning family adventures into a growing series of children’s books and games designed to introduce ...

BACK at home for Christmas, a young Jesse Jackson had needed a book for his college studies. But he was banned from using the ...

Kids celebrated Presidents’ Day on Monday by participating in a variety of patriotic activities at the Martin Luther King Jr.

The Rev. Jesse Jackson, an American civil rights leader, minister, and politician, who was a protégé of Martin Luther King Jr ...

Students from three counties received recognition for exemplifying Dr. King's ideals, while keynote speaker Cynthia Marshall ...

Jones' new novel, Kin, is set in 1950s Louisiana and Atlanta, and tells the story of two young women who grow up next door to ...