CHICAGO (WLS) -- To celebrate Martin Luther King Jr. Day, many in Chicago and Illinois are observing a day of service. A group of local and state leaders honored the call to service in Chicago, ...

Rev. Jesse L. Douglas, a close aide to Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., passed away in 2021 at age 90. His daughter, Adrienne Douglas Vaulx, said he died in a nursing home in Charlotte, North Carolina ...

The Rev. Jesse L. Douglas, a close aide of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., died in 2021, he is remembered as one of King's most ...

MEMPHIS, Tenn. -- Each third Monday of January, the United States celebrates a civil rights icon whose activism changed the lives of millions and shifted the trajectory of American history. Dr. Martin ...

ELGIN, Ill. (WLS) -- The City of Elgin hosted its annual Martin Luther King Celebration Saturday. The celebration was for the life and legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. It was a virtual event ...

Construction has officially begun at Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Park in west Modesto, which soon will feature a splash pad, gymnasium and basketball court. A short and sweet ceremony Thursday ...

There’s power in being part of change. “We all want to have unity,” said Ken Brown, senior pastor of Trinity United Methodist Church in Denver, Colorado. “But at some point, you have to start ...

HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) -- The pandemic isn't stopping organizers of Houston's Original MLK Day Parade from proceeding, but it will be much different from years' past. The Black Heritage Society's event ...

Thousands of fourth and fifth graders in classrooms across the community pondered this question during the last couple months and a select few brave souls stepped to the stage Friday morning to ...

In her moving TED Talk, “Racism has a cost for everyone,” Heather McGhee recounts what happened during a live television appearance when a caller asked her for advice on overcoming racial prejudice.