Maurice DuBois is an Emmy Award-winning journalist and co-anchor of the "CBS Evening News" in New York, the flagship evening broadcast on CBS News. He brings more than three decades of experience to ...
President Jimmy Carter played a pivotal role in preserving Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.'s birth home and neighborhood by designating it as a national historic site, now a national park. Carter's close ...
The New-York Historical Society honor goes to Jonathan Eig, whose “King: A Life” presents the civil rights leader as a brilliant, flawed 20th-century “founding father.” By Jennifer Schuessler Jonathan ...
As we observe Martin Luther King Jr. Day, it's more than a commemoration of a great leader; it's a vital reminder of our ongoing journey toward equality and justice. This reflection explores the ...
On October 25, 1960, Martin Luther King Jr. was sentenced in Decatur, Georgia for protesting segregation at a department store lunch counter.King’s attendance at that protest reportedly violated his ...
It has been almost 57 years since the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. was shot dead outside of a Memphis, TN, hotel—yet, his legacy continues to make its mark on people across the United States. A federal ...
ATLANTA — Today, January 15th, marks the birthday of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., a towering figure in the fight for civil rights and social justice. Born in 1929, Dr. King dedicated his life to ...
From Camden and Cherry Hill to Trenton and the Jersey Shore, what about life in New Jersey do you want WHYY News to cover? Let us know. Two years ago, a fire destroyed the historic Camden home where ...
On Monday, at one end of the National Mall, Donald Trump will be sworn in for a second time as president after running a racist and misogynist campaign supported by half of American voters. Monday ...
Researching Martin Luther King Jr.’s connection with Brooklyn, we discovered that on May 29, 1966, he gave a 45-minute speech at the Cornerstone Baptist Church in Bedford Stuyvesant called “Guidelines ...
The partial shutdown of the federal government has led to the closure of one of Atlanta’s most significant civil rights landmarks — the Martin Luther King Jr. National Historical Park — leaving ...