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A documentary covering Stevie Wonder’s work to make Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s birthday a holiday is now in production.
A new documentary from Stevie Wonder will explore his role in establishing Martin Luther King Jr. Day as a federal holiday.
Yolanda Renée King is the sole grandchild of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. and Coretta Scott King—and is just as passionate. She ...
Recently, on May 31, 2025, I attended a community celebration for the sculpture unveiling ceremony honoring Dr. Martin Luther ...
From day parties and BBQs to museum exhibits and concerts, our lineup celebrates Black culture, joy, and reflection.
Painkillers, politics and a disqualified champion — horse racing’s biggest mystery still intrigues ...
Resisting the rain and the heat, 3,000 people lived in Resurrection City, on the Washington Mall, for weeks, to demand an end to poverty. This is episode 51 of Stories of Resistance.
On Juneteenth, Donald Trump took to Truth Social with a classic “old man yells at cloud” complaint: Americans get too much time off work.
The fault lines in Los Angeles have shifted again — but I’m not talking about earthquakes.  ICE raids are taking a ...
Communities around the Miami Valley celebrated Juneteenth. “Even if you’ve been here one year like me, or five years or 10 years ... there’s always something to learn,” Rena DeHenry said. DeHenry is ...
The holiday, which falls on June 19, commemorates the historic day when more than 250,000 enslaved people in Galveston Bay, Texas, finally gained their freedom on June 19, 1865—two and a half years ...