California Rep. Lateefah Simon made sure her voice was heard loud and clear at a congressional hearing that appeared to have ...

The holiday, which falls on June 19, commemorates the historic day when more than 250,000 enslaved people in Galveston Bay, ...

Civil rights leaders have oft used their voices as a force for good. Today, on Juneteenth 2025, we recognize some of those ...

For decades, Texans have celebrated Juneteenth in recognition of the historic day in which enslaved people in Galveston were finally informed of their freedom – two years after the signing of the ...

Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. in Chicago in 1966. (Charles Knoblock / AP Photo) By signing up, you confirm that you are over the age of 16 and agree to receive occasional promotional offers for ...

Martin Luther King Jr. Features. Letter from Birmingham Jail. A vigorous, eloquent reply to criticism expressed by a group of eight clergymen. June 12, 1963. Suffering and faith. Additional comments ...

Freedom comes with following laws. When 16 in 1992, I was hit by a drunken driver. Medical care and therapy in the Bay Area and Central Valley made up half of my teenage life.

Judge Considers Early Release of Martin Luther King Jr. Assassination Documents The materials are scheduled to be unsealed in 2027, but President Trump signed an executive order in January aimed ...