Judson L. Jeffries is a professor of African American and African studies at Ohio State University. He is a regular contributor to the Columbus Dispatch Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. is one of the ...

Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., minister, activist, and prominent leader in the civil rights movement, is remembered today for advancing civil rights through nonviolence. It has been more than 50 years ...

More than a half century after his death, Martin Luther King Jr.’s legacy and written words continue to inspire people around the world. The reverend and civil rights icon would have turned 95 on ...

1. “I have a dream that one day this nation will rise up and live out the true meaning of its creed: We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal.” —“I Have a Dream,” 1963 2 ...

Dear Readers: Wishing you all a very happy Martin Luther King Jr. Day and Inauguration Day! I thought it would be a good time to find some impactful quotes from presidential inaugural speeches and ...

It’s been a wild year, one that’s been filled with conflict over growing economic inequality, as well as claims of harmful racial biases at the highest levels of government power. This is all ...

This month I pay personal tribute to the cloud of witnesses in the American Freedom Movement on whose shoulders I stand. I grew up during the age of Jim Crow, America’s version of Apartheid. I know ...

The annual "Freedom Rally and March" as part of the Rochester Branch of the NAACP's annual Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. "We Have a Dream Celebration" was held Monday, Jan. 20, 2025, in downtown ...

As summer unfolds and July 4 approaches, our thoughts turn to freedom, family, and the profound power of service. Together, our family—Martin, Arndrea, and our daughter Yolanda—invite you to join us ...

WATERLOO -- The Martin Luther King Jr. Freedom Bus Tour will take its sixth journey to famous civil rights sites in the south. The week-long tour explores iconic human and civil right spaces in ...

T. Dallas Smith, founder and CEO of T. Dallas Smith & Company and member of the Board of Regents of the University System of Georgia, will deliver the keynote address at the 20th annual Martin Luther ...

Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. is one of the world’s most famous 20th century figures. With all the commemorations in the form of breakfasts, brunches, lunches, and dinners named in his honor every ...