The North Carolina General Assembly recently allocated state funds to build a monument and statue that will honor the ...

From Drew County to Stuttgart to Crossett, organizations serving communities across Southeast Arkansas stood in the spotlight ...

Sixty-three years ago, hundreds of thousands of Americans gathered in Washington to demand jobs and freedom. The name itself ...

The Historic Third Ward Association will host an art festival over the Labor Day weekend. The event will showcase the work of ...

Memphis, TN, Sept. 03, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The National Civil Rights Museum today announced the distinguished honorees for the 35th Freedom Award, recognizing their extraordinary contributions to ...

Hundreds attended Fayetteville's inaugural Unity Banquet honoring the March on Washington and the legacy of Martin Luther ...

Father Michael Pfleger addresses participants outside St. Sabina Church before leading an August 28 peace march honoring the ...

Rep. Everton Blair will serve just four months in Congress. Still, the South's first Black gay man in the House has plans for his short time there.

Thousands gathered at the Lincoln Memorial for the 2026 March on Washington to defend voting rights and reimagine American democracy.

The Advocate highlights social inequality through original stories and opinions, and content generated by fellow NNPA and other publications ...

Yolanda Renee King, the 18-year-old granddaughter of Dr. King, spoke Friday to the crowd gathered for the 63rd anniversary of the 1963 March on Washington. Speaking on behalf of Gen Z, Yolanda King ...

One of the producers of a film about the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s 1962 speech in Rocky Mount said after the film’s ...